to amend the plan filing and confirmation deadlines.

1. Rewrites page 230, line 7 through page 231, line 6

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   Removes page 230, line 7 through page 231, line 6 of the printed bill. See that page

   Inserted: (e) In a small business case--

   Inserted: (1) only the debtor may file a plan until after 180 days after the date of the order for relief, unless that period is--

   Inserted: (A) extended as provided by this subsection, after notice and a hearing; or

   Inserted: (B) the court, for cause, orders otherwise;

   Inserted: (2) the plan and a disclosure statement (if any) shall be filed not later than 300 days after the date of the order for relief, unless that period is--

   Inserted: (A) extended as provided by this subsection, after notice and a hearing; or

   Inserted: (B) the court, for cause, orders otherwise; and

   Inserted: (3) the time periods specified in paragraphs (1) and (2), and the time fixed in section 1129(e) within which the plan shall be confirmed, may be extended only if--

   Inserted: (A) the debtor, after providing notice to parties in interest (including the United States trustee), demonstrates by a preponderance of the evidence that it is more likely than not that the court will confirm a plan within a reasonable period of time;

   Inserted: (B) a new deadline is imposed at the time the extension is granted; and

   Inserted: (C) the order extending time is signed before the existing deadline has expired.

   Original wording

   Beginning on page 230, strike line 7 and all that follows through page 231, line 6, and insert the following:

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