11 U.S. Code § 1329 - Modification of plan after confirmation
Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title I, § 1113(b)(2)(A)(iii), (B), Mar. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 312, provided that effective 1 year after Mar. 27, 2020, this section is amended by striking subsection (d). See 2020 Amendment note below.
At any time prior to the completion of payments under a confirmed plan, the plan may be modified, after notice and hearing, to change the amount of payments to creditors or a particular class of creditors and to extend or reduce the payment period. A modified plan may not contain any provision which could not be included in an original plan as prescribed by section 1322. A modified plan may not call for payments to be made beyond four years as measured from the date of the commencement of payments under the original plan.
The date of enactment of this subsection, referred to in subsec. (d)(1), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 116–136, which was approved Mar. 27, 2020.
2020—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 116–136, § 1113(b)(2)(A)(ii), struck out subsec. (d) which related to modification of plan confirmed before Mar. 27, 2020, where debtor experienced material financial hardship due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic.
Pub. L. 116–136, § 1113(b)(1)(C), added subsec. (d).
2005—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 109–8, § 102(i), added par. (4).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–8, § 318(4), substituted “the applicable commitment period under section 1325(b)(1)(B)” for “three years”.
1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–353, §§ 319, 533(1), (2), inserted “of the plan” after “confirmation”, substituted “such plan” for “a plan”, and inserted provisions respecting requests by the debtor, the trustee, or the holder of an allowed unsecured claim for modification.
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 98–353, § 533(3), substituted “plan to” for “plan, to”.
Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title I, § 1113(b)(1)(D)(ii), Mar. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 312, provided that:
Amendment by section 1113(b)(2)(A)(iii) of Pub. L. 116–136, effective 1 year after Mar. 27, 2020, see section 1113(b)(2)(B) of Pub. L. 116–136, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
Amendment by Pub. L. 109–8 effective 180 days after Apr. 20, 2005, and not applicable with respect to cases commenced under this title before such effective date, except as otherwise provided, see section 1501 of Pub. L. 109–8, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–353 effective with respect to cases filed 90 days after July 10, 1984, see section 552(a) of Pub. L. 98–353, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.