Amendments to title 11, United States Code

(a) Priorities of claims in bankruptcy (1) In general Section 507(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 10 as paragraphs (2) through (11), respectively; (B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following: (1) First, withdrawal liability determined under part 1 of subtitle E of title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.).; (C) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking First: and inserting Second:; (D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking Second, and inserting Third,; (E) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking Third, and inserting Fourth,; (F) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking Fourth, and inserting Fifth,; (G) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking Fifth, and inserting Sixth,; (H) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by striking Sixth, and inserting Seventh,; (I) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated, by striking Seventh, and inserting Eighth,; (J) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph (9), as so redesignated, by striking Eighth, and inserting Ninth,; (K) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated, by striking Ninth, and inserting Tenth,; and (L) in paragraph (11), as so redesignated, by striking Tenth, and inserting Eleventh,. (2) Technical and conforming amendments (A) Section 502(i) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking section 507(a)(8) and inserting section 507(a)(9). (B) Section 503(b)(1)(B)(i) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking section 507(a)(8) and inserting section 507(a)(9). (C) Section 507(d) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking (a)(1), (a)(4), (a)(5), (a)(6), (a)(7), (a)(8) excluding subparagraph (F), or (a)(9) and inserting (a)(2), (a)(5), (a)(6), (a)(7), (a)(8), (a)(9) excluding subparagraph (F), or (a)(10). (D) Section 523(a)(1)(A) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking section 507(a)(3) or 507(a)(8) and inserting section 507(a)(4) or 507(a)(9). (E) Section 724 of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (i) in subsection (b)(2)— (I) by striking section 507(a)(1)(C) or 507(a)(2) and inserting section 507(a)(2)(C) or 507(a)(3); and (II) by striking 507(a)(1)(A), 507(a)(1)(B), 507(a)(3), 507(a)(4), 507(a)(5), 507(a)(6), or 507(a)(7) and inserting 507(a)(2)(A), 507(a)(2)(B), 507(a)(4), 507(a)(5), 507(a)(6), 507(a)(7), or 507(a)(8); and (ii) in subsection (f)— (I) in paragraph (1), by striking section 507(a)(4) and inserting section 507(a)(5); and (II) in paragraph (2), by striking section 507(a)(5) and inserting section 507(a)(6). (F) Section 726(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), or (10) of section 507(a) and inserting paragraphs (2) through (11) of section 507(a). (G) Section 752(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking section 507(a)(2) and inserting section 507(a)(3). (H) Section 766 of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (i) in subsection (h), by striking section 507(a)(2) and inserting section 507(a)(3); and (ii) in subsection (i)— (I) in paragraph (1), by striking section 507(a)(2) and inserting section 507(a)(3); and (II) in paragraph (2), by striking section 507(a)(2) and inserting section 507(a)(3). (I) Section 901(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking 507(a)(2) and inserting 507(a)(3). (J) Section 943(b)(5) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking section 507(a)(2) and inserting section 507(a)(3). (K) Section 1123(a)(1) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking section 507(a)(2), 507(a)(3), or 507(a)(8) and inserting section 507(a)(3), 507(a)(4), or 507(a)(9). (L) Section 1129(a)(9) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking section 507(a)(2) or 507(a)(3) and inserting section 507(a)(3) or 507(a)(4); (ii) in the matter preceding clause (i) of subparagraph (B), by striking section 507(a)(1), 507(a)(4), 507(a)(5), 507(a)(6), or 507(a)(7) and inserting section 507(a)(2), 507(a)(5), 507(a)(6), 507(a)(7), or 507(a)(8); (iii) in the matter preceding clause (i) of subparagraph (C), by striking section 507(a)(8) and inserting section 507(a)(9); and (iv) in subparagraph (D), by striking section 507(a)(8) and inserting section 507(a)(9). (M) Section 1191(e) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (2) or (3) and inserting paragraph (3) or (4). (N) Section 1222(a)(4) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking section 507(a)(1)(B) and inserting 507(a)(2)(B). (O) Section 1226(b)(1) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking section 507(a)(2) and inserting section 507(a)(3). (P) Section 1322(a)(4) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking section 507(a)(1)(B) and inserting section 507(a)(2)(B). (Q) Section 1326(b)(1) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking section 507(a)(2) and inserting section 507(a)(3). (R) Section 1328(a)(2) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking section 507(a)(8)(C) and inserting section 507(a)(9)(C). (S) Section 6(e) of the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 78fff(e)) is amended, in the last sentence, by striking section 507(a)(2) and inserting section 507(a)(3). (b) Confirmation of plan Section 1129 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if the debtor is a health care business, the court, in confirming a plan, shall give substantial weight to the extent to which the plan would allow for maintenance of regional health care access, quality and safety of health care provided regionally, and health care provider and staff retention regionally..