; and (C) by inserting “clear and convincing” before “evidence in the record”; and (2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: (3) other transfers or obligations, to or for the benefit of insiders, senior executive officers, managers, or consultants providing services to the debtor, in the absence of a finding by the court, based upon clear and convincing evidence, and without deference to the debtor’s request for such payments, that such transfers or obligations are essential to the survival of the debtor’s business or (in the case of a liquidation of some or all of the debtor’s assets) essential to the orderly liquidation and maximization of value of the assets of the debtor, in either case, because of the essential nature of the services provided, and then only to the extent that the court finds such transfers or obligations are reasonable compared to individuals holding comparable positions at comparable companies in the same industry and not disproportionate in light of economic concessions by the debtor’s nonmanagement workforce during the case. . 303. Assumption of executive benefit plans Section 365 of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking and (d) and inserting (d), (q), and (r)