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 PUBLIC LAW 98-353—JULY 10, 1984

98 STAT. 369

"(44) 'State' includes the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, except for the purpose of defining who may be a debtor under chapter 9 of this title;"; and ii USC 901 et. (7) by inserting after paragraph (48) the following: includes all locations where the judicial jurisdiction of the United States extends, including territories and possessions of the United States;". SEC. 422. Section 102 of title 11 of the United States Code is amended by striking out "continued" and inserting in lieu thereof "contained" in paragraph (8). SEC. 423. Section 103(c) of title 11 of the United States Code is amended by striking out "stockholder" and inserting in lieu thereof "stockbroker". SEC. 424. (a) Subsections (a)(D, (b)(D, and (c)(1) of section 108 of title 11 of the United States Code are each amended by striking out "and" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "or". (b) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 108 of title 11 of the United States Code are each amended by inserting "nonbankruptcy" after "applicable" and after "entered in a" each place such terms appear. SEC. 425. (a) Section 109 of title 11 of the United States Code, is amended by striking out "in the United States," the first place it appears. (b) Section 109(c)(5)(D) of title 11 of the United States Code of this Act is amended by striking out "preference" and inserting in lieu thereof "transfer that is avoidable under section 547 of this title". (c) Section 109(d) of title 11 of the United States Code is amended by striking out "stockholder" and inserting in lieu thereof "stockbroker". SEC. 426. (a) Section 303(b) of title 11 of the United States Code is amended by inserting "against a person" after "involuntary case". (b) Section 303 of title 11 of the United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1) by inserting "or the subject on a bona fide dispute," after "liability"; and ] (2) in subsection (h)(1) by inserting "unless such debts that are ' the subject of a bona fide dispute" after "due". •- '' ^ * ^ ^ ^ *" SEC. 427. Section 303(j)(2) of title 11 of the United States Code is amended by striking out "debtors" and inserting in lieu thereof "debtor". SEC. 428. Section 321(b) of title 11 of the United States Code is amended by striking out "a case" and inserting in lieu thereof "the case". SEC. 429. Section 322(b)(l) of title 11 of the United States Code is amended by inserting "required to be" after "bond". SEC. 430. (a) Section 326(a) of title 11 of the United States Code is amended by striking out all the language beginning with "three percent" through "$50,000" the second place the latter appears and inserting in lieu thereof "and three percent on any amount in excess of $3,000". (b) Section 326(d) of title 11 of the United States Code is amended to read as follows: "(d) The court may deny allowance of compensation for services or reimbursement of expenses of the trustee if the trustee failed to make diligent inquiry into facts that would permit denial of allowance under section 328(c) of this title or, with knowledge of such
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