US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

11 U.S.C. § 103

Applicability of chapters

(a)
section 1161 of this titleo Except as provided in , chapters 1, 3, and 5 of this title apply in a case under chapter 7, 11, 12, or 13 of this title, and this chapter, sections 307, 362(), 555 through 557, and 559 through 562 apply in a case under chapter 15.
(b)
Subchapters I and II of chapter 7 of this title apply only in a case under such chapter.
(c)
Subchapter III of chapter 7 of this title applies only in a case under such chapter concerning a stockbroker.
(d)
Subchapter IV of chapter 7 of this title applies only in a case under such chapter concerning a commodity broker.
(e)

Scope of Application .—

1
1 See References in Text note below.
Subchapter V of chapter 7 of this title shall apply only in a case under such chapter concerning the liquidation of an uninsured State member bank, or a corporation organized under section 25A of the Federal Reserve Act, which operates, or operates as, a multilateral clearing organization pursuant to section 409  of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991.
(f)
section 901 of this title Except as provided in , only chapters 1 and 9 of this title apply in a case under such chapter 9.
(g)
section 901 of this title Except as provided in , subchapters I, II, and III of chapter 11 of this title apply only in a case under such chapter.
(h)
Subchapter IV of chapter 11 of this title applies only in a case under such chapter concerning a railroad.
(i)
Subchapter V of chapter 11 of this title applies only in a case under chapter 11 in which a debtor (as defined in section 1182) elects that subchapter V of chapter 11 shall apply.
(j)
Chapter 13 of this title applies only in a case under such chapter.
(k)
Chapter 12 of this title applies only in a case under such chapter.
(l)
Chapter 15 applies only in a case under such chapter, except that—
(1)
sections 1505, 1513, and 1514 apply in all cases under this title; and
(2)
section 1509 applies whether or not a case under this title is pending.

Pub. L. 95–59892 Stat. 2555Pub. L. 97–222, § 296 Stat. 235Pub. L. 98–353, title III, § 42398 Stat. 369Pub. L. 99–554, title II, § 252100 Stat. 3104Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(5) [title I, § 112(c)(5)(A)]114 Stat. 2763Pub. L. 109–8, title VIII, § 802(a)119 Stat. 145Pub. L. 111–327, § 2(a)(2)124 Stat. 3557Pub. L. 116–54, § 4(a)(2)133 Stat. 1085Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title I, § 1113(a)(2)134 Stat. 311(, , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , , 2763A–394; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

senate report no. 95–989

Section 103 prescribes which chapters of the proposed bankruptcy code apply in various cases. All cases, other than cases ancillary to foreign proceedings, are filed under chapter 7, 9, 11, or 13, the operative chapters of the proposed bankruptcy code. The general provisions that apply no matter which chapter a case is filed under are found in chapters 1, 3, and 5. Subsection (a) makes this explicit, with an exception for chapter 9. The other provisions, which are self-explanatory, provide the special rules for Stockbroker Liquidations, Commodity Broker Liquidations, Municipal Debt Adjustments, and Railroad Reorganizations.

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 611 of Title 12Section 25A of the Federal Reserve Act, referred to in subsec. (e), popularly known as the Edge Act, is classified to subchapter II (§ 611 et seq.) of chapter 6 of Title 12, Banks and Banking. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

section 4422 of Title 12Pub. L. 111–203, title VII, § 740124 Stat. 1729Section 409 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991, referred to in subsec. (e), was classified to , Banks and Banking, prior to repeal by , , .

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–1362020—Subsec. (i). substituted “debtor (as defined in section 1182)” for “small business debtor”.

lPub. L. 116–54l2019—Subsecs. (i) to (). added subsec. (i) and redesignated former subsecs. (i) to (k) as (j) to (), respectively.

Pub. L. 111–327o2010—Subsec. (a). substituted “362()” for “362(n)”.

Pub. L. 109–8, § 802(a)(1)2005—Subsec. (a). , inserted “, and this chapter, sections 307, 362(n), 555 through 557, and 559 through 562 apply in a case under chapter 15” before period.

Pub. L. 109–8, § 802(a)(2)Subsec. (k). , added subsec. (k).

Pub. L. 106–5542000—Subsecs. (e) to (j). added subsec. (e) and redesignated former subsecs. (e) to (i) as (f) to (j), respectively.

Pub. L. 99–554, § 252(1)1986—Subsec. (a). , inserted reference to chapter 12.

Pub. L. 99–554, § 252(2)Subsec. (i). , added subsec. (i).

Pub. L. 98–3531984—Subsec. (c). substituted “stockbroker” for “stockholder”.

Pub. L. 97–2221982—Subsec. (d). struck out “except with respect to section 746(c) which applies to margin payments made by any debtor to a commodity broker or forward contract merchant” after “concerning a commodity broker”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2019 Amendment

Pub. L. 116–54section 5 of Pub. L. 116–54section 101 of this titleAmendment by effective 180 days after , see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 2005 Amendment

Pub. L. 109–8section 1501 of Pub. L. 109–8section 101 of this titleAmendment by effective 180 days after , and not applicable with respect to cases commenced under this title before such effective date, except as otherwise provided, see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

Pub. L. 99–554Pub. L. 99–554section 581 of Title 28Amendment by effective 30 days after , but not applicable to cases commenced under this title before that date, see section 302(a), (c)(1) of , set out as a note under , Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Pub. L. 98–353section 552(a) of Pub. L. 98–353section 101 of this titleAmendment by effective with respect to cases filed 90 days after , see , set out as a note under .