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PUBLIC LAW 109–8—APR. 20, 2005
a security interest in such goods or the proceeds thereof, the rights and powers of the trustee under sections 544(a), 545, 547, and 549 are subject to the right of a seller of goods that has sold goods to the debtor, in the ordinary course of such seller’s business, to reclaim such goods if the debtor has received such goods while insolvent, within 45 days before the date of the commencement of a case under this title, but such seller may not reclaim such goods unless such seller demands in writing reclamation of such goods— ‘‘(A) not later than 45 days after the date of receipt of such goods by the debtor; or ‘‘(B) not later than 20 days after the date of commencement of the case, if the 45-day period expires after the commencement of the case. ‘‘(2) If a seller of goods fails to provide notice in the manner described in paragraph (1), the seller still may assert the rights contained in section 503(b)(9).’’. (b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Section 503(b) of title 11, United States Code, as amended by sections 445 and 1103, is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(9) the value of any goods received by the debtor within 20 days before the date of commencement of a case under this title in which the goods have been sold to the debtor in the ordinary course of such debtor’s business.’’. 11 USC 521 note.
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SEC. 1228. PROVIDING REQUESTED TAX DOCUMENTS TO THE COURT.
(a) CHAPTER 7 CASES.—The court shall not grant a discharge in the case of an individual who is a debtor in a case under chapter 7 of title 11, United States Code, unless requested tax documents have been provided to the court. (b) CHAPTER 11 AND CHAPTER 13 CASES.—The court shall not confirm a plan of reorganization in the case of an individual under chapter 11 or 13 of title 11, United States Code, unless requested tax documents have been filed with the court. (c) DOCUMENT RETENTION.—The court shall destroy documents submitted in support of a bankruptcy claim not sooner than 3 years after the date of the conclusion of a case filed by an individual under chapter 7, 11, or 13 of title 11, United States Code. In the event of a pending audit or enforcement action, the court may extend the time for destruction of such requested tax documents. SEC. 1229. ENCOURAGING CREDITWORTHINESS.
(a) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Congress that— (1) certain lenders may sometimes offer credit to consumers indiscriminately, without taking steps to ensure that consumers are capable of repaying the resulting debt, and in a manner which may encourage certain consumers to accumulate additional debt; and (2) resulting consumer debt may increasingly be a major contributing factor to consumer insolvency. (b) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Board’’) shall conduct a study of— (1) consumer credit industry practices of soliciting and extending credit— (A) indiscriminately;
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