Protection of Family Farmers Act of 2003

        [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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