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Section 503(b)(9) provides a clear, unambiguous mandate: the value of goods received by a debtor within twenty days before the commencement of a bankruptcy case, where such goods were sold to the debtor in the ordinary course of business, "shall" be allowed as an administrative expense

This statutory entitlement does not require proof of benefit to the estate, and the claim must be paid in full under any plan of reorganization pursuant to Section 1129(a)(9)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code

Statutory Framework Section 503(b)(9) of the Bankruptcy Code provides, in pertinent part: "After notice and a hearing, there shall be allowed administrative expenses

" As claims entitled to administrative expense priority under Section 507(a)(2), Section 503(b)(9) claims must be paid in full under any plan of reorganization pursuant to 11 U

§ 1129(a)(9)(A), which requires that each holder of a claim of a kind specified in Section 507(a)(2) receive, on the effective date of the plan, cash equal to the allowed amount of such claim, unless the holder agrees to different treatment

Section 503(b)(9) Provides an Unqualified Statutory Right to Administrative Expense Priority The language of Section 503(b)(9) is mandatory: the value of goods meeting the statutory criteria "shall be allowed" as administrative expenses