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107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3415

  To amend title 11 of the United States Code to extend the priority 
   provided to claims for compensation and benefits of all employees.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 5, 2001

 Mr. Kucinich introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 11 of the United States Code to extend the priority 
   provided to claims for compensation and benefits of all employees.

    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 ``Employment Contract Protection Act 
of 2001''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.

    Section 507(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3) by striking ``, but only'' and all 
        that follows through ``90 days'', and inserting ``earned'', and
            (2) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``within 180 days'', and
                            (ii) by striking ``but only'' and inserting 
                        ``less'', and
                    (B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as 
                follows:
                    ``(B) the aggregate amount paid by the estate on 
                behalf of such employees to any other employee benefit 
                plan.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Effective Date.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act 
and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by this Act 
shall apply only with respect to cases pending under title 11 of the 
United States Code in a bankruptcy court of the United States on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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