Family Farmer Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2003

Family Farmer Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2003 - Amends the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999, as amended, to extend until January 1, 2004, the reenactment of chapter 12 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code (Adjustment of Debts of a Family Farmer with Regular Annual Income) (thereby extending family farmer bankruptcy relief).

Makes this Act effective as of July 1, 2003 (the previous expiration date).

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1323 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 169
108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1323

 To extend the period for which chapter 12 of title 11, United States 
                    Code, is reenacted by 6 months.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 24, 2003

Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Sessions) introduced the 
             following bill; which was read the first time

                             June 25, 2003

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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                                 A BILL


 
 To extend the period for which chapter 12 of title 11, United States 
                    Code, is reenacted by 6 months.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Family Farmer Bankruptcy Relief Act 
of 2003''.

SEC. 2. SIX-MONTH EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR WHICH CHAPTER 12 OF TITLE 11, 
              UNITED STATES CODE, IS REENACTED.

    (a) Amendments.--Section 149 of title I of division C of Public Law 
105-277 (11 U.S.C. 1201 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``July 1, 2003'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``January 1, 2004''; and
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``December 31, 2002'' and inserting 
                ``June 30, 2003''; and
                    (B) by striking ``January 1, 2003'' and inserting 
                ``July 1, 2003''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on July 1, 2003.




                                                       Calendar No. 169

108th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1323

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To extend the period for which chapter 12 of title 11, United States 
                    Code, is reenacted by 6 months.

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                             June 25, 2003

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar