Pub. L. 109-8, tit. III, sec. 312
EXTENSION OF PERIOD BETWEEN BANKRUPTCY DISCHARGES.
SEC. 312. EXTENSION OF PERIOD BETWEEN BANKRUPTCY DISCHARGES. Title 11, United States Code, is amended—119 STAT. 87(1) in section 727(a)(8), by striking “six” and inserting “8”; and(2) in section 1328, by inserting after subsection (e) the following:“(f) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the court shall not grant a discharge of all debts provided for in the plan or disallowed under section 502, if the debtor has received a discharge—“(1) in a case filed under chapter 7, 11, or 12 of this title during the 4-year period preceding the date of the order for relief under this chapter, or“(2) in a case filed under chapter 13 of this title during the 2-year period preceding the date of such order.”.