L. 109 8, § 1003(b), substituted "any governmental unit" for "a State or local governmental unit".
Notwithstanding any assertion of sovereign immunity by a governmental unit, there shall be offset against a claim or interest of a governmental unit any claim against such governmental unit that is property of the estate.
"(b) There shall be offset against an allowed claim or interest of a governmental unit any claim against such governmental unit that is property of the estate.
The counterclaim by the estate against the governmental unit is without limit.
The term person includes any governmental unit, international organization, and any agency or instrumentality thereof.
Taxes imposed by any governmental unit do not, however, constitute amounts paid for such medical insurance.
This section does not confer sovereign immunity on any governmental unit that does not already have immunity.
This prohibition applies to states, counties, cities, school districts, and any other governmental unit that holds elections.
A governmental unit that has filed a proof of claim in the case is deemed to have waived sovereign immunity with respect to a claim against such governmental unit that is property of the estate and that arose out of the same transaction or occurrence out of which the claim of such governmental unit arose.
Mr. Rumsfeld's reasons for initially wanting the death penalty are not exactly clear, but one governmental unit under the Pentagon's control is the National Security Agency.
Which agency or consortium of agencies, which governmental unit, which system or group will, cooperatively or separately, plan and manage life after dismantling has yet to be decided.
