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PUBLIC LAW 98-000—MMMM. DD, 1984

PUBLIC LAW 98-353—JULY 10, 1984

98 STAT. 375

(b) Section 507(c) of title 11 of the United States Code is amended by striking out "shall be treated the same" and inserting in lieu thereof "has the same priority". SEC. 450. (a) Section 509(a) of title 11 of the United States Code is amended by— (1) striking out "subsections (b) and" and inserting in lieu thereof "subsection (b) or"; and (2) inserting "against the debtor" after "a creditor". (b) Section 509(b)(1) of title 11 of the United States Code is amended by striking out "of a" and inserting in lieu thereof "of such". (c) Section 509(c) of title 11 of the United States Code is amended by striking out "section 509 of this title" and inserting in lieu thereof "this section". SEC. 451. Section 510(b) of title 11 of the United States Code is Claims. amended to read as follows: "(b) For the purpose of distribution under this title, a claim arising from rescission of a purchase or sale of a security of the debtor or of an affiliate of the debtor, for damages arising from the purchase or sale of such a security, or for reimbursement or contribution allowed under section 502 on account of such a claim, shall be subordinated to all claims or interests that are senior to or equal the claim or interest represented by such security, except that if such security is common stock, such claim has the same priority as common stock.". SEC. 452. Section 521(3) of title 11 of the United States Code, as redesignated in section 305, is amended by inserting ", whether or Ante, p. 352. not immunity is granted under section 344 of this title" after "estate" the second place it appears. SEC. 453. (a) Section 522(a)(2) of title 11 of the United States Code is amended by inserting "or, with respect to property that becomes property of the estate after such date, as of the date such property becomes property of the estate" after "petition". (b) Section 522(c) of title 11 of the United States Code is amended to read as follows: "(c) Unless the case is dismissed, property exempted under this section is not liable during or after the case for any debt of the debtor that arose, or that is determined under section 502 of this title as if such debt had arisen, before the commencement of the case, except— "(1) a debt of a kind specified in section 523(a)(1) or 523(a)(5) of this title; or ^; "(2) a debt secured by a lien that is— ^' "(A)(i) not avoided under subsection (f) or (g) of this section or under section 544, 545, 547, 548, 549, or 724(a) of this title; and ,,,,| "(ii) not void under section 506(d) of this title; or Ante, p. 374. "(B) a tax lien, notice of which is properly filed.". (c) Section 522(e) of title 11 of the United States Code is amended by striking out "exemptions" and inserting in lieu thereof "an exemption". SEC. 454. (a) Section 523(a) of title 11 of the United States Code is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by— (A) striking out "obtaining" each place it appears; and