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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 521
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable
claims of governmental units for costs that are incurred to abate hazard-
ous substances and for which the debtor is liable under the Comprehen-
sive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980,
certain claims under the Solid Waste Disposal Act, and claims under
State laws similar in subject matter to such Acts; and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 13, 1995
Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. BEILENSON, Mr. PALLONE,
and Ms. E.B. JOHNSON of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make
nondischargeable claims of governmental units for costs
that are incurred to abate hazardous substances and
for which the debtor is liable under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act of 1980, certain claims under the Solid Waste Dis-
posal Act, and claims under State laws similar in subject
matter to such Acts; and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS.
(a) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 523.—Section 523(a)
of title 11, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (11) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the
end,
(2) in paragraph (12) by adding ‘‘or’’ at the
end, and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(13) for a claim of—
‘‘(A) the United States, a State, or a polit-
ical subdivision of a State for the costs of re-
moval or remedial action taken under section
104 of the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of
1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604) for which the debtor is
liable under section 107 of such Act (42 U.S.C.
9607);
‘‘(B) any person for contribution for which
the debtor is liable under section 113(f) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 9613(f));
‘‘(C) any person under section 7002, or the
Administrator under section 7003, of the Solid
Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6972, 6973) for
which the debtor is liable under such Act; or
‘‘(D) any person or governmental entity
under any State law similar in subject matter
to the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42
U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) or the Solid Waste Dis-
posal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) for which
the debtor is liable under such State law.’’.
(b) 
AMENDMENTS
TO
Section 
1141.—Section
1141(d)(2) of title 11, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(2)’’, and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) The confirmation of the plan does not discharge
any debtor from a debt of a kind excepted from discharge
under section 523(a)(13) of this title.’’.
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), the amendments made by section 1 shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amend-
ments made by section 1 shall not apply with respect to
cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code
before the date of the enactment of this Act.
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