Pub. L. 101-647, tit. XXXVI, subtit. C, sec. 3631

Sec. 3631. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) (1) The amendments made by title I of this Act shall apply with respect to actions pending on the effective date of this Act in any court on— (A) a claim for a debt; or (B) a judgment for a debt. (2) All notices, writs, orders, and judgments in effect in such actions shall continue in effect until superseded or modified in an action under chapter 176 of title 28 of the United States Code, as added by title I of this Act. (3) For purposes of this subsection— (A) the term “court” means a Federal, State, or local court, and (B) the term “debt” has the meaning given such term in section and 3002(3) of such chapter.