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[81 STAT. 512]
PUBLIC LAW 90-000—MMMM. DD, 1968
[81 STAT. 512]

512 62 Stat. 689. 18 USC 151-155. Taxes.

Other debts.

80 Stat. 268. U u s e 107.

Superseding bankruptcy proceeding. 52 Stat. 899. 52 Stat. 885. 11 USC 527.

11 USC 528.

Trustee. 52 Stat. 860. 11 USC 72. Filing of separate debt schedtile.

Tax claims.

11 USC 103. 11 USC 527.

PUBLIC LAW 90-157-NOV. 28, 1967

81 STAT.

person of an offense under chapter 9 of title 18 of the United States Code, the reasonable costs and expenses of such creditors in obtaining such refusal, revocation, or setting aside, or in adducing such evidence; (4) taxes which became legally due and owing by the bankrupt to the United States or to any State or any subdivision thereof which are not released by a discharge in bankruptcy: Provided, however, That no priority over general unsecured claims shall pertain to taxes not included in the foregoing priority: And provided further, That no order shall be made for the payment of a tax assessed against any property of the bankrupt in excess of the value of the interest of the bankrupt estate therein as determined by the court; and (5) debts other than for taxes owing to any person, mcluding the United States, who by the laws of the United States is entitled to priority, and rent owing to a landlord who is entitled to priority by applicable State law or who is entitled to priority by paragraph (2) of subdivision c of section 67 of this Act: Provided, however, That such priority for rent to a landlord shall be restricted to the rent which is legally due and owing for the actual use and occupancy of the premises affected, and which accrued within three months before the date of bankruptcy." SEC. 2. Section 238 of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 638) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 238. a. Upon the entry of an order directing that bankruptcy be proceeded with— •'(1) where the petition was filed under section 127 of this Act, the bankruptcy proceeding shall be deemed reinstated and shall thereafter be conducted, so far as possible, as if the petition under this chapter had not been filed; or where the petition was filed under section 128 of this Act, the proceeding shall thereafter be conducted so far as possible, in the same manner and with like effect as if an involuntary petition for adjudication had been filed at the time when the petition under this chapter was filed, and a decree of adjudication had been entered at the time when the petition under this chapter was approved; "(2) a trustee shall be elected or appointed pursuant to section 44 of this Act and shall supersede any trustee previously appointed; "(3) a separate schedule listing unpaid obligations incurred after the filing of the petition under this chapter, including the amounts owing, the creditors' names, and their addresses or places of business, and a statement of all contracts, executory in whole or in part, assumed or entered into after the filing of the petition, shall be filed with the court within thirty days after the entry of such order or within such further time as the court may allow; such schedule and statement shall be filed by the debtor for any obligations incurred and contracts assumed or entered into by it while continued in possession and before the qualification of a receiver or trustee, it" any, under this chapter, and if a receiver or trustee has qualified, the schedule and statement shall be filed by such receiver or trustee for any obligations incurred and contracts assumed or entered into by him; and "(4) except as otherwise provided in this section, only claims for taxes due the United States or any State or any subdivision thereof at the time of filing of the original petition under this Act and such claims as are provable under section 63 of this Act shall be allowed; and, as to any such claims not already duly filed, where the petition was filed under section 127 of this Act and an order setting the first date for the first meeting of creditors was made before the filing of such petition, the date of mailing of notice to creditors of the entry of the order directing that bank-