Federal · Title 11 — Bankruptcy
11 U.S.C. § 1221: Filing of plan
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The debtor shall file a plan not later than 90 days after the order for relief under this chapter, except that the court may extend such period if the need for an extension is attributable to circumstances for which the debtor should not justly be held accountable. Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act [amending this section and provisions set out as a note under section 581 of Title 28 , Judiciary and Judicial Procedure] and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [ Aug. 6, 1993 ]. The amendment made by section 2 [amending this section] 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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