,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bdb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #aa1 #bjba,ms4
 ,dean 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,nadl]7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d title #aa ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code to increase ! am\nt ( ! all[able  
home/ead exemption4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,protect+     
,home[n]s 9 ,bankruptcy ,act ( #bjba4   
#b4 ,increas+ ! home/ead exemption      
,section #ebb ( title #aa ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9          
subsection 7d77#a7 by /rik+ #ae1jjj &   
ins]t+ #ajj1jjj2 &  7#b7 by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  7r7 ,not)/&+ any o!r     
provision ( applicable nonbankruptcy    
law1 a debtor 9 any ,/ate may exempt f  
prop]ty ( ! e/ate ! prop]ty describ$ 9  
subsection 7d77#a7 n to exce$ ! value 9 
subsection 7d77#a7 if ! exemption = su* 
prop]ty p]mitt$ by applicable           
nonbankruptcy law is l[] ?an t am\nt4  4
  #c4 ,effective ,date2 ,application (  

,am5dm5ts  7a7 ,effective ,date ,except 
z provid$ 9 subsection 7b71 ?is ,act & !
 am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all take    
effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act4  7b7 ,application ( ,am5dm5ts ,!  
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all n apply  
to cases comm5c$ "u title ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,code be=e ! effective date ( ?is
 ,act4