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TITLE 11

Notes on TITLE 11

THIS TITLE WAS ENACTED BY PUB. L. 95-598, TITLE I, SEC. 101, NOV. 6, 1978, 92 STAT. 2549

AMENDMENTS

1994 - Pub. L. 103-394, title V, Sec. 501(d)(39), Oct. 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4147, struck out item for chapter 15, ''United States Trustees''. 1986 - Pub. L. 99-554, title II, Sec. 257(a), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3114, added item for chapter 12.

Table I This Table lists the sections of former Title 11, Bankruptcy, and hich cover similar and related subject matter.
Title 11 Former SectionsTitle 11 New Sections
1(1)-(3)Rep.
1(4)101(12)
1(5)-(7)Rep.
1(8) 101(8)
1(9), (10)Rep.
1(11)101(9)
1(12), (13)Rep.
1(14)101(11)
1(15), (16)Rep.
1(17)101(17), (18)
1(18)Rep.
1(19)101(26)
1(20)-(22)Rep.
1(23)101(30)
1(24)101(31)
1(25), (26)Rep.
1(27)101(34)
1(28), (29) Rep.
1(29a)101(38)
1(30)101(40)
1(31)Rep.
1(32)101(24)
1(33), (34)Rep.
1(35)102(7)
11(a)(1)109(a)
11(a)(2)502(j)
11(a)(2A)505(a), (b)
11(a)(3), (4)Rep.
11(a)(5)721
11(a)(6)Rep.
11(a)(7)363
11(a)(8)350
11(a)(9)-(14)Rep.
11(a)(15)105
11(a)(16)Rep.
11(a)(17)324
11(a)(18)303(i)
11(a)(19), (20)Rep.
11(a)(21)543(b), (c)
11(a)(22)305(a)(2)
11(b)Rep.
21303(h)
22109(b)
22(a)301
22(b)303(a)
23(a)Rep.
23(b)303(b)
23(c)-(f)Rep.
23(g)723
23(h)-(k)Rep.
24522
25(a)(1)343, 521(4)
25(a)(2)Rep.
25(a)(3)521(2)
25(a)(4)521(3)
25(a)(5)521(3)
25(a)(6)521(2)
25(a)(7)521(2)
25(a)(8), (9)521(1)
25(a)(10)343, 344
25(a)(11)521(3)
25(b)Rep.
26541(a)
27, 28Rep.
29(a)362
29(b)-(d)Rep.
29(e)108(a), (b)
29(f)108(c)
30, 31(See former 501-1103)
32(a)727(a)(10), 1141(d)(4)
32(b)727(c)
32(c)(1)727(a)(2), (4)
32(c)(2)727(a)(3)
32(c)(3)727(a)(4)
32(c)(4)727(a)(2)
32(c)(5)727(a)(8), (9)
32(c)(6)727(a)(6)
32(c)(7)727(a)(5)
32(c)(8)Rep.
32(d), (e)Rep.
32(f)524(a)
32(g), (h)Rep.
33727(d), (e), 1328(e)
34524(e)
35(a)(1)523(a)(1)
35(a)(2)523(a)(2)
35(a)(3)523(a)(3)
35(a)(4)523(a)(4)
35(a)(5), (6)Rep.
35(a)(7)523(a)(5)
35(a)(8)523(a)(6)
35(b)523(b), 349(a)
35(c)523(c)
35(c)(4)362
41(a)Rep.
41(b)303(d)
41(c)-(e)Rep.
41(f)301
42T. 28 Sec. 1480
43Rep.
44(a)343
44(b)-(f)Rep.
44(g)549(c)
44(h)-(l)Rep.
45-51Rep.
52, 53Rep.
54Rep.
55T. 28 Sec. 1475
61-71Rep.
72(a)702
72(b)705
72(c)327(c)
73321
74325, 703(a)
75(a)(1)704(1)
75(a)(2)345
75(a)(3)704(2)
75(a)(4)Rep.
75(a)(5)704(2)
75(a)(6)Rep.
75(a)(7)704(3)
75(a)(8)704(4)
75(a)(9)704(5)
75(a)(10)704(6)
75(a)(11), (12)Rep.
75(a)(13)704(8)
75(a)(14)Rep.
75(b), (c)Rep.
76(a), (b)Rep.
76(c)326(a), 330
76(d)Rep.
76(e)326(d)
76(f), (g)Rep.
76a330
77107
78(a)Rep.
78(b)322(a)
78(c)322(b)(1)
78(d)322(b)(2)
78(e)Rep.
78(f), (g)322(b)(2)
78(h)Rep.
78(i)322(c)
78(j)-(l)Rep.
78(m)322(d)
78(n)Rep.
79-82Rep.
91, 92341
93(a)-(c)Rep.
93(d)502(a), (c)
93(e) Rep.
93(f)502(b)
93(g)502(d)
93(h)506(a), (b)
93(i)501(b), 509
93(j)724(a)
93(k)502(j)
93(l), (m)Rep.
93(n)501(a), 726(a)(3)
93aRep.
94342
95(a)301
95(b)303(b)
95(c), (d)Rep.
95(e)303(b)
95(f)303(c)
95(g)303(j), 707
95(h)Rep.
96547
96(a)(4)547(e)(1)(B)
96(b)550, 551
96(c)547(c)(4), 553
96(d)329
96(e)(1)741
96(e)(2)745, 751, 752
96(e)(3)753
96(e)(5)749
101345
101aRep.
102(a)(1)503(b)(2)
102(a)(2)-(4)Rep.
102(b)Rep.
102(c)504
102(d)Rep.
103101(4)
103(a)(9)502(b)(7)
103(c)365
103aRep.
104(a)507
104(a)(1)503(b)
104(a)(2)507(a)(3)
104(a)(4)502(b)(4), 505(a), (b)
104(b)Rep.
105(a)-(c)Rep.
105(d)508
105(e)Rep.
106(a)347(a)
106(b)Rep.
107(a)349(b), 547(b), (d), 551
107(b), (c)545
107(c)(1)(A)545(1)
107(c)(1)(B)545(2), 546(b)
107(c)(1)(C)545(3), (4)
107(c)(2)551
107(c)(3) 724(b)
107(d)(1)(a)-(c)Rep.
107(d)(1)(d)101(26)
107(d)(1)(e)Rep.
107(d)(2)548(a)
107(d)(3)550
107(d)(4)548(b)
107(d)(5)548(d)(1)
107(d)(6)548(c), 550, 551
107(d)(7)Rep.
107(e), (f)Rep.
108502(b)(3), 553
109(a)303(e)
109(b)303(i)
109(c)Rep.
109(d) 303(g), 543(b), (c)
110(a)541(a)
110(a)(3)541(b)
110(a)(5)522(d)(7), (8)
110(b)365
110(c)541(e), 544(a)
110(d)(1)549(a)
110(d)(2), (3)542(c)
110(d)(4), (5)Rep.
110(e)544(b)
110(f)363
110(g)-(i)Rep.
111, 112Rep.
201, 202(See former 501-1103)
202a-204Rep.
205(a)Rep.
205(b)1171(b), 1172
205(c)(1)1163
205(c)(2)1166
205(c)(3)-(5)Rep.
205(c)(6)1169
205(c)(7)-(13)Rep.
205(d)Rep.
205(e)1173
205(f)-(i)Rep.
205(j)1168
205(k), (l)Rep.
205(m)101(33)
205(n)1167, 1171(a)
205(o)1170
205(p)-(s)Rep.
205aRep.
206, 207(See former 501-1103)
208Rep.
301-303Rep.
401(1)101(4)
401(2)Rep.
401(3)101(9)
401(4)Rep.
401(5)101(11)
401(6)101(28)
401(7) 101(30)
401(8)101(12)
401(9)Rep.
401(10)902(2)
401(11)903(3)
402(a)Rep.
402(b)(1), (2)901
402(b)(3)Rep.
402(c)904
402(d)921(b)
403903
404101(29), 109(c)
405(a)921(a), (c)-(f)
405(b)901, 924
405(c)Rep.
405(d)923
405(e)901
405(e)(1)922(a)
405(f), (g)Rep.
405(h)901, 926
406, 407Rep.
408(a)925
408(b)901
408(c)Rep.
409901
410(a)941, 942
410(b)942
411, 412901
413901, 943(a)
414(a)901
414(b)(1)943(b)(5), (6)
414(b)(2)943(b)(2)
414(b)(3)Rep.
414(b)(4)943(b)(3)
414(b)(5)Rep.
414(b)(6)943(b)(4)
415(a)944(a)
415(b)(1)944(b)
415(b)(2)944(c)
416(a)Rep.
416(b)901
416(c)Rep.
416(d)347(b), 901
416(e)945(a)
416(f)Rep.
417946
418927
501, 502Rep.
506(1)101(4)
506(2), (3)Rep.
506(4)101(9)
506(5)101(12)
506(6)101(11)
506(7)Rep.
506(8)101(23)
506(9)101(31)
506(10)Rep.
506(11)101(35)
506(12), (13)Rep.
5071124
511, 512Rep.
513362
514, 515Rep.
516(1)365
516(2)364
516(3)363
516(4)362
516(5), (6)1110
517-521Rep.
526303(b)
527Rep.
528T. 28 Sec. 1472
529-533Rep.
536, 537303(d)
541-549Rep.
5561104(a)
557 327
558101(13)
5591105
560324, 1104(c)
561, 562Rep.
5631107(a)
5641106(a)(2)
565Rep.
566107
567(1)1106(a)(3)
567(2)Rep.
567(3)1106(a)(4)(A)
567(4)Rep.
567(5)1106(a)(4)
567(6)Rep.
568 1104(b), 1106(b)
5691106(a)(5)
5701121
571-574Rep.
575 1125(d)
5761125(b)
577, 578Rep.
5791126, 1128(a)
5801128(b)
586541(a)
5871106
5881107(a)
5891108
590Rep.
591327
596501(a), 1111
5971122
598 501(a)
5991126(a)
600, 601Rep.
602502(b)(7)
6031126(e)
6041143
605347(b)
6061109(b)
6071109
6081109(a)
609-613Rep.
616(1)1123(b)(1)
616(2)1123(a)(5), (b)(4)
616(3)Rep.
616(4)1123(b)(2)
616(5)1123(a)(3)
616(6)1123(a)(2)
616(7)-(9)Rep.
616(10)1123(a)(5)
616(11)1123(a)(7)
616(12)(a)1123(a)(6)
616(12)(b)Rep.
616(13)1123(b)(3)
616(14)1123(b)(5)
621(1)1129(a)(1)
621(2)1129(a)(7), (11)
621(3)1129(a)(3)
621(4)1129(a)(4)
621(5)1129(a)(5)
6221127
6231127(d)
624(1)1141(a)
624(2)1129(a)(6), 1142(a)
624(3), (4)Rep.
625Rep.
6261141(c)
6271142(b)
628(1)1141(d)(1)-(3)
628(2)-(4)Rep.
629(a)1101(2)
629(b)Rep.
629(c)1127(b)
6361112(b)
637Rep.
638348
641(1), (2)Rep.
641(3), (4)330
641(5)503(b)(4)
642(1)503(b)(3), (5)
642(2) Rep.
642(3)503(b)(4)
643503(b)(3), (4)
644(1)330
644(2)503(b)(4)
644(3)330
644(4)503(b)(3), (4)
645-650Rep.
656-659Rep.
661108(c)
662Rep.
663362
664(a)1145(a)
664(b)1145(b)
665, 666Rep.
6671146(c)
668346(j)(1)
6691129(d)
670 346(j)(5)
671, 672Rep.
676Rep.
701, 702Rep.
706(1), (2)Rep.
706(3)101(12), 109(d)
706(4)Rep.
706(5)101(31)
707(1)101(9)
707(2) 101(4), (11)
7081124
711, 712Rep.
713(1)365
713(2)363
713(3)Rep.
714362
715, 716Rep.
721-728Rep.
731-733Rep.
734341
735341
735(3)1128(a)
736341
736(2)501(a)
736(3)343
737(1)Rep.
737(2)1129(a)(9)
737(3)1128(a)
7381102
739(1)(a)1103(c)(2)
739(1)(b)-(e)1103(c)(3)
739(1)(f)1104(c)(5)
739(2)503(b)(4), 1103(a)
741Rep.
7421107(a)
7431108
744364
7511122
752Rep.
753502(b)(7)
754, 755Rep.
755a501(a)
756Rep.
757(1)Rep.
757(2)1123(b)(2)
757(3)-(7)Rep.
757(8)1123(b)(5)
7611129(a)(3)
762Rep.
7631127
7641127(d)
7651127(c)
766(1)1129(a)(1)
766(2)1129(a)(7), (11)
766(3) 1129(a)(2)
766(4)1129(a)(3)
767(1)1141(a)
767(2)-(4)Rep.
768-770Rep.
7711141(d)(1)-(3)
772Rep.
776, 7771112(b)
778348
779-781Rep.
786 1144
787(1)1127(b)
787(2)1127(c)
787(3)1127(d)
787(4)Rep.
791108(c)
792Rep.
793(a) 1145(a)
793(b)1145(b)
794Rep.
795346(j)(1)
796346(j)(5)
797Rep.
799Rep.
801, 802Rep.
806(1)Rep.
806(2)101(4)
806(3), (4)Rep.
806(5)101(9)
806(6)101(12), 109(d)
806(7)101(11)
806(8)101(23)
806(9)101(31)
8071124
811, 812Rep.
813(1)365
813(2)363
813(3)Rep.
814362
815, 816Rep.
821-827Rep.
828362
831Rep.
8321104(a)
833Rep.
834 341
835341, 1128(a)
836341
836(2)501(a)
836(3)343
837(1)1104(a)
837(2)Rep.
837(3) 1128(a)
841Rep.
8421106
843348
8441107(a)
8451108
846364
851501(a), 1111
8521122
853Rep.
854501(a)
855-857Rep.
858502(b)(7)
859Rep.
861(1)-(3)Rep.
861(4)1123(b)(2)
861(5), (6)Rep.
861(7)1123(b)(4)
861(8)Rep.
861(9)1123(a)(3)
861(10)1123(a)(2)
861(11)Rep.
861(12)1123(a)(5)
861(13)1123(b)(5)
866Rep.
8671129(a)(3)
868Rep.
8691127(a), (b)
8701127(d)
8711127(c)
872(1)1129(a)(1)
872(2)1129(a)(7), (11)
872(3)1129(a)(2)
872(4)1129(a)(3)
872(5)1129(a)(4)
873(1)1141(a)
873(2) 1142(a)
873(3)Rep.
8741141(c)
8751142(b)
8761141(d)(1)-(3)
877Rep.
881, 8821112(b)
883348
884-886Rep.
891(1)Rep.
891(2), (3)330
892(1)503(b)(3)
892(2)Rep.
892(3)503(b)(4)
893(1)Rep.
893(2)503(b)(4)
893(3)330
893(4)503(b)(4)
894-898Rep.
906-909Rep.
911 1144
916108(c)
917362
918(a)1145(a)
918(b)1145(b)
919Rep.
920346(j)(1)
9211129(d)
922346(j)(5)
923Rep.
926Rep.
1001, 1002Rep.
1006(1)101(4)
1006(2)101(9)
1006(3)101(12), 109(e)
1006(4)101(11)
1006(5)Rep.
1006(6)101(31)
1006(7)Rep.
1006(8)101(24), 109(e)
1007Rep.
1011, 1012Rep.
1013(1)365
1013(2)Rep.
1014362
1015, 1016Rep.
1021-1026Rep.
1031Rep.
1032, 1033341
1033(1)343, 501(a)
1033(2)1321
1033(5)1324
1036 1303
1037Rep.
1041-1044Rep.
1046(1) 1322(b)(1)
1046(2)1322(b)(2)
1046(3)1322(a)(2)
1046(4)1322(a)(1)
1046(5)1329(a)
1046(6)1322(b)(7)
1046(7)1322(b)(10)
10511325(a)(3)
1052Rep.
10531323(a)
10541323(c)
1055Rep.
1056(a)(1)1325(a)(1)
1056(a)(2)1325(a)(6)
1056(a)(3)Rep.
1056(a)(4)1325(a)(3)
1056(b)502(b)
10571327(a)
1058Rep.
10591326(a)
10601328(a), (c), (d)
10611328(b)
1062Rep.
1066348, 1307
1067348
1068, 1069Rep.
10711330
1076108(c)
1077-1079Rep.
1080 1305(a)(1)
1086Rep.
1101-1103Rep.
1200-1255Rep.

Table II This Table lists the sections of revised Title 11, Bankruptcy, and d related subject matter.
Title 11 New Sections Title 11 Former Sections
101(1)-(3)
101(4) 103, 401(1), 506(1), 707(2), 806(2), 1006(1)
101(5)-(7)
101(8) 1(8)
101(9) 1(11), 401(3), 506(4), 707(1), 806(5), 1062(2)
101(10)
101(11) 1(14), 401(5), 506(6), 707(2), 806(7), 1006(4)
101(12) 1(4), 401(8), 506(5), 706(3), 806(6), 1006(3)
101(13) 558
101(14)-(16)
101(17), (18) 1(17)
101(19)-(21)
101(22) T. 15 Sec. 77ccc(7)
101(23) 506(8), 806(8)
101(24) 1(32), 1006(8)
101(25)
101(26) 1(19), 107(d)(1)(d)
101(27)
101(28) 401(6)
101(29) 404
101(30) 1(23), 401(7)
101(31) 1(24), 506(9), 706(5), 806(9), 1006(6)
101(32)
101(33) 205(m)
101(34) 1(27)
101(35) 506(11)
101(36), (37)
101(38) 1(29a)
101(39) T. 15 Sec. 78c(a)(4), (5)
101(40) 1(30)
102(1)-(6)
102(7) 1(35)
102(8)
103, 104
105 11(a)(15)
106
107 77, 566
108(a), (b) 29(e)
108(c) 29(f), 661, 791, 1076
109(a) 11(a)(1)
109(b) 22
109(c) 404
109(d) 706(3), 806(6)
109(e) 1006(3), (8)
301 22(a), 41(f), 95(a)
302
303(a) 22(b)
303(b) 23(b), 95(b), (e), 526
303(c) 95(f)
303(d) 41(b), 536, 537
303(e) 109(a)
303(f)
303(g) 109(d)
303(h) 21
303(i) 11(a)(18), 19(b)
303(j) 95(g)
303(k)
304
305(a)(1)
305(a)(2) 11(a)(22)
305(b), (c)
306
321 73
322(a) 78(b)
322(b)(1) 78(c)
322(b)(2) 78(d), (f), (g)
322(c) 78(i)
322(d) 78(m)
323
324 11(a)(17), 560
325 74
326(a) 76(c)
326(b), (c)
326(d) 76(e)
327 557, 591
327(c) 72(c)
328
329 96(d)
330 76(c), 76a, 641(3), (4), 644(1), (3), 891(2), (3), 893(3)
331
341 91, 92, 734-736, 834-836, 1032, 1033
342 94
343 44(a), 25(a)(1), (10), 736(3), 836(3), 1033(1)
344 25(a)(10)
345 101, 75(a)(2)
346(a)-(i)
346(j)(1) 668, 795, 920
346(j)(2)-(4)
346(j)(5) 670, 796, 922
346(j)(6), (7)
347(a) 106(a)
347(b) 416(d), 605
348 638, 778, 843, 1066, 1067
349(a) 35(b)
349(b) 107(a)
350 11(a)(8)
361
362 29(a), 35(c)(4), 513, 516(4), 663, 714, 814, 828, 917, 1014
363 11(a)(7), 110(f), 516(3), 713(2), 813(2)
364 516(2), 744, 846
365 103(c), 110(b), 516(1), 713(1), 813(1), 1013(1)
366
501(a) 93(n), 596, 598, 736(2), 755a, 836(2), 851, 854, 1033(1)
501(b) 93(i)
501(c), (d)
502(a) 93(d)
502(b) 93(f), 1056(b)
502(b)(3) 108
502(b)(4) 104(a)(4)
502(b)(7) 103(a)(9), 602, 753, 858
502(c) 93(d)
502(d) 93(g)
502(e)-(i)
502(j) 93(k), 11(a)(2)
503(a)
503(b) 104(a)(1)
503(b)(2) 102(a)(1)
503(b)(3) 642(1), 643, 644(4), 892(1)
503(b)(4) 641(5), 642(3), 643, 644(2), (4), 739(2), 892(3), 893(2), (4)
503(b)(5) 642(1)
504 102(c)
505(a), (b) 11(a)(2A), 104(a)(4)
505(c)
506(a), (b) 93(h)
506(c), (d)
507 104(a)
507(a)(3) 104(a)(2)
508 105(d)
509 93(i)
510
521(1) 25(a)(8), (9)
521(2) 25(a)(3), (6), (7)
521(3) 25(a)(4), (5), (11)
521(4) 25(a)(1)
522 24
523(a)(1) 35(a)(1)
523(a)(2) 35(a)(2)
523(a)(3) 35(a)(3)
523(a)(4) 35(a)(4)
523(a)(5) 35(a)(7)
523(a)(6) 35(a)(8)
523(a)(7)-(9)
523(b) 35(b)
523(c) 35(c)
523(d)
524(a) 32(f)
524(b)-(d)
524(e) 34
525
541(a) 26, 110(a), 586
541(b) 110(a)(3)
541(c), (d)
541(e) 110(c)
542(a), (b)
542(c) 110(d)(2), (3)
542(d), (e)
543(a)
543(b), (c) 11(a)(21), 109(d)
543(d)
544(a) 110(c)
544(b) 110(e)
545 107(b), (c)
545(1) 107(c)(1)(A)
545(2) 107(c)(1)(B)
545(3), (4) 107(c)(1)(C)
546(a)
546(b) 107(c)(1)(B)
546(c)
547 96
547(b) 107(a)
547(c)(4) 96(c)
547(d) 107(a)
547(e)(1)(B) 96(a)(4)
548(a) 107(d)(2)
548(b) 107(d)(4)
548(c) 107(d)(6)
548(d)(1) 107(d)(5)
548(d)(2)
549(a) 110(d)(1)
549(b)
549(c) 44(g)
549(d)
550 96(b), 107(d)(3), (6)
551 96(b), 107(a)(3), (c)(2), (d)(6), 110(e)(2)
552
553 96(c), 108
554
701
702 72(a)
703(a) 74
703(b), (c)
704(1) 75(a)(1)
704(2) 75(a)(3), (5)
704(3) 75(a)(7)
704(4) 75(a)(8)
704(5) 75(a)(9)
704(6) 75(a)(10)
704(7)
704(8) 75(a)(13)
705 72(b)
706
707 95(g)
721 11(a)(5)
722
723 23(g)
724(a) 93(j)
724(b) 107(c)(3)
724(c), (d)
725
726(a)(1), (2)
726(a)(3) 93(n)
726(a)(4)-(6), (b), (c)
727(a)(1)
727(a)(2) 32(c)(1), (4)
727(a)(3) 32(c)(2)
727(a)(4) 32(c)(1), (3)
727(a)(5) 32(c)(7)
727(a)(6) 32(c)(6)
727(a)(7)
727(a)(8), (9) 32(c)(5)
727(a)(10) 32(a)
727(b)
727(c) 32(b)
727(d), (e) 33
728
741 96(e)(1)
742-744
745 96(e)(2)
746-748
749 96(e)(5)
750
751 96(e)(2)
752 96(e)(2), (3)
761-766
901 402(b)(1), (2), 405(b), (e), (h), 408(b), 409, 411, 412, 413, 414(a), 416(b), (d)
902(1)
902(2) 401(10)
902(3) 401(11)
902(4)
903 403
904 402(c)
921(a) 405(a)
921(b) 402(d)
921(c)-(f) 405(a)
922(a) 405(e)(1)
922(b)
923 405(d)
924 405(b)
925 408(a)
926 405(h)
927 418
941 410(a)
942 410(a), (b)
943(a) 413
943(b)(1)
943(b)(2) 414(b)(2)
943(b)(3) 414(b)(4)
943(b)(4) 414(b)(6)
943(b)(5), (6) 414(b)(1)
944(a) 415(a)
944(b) 415(b)(1)
944(c) 415(b)(2)
945(a) 416(e)
945(b)
946 417
1101(1)
1101(2) 629(a)
1102 738
1103(a) 739(2)
1103(b), (c)(1)
1103(c)(2) 739(1)(a)
1103(c)(3) 739(1)(b)-(e)
1103(c)(4)
1103(c)(5) 739(1)(f)
1103(d)
1104(a) 556, 832, 837(1)
1104(b) 568
1104(c) 560
1105 559
1106 587, 842
1106(a)(2) 564
1106(a)(3) 567(1)
1106(a)(4) 567(5)
1106(a)(4)(A) 567(3)
1106(a)(5) 569
1106(b) 568
1107(a) 563, 588, 742, 844
1107(b)
1108 589, 743, 845
1109 607
1109(a) 608
1109(b) 606
1110 516(5), (6)
1111 596, 851
1112(a)
1112(b) 636, 776, 777, 881, 882
1112(c)-(e)
1121 570
1122 597, 751, 852
1123(a)(1)
1123(a)(2) 616(6), 861(10)
1123(a)(3) 616(5), 861(9)
1123(a)(4)
1123(a)(5) 616(2), (10), 861(12)
1123(a)(6) 616(12)(a)
1123(a)(7) 616(11)
1123(b)(1) 616(1)
1123(b)(2) 616(4), 757(2), 861(4)
1123(b)(3) 616(13)
1123(b)(4) 616(2), 861(7)
1123(b)(5) 616(14), 757(8), 861(13)
1123(c)
1124 507, 708, 807
1125(a)
1125(b) 576
1125(c)
1125(d) 575
1125(e)
1126 579
1126(a) 599
1126(e) 603
1127 622, 763
1127(a) 869
1127(b) 629(c), 787(1), 869
1127(c) 765, 787(2), (3), 871
1127(d) 623, 764, 870
1128(a) 579, 735(3), 737(3), 835, 837(3)
1128(b) 580
1129(a)(1) 621(1), 766(1), 872(1)
1129(a)(2) 766(3), 872(3)
1129(a)(3) 621(3), 761, 766(4), 867, 872(4)
1129(a)(4) 621(4), 872(5)
1129(a)(5) 621(5)
1129(a)(6) 624(2)
1129(a)(7) 621(2), 766(2), 872(2)
1129(a)(8)
1129(a)(9) 737(2)
1129(a)(10)
1129(a)(11) 621(2), 766(2), 872(2)
1129(b), (c)
1129(d) 669, 921
1141(a) 624(1), 767(1), 873(1)
1141(b)
1141(c) 626, 874
1141(d)(1)-(3) 628(1), 771, 876
1141(d)(4) 32(a)
1142(a) 624(2), 873(2)
1142(b) 627, 875
1143 604
1144 786, 911
1145(a) 664(a), 793(a), 918(a)
1145(b) 664(b), 793(b), 918(b)
1145(c), (d)
1146(a), (b)
1146(c) 667
1146(d)
1161, 1162
1163 205(c)(1)
1164, 1165
1166 205(c)(2)
1167 205(n)
1168 205(j)
1169 205(c)(6)
1170 205(o)
1171(a) 205(n)
1171(b) 205(b)
1172 205(b)
1173 205(e)
1174
1301, 1302
1303 1036
1304
1305(a)(1) 1080
1305(a)(2), (b), (c)
1306
1307 1066
1321 1033(2)
1322(a)(1) 1046(4)
1322(a)(2) 1046(3)
1322(a)(3)
1322(b)(1) 1046(1)
1322(b)(2) 1046(2)
1322(b)(3)-(6)
1322(b)(7) 1046(6)
1322(b)(8), (9)
1322(b)(10) 1046(7)
1322(c)
1323(a) 1053
1323(b)
1323(c) 1054
1324 1033(5)
1325(a)(1) 1056(a)(1)
1325(a)(2)
1325(a)(3) 1051, 1056(a)(4)
1325(a)(4), (5)
1325(a)(6) 1056(a)(2)
1325(b)
1326(a) 1059
1326(b)
1327(a) 1057
1327(b), (c)
1328(a) 1060
1328(b) 1061
1328(c), (d) 1060
1328(e) 33
1329(a) 1046(5)
1329(b), (c)
1330 1071
1501-151326

ENACTING CLAUSE

Pub. L. 95-598, title I, Sec. 101, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2549, provided in part: ''The law relating to bankruptcy is codified and enacted as title 11 of the United States Code, entitled 'Bankruptcy', and may be cited as 11 U.S.C. Sec. - .'

REPEALS

Pub. L. 95-598, title IV, Sec. 401(a), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2682, provided that: ''The Bankruptcy Act (act July 1, 1898, ch. 541, 30 Stat. 544, as amended) is repealed.'

EFFECTIVE DATE

Pub. L. 95-598, title IV, Sec. 402, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2682, as amended by Pub. L. 98-249, Sec. 1(a), Mar. 31, 1984, 98 Stat. 116; Pub. L. 98-271, Sec. 1(a), Apr. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 163; Pub. L. 98-299, Sec. 1(a), May 25, 1984, 98 Stat. 214; Pub. L. 98-325, Sec. 1(a), June 20, 1984, 98 Stat. 268; Pub. L. 98-353, title I, Sec. 113, 121(a), July 10, 1984, 98 Stat. 343, 345; Pub. L. 98-454, title X, Sec. 1001, Oct. 5, 1984, 98 Stat. 1745, provided that: ''(a) Except as otherwise provided in this title (sections 401 to 411), this Act (for classification to the Code, see Tables) shall take effect on October 1, 1979. ''(b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, the amendments made by title II (sections 201 to 252) of this Act shall not be effective. ''(c) The amendments made by sections 210, 214, 219, 220, 222, 224, 225, 228, 229, 235, 244, 245, 246, 249, and 251 of this Act shall take effect on October 1, 1979. ''(d) The amendments made by sections 217, 218, 230, 247, 302, 314(j), 317, 327, 328, 338, and 411 of this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act (Nov. 6, 1978). ''(e) (Repealed. Pub. L. 98-454, title X, Sec. 1001, Oct. 5, 1984, 98 Stat. 1745).'' (Amendment of section 402(b) of Pub. L. 95-598, set out above, by section 113 of Pub. L. 98-353 effective June 27, 1984, see section 122(c) of Pub. L. 98-353, set out as an Effective Date note under section 151 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

SAVINGS PROVISION

Pub. L. 95-598, title IV, Sec. 403, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2683, as amended by Pub. L. 98-353, title III, Sec. 382, July 10, 1984, 98 Stat. 364, provided that: ''(a) A case commenced under the Bankruptcy Act, (act July 1, 1898, ch. 541, 30 Stat. 544, as amended), and all matters and proceedings in or relating to any such case, shall be conducted and determined under such Act as if this Act had not been enacted, and the substantive rights of parties in connection with any such bankruptcy case, matter, or proceeding shall continue to be governed by the law applicable to such case, matter, or proceeding as if the (this) Act had not been enacted. ''(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, sections 1165, 1167, 1168, 1169, and 1171 of title 11 of the United States Code, as enacted by section 101 of this Act, apply to cases pending under section 77 of the Bankruptcy Act ((former) 11 U.S.C. 205) on the date of enactment of this Act (Nov. 6, 1978) in which the trustee has not filed a plan of reorganization. ''(c) The repeal (of the Bankruptcy Act) made by section 401(a) of this Act does not affect any right of a referee in bankruptcy, United States bankruptcy judge, or survivor of a referee in bankruptcy or United States bankruptcy judge to receive any annuity or other payment under the civil service retirement laws. ''(d) The amendments made by section 314 of this Act (for classification to the Code, see Tables) do not affect the application of chapter 9, chapter 96, section 2516, section 3057, or section 3284 of title 18 of the United States Code to any act of any person - ''(1) committed before October 1, 1979; or ''(2) committed after October 1, 1979, in connection with a case commenced before such date.

''(e) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section - ''(1) a fee may not be charged under section 40c(2)(a) of the Bankruptcy Act (former 11 U.S.C. 68(c)(2)(a)) in a case pending under such Act after September 30, 1979, to the extent that such fee exceeds $200,000; ''(2) a fee may not be charged under section 40c(2)(b) of the Bankruptcy Act in a case in which the plan is confirmed after September 30, 1978, or in which the final determination as to the amount of such fee is made after September 30, 1979, notwithstanding an earlier confirmation date, to the extent that such fee exceeds $100,000; ''(3) after September 30, 1979, all moneys collected for payment into the referees' salary and expense fund in cases filed under the Bankruptcy Act shall be collected and paid into the general fund of the Treasury; and ''(4) any balance in the referees' salary and expense fund in the Treasury on October 1, 1979, shall be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury and the referees' salary and expense fund account shall be closed.''

Pub. L. 98-353, title III, Sec. 381, July 10, 1984, 98 Stat. 364, provided that: ''This subtitle ((Sec. 381, 382) amending section 403(e) of Pub. L. 95-598, set out above) may be cited as the 'Referees Salary and Expense Fund Act of 1984'.'

HISTORY OF BANKRUPTCY ACTS

The bankruptcy laws were revised generally and enacted as Title 11, Bankruptcy, by Pub. L. 96-598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2549. Earlier bankruptcy laws included the following acts:

Apr. 4, 1800, ch. 19, 2 Stat. 19, repealed Dec. 19, 1803, ch. 6, 2 Stat. 248.

Aug. 19, 1841, ch. 9, 5 Stat. 440, repealed Mar. 3, 1843, ch. 82, 5 Stat. 614.

Mar. 2, 1867, ch. 176, 14 Stat. 517, the provisions of which were incorporated in Rev. Stat. Title LXI, Sec. 4972 to 5132, were materially amended June 22, 1874, ch. 390, 18 Stat. 178, and were repealed June 7, 1878, ch. 160, 20 Stat. 99.

The Bankruptcy Act of July 1, 1898, ch. 541, 30 Stat. 544, as amended, sometimes called the Nelson Act, repealed by Pub. L. 95-598.

The Chandler Act of July 22, 1938, ch. 575, 52 Stat. 883, which revised the Bankruptcy Act generally and materially amended the provisions covering corporate reorganizations, repealed by Pub. L. 95-598

NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY REVIEW COMMISSION

Pub. L. 103-394, title VI, Oct. 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4147, established the National Bankruptcy Review Commission to

(1)

investigate and study issues and problems relating to title 11, United States Code,

(2)

evaluate the advisability of proposals and current arrangements with respect to such issues and problems,

(3)

solicit divergent views of all parties concerned with the operation of the bankruptcy system, and

(4)

prepare and submit to the Congress, the Chief Justice, and the President a report not later than 2 years after the date of its first meeting, and provided for termination of the Commission 30 days after submission of the report which was submitted on Oct. 20, 1997

COMMISSION ON THE BANKRUPTCY LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES

Pub. L. 91-354, Sec. 1-6, July 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 468, as amended by Pub. L. 92-251, Mar. 17, 1972, 86 Stat. 63; Pub. L. 93-56, Sec. 1, July 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 140, established the Commission on the Bankruptcy Laws of the United States, to study and recommend changes to this title, which ceased to exist 30 days after the date of submission of its final report which was required prior to July 31, 1973

TITLE REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This title is referred to in title 7 sections 12, 24; title 8 section 1154; title 10 sections 1151, 2005, 2130a, 2200a; title 12 sections 339a, 624, 1150, 1467a, 1787, 1817, 1821; title 15 sections 77c, 77ccc, 78eee, 78fff, 78fff-1, 78fff-2, 78fff-4, 78lll, 79k, 80a-2, 80a-25, 80b-2, 1681c, 1870; title 17 section 201; title 18 sections 151, 152, 154, 155, 156, 157, 1961, 2516, 3284, 3613; title 19 section 1485; title 20 sections 1087-3, 9305; title 25 sections 1613a, 1616a; title 26 sections 108, 351, 355, 368, 382, 401, 422, 542, 856, 1017, 1361, 1398, 1399, 3302, 4980B, 6012, 6036, 6103, 6161, 6212, 6213, 6229, 6255, 6327, 6503, 6512, 6532, 6658, 6871, 6872, 7437, 7464, 7508; title 28 sections 156, 157, 158, 526, 586, 1334, 1408, 1409, 1411, 1412, 1930, 2075, 3003; title 29 sections 152, 402, 1054, 1163, 1341, 1343, 1362, 1368, 1391, 1402, 1405, 1413; title 30 section 934; title 31 section 3713; title 33 sections 511, 2716; title 37 sections 301b, 301d, 301e, 302, 302b, 302d, 302e, 302g, 302h, 302j, 308e, 308g, 308h, 308i, 309, 314, 315, 317, 318, 319, 321, 322, 323; title 38 sections 3732, 7634; title 40 section 316; title 41 section 41; title 42 sections 254o, 292f, 292o, 294f, 300ff-76, 656, 1473, 2000e, 3602, 6924, 6991b, 6991c, 9602, 9608; title 43 sections 617p, 1606, 1636; title 45 sections 701, 791, 912, 1007; title 47 section 1104; title 48 sections 1424-4, 1614, 1821; title 49 section 14301

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