Pub. L. 109-8, tit. V, sec. 501
PETITION AND PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO PETITION.
SEC. 501. PETITION AND PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO PETITION.(a) Technical Amendment Relating to Municipalities.—Section 921(d) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by inserting “notwithstanding section 301(b)” before the period at the end.(b) Conforming Amendment.—Section 301 of title 11, United States Code, is amended—(1) by inserting “(a)” before “A voluntary”; and(2) by striking the last sentence and inserting the following:“(b) The commencement of a voluntary case under a chapter of this title constitutes an order for relief under such chapter.”.