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 PUBLIC LAW 99-554—OCT. 27, 1986

100 STAT. 3097

if) Section 1930(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking out "of the court" and inserting in lieu thereof "of the district court or the clerk of the bankruptcy court, if one has been certified pursuant to section 156(b) of this title,". (g)(1) The heading for chapter 39 of title 28, United States Code, as added by the Ethics in Government Act, is amended by striking out "CHAPTER 39" and inserting in lieu thereof "CHAPTER 40". (2) The table of chapters for part II of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking out the item relating to Independent Counsel and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "40. Independent Counsel

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(3) Section 49(f) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking out "chapter 39" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "chapter 40".

TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 11 OF ^ THE UNITED STATES CODE Subtitle A—Activities of United States Trustees SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.

Section 101 of title 11, United States Code, is amended— g (1) in paragraph (14) by striking out "and governmental unit" and inserting in lieu thereof "governmental unit, and United States trustee" before the semicolon at the end thereof, and 9S (2) in paragraph (24) by inserting "(but not a United States trustee while serving as a trustee in a case under this title)" after "United States" the second place it appears. SEC. 202. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

Section 102 of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (7) thereof, (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8) and 2€ inserting in lieu thereof "; and", and (3) by inserting at the end thereof the following: "(9) 'United States trustee' includes a designee of the United States trustee.". SEC. 203. POWER OF COURT.

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Section 105(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "No provision of this title providing for the raising of an issue by a party in interest shall be construed to preclude the court from, sua sponte, taking any action or making any determination necessary or appropriate to enforce or implement court orders or rules, or to prevent an abuse of process.". SEC. 204. INVOLUNTARY CASES.

Section 303 of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (g), by inserting "order the United States trustee to" after "may", the first time it appears, and (2) in subsection (i)(D— (A) by inserting "or" at the end of subparagraph (A), and i3j.a 01 ^gj Hjy striking out subparagraph (C).

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