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PUBLIC LAW 109–8—APR. 20, 2005

‘‘(III) of those cases in which a reaffirmation agreement was filed, the number of cases in which the reaffirmation agreement was approved by the court; ‘‘(F) with respect to cases filed under chapter 13 of title 11, for the reporting period— ‘‘(i)(I) the number of cases in which a final order was entered determining the value of property securing a claim in an amount less than the amount of the claim; and ‘‘(II) the number of final orders entered determining the value of property securing a claim; ‘‘(ii) the number of cases dismissed, the number of cases dismissed for failure to make payments under the plan, the number of cases refiled after dismissal, and the number of cases in which the plan was completed, separately itemized with respect to the number of modifications made before completion of the plan, if any; and ‘‘(iii) the number of cases in which the debtor filed another case during the 6-year period preceding the filing; ‘‘(G) the number of cases in which creditors were fined for misconduct and any amount of punitive damages awarded by the court for creditor misconduct; and ‘‘(H) the number of cases in which sanctions under rule 9011 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure were imposed against debtor’s attorney or damages awarded under such Rule.’’. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for chapter 6 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 28 USC 159 note.

‘‘159. Bankruptcy statistics.’’. (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The

amendments made by this section shall take effect 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 602. UNIFORM RULES FOR THE COLLECTION OF BANKRUPTCY DATA.

(a) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 39 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

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‘‘§ 589b. Bankruptcy data ‘‘(a) RULES.—The Attorney General shall, within a reasonable time after the effective date of this section, issue rules requiring uniform forms for (and from time to time thereafter to appropriately modify and approve)— ‘‘(1) final reports by trustees in cases under chapters 7, 12, and 13 of title 11; and ‘‘(2) periodic reports by debtors in possession or trustees in cases under chapter 11 of title 11. ‘‘(b) REPORTS.—Each report referred to in subsection (a) shall be designed (and the requirements as to place and manner of filing shall be established) so as to facilitate compilation of data and maximum possible access of the public, both by physical inspection at one or more central filing locations, and by electronic access through the Internet or other appropriate media.

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