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48 U.S.C. § 2168 — Who may be a debtor
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An entity may be a debtor under this subchapter if—
(1) the entity is—
(A) a territory that has requested the establishment of an Oversight Board or has had an Oversight Board established for it by the United States Congress in accordance with [section 2121 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section2121&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(B) a covered territorial instrumentality of a territory described in paragraph (1)(A);
(2) the Oversight Board has issued a certification under [section 2146(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section2146/b&num=0&edition=prelim) for such entity; and
(3) the entity desires to effect a plan to adjust its debts.
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An entity may be a debtor under this subchapter if—
(1) the entity is—
(A) a territory that has requested the establishment of an Oversight Board or has had an Oversight Board established for it by the United States Congress in accordance with [section 2121 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section2121&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(B) a covered territorial instrumentality of a territory described in paragraph (1)(A);
(2) the Oversight Board has issued a certification under [section 2146(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section2146/b&num=0&edition=prelim) for such entity; and
(3) the entity desires to effect a plan to adjust its debts.
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**(a) In general** Except as provided in subsection (b), this chapter shall take effect on June 30, 2016.
**(b) Subchapter III and Subchapter VI**
(1) Subchapter III shall apply with respect to cases commenced under subchapter III on or after June 30, 2016.
(2) Subchapters III and VI shall apply with respect to debts, claims, and liens (as such terms are defined in [section 101 of title 11](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title11-section101&num=0&edition=prelim)) created before, on, or after such date.
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TITLE 48—TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
§ 2168
1 So in original. Probably should be preceded by ‘‘section’’.
§ 2168. Selection of presiding judge
(a) For cases in which the debtor is a terri-
tory, the Chief Justice of the United States
shall designate a district court judge to sit by
designation to conduct the case.
(b) For cases in which the debtor is not a terri-
tory, and no motion for joint administration of
the debtor’s case with the case of its affiliate
territory has been filed or there is no case in
which the affiliate territory is a debtor, the
chief judge of the court of appeals for the circuit
embracing the district in which the case is com-
menced shall designate a district court judge to
conduct the case.
(Pub. L. 114–187, title III, § 308, June 30, 2016, 130
Stat. 582.)
§ 2169. Abstention
Nothing in this subchapter prevents a district
court in the interests of justice from abstaining
from hearing a particular proceeding arising in
or related to a case under this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 114–187, title III, § 309, June 30, 2016, 130
Stat. 583.)
§ 2170. Applicable rules of procedure
The Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
shall apply to a case under this subchapter and
to all civil proceedings arising in or related to
cases under this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 114–187, title III, § 310, June 30, 2016, 130
Stat. 583.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, referred
to in text, are set out in the Appendix to Title 11,
Bankruptcy.
§ 2171. Leases
A lease to a territory or territorial instrumen-
tality shall not be treated as an executory con-
tract or unexpired lease for the purposes of sec-
tion 365 or 502(b)(6) of title 11 solely by reason of
the lease being subject to termination
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