§ 103. Applicability of chapters

• (a) Except as provided in section 1161 of this title , 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( o ), 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) 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 1 1 See References in Text note below. of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991.
• (f) Except as provided in section 901 of this title , only chapters 1 and 9 of this title apply in a case under such chapter 9.
• (g) Except as provided in section 901 of this title , 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.