To restrict access to certain personal information in bankruptcy documents.

1. Adds SEC. 234. PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION on page 132, between lines 5 and 6

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   Inserted: SEC. 234. PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.

   Inserted: (a) Restriction of Public Access to Certain Information Contained in Bankruptcy Case Files.--Section 107 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (b), and inserting the following:

   Inserted: "(b) On request of a party in interest, the bankruptcy court shall, and on the bankruptcy court's own motion, may, protect a person with respect to a trade secret or confidential research, development, or commercial information.

   Inserted: "(c) The bankruptcy court, for cause, may protect an individual, with respect to--

   Inserted: "(1) any means of identification (as defined in section 1028(d) of title 18) contained in a paper filed, or to be filed, in a case under this title; or

   Inserted: "(2) information contained in a paper described in paragraph (1) that could cause undue annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, or risk of injury to person or property.".

   Inserted: (b) Security of Social Security Account Number of Debtor in Notice to Creditor.--Section 342(c) of title 11, United States Code, is amended--

   Inserted: (1) by inserting "last 4 digits of the" before "taxpayer identification number"; and

   Inserted: (2) by adding at the end the following: "If the notice concerns an amendment that adds a creditor to the schedules of assets and liabilities, the debtor shall include the full taxpayer identification number in the notice sent to that creditor, but the debtor shall include only the last 4 digits of the taxpayer identification number in the copy of the notice filed with the court.".

   Original wording

   On page 132, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:

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