,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #cdg #aai? ,,congress 
#b;d ,session  ,s4 #cigg  ,,9 ,,!       
,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>*   
#c1 #bjbf,mr4 ,grassley 7= himself1 ,mr4
 ,durb91 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1  
,mr4 ,graham1 & ,mr4 ,coons7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read ! fir/ "t  ,m>*
 #d1 #bjbf ,read ! second "t & plac$ on 
! cal5d>  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #aa1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to modify c]ta9   
bankruptcy eligibility requirem5ts1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,bankruptcy ,?re%old   
,adju/m5t ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,debt limit
 modifications  7a7 ,modification to !  
small bus9ess bankruptcy debt limit     
,section #aahb7a7 ( title #aa1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3
  7#a7 ,debtor ,! t]m debtor-- 7,a7     
subject to subp>agraph 7,b71 means a    
p]son engag$ 9 comm]cial or bus9ess     
activities 7includ+ any affiliate ( su* 
p]son t is also a debtor "u ?is title & 
exclud+ a p]son ^: prim>y activity is ! 
bus9ess ( own+ s+le asset real e/ate7 t 

has aggregate noncont+5t liquidat$      
secur$ & unsecur$ debts z ( ! date ( !  
fil+ ( ! petition or ! date ( ! ord] =  
relief 9 an am\nt n m ?an #g1ejj1jjj    
7exclud+ debts ow$ to #a or m affiliates
 or insid]s7 n less ?an #ej p]c5t ( :i* 
arose f ! comm]cial or bus9ess          
activities ( ! debtor2 &  7,b7 does n   
include-- 7i7 any memb] ( a gr\p (      
affiliat$ debtors "u ?is title t has    
aggregate noncont+5t liquidat$ secur$ & 
unsecur$ debts 9 an am\nt great] ?an    
#g1ejj1jjj 7exclud+ debt ow$ to #a or m 
affiliates or insid]s72  7ii7 any debtor
 t is a corporation subject to ! report+
 requirem5ts "u section #ac or #ae7;d7 (
 ! ,securities ,ex*ange ,act ( #aicd    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ghm1 #gho7d772 or  7iii7
 any debtor t is an affiliate ( a       
corporation describ$ 9 clause 7ii74  4  
7b7 ,modification to ! consum]          
bankruptcy debt limit ,section #aji (   
title #aa1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code is am5d$ 
by /rik+ subsection 7e7 & ins]t+ !      
foll[+3  7e7 ,only an individual )      

regul> income t owes1 on ! date ( ! fil+
 ( ! petition1 noncont+5t1 liquidat$    
debts t aggregate less ?an #b1gej1jjj or
 an individual ) regul> income & su*    
individual's sp\se1 except a /ockbrok]  
or a commodity brok]1 t owe1 on ! date (
 ! fil+ ( ! petition1 noncont+5t1       
liquidat$ debts t aggregate less ?an    
#b1gej1jjj may be a debtor "u *apt] #ac 
( ?is title4  4  #c4 ,effective date ,! 
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all apply to 
any case t is comm5c$ "u title #aa1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 on or aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  ,m>* #d1         
#bjbf,read ! second "t & plac$ on !     
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