Public Law 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act

Public Law 116-136, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, took effect on March 27, 2020. It changed 10 parts of the United States Code.

Title 11, Section 101(51D)(B)(iii): rewritten. Rewrote section 101(51D)(B)(iii) of title 11 to cover any debtor that is an affiliate of an issuer as defined in section 3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c).

Title 11, Section 101(10A)(B)(ii)(III): amended. Replaced "; and" with a semicolon in section 101(10A)(B)(ii)(III) of title 11.

Title 11, Section 101(10A)(B)(ii)(IV): amended. Replaced the period with "; and" in section 101(10A)(B)(ii)(IV) of title 11.

Title 11, Section 101(10A)(B)(ii): amended. Added section 101(10A)(B)(ii)(V) of title 11 to exclude certain Federal coronavirus emergency payments from current monthly income.

Title 11, Section 103(i): amended. Replaced "small business debtor" with "debtor (as defined in section 1182)" in section 103(i) of title 11.

Title 11, Section 347(b): amended. Replaced “1194” with “1191” in section 347(b) of title 11.

Title 11, Section 1182(1): rewritten. Rewrote section 1182(1) of title 11 to define "debtor" as a person engaged in commercial or business activities meeting the stated debt limits and exclusions.

Title 11, Section 1325(b)(2): amended. Inserted payments made under Federal law relating to the national emergency declared by the President under the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) with respect to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19), after "other than" in section 1325(b)(2) of title 11.

Title 11, Section 1329: amended. Added subsection (d) at the end of section 1329 of title 11. 1325 of title 11 before March 27, 2020.

Title 17, Section 710: added. Added section 710 of title 17, which gave the Register of Copyrights temporary emergency authority to toll, waive, adjust, or modify timing and procedural provisions during a qualifying national emergency.