Protection of Family Farmers Act of 2003

Protection of Family Farmers Act of 2003 - Amends the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 to extend for six additional months (until July 1, 2004) the period for which chapter 12 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code (Adjustments of Debts of a Family Farmer) is reenacted.

States that such extension shall take effect on January 1, 2004.

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3542 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3542

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 20, 2003

   Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Mr. Holden) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


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

    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 ``Protection of Family Farmers 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 ``January 1, 2004'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``July 1, 2004''; and
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``June 30, 2003'' and inserting 
                ``December 31, 2003''; and
                    (B) by striking ``July 1, 2003'' and inserting 
                ``January 1, 2004''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) take 
effect on January 1, 2004.
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