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Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (P.L. 103-66) (Title XIII--Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993)

AUG. 10, 1993

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (P.L. 103-66) (Title XIII--Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993)

DATED AUG. 10, 1993
DOCUMENT ATTRIBUTES

 

H.R. 2264, Enrolled Bill

 

 

One Hundred Third Congress

 

of the

 

United States of America

 

 

AT THE FIRST SESSION

 

 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,

 

the fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-three

 

 

An Act

 

 

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 7 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1994.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the 'Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993'.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

The table of contents is as follows:

 

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TITLE XIII--REVENUE, HEALTH CARE, HUMAN RESOURCES, INCOME SECURITY, CUSTOMS AND TRADE PROVISIONS, FOOD STAMP PROGRAM, AND TIMBER SALE PROVISIONS
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TITLE XIII--REVENUE, HEALTH CARE, HUMAN RESOURCES, INCOME SECURITY, CUSTOMS AND TRADE, FOOD STAMP PROGRAM, AND TIMBER SALE PROVISIONS

 

 

CHAPTER 1--REVENUE PROVISIONS

 

 

SEC. 13001. SHORT TITLE; ETC.

 

(a) SHORT TITLE.--This chapter may be cited as the 'Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993'.

(b) AMENDMENT TO 1986 CODE.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this chapter an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(c) SECTION 15 NOT TO APPLY.--Except in the case of the amendments made by section 13221 (relating to corporate rate increase), no amendment made by this chapter shall be treated as a change in a rate of tax for purposes of section 15 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(d) WAIVER OF ESTIMATED TAX PENALTIES.--No addition to tax shall be made under section 6654 or 6655 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for any period before April 16, 1994 (March 16, 1994, in the case of a corporation), with respect to any underpayment to the extent such underpayment was created or increased by any provision of this chapter.

(e) TABLE OF CONTENTS.--

CHAPTER 1--REVENUE PROVISIONS

 

 

Subchapter A--Training and Investment Incentives

 

 

 

 

SUBPART E--TAX EXEMPT BONDS

 

 

 

SUBPART B--PASSIVE LOSS RULES

 

 

 

 

 

Subchapter B--Revenue Increases
SUBPART A--RATE INCREASES

 

 

SUBPART B--OTHER PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

SUBPART C--OTHER PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

SUBPART C--OTHER PROVISIONS

 

 

Subchapter C--Empowerment Zones, Enterprise Communities, Rural Development Investment Areas, Etc. Subchapter D--Other Provisions
Subchapter A--Training and Investment Incentives

 

 

PART I--PROVISIONS RELATING TO EDUCATION AND TRAINING

 

 

SEC. 13101. EMPLOYER-PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

 

(a) EXTENSION OF EXCLUSION.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Subsection (d) of section 127 (relating to educational assistance programs) is amended to read as follows:

 

'(d) TERMINATION.--This section shall not apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1994.'

 

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.--Paragraph (2) of section 103(a) of the Tax Extension Act of 1991 is hereby repealed.

 

(b) COORDINATION WITH SECTION 132.--Paragraph (8) of section 132(i) is amended to read as follows:

 

'(8) APPLICATION OF SECTION TO OTHERWISE TAXABLE EDUCATIONAL OR TRAINING BENEFITS.--Amounts paid or expenses incurred by the employer for education or training provided to the employee which are not excludable from gross income under section 127 shall be excluded from gross income under this section if (and only if) such amounts or expenses are a working condition fringe.'

 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.--

 

(1) SUBSECTION (a).--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years ending after June 30, 1992.

(2) SUBSECTION (b).--The amendment made by subsection (b) shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1988.

SEC. 13102. TARGETED JOBS CREDIT.

 

(a) EXTENSION OF CREDIT.--Paragraph (4) of section 51(c) (relating to termination) is amended by striking 'June 30, 1992' and inserting 'December 31, 1994'.

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer after June 30, 1992.

PART II--INVESTMENT INCENTIVES

 

 

Subpart A--Research and Clinical Testing Credits

SEC. 13111. EXTENSION OF RESEARCH AND CLINICAL TESTING CREDITS.

 

(a) RESEARCH CREDIT.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Subsection (h) of section 41 (relating to credit for research activities) is amended--

 

(A) by striking 'June 30, 1992' each place it appears and inserting 'June 30, 1995', and

(B) by striking 'July 1, 1992' each place it appears and inserting 'July 1, 1995'.

 

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.--Subparagraph (D) of section 28(b)(1) is amended by striking 'June 30, 1992' and inserting 'June 30, 1995'.

 

(b) CLINICAL TESTING CREDIT.--Subsection (e) of section 28 is amended by striking 'June 30, 1992' and inserting 'December 31, 1994'.

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending after June 30, 1992.

 

SEC. 13112. MODIFICATION OF FIXED-BASE PERCENTAGE FOR STARTUP COMPANIES.

 

(a) GENERAL RULE.--Clause (ii) of section 41(c)(3)(B) is amended to read as follows:
'(ii) FIXED-BASE PERCENTAGE.--In a case to which this subparagraph applies, the fixed-base percentage is--

 

'(I) 3 percent for each of the taxpayer's 1st 5 taxable years beginning after December 31, 1993, for which the taxpayer has qualified research expenses,

'(II) in the case of the taxpayer's 6th such taxable year, 1/6 of the percentage which the aggregate qualified research expenses of the taxpayer for the 4th and 5th such taxable years is of the aggregate gross receipts of the taxpayer for such years,

'(III) in the case of the taxpayer's 7th such taxable year, 1/3 of the percentage which the aggregate qualified research expenses of the taxpayer for the 5th and 6th such taxable years is of the aggregate gross receipts of the taxpayer for such years,

'(IV) in the case of the taxpayer's 8th such taxable year, 1/2 of the percentage which the aggregate qualified research expenses of the taxpayer for the 5th, 6th, and 7th such taxable years is of the aggregate gross receipts of the taxpayer for such years,

'(V) in the case of the taxpayer's 9th such taxable year, 2/3 of the percentage which the aggregate qualified research expenses of the taxpayer for the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th such taxable years is of the aggregate gross receipts of the taxpayer for such years,

'(VI) in the case of the taxpayer's 10th such taxable year, 5/6 of the percentage which the aggregate qualified research expenses of the taxpayer for the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th such taxable years is of the aggregate gross receipts of the taxpayer for such years, and

'(VII) for taxable years thereafter, the percentage which the aggregate qualified research expenses for any 5 taxable years selected by the taxpayer from among the 5th through the 10th such taxable years is of the aggregate gross receipts of the taxpayer for such selected years.'.

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--

 

(1) Clause (iii) of section 41(c)(3)(B) is amended by striking 'clause (i)' and inserting 'clauses (i) and (ii)'.

(2) Subparagraph (D) of section 41(c)(3) is amended by striking 'subparagraph (A)' and inserting 'subparagraphs (A) and (B)(ii)'.

 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1993.

 

Subpart B--Capital Gain Provisions

SEC. 13113. 50-PERCENT EXCLUSION FOR GAIN FROM CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESS STOCK.

 

(a) GENERAL RULE.--Part I of subchapter P of chapter 1 (relating to capital gains and losses) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:

 

'SEC. 1202. 50-PERCENT EXCLUSION FOR GAIN FROM CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESS STOCK.

 

'(a) 50-PERCENT EXCLUSION.--In the case of a taxpayer other than a corporation, gross income shall not include 50 percent of any gain from the sale or exchange of qualified small business stock held for more than 5 years.

'(b) PER-ISSUER LIMITATION ON TAXPAYER'S ELIGIBLE GAIN.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--If the taxpayer has eligible gain for the taxable year from 1 or more dispositions of stock issued by any corporation, the aggregate amount of such gain from dispositions of stock issued by such corporation which may be taken into account under subsection (a) for the taxable year shall not exceed the greater of--

 

'(A) $10,000,000 reduced by the aggregate amount of eligible gain taken into account by the taxpayer under subsection (a) for prior taxable years and attributable to dispositions of stock issued by such corporation, or

'(B) 10 times the aggregate adjusted bases of qualified small business stock issued by such corporation and disposed of by the taxpayer during the taxable year.

 

For purposes of subparagraph (B), the adjusted basis of any stock shall be determined without regard to any addition to basis after the date on which such stock was originally issued.

'(2) ELIGIBLE GAIN.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 'eligible gain' means any gain from the sale or exchange of qualified small business stock held for more than 5 years.

'(3) TREATMENT OF MARRIED INDIVIDUALS.--

 

'(A) SEPARATE RETURNS.--In the case of a separate return by a married individual, paragraph (1)(A) shall be applied by substituting '$5,000,000' for '$10,000,000'.

'(B) ALLOCATION OF EXCLUSION.--In the case of any joint return, the amount of gain taken into account under subsection (a) shall be allocated equally between the spouses for purposes of applying this subsection to subsequent taxable years.

'(C) MARITAL STATUS.--For purposes of this subsection, marital status shall be determined under section 7703.

'(c) QUALIFIED SMALL BUSINESS STOCK.--For purposes of this section--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, the term 'qualified small business stock' means any stock in a C corporation which is originally issued after the date of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993, if--

 

'(A) as of the date of issuance, such corporation is a qualified small business, and

'(B) except as provided in subsections (f) and (h), such stock is acquired by the taxpayer at its original issue (directly or through an underwriter)--

 

'(i) in exchange for money or other property (not including stock), or

'(ii) as compensation for services provided to such corporation (other than services performed as an underwriter of such stock).

'(2) ACTIVE BUSINESS REQUIREMENT; ETC.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--Stock in a corporation shall not be treated as qualified small business stock unless, during substantially all of the taxpayer's holding period for such stock, such corporation meets the active business requirements of subsection (e) and such corporation is a C corporation.

'(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANIES.--

 

'(i) WAIVER OF ACTIVE BUSINESS REQUIREMENT.--Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (e), a corporation shall be treated as meeting the active business requirements of such subsection for any period during which such corporation qualifies as a specialized small business investment company.

'(ii) SPECIALIZED SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY.--For purposes of clause (i), the term 'specialized small business investment company' means any eligible corporation (as defined in subsection (e)(4)) which is licensed to operate under section 301(d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (as in effect on May 13, 1993).

'(3) CERTAIN PURCHASES BY CORPORATION OF ITS OWN STOCK.--

 

'(A) REDEMPTIONS FROM TAXPAYER OR RELATED PERSON.--Stock acquired by the taxpayer shall not be treated as qualified small business stock if, at any time during the 4-year period beginning on the date 2 years before the issuance of such stock, the corporation issuing such stock purchased (directly or indirectly) any of its stock from the taxpayer or from a person related (within the meaning of section 267(b) or 707(b)) to the taxpayer.

'(B) SIGNIFICANT REDEMPTIONS.--Stock issued by a corporation shall not be treated as qualified business stock if, during the 2-year period beginning on the date 1 year before the issuance of such stock, such corporation made 1 or more purchases of its stock with an aggregate value (as of the time of the respective purchases) exceeding 5 percent of the aggregate value of all of its stock as of the beginning of such 2-year period.

'(C) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS.--If any transaction is treated under section 304(a) as a distribution in redemption of the stock of any corporation, for purposes of subparagraphs (A) and (B), such corporation shall be treated as purchasing an amount of its stock equal to the amount treated as such a distribution under section 304(a).

'(d) QUALIFIED SMALL BUSINESS.--For purposes of this section--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--The term 'qualified small business' means any domestic corporation which is a C corporation if--

 

'(A) the aggregate gross assets of such corporation (or any predecessor thereof) at all times on or after the date of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993 and before the issuance did not exceed $50,000,000,

'(B) the aggregate gross assets of such corporation immediately after the issuance (determined by taking into account amounts received in the issuance) do not exceed $50,000,000, and

'(C) such corporation agrees to submit such reports to the Secretary and to shareholders as the Secretary may require to carry out the purposes of this section.

 

'(2) AGGREGATE GROSS ASSETS.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the term 'aggregate gross assets' means the amount of cash and the aggregate adjusted bases of other property held by the corporation.

'(B) TREATMENT OF CONTRIBUTED PROPERTY.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the adjusted basis of any property contributed to the corporation (or other property with a basis determined in whole or in part by reference to the adjusted basis of property so contributed) shall be determined as if the basis of the property contributed to the corporation (immediately after such contribution) were equal to its fair market value as of the time of such contribution.

 

'(3) AGGREGATION RULES.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--All corporations which are members of the same parent-subsidiary controlled group shall be treated as 1 corporation for purposes of this subsection.

'(B) PARENT-SUBSIDIARY CONTROLLED GROUP.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 'parent-subsidiary controlled group' means any controlled group of corporations as defined in section 1563(a)(1), except that--

 

'(i) 'more than 50 percent' shall be substituted for 'at least 80 percent' each place it appears in section 1563(a)(1), and

'(ii) section 1563(a)(4) shall not apply.

'(e) ACTIVE BUSINESS REQUIREMENT.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--For purposes of subsection (c)(2), the requirements of this subsection are met by a corporation for any period if during such period--

 

'(A) at least 80 percent (by value) of the assets of such corporation are used by such corporation in the active conduct of 1 or more qualified trades or businesses, and

'(B) such corporation is an eligible corporation.

 

'(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.--For purposes of paragraph (1), if, in connection with any future qualified trade or business, a corporation is engaged in--

 

'(A) start-up activities described in section 195(c)(1)(A),

'(B) activities resulting in the payment or incurring of expenditures which may be treated as research and experimental expenditures under section 174, or

'(C) activities with respect to in-house research expenses described in section 41(b)(4),

 

assets used in such activities shall be treated as used in the active conduct of a qualified trade or business. Any determination under this paragraph shall be made without regard to whether a corporation has any gross income from such activities at the time of the determination.

'(3) QUALIFIED TRADE OR BUSINESS.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 'qualified trade or business' means any trade or business other than--

 

'(A) any trade or business involving the performance of services in the fields of health, law, engineering, architecture, accounting, actuarial science, performing arts, consulting, athletics, financial services, brokerage services, or any trade or business where the principal asset of such trade or business is the reputation or skill of 1 or more of its employees,

'(B) any banking, insurance, financing, leasing, investing, or similar business,

'(C) any farming business (including the business of raising or harvesting trees),

'(D) any business involving the production or extraction of products of a character with respect to which a deduction is allowable under section 613 or 613A, and

'(E) any business of operating a hotel, motel, restaurant, or similar business.

 

'(4) ELIGIBLE CORPORATION.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 'eligible corporation' means any domestic corporation; except that such term shall not include--

 

'(A) a DISC or former DISC,

'(B) a corporation with respect to which an election under section 936 is in effect or which has a direct or indirect subsidiary with respect to which such an election is in effect,

'(C) a regulated investment company, real estate investment trust, or REMIC, and

'(D) a cooperative.

 

'(5) STOCK IN OTHER CORPORATIONS.--

 

'(A) LOOK-THRU IN CASE OF SUBSIDIARIES.--For purposes of this subsection, stock and debt in any subsidiary corporation shall be disregarded and the parent corporation shall be deemed to own its ratable share of the subsidiary's assets, and to conduct its ratable share of the subsidiary's activities.

'(B) PORTFOLIO STOCK OR SECURITIES.--A corporation shall be treated as failing to meet the requirements of paragraph (1) for any period during which more than 10 percent of the value of its assets (in excess of liabilities) consists of stock or securities in other corporations which are not subsidiaries of such corporation (other than assets described in paragraph (6)).

'(C) SUBSIDIARY.--For purposes of this paragraph, a corporation shall be considered a subsidiary if the parent owns more than 50 percent of the combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote, or more than 50 percent in value of all outstanding stock, of such corporation.

 

'(6) WORKING CAPITAL.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), any assets which--

 

'(A) are held as a part of the reasonably required working capital needs of a qualified trade or business of the corporation, or

'(B) are held for investment and are reasonably expected to be used within 2 years to finance research and experimentation in a qualified trade or business or increases in working capital needs of a qualified trade or business,

 

shall be treated as used in the active conduct of a qualified trade or business. For periods after the corporation has been in existence for at least 2 years, in no event may more than 50 percent of the assets of the corporation qualify as used in the active conduct of a qualified trade or business by reason of this paragraph.

'(7) MAXIMUM REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS.--A corporation shall not be treated as meeting the requirements of paragraph (1) for any period during which more than 10 percent of the total value of its assets consists of real property which is not used in the active conduct of a qualified trade or business. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the ownership of, dealing in, or renting of real property shall not be treated as the active conduct of a qualified trade or business.

'(8) COMPUTER SOFTWARE ROYALTIES.--For purposes of paragraph (1), rights to computer software which produces active business computer software royalties (within the meaning of section 543(d)(1)) shall be treated as an asset used in the active conduct of a trade or business.

 

'(f) STOCK ACQUIRED ON CONVERSION OF OTHER STOCK.--If any stock in a corporation is acquired solely through the conversion of other stock in such corporation which is qualified small business stock in the hands of the taxpayer--

 

'(1) the stock so acquired shall be treated as qualified small business stock in the hands of the taxpayer, and

'(2) the stock so acquired shall be treated as having been held during the period during which the converted stock was held.

 

'(g) TREATMENT OF PASS-THRU ENTITIES.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--If any amount included in gross income by reason of holding an interest in a pass-thru entity meets the requirements of paragraph (2)--

 

'(A) such amount shall be treated as gain described in subsection (a), and

'(B) for purposes of applying subsection (b), such amount shall be treated as gain from a disposition of stock in the corporation issuing the stock disposed of by the pass-thru entity and the taxpayer's proportionate share of the adjusted basis of the pass-thru entity in such stock shall be taken into account.

 

'(2) REQUIREMENTS.--An amount meets the requirements of this paragraph if--

 

'(A) such amount is attributable to gain on the sale or exchange by the pass-thru entity of stock which is qualified small business stock in the hands of such entity (determined by treating such entity as an individual) and which was held by such entity for more than 5 years, and

'(B) such amount is includible in the gross income of the taxpayer by reason of the holding of an interest in such entity which was held by the taxpayer on the date on which such pass-thru entity acquired such stock and at all times thereafter before the disposition of such stock by such pass-thru entity.

 

'(3) LIMITATION BASED ON INTEREST ORIGINALLY HELD BY TAXPAYER.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any amount to the extent such amount exceeds the amount to which paragraph (1) would have applied if such amount were determined by reference to the interest the taxpayer held in the pass-thru entity on the date the qualified small business stock was acquired.

'(4) PASS-THRU ENTITY.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 'pass-thru entity' means--

 

'(A) any partnership,

'(B) any S corporation,

'(C) any regulated investment company, and

'(D) any common trust fund.

'(h) CERTAIN TAX-FREE AND OTHER TRANSFERS.--For purposes of this section--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--In the case of a transfer described in paragraph (2), the transferee shall be treated as--

 

'(A) having acquired such stock in the same manner as the transferor, and

'(B) having held such stock during any continuous period immediately preceding the transfer during which it was held (or treated as held under this subsection) by the transferor.

 

'(2) DESCRIPTION OF TRANSFERS.--A transfer is described in this subsection if such transfer is--

 

'(A) by gift,

'(B) at death, or

'(C) from a partnership to a partner of stock with respect to which requirements similar to the requirements of subsection (g) are met at the time of the transfer (without regard to the 5-year holding period requirement).

 

'(3) CERTAIN RULES MADE APPLICABLE.--Rules similar to the rules of section 1244(d)(2) shall apply for purposes of this section.

'(4) INCORPORATIONS AND REORGANIZATIONS INVOLVING NONQUALIFIED STOCK.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--In the case of a transaction described in section 351 or a reorganization described in section 368, if qualified small business stock is exchanged for other stock which would not qualify as qualified small business stock but for this subparagraph, such other stock shall be treated as qualified small business stock acquired on the date on which the exchanged stock was acquired.

'(B) LIMITATION.--This section shall apply to gain from the sale or exchange of stock treated as qualified small business stock by reason of subparagraph (A) only to the extent of the gain which would have been recognized at the time of the transfer described in subparagraph (A) if section 351 or 368 had not applied at such time. The preceding sentence shall not apply if the stock which is treated as qualified small business stock by reason of subparagraph (A) is issued by a corporation which (as of the time of the transfer described in subparagraph (A)) is a qualified small business.

'(C) SUCCESSIVE APPLICATION.--For purposes of this paragraph, stock treated as qualified small business stock under subparagraph (A) shall be so treated for subsequent transactions or reorganizations, except that the limitation of subparagraph (B) shall be applied as of the time of the first transfer to which such limitation applied (determined after the application of the second sentence of subparagraph (B)).

'(D) CONTROL TEST.--In the case of a transaction described in section 351, this paragraph shall apply only if, immediately after the transaction, the corporation issuing the stock owns directly or indirectly stock representing control (within the meaning of section 368(c)) of the corporation whose stock was exchanged.

'(i) BASIS RULES.--For purposes of this section--

 

'(1) STOCK EXCHANGED FOR PROPERTY.--In the case where the taxpayer transfers property (other than money or stock) to a corporation in exchange for stock in such corporation--

 

'(A) such stock shall be treated as having been acquired by the taxpayer on the date of such exchange, and

'(B) the basis of such stock in the hands of the taxpayer shall in no event be less than the fair market value of the property exchanged.

 

'(2) TREATMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO CAPITAL.--If the adjusted basis of any qualified small business stock is adjusted by reason of any contribution to capital after the date on which such stock was originally issued, in determining the amount of the adjustment by reason of such contribution, the basis of the contributed property shall in no event be treated as less than its fair market value on the date of the contribution.

 

'(j) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN SHORT POSITIONS.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--If the taxpayer has an offsetting short position with respect to any qualified small business stock, subsection (a) shall not apply to any gain from the sale or exchange of such stock unless--

 

'(A) such stock was held by the taxpayer for more than 5 years as of the first day on which there was such a short position, and

'(B) the taxpayer elects to recognize gain as if such stock were sold on such first day for its fair market value.

 

'(2) OFFSETTING SHORT POSITION.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the taxpayer shall be treated as having an offsetting short position with respect to any qualified small business stock if--

 

'(A) the taxpayer has made a short sale of substantially identical property,

'(B) the taxpayer has acquired an option to sell substantially identical property at a fixed price, or

'(C) to the extent provided in regulations, the taxpayer has entered into any other transaction which substantially reduces the risk of loss from holding such qualified small business stock.

 

For purposes of the preceding sentence, any reference to the taxpayer shall be treated as including a reference to any person who is related (within the meaning of section 267(b) or 707(b)) to the taxpayer.

 

'(k) REGULATIONS.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, including regulations to prevent the avoidance of the purposes of this section through split-ups, shell corporations, partnerships, or otherwise.'

(b) ONE-HALF OF EXCLUSION TREATED AS PREFERENCE FOR MINIMUM TAX.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Subsection (a) of section 57 (relating to items of tax preference) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

'(8) EXCLUSION FOR GAINS ON SALE OF CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESS STOCK.--An amount equal to one-half of the amount excluded from gross income for the taxable year under section 1202.'

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.--Subclause (II) of section 53(d)(1)(B)(ii) is amended by striking 'and (6)' and inserting '(6), and (8)'.

 

(c) PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.--Section 6652 is amended by inserting before the last subsection thereof the following new subsection:

'(k) FAILURE TO MAKE REPORTS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 1202.--In the case of a failure to make a report required under section 1202(d)(1)(C) which contains the information required by such section on the date prescribed therefor (determined with regard to any extension of time for filing), there shall be paid (on notice and demand by the Secretary and in the same manner as tax) by the person failing to make such report, an amount equal to $50 for each report with respect to which there was such a failure. In the case of any failure due to negligence or intentional disregard, the preceding sentence shall be applied by substituting '$100' for '$50'. In the case of a report covering periods in 2 or more years, the penalty determined under preceding provisions of this subsection shall be multiplied by the number of such years.'

(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--

 

(1)(A) Section 172(d)(2) (relating to modifications with respect to net operating loss deduction) is amended to read as follows:

'(2) CAPITAL GAINS AND LOSSES OF TAXPAYERS OTHER THAN CORPORATIONS.--In the case of a taxpayer other than a corporation--

 

'(A) the amount deductible on account of losses from sales or exchanges of capital assets shall not exceed the amount includible on account of gains from sales or exchanges of capital assets; and

'(B) the exclusion provided by section 1202 shall not be allowed.'

(B) Subparagraph (B) of section 172(d)(4) is amended by inserting ', (2)(B),' after 'paragraph (1)'.

 

(2) Paragraph (4) of section 642(c) is amended to read as follows:

'(4) ADJUSTMENTS.--To the extent that the amount otherwise allowable as a deduction under this subsection consists of gain described in section 1202(a), proper adjustment shall be made for any exclusion allowable to the estate or trust under section 1202. In the case of a trust, the deduction allowed by this subsection shall be subject to section 681 (relating to unrelated business income).'

(3) Paragraph (3) of section 643(a) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: 'The exclusion under section 1202 shall not be taken into account.'.

(4) Paragraph (4) of section 691(c) is amended by striking '1201, and 1211' and inserting '1201, 1202, and 1211'.

(5) The second sentence of paragraph (2) of section 871(a) is amended by inserting 'such gains and losses shall be determined without regard to section 1202 and' after 'except that'.

(6) The table of sections for part I of subchapter P of chapter 1 is amended by adding after the item relating to section 1201 the following new item:

'Sec. 1202. 50-percent exclusion for gain from certain small business stock.'

 

(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to stock issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.

 

SEC. 13114. ROLLOVER OF GAIN FROM SALE OF PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES INTO SPECIALIZED SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

(a) IN GENERAL.--Part III of subchapter O of chapter 1 (relating to common nontaxable exchanges) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

 

'SEC. 1044. ROLLOVER OF PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES GAIN INTO SPECIALIZED SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

'(a) NONRECOGNITION OF GAIN.--In the case of the sale of any publicly traded securities with respect to which the taxpayer elects the application of this section, gain from such sale shall be recognized only to the extent that the amount realized on such sale exceeds--

 

'(1) the cost of any common stock or partnership interest in a specialized small business investment company purchased by the taxpayer during the 60-day period beginning on the date of such sale, reduced by

'(2) any portion of such cost previously taken into account under this section.

 

This section shall not apply to any gain which is treated as ordinary income for purposes of this subtitle.

'(b) LIMITATIONS.--

 

'(1) LIMITATION ON INDIVIDUALS.--In the case of an individual, the amount of gain which may be excluded under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed the lesser of--

 

'(A) $50,000, or

'(B) $500,000, reduced by the amount of gain excluded under subsection (a) for all preceding taxable years.

 

'(2) LIMITATION ON C CORPORATIONS.--In the case of a C corporation, the amount of gain which may be excluded under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed the lesser of--

 

'(A) $250,000, or

'(B) $1,000,000, reduced by the amount of gain excluded under subsection (a) for all preceding taxable years.

 

'(3) SPECIAL RULES FOR MARRIED INDIVIDUALS.--For purposes of this subsection--

 

'(A) SEPARATE RETURNS.--In the case of a separate return by a married individual, paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting '$25,000' for '$50,000' and '$250,000' for '$500,000'.

'(B) ALLOCATION OF GAIN.--In the case of any joint return, the amount of gain excluded under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall be allocated equally between the spouses for purposes of applying this subsection to subsequent taxable years.

'(C) MARITAL STATUS.--For purposes of this subsection, marital status shall be determined under section 7703.

 

'(4) SPECIAL RULES FOR C CORPORATION.--For purposes of this subsection--

 

'(A) all corporations which are members of the same controlled group of corporations (within the meaning of section 52(a)) shall be treated as 1 taxpayer, and

'(B) any gain excluded under subsection (a) by a predecessor of any C corporation shall be treated as having been excluded by such C corporation.

'(c) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.--For purposes of this section--

 

'(1) PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES.--The term 'publicly traded securities' means securities which are traded on an established securities market.

'(2) PURCHASE.--The term 'purchase' has the meaning given such term by section 1043(b)(4).

'(3) SPECIALIZED SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY.--The term 'specialized small business investment company' means any partnership or corporation which is licensed by the Small Business Administration under section 301(d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (as in effect on May 13, 1993).

'(4) CERTAIN ENTITIES NOT ELIGIBLE.--This section shall not apply to any estate, trust, partnership, or S corporation.

 

'(d) BASIS ADJUSTMENTS.--If gain from any sale is not recognized by reason of subsection (a), such gain shall be applied to reduce (in the order acquired) the basis for determining gain or loss of any common stock or partnership interest in any specialized small business investment company which is purchased by the taxpayer during the 60-day period described in subsection (a). This subsection shall not apply for purposes of section 1202.'

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.--Paragraph (24) of section 1016(a) is amended--

 

(1) by striking 'section 1043' and inserting 'section 1043 or 1044', and

(2) by striking 'section 1043(c)' and inserting 'section 1043(c) or 1044(d), as the case may be'.

 

(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.--The table of sections for part III of subchapter O of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

 

'Sec. 1044. Rollover of publicly traded securities gain into specialized small business investment companies.'

 

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to sales on and after the date of the enactment of this Act, in taxable years ending on and after such date.

 

Subpart C--Modification to Minimum Tax Depreciation Rules

SEC. 13115. MODIFICATION TO MINIMUM TAX DEPRECIATION RULES.

 

(a) ELIMINATION OF ACE DEPRECIATION ADJUSTMENT.--Clause (i) of section 56(g)(4)(A) (relating to depreciation adjustments for computing adjusted current earnings) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: 'The preceding sentence shall not apply to any property placed in service after December 31, 1993, and the depreciation deduction with respect to such property shall be determined under the rules of subsection (a)(1)(A).'.

(b) EFFECTIVE DATES.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 1993.

(2) COORDINATION WITH TRANSITIONAL RULES.--The amendments made by this section shall not apply to any property to which paragraph (1) of section 56(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 does not apply by reason of subparagraph (C)(i) thereof.

Subpart D--Increase in Expense Treatment for Small Businesses

SEC. 13116. INCREASE IN EXPENSE TREATMENT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.

 

(a) GENERAL RULE.--Paragraph (1) of section 179(b) (relating to dollar limitation) is amended by striking '$10,000' and inserting '$17,500'.

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1992.

 

Subpart E--Tax Exempt Bonds

SEC. 13121. HIGH-SPEED INTERCITY RAIL FACILITY BONDS EXEMPT FROM STATE VOLUME CAP.

 

(a) IN GENERAL.--Paragraph (4) of section 146(g) (relating to exemption for certain bonds) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following flush sentence:

 

'Paragraph (4) shall be applied without regard to '75 percent of' if all of the property to be financed by the net proceeds of the issue is to be owned by a governmental unit (within the meaning of section 142(b)(1)).'

 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to bonds issued after December 31, 1993.

 

SEC. 13122. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF QUALIFIED SMALL ISSUE BONDS.

 

(a) IN GENERAL.--Subparagraph (B) of section 144(a)(12) is amended to read as follows:
'(B) BONDS ISSUED TO FINANCE MANUFACTURING FACILITIES AND FARM PROPERTY.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any bond issued as part of an issue 95 percent or more of the net proceeds of which are to be used to provide--

 

'(i) any manufacturing facility, or

'(ii) any land or property in accordance with section 147(c)(2).'

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to bonds issued after June 30, 1992.

(c) TREATMENT UNDER INDUCEMENT REGULATIONS.--If the 1-year period specified in Treasury Regulation sec. 1.103-8(a)(5) (as in effect before July 1, 1993) or any successor regulation would (but for this subsection) expire after June 30, 1992, and before January 1, 1994, such period shall not expire before January 1, 1994.

PART III--EXPANSION AND SIMPLIFICATION OF EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT

 

 

SEC. 13131. EXPANSION AND SIMPLIFICATION OF EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.

 

(a) GENERAL RULE.--Section 32 (relating to earned income credit) is amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following:

'(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--In the case of an eligible individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle for the taxable year an amount equal to the credit percentage of so much of the taxpayer's earned income for the taxable year as does not exceed the earned income amount.

'(2) LIMITATION.--The amount of the credit allowable to a taxpayer under paragraph (1) for any taxable year shall not exceed the excess (if any) of--

 

'(A) the credit percentage of the earned income amount, over

'(B) the phaseout percentage of so much of the adjusted gross income (or, if greater, the earned income) of the taxpayer for the taxable year as exceeds the phaseout amount.

'(b) PERCENTAGES AND AMOUNTS.--For purposes of subsection (a)--

 

'(1) PERCENTAGES.--The credit percentage and the phaseout percentage shall be determined as follows:

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--In the case of taxable years beginning after 1995:
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  In the case of an eligible        The credit       The phaseout

 

    individual with:              percentage is:     percentage is:

 

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    1 qualifying child                  34               15.98

 

    2 or more qualifying children       40               21.06

 

    No qualifying children               7.65             7.65

 

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'(B) TRANSITIONAL PERCENTAGES FOR 1995.--In the case of taxable years beginning in 1995:
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  In the case of an eligible        The credit       The phaseout

 

    individual with:              percentage is:     percentage is:

 

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    1 qualifying child                  34               15.98

 

    2 or more qualifying children       36               20.22

 

    No qualifying children               7.65             7.65

 

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'(C) TRANSITIONAL PERCENTAGES FOR 1994.--In the case of a taxable year beginning in 1994:
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  In the case of an eligible        The credit       The phaseout

 

    individual with:              percentage is:     percentage is:

 

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    1 qualifying child                  26.3             15.98

 

    2 or more qualifying children       30               17.68

 

    No qualifying children               7.65             7.65

 

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'(2) AMOUNTS.--The earned income amount and the phaseout amount shall be determined as follows:

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--In the case of taxable years beginning after 1994:
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  In the case of an eligible        The earned       The phaseout

 

    individual with:            income amount is:      amount is:

 

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    1 qualifying child               $6,000            $11,000

 

    2 or more qualifying children    $8,425            $11,000

 

    No qualifying children           $4,000            $ 5,000

 

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'(B) TRANSITIONAL AMOUNTS.--In the case of a taxable year beginning in 1994:
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  In the case of an eligible        The earned       The phaseout

 

    individual with:              income amount is:    amount is:

 

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    1 qualifying child               $7,750            $11,000

 

    2 or more qualifying children    $8,425            $11,000

 

    No qualifying children           $4,000            $ 5,000'.

 

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(b) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.--Subparagraph (A) of section 32(c)(1) (defining eligible individual) is amended to read as follows:
'(A) IN GENERAL.--The term 'eligible individual' means--

 

'(i) any individual who has a qualifying child for the taxable year, or

'(ii) any other individual who does not have a qualifying child for the taxable year, if--

 

'(I) such individual's principal place of abode is in the United States for more than one-half of such taxable year,

'(II) such individual (or, if the individual is married, either the individual or the individual's spouse) has attained age 25 but not attained age 65 before the close of the taxable year, and

'(III) such individual is not a dependent for whom a deduction is allowable under section 151 to another taxpayer for any taxable year beginning in the same calendar year as such taxable year.

For purposes of the preceding sentence, marital status shall be determined under section 7703.'
(c) INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS.--Section 32(i) (relating to inflation adjustments) is amended--

 

(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following new paragraph:

'(1) IN GENERAL.--In the case of any taxable year beginning after 1994, each dollar amount contained in subsection (b)(2)(A) shall be increased by an amount equal to--

 

'(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by

'(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3), for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, by substituting 'calendar year 1993' for 'calendar year 1992'.', and

 

(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).

 

(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--

 

(1) Subparagraph (D) of section 32(c)(3) is amended--

 

(A) by striking 'clause (i) or (ii)' in clause (iii) and inserting 'clause (i)',

(B) by striking clause (ii), and

(C) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii).

 

(2) Paragraph (3) of section 162(l) is amended to read as follows:

'(3) COORDINATION WITH MEDICAL DEDUCTION.--Any amount paid by a taxpayer for insurance to which paragraph (1) applies shall not be taken into account in computing the amount allowable to the taxpayer as a deduction under section 213(a).'

(3) Section 213 is amended by striking subsection (f).

(4) Subsection (b) of section 3507 is amended by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:

'(2) certifies that the employee has 1 or more qualifying children (within the meaning of section 32(c)(3)) for such taxable year,'.

(5) Subparagraph (B) of section 3507(c)(2) is amended by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following:

'(i) of not more than 60 percent of the credit percentage in effect under section 32(b)(1) for an eligible individual with 1 qualifying child and with earned income not in excess of the earned income amount in effect under section 32(b)(2) for such an eligible individual, which

'(ii) phases out at 60 percent of the phaseout percentage in effect under section 32(b)(1) for such an eligible individual between the phaseout amount in effect under section 32(b)(2) for such an eligible individual and the amount of earned income at which the credit under section 32(a) phases out for such an eligible individual, or'.

(6) Section 3507 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

 

'(f) INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE NOTIFICATION.--The Internal Revenue Service shall take such steps as may be appropriate to ensure that taxpayers who have 1 or more qualifying children and who receive a refund of the credit under section 32 are aware of the availability of earned income advance amounts under this section.'

(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1993.

PART IV--INCENTIVES FOR INVESTMENT IN REAL ESTATE

 

 

Subpart A--Extension of Qualified Mortgage Bonds and Low-Income Housing Credit

SEC. 13141. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF QUALIFIED MORTGAGE BONDS.

 

(a) IN GENERAL.--Paragraph (1) of section 143(a) (defining qualified mortgage bond) is amended to read as follows:

 

'(1) QUALIFIED MORTGAGE BOND DEFINED.--For purposes of this title, the term 'qualified mortgage bond' means a bond which is issued as part of a qualified mortgage issue.'

 

(b) MORTGAGE CREDIT CERTIFICATES.--Section 25 is amended by striking subsection (h) and by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections (h) and (i), respectively.

(c) TREATMENT OF RESALE PRICE CONTROL AND SUBSIDY LIEN PROGRAMS.--Subsection (k) of section 143 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

 

'(10) TREATMENT OF RESALE PRICE CONTROL AND SUBSIDY LIEN PROGRAMS.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--In the case of a residence which is located in a high housing cost area (as defined in section 143(f)(5)), the interest of a governmental unit in such residence by reason of financing provided under any qualified program shall not be taken into account under this section (other than subsection (m)), and the acquisition cost of the residence which is taken into account under subsection (e) shall be such cost reduced by the amount of such financing.

'(B) QUALIFIED PROGRAM.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 'qualified program' means any governmental program providing mortgage loans (other than 1st mortgage loans) or grants--

 

'(i) which restricts (throughout the 9-year period beginning on the date the financing is provided) the resale of the residence to a purchaser qualifying under this section and to a price determined by an index that reflects less than the full amount of any appreciation in the residence's value, or

'(ii) which provides for deferred or reduced interest payments on such financing and grants the governmental unit a share in the appreciation of the residence,

 

but only if such financing is not provided directly or indirectly through the use of any tax-exempt private activity bond.'
(d) FINANCING ALLOWED FOR CONTRACT FOR DEED AGREEMENTS.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Paragraph (2) of section 143(d) (relating to exceptions to 3-year requirement) is amended--

 

(A) by striking 'and' at the end of subparagraph (A),

(B) by adding 'and' at the end of subparagraph (B), and

(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:

'(C) financing with respect to land described in subsection (i)(1)(C) and the construction of any residence thereon.'

 

(2) EXCEPTION TO NEW MORTGAGE REQUIREMENT.--Paragraph (1) of section 143(i) (relating to mortgages must be new mortgages) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph:

 

'(C) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN CONTRACT FOR DEED AGREEMENTS.--

 

'(i) IN GENERAL.--In the case of land possessed under a contract for deed by a mortgagor--

 

'(I) whose principal residence (within the meaning of section 1034) is located on such land, and

'(II) whose family income (as defined in subsection (f)(2)) is not more than 50 percent of applicable median family income (as defined in subsection (f)(4)),

 

the contract for deed shall not be treated as an existing mortgage for purposes of subparagraph (A).

'(ii) CONTRACT FOR DEED DEFINED.--For purposes of this subparagraph, the term 'contract for deed' means a seller-financed contract for the conveyance of land under which--

 

'(I) legal title does not pass to the purchaser until the consideration under the contract is fully paid to the seller, and

'(II) the seller's remedy for nonpayment is forfeiture rather than judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure.'

(3) ACQUISITION COST INCLUDES COST OF LAND.--Clause (iii) of section 143(k)(3)(B) is amended by inserting '(other than land described in subsection (i)(1)(C)(i))' after 'cost of land'.

 

(e) FINANCING OF NEW 2-FAMILY RESIDENCES PERMITTED.--Paragraph (7) of section 143(k) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following flush sentence:

 

'Subparagraph (B) shall not apply to any 2-family residence if the residence is a targeted area residence and the family income of the mortgagor meets the requirement of subsection (f)(3)(B).'

 

(f) EFFECTIVE DATES.--

 

(1) BONDS.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to bonds issued after June 30, 1992.

(2) CERTIFICATES.--The amendment made by subsection (b) shall apply to elections for periods after June 30, 1992.

(3) SUBSECTIONS (c) AND (e).--The amendments made by subsections (c) and (e) shall apply to qualified mortgage bonds issued and mortgage credit certificates provided on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

(4) CONTRACT FOR DEED AGREEMENTS.--The amendments made by subsection (d) shall apply to loans originated and credit certificates provided after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 13142. LOW-INCOME HOUSING CREDIT.

 

(a) PERMANENT EXTENSION.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Section 42 (relating to low-income housing credit) is amended by striking subsection (o).

(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to periods ending after June 30, 1992.

 

(b) MODIFICATIONS.--

 

(1) HOUSING CREDIT AGENCY DETERMINATION OF REASONABLENESS OF PROJECT COSTS.--Subparagraph (B) of section 42(m)(2) (relating to credit allocated to building not to exceed amount necessary to assure project feasibility) is amended--

 

(A) by striking 'and' at the end of clause (ii),

(B) by striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting ', and', and

(C) by inserting after clause (iii) the following new clause:

 

'(iv) the reasonableness of the developmental and operational costs of the project.'
(2) UNITS WITH CERTAIN FULL-TIME STUDENTS NOT DISQUALIFIED.--Subparagraph (D) of section 42(i)(3) (defining low-income unit) is amended to read as follows:

 

'(D) CERTAIN STUDENTS NOT TO DISQUALIFY UNIT.--A unit shall not fail to be treated as a low-income unit merely because it is occupied--

 

'(i) by an individual who is--

 

'(I) a student and receiving assistance under title IV of the Social Security Act, or

'(II) enrolled in a job training program receiving assistance under the Job Training Partnership Act or under other similar Federal, State, or local laws, or

 

'(ii) entirely by full-time students if such students are--

 

'(I) single parents and their children and such parents and children are not dependents (as defined in section 152) of another individual, or

'(II) married and file a joint return.'

(3) TREASURY WAIVERS OF CERTAIN DE MINIMIS ERRORS AND RECERTIFICATIONS.--Subsection (g) of section 42 (relating to qualified low-income housing projects) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

'(8) WAIVER OF CERTAIN DE MINIMIS ERRORS AND RECERTIFICATIONS.--On application by the taxpayer, the Secretary may waive--

 

'(A) any recapture under subsection (j) in the case of any de minimis error in complying with paragraph (1), or

'(B) any annual recertification of tenant income for purposes of this subsection, if the entire building is occupied by low-income tenants.'

 

(4) DISCRIMINATION AGAINST TENANTS PROHIBITED.--Section 42(h)(6)(B) (defining extended low-income housing commitment) is amended by redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (v) and (vi) and by inserting after clause (iii) the following new clause:
'(iv) which prohibits the refusal to lease to a holder of a voucher or certificate of eligibility under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 because of the status of the prospective tenant as such a holder,'.
(5) HOME ASSISTANCE NOT TO RESULT IN CERTAIN BUILDINGS BEING FEDERALLY SUBSIDIZED.--Paragraph (2) of section 42(i) (relating to determination of whether building is federally subsidized) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph:

 

'(E) BUILDINGS RECEIVING HOME ASSISTANCE.--

 

'(i) IN GENERAL.--Assistance provided under the HOME Investment Partnerships Act (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this subparagraph) with respect to any building shall not be taken into account under subparagraph (D) if 40 percent or more of the residential units in the building are occupied by individuals whose income is 50 percent or less of area median gross income. Subsection (d)(5)(C) shall not apply to any building to which the preceding sentence applies.

'(ii) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN HIGH-COST HOUSING AREAS.--In the case of a building located in a city described in section 142(d)(6), clause (i) shall be applied by substituting '25 percent' for '40 percent'.'

(6) EFFECTIVE DATES.--

 

(A) IN GENERAL.--Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), the amendments made by this subsection shall apply to--

 

(i) determinations under section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to housing credit dollar amounts allocated from State housing credit ceilings after June 30, 1992, or

(ii) buildings placed in service after June 30, 1992, to the extent paragraph (1) of section 42(h) of such Code does not apply to any building by reason of paragraph (4) thereof, but only with respect to bonds issued after such date.

 

(B) WAIVER AUTHORITY AND PROHIBITED DISCRIMINATION.--The amendments made by paragraphs (3) and (4) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

(C) HOME ASSISTANCE.--The amendment made by paragraph (2) shall apply to periods after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(c) ELECTION TO DETERMINE RENT LIMITATION BASED ON NUMBER OF BEDROOMS AND DEEP RENT SKEWING.--

 

(1) In the case of a building to which the amendments made by subsection (e)(1) or (n)(2) of section 7108 of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1989 did not apply, the taxpayer may elect to have such amendments apply to such building if the taxpayer has met the requirements of the procedures described in section 42(m)(1)(B)(iii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(2) In the case of the amendment made by such subsection (e)(1), such election shall apply only with respect to tenants first occupying any unit in the building after the date of the election.

(3) In the case of the amendment made by such subsection (n)(2), such election shall apply only if rents of low-income tenants in such building do not increase as a result of such election.

(4) An election under this subsection may be made only during the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and, once made, shall be irrevocable.

Subpart B--Passive Loss Rules

SEC. 13143. APPLICATION OF PASSIVE LOSS RULES TO RENTAL REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES.

 

(a) RENTAL REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES OF PERSONS IN REAL PROPERTY BUSINESS NOT AUTOMATICALLY TREATED AS PASSIVE ACTIVITIES.--Subsection (c) of section 469 (defining passive activity) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

 

'(7) SPECIAL RULES FOR TAXPAYERS IN REAL PROPERTY BUSINESS.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--If this paragraph applies to any taxpayer for a taxable year--

 

'(i) paragraph (2) shall not apply to any rental real estate activity of such taxpayer for such taxable year, and

'(ii) this section shall be applied as if each interest of the taxpayer in rental real estate were a separate activity.

 

Notwithstanding clause (ii), a taxpayer may elect to treat all interests in rental real estate as one activity. Nothing in the preceding provisions of this subparagraph shall be construed as affecting the determination of whether the taxpayer materially participates with respect to any interest in a limited partnership as a limited partner.

'(B) TAXPAYERS TO WHOM PARAGRAPH APPLIES.--This paragraph shall apply to a taxpayer for a taxable year if--

 

'(i) more than one-half of the personal services performed in trades or businesses by the taxpayer during such taxable year are performed in real property trades or businesses in which the taxpayer materially participates, and

'(ii) such taxpayer performs more than 750 hours of services during the taxable year in real property trades or businesses in which the taxpayer materially participates.

 

In the case of a joint return, the requirements of the preceding sentence are satisfied if and only if either spouse separately satisfies such requirements. For purposes of the preceding sentence, activities in which a spouse materially participates shall be determined under subsection (h).

'(C) REAL PROPERTY TRADE OR BUSINESS.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'real property trade or business' means any real property development, redevelopment, construction, reconstruction, acquisition, conversion, rental, operation, management, leasing, or brokerage trade or business.

'(D) SPECIAL RULES FOR SUBPARAGRAPH (B).--

 

'(i) CLOSELY HELD C CORPORATIONS.--In the case of a closely held C corporation, the requirements of subparagraph (B) shall be treated as met for any taxable year if more than 50 percent of the gross receipts of such corporation for such taxable year are derived from real property trades or businesses in which the corporation materially participates.

'(ii) PERSONAL SERVICES AS AN EMPLOYEE.--For purposes of subparagraph (B), personal services performed as an employee shall not be treated as performed in real property trades or businesses. The preceding sentence shall not apply if such employee is a 5-percent owner (as defined in section 416(i)(1)(B)) in the employer.'

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--

 

(1) Paragraph (2) of section 469(c) is amended by striking 'The' and inserting 'Except as provided in paragraph (7), the'.

(2) Clause (iv) of section 469(i)(3)(E) is amended by inserting 'or any loss allowable by reason of subsection (c)(7)' after 'loss'.

 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1993.

 

Subpart C--Provisions Relating to Real Estate Investments by Pension Funds

SEC. 13144. REAL ESTATE PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY A QUALIFIED ORGANIZATION.

 

(a) MODIFICATIONS OF EXCEPTIONS.--Paragraph (9) of section 514(c) (relating to real property acquired by a qualified organization) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraphs:
'(G) SPECIAL RULES FOR PURPOSES OF THE EXCEPTIONS.--Except as otherwise provided by regulations--

 

'(i) SMALL LEASES DISREGARDED.--For purposes of clauses (iii) and (iv) of subparagraph (B), a lease to a person described in such clause (iii) or (iv) shall be disregarded if no more than 25 percent of the leasable floor space in a building (or complex of buildings) is covered by the lease and if the lease is on commercially reasonable terms.

'(ii) COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE FINANCING.--Clause (v) of subparagraph (B) shall not apply if the financing is on commercially reasonable terms.

 

'(H) QUALIFYING SALES BY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.--

 

'(i) IN GENERAL.--In the case of a qualifying sale by a financial institution, except as provided in regulations, clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (B) shall not apply with respect to financing provided by such institution for such sale.

'(ii) QUALIFYING SALE.--For purposes of this clause, there is a qualifying sale by a financial institution if--

 

'(I) a qualified organization acquires property described in clause (iii) from a financial institution and any gain recognized by the financial institution with respect to the property is ordinary income,

'(II) the stated principal amount of the financing provided by the financial institution does not exceed the amount of the outstanding indebtedness (including accrued but unpaid interest) of the financial institution with respect to the property described in clause (iii) immediately before the acquisition referred to in clause (iii) or (v), whichever is applicable, and

'(III) the present value (determined as of the time of the sale and by using the applicable Federal rate determined under section 1274(d)) of the maximum amount payable pursuant to the financing that is determined by reference to the revenue, income, or profits derived from the property cannot exceed 30 percent of the total purchase price of the property (including the contingent payments).

 

'(iii) PROPERTY TO WHICH SUBPARAGRAPH APPLIES.--Property is described in this clause if such property is foreclosure property, or is real property which--

 

'(I) was acquired by the qualified organization from a financial institution which is in conservatorship or receivership, or from the conservator or receiver of such an institution, and

'(II) was held by the financial institution at the time it entered into conservatorship or receivership.

 

'(iv) FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.--For purposes of this subparagraph, the term 'financial institution' means--

 

'(I) any financial institution described in section 581 or 591(a),

'(II) any other corporation which is a direct or indirect subsidiary of an institution referred to in subclause (I) but only if, by virtue of being affiliated with such institution, such other corporation is subject to supervision and examination by a Federal or State agency which regulates institutions referred to in subclause (I), and

'(III) any person acting as a conservator or receiver of an entity referred to in subclause (I) or (II) (or any government agency or corporation succeeding to the rights or interest of such person).

 

'(v) FORECLOSURE PROPERTY.--For purposes of this subparagraph, the term 'foreclosure property' means any real property acquired by the financial institution as the result of having bid on such property at foreclosure, or by operation of an agreement or process of law, after there was a default (or a default was imminent) on indebtedness which such property secured.'.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.--Paragraph (9) of section 514(c) is amended--

 

(1) by adding the following new sentence at the end of subparagraph (A): 'For purposes of this paragraph, an interest in a mortgage shall in no event be treated as real property.', and

(2) by striking the last sentence of subparagraph (B).

 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to acquisitions on or after January 1, 1994.

(2) SMALL LEASES.--The provisions of section 514(c)(9)(G)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall, in addition to any leases to which the provisions apply by reason of paragraph (1), apply to leases entered into on or after January 1, 1994.

SEC. 13145. REPEAL OF SPECIAL TREATMENT OF PUBLICLY TREATED PARTNERSHIPS.

 

(a) GENERAL RULE.--Subsection (c) of section 512 is amended--

 

(1) by striking paragraph (2),

(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2), and

(3) by striking 'paragraph (1) or (2)' in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) and inserting 'paragraph (1)'.

 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to partnership years beginning on or after January 1, 1994.

 

SEC. 13146. TITLE-HOLDING COMPANIES PERMITTED TO RECEIVE SMALL AMOUNTS OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME.

 

(a) GENERAL RULE.--Paragraph (25) of section 501(c) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph:
'(G)(i) An organization shall not be treated as failing to be described in this paragraph merely by reason of the receipt of any otherwise disqualifying income which is incidentally derived from the holding of real property.

 

'(ii) Clause (i) shall not apply if the amount of gross income described in such clause exceeds 10 percent of the organization's gross income for the taxable year unless the organization establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the receipt of gross income described in clause (i) in excess of such limitation was inadvertent and reasonable steps are being taken to correct the circumstances giving rise to such income.'
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.--Paragraph (2) of section 501(c) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: 'Rules similar to the rules of subparagraph (G) of paragraph (25) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph.'

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1994.

 

SEC. 13147. EXCLUSION FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS TAX OF GAINS FROM CERTAIN PROPERTY.

 

(a) GENERAL RULE.--Subsection (b) of section 512 (relating to modifications) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

 

'(16)(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (5)(B), there shall be excluded all gains or losses from the sale, exchange, or other disposition of any real property described in subparagraph (B) if--
'(i) such property was acquired by the organization from--

 

'(I) a financial institution described in section 581 or 591(a) which is in conservatorship or receivership, or

'(II) the conservator or receiver of such an institution (or any government agency or corporation succeeding to the rights or interests of the conservator or receiver),

 

'(ii) such property is designated by the organization within the 9-month period beginning on the date of its acquisition as property held for sale, except that not more than one-half (by value determined as of such date) of property acquired in a single transaction may be so designated,

'(iii) such sale, exchange, or disposition occurs before the later of--

 

'(I) the date which is 30 months after the date of the acquisition of such property, or

'(II) the date specified by the Secretary in order to assure an orderly disposition of property held by persons described in subparagraph (A), and

 

'(iv) while such property was held by the organization, the aggregate expenditures on improvements and development activities included in the basis of the property are (or were) not in excess of 20 percent of the net selling price of such property.

 

'(B) Property is described in this subparagraph if it is real property which--

 

'(i) was held by the financial institution at the time it entered into conservatorship or receivership, or

'(ii) was foreclosure property (as defined in section 514(c)(9)(H)(v)) which secured indebtedness held by the financial institution at such time.

 

For purposes of this subparagraph, real property includes an interest in a mortgage.'
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to property acquired on or after January 1, 1994.

 

SEC. 13148. EXCLUSION FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS TAX OF CERTAIN FEES AND OPTION PREMIUMS.

 

(a) LOAN COMMITMENT FEES.--Paragraph (1) of section 512(b) (relating to modifications) is amended by inserting 'amounts received or accrued as consideration for entering into agreements to make loans,' before 'and annuities'.

(b) OPTION PREMIUMS.--The second sentence of section 512(b)(5) is amended--

 

(1) by striking 'all gains on' and inserting 'all gains or losses recognized, in connection with the organization's investment activities, from',

(2) by striking ', written by the organization in connection with its investment activities,' and

(3) by inserting 'or real property and all gains or losses from the forfeiture of good-faith deposits (that are consistent with established business practice) for the purchase, sale, or lease of real property in connection with the organization's investment activities' before the period.

 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts received on or after January 1, 1994.

 

SEC. 13149. TREATMENT OF PENSION FUND INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS.

 

(a) GENERAL RULE.--Subsection (h) of section 856 (relating to closely held determinations) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

 

'(3) TREATMENT OF TRUSTS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 401(a).--

 

'(A) LOOK-THRU TREATMENT.--

 

'(i) IN GENERAL.--Except as provided in clause (ii), in determining whether the stock ownership requirement of section 542(a)(2) is met for purposes of paragraph (1)(A), any stock held by a qualified trust shall be treated as held directly by its beneficiaries in proportion to their actuarial interests in such trust and shall not be treated as held by such trust.

'(ii) CERTAIN RELATED TRUSTS NOT ELIGIBLE.--Clause (i) shall not apply to any qualified trust if one or more disqualified persons (as defined in section 4975(e)(2), without regard to subparagraphs (B) and (I) thereof) with respect to such qualified trust hold in the aggregate 5 percent or more in value of the interests in the real estate investment trust and such real estate investment trust has accumulated earnings and profits attributable to any period for which it did not qualify as a real estate investment trust.

 

'(B) COORDINATION WITH PERSONAL HOLDING COMPANY RULES.--If any entity qualifies as a real estate investment trust for any taxable year by reason of subparagraph (A), such entity shall not be treated as a personal holding company for such taxable year for purposes of part II of subchapter G of this chapter.

'(C) TREATMENT FOR PURPOSES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAX.--If any qualified trust holds more than 10 percent (by value) of the interests in any pension-held REIT at any time during a taxable year, the trust shall be treated as having for such taxable year gross income from an unrelated trade or business in an amount which bears the same ratio to the aggregate dividends paid (or treated as paid) by the REIT to the trust for the taxable year of the REIT with or within which the taxable year of the trust ends (the 'REIT year') as--

 

'(i) the gross income (less direct expenses related thereto) of the REIT for the REIT year from unrelated trades or businesses (determined as if the REIT were a qualified trust), bears to

'(ii) the gross income (less direct expenses related thereto) of the REIT for the REIT year.

 

This subparagraph shall apply only if the ratio determined under the preceding sentence is at least 5 percent.

'(D) PENSION-HELD REIT.--The purposes of subparagraph (C)--

 

'(i) IN GENERAL.--A real estate investment trust is a pension-held REIT if such trust would not have qualified as a real estate investment trust but for the provisions of this paragraph and if such trust is predominantly held by qualified trusts.

'(ii) PREDOMINANTLY HELD.--For purposes of clause (i), a real estate investment trust is predominantly held by qualified trusts if--

 

'(I) at least 1 qualified trust holds more than 25 percent (by value) of the interests in such real estate investment trust, or

'(II) 1 or more qualified trusts (each of whom own more than 10 percent by value of the interests in such real estate investment trust) hold in the aggregate more than 50 percent (by value) of the interests in such real estate investment trust.

'(E) QUALIFIED TRUST.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'qualified trust' means any trust described in section 401(a) and exempt from tax under section 501(a).'
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1993.

 

Subpart D--Discharge of Indebtedness

SEC. 13150. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME FOR INCOME FROM DISCHARGE OF QUALIFIED REAL PROPERTY BUSINESS INDEBTEDNESS.

 

(a) IN GENERAL.--Paragraph (1) of section 108(a) (relating to income from discharge of indebtedness) is amended by striking 'or' at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ', or', and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
'(D) in the case of a taxpayer other than a C corporation, the indebtedness discharged is qualified real property business indebtedness.'
(b) QUALIFIED REAL PROPERTY BUSINESS INDEBTEDNESS.--Section 108 is amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:

'(c) TREATMENT OF DISCHARGE OF QUALIFIED REAL PROPERTY BUSINESS INDEBTEDNESS.--

 

'(1) BASIS REDUCTION.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--The amount excluded from gross income under subparagraph (D) of subsection (a)(1) shall be applied to reduce the basis of the depreciable real property of the taxpayer.

'(B) CROSS REFERENCE.--For provisions making the reduction described in subparagraph (A), see section 1017.

 

'(2) LIMITATIONS.--

 

'(A) INDEBTEDNESS IN EXCESS OF VALUE.--The amount excluded under subparagraph (D) of subsection (a)(1) with respect to any qualified real property business indebtedness shall not exceed the excess (if any) of--

 

'(i) the outstanding principal amount of such indebtedness (immediately before the discharge), over

'(ii) the fair market value of the real property described in paragraph (3)(A) (as of such time), reduced by the outstanding principal amount of any other qualified real property business indebtedness secured by such property (as of such time).

 

'(B) OVERALL LIMITATION.--The amount excluded under subparagraph (D) of subsection (a)(1) shall not exceed the aggregate adjusted bases of depreciable real property (determined after any reductions under subsections (b) and (g)) held by the taxpayer immediately before the discharge (other than depreciable real property acquired in contemplation of such discharge).

 

'(3) QUALIFIED REAL PROPERTY BUSINESS INDEBTEDNESS.--The term 'qualified real property business indebtedness' means indebtedness which--

 

'(A) was incurred or assumed by the taxpayer in connection with real property used in a trade or business and is secured by such real property,

'(B) was incurred or assumed before January 1, 1993, or if incurred or assumed on or after such date, is qualified acquisition indebtedness, and

'(C) with respect to which such taxpayer makes an election to have this paragraph apply.

 

Such term shall not include qualified farm indebtedness. Indebtedness under subparagraph (B) shall include indebtedness resulting from the refinancing of indebtedness under subparagraph (B) (or this sentence), but only to the extent it does not exceed the amount of the indebtedness being refinanced.

'(4) QUALIFIED ACQUISITION INDEBTEDNESS.--For purposes of paragraph (3)(B), the term 'qualified acquisition indebtedness' means, with respect to any real property described in paragraph (3)(A), indebtedness incurred or assumed to acquire, construct, reconstruct, or substantially improve such property.

'(5) REGULATIONS.--The Secretary shall issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out this subsection, including regulations preventing the abuse of this subsection through cross-collateralization or other means.'

 

(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.--

 

(1) Subparagraph (A) of section 108(a)(2) is amended by striking 'and (C)' and inserting ', (C), and (D)'.

(2) Subparagraph (B) of section 108(a)(2) is amended to read as follows:

 

'(B) INSOLVENCY EXCLUSION TAKES PRECEDENCE OVER QUALIFIED FARM EXCLUSION AND QUALIFIED REAL PROPERTY BUSINESS EXCLUSION.--Subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to a discharge to the extent the taxpayer is insolvent.'

 

(3) Subsection (d) of section 108 is amended--

 

(A) by striking 'subsections (a), (b), and (g)' in paragraphs (6) and (7)(A) and inserting 'subsections (a), (b), (c), and (g)',

(B) by striking 'SUBSECTIONS (a), (b), AND (g)' in the subsection heading and inserting 'CERTAIN PROVISIONS', and

(C) by striking 'SUBSECTIONS (a), (b), AND (g)' in the headings of paragraphs (6) and (7)(A) and inserting 'CERTAIN PROVISIONS'.

 

(4) Subparagraph (B) of section 108(d)(7) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: 'The preceding sentence shall not apply to any discharge to the extent that subsection (a)(1)(D) applies to such discharge.'

(5) Subparagraph (A) of section 108(d)(9) is amended by inserting 'or under paragraph (3)(B) of subsection (c)' after 'subsection (b)'.

(6) Paragraph (2) of section 1017(a) is amended by striking 'or (b)(5)' and inserting ', (b)(5), or (c)(1)'.

(7) Subparagraph (A) of section 1017(b)(3) is amended by inserting 'or (c)(1)' after 'subsection (b)(5)'.

(8) Section 1017(b)(3) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

 

'(F) SPECIAL RULES FOR QUALIFIED REAL PROPERTY BUSINESS INDEBTEDNESS.--In the case of any amount which under section 108(c)(1) is to be applied to reduce basis--

 

'(i) depreciable property shall only include depreciable real property for purposes of subparagraphs (A) and (C),

'(ii) subparagraph (E) shall not apply, and

'(iii) in the case of property taken into account under section 108(c)(2)(B), the reduction with respect to such property shall be made as of the time immediately before disposition if earlier than the time under subsection (a).'

(9) Paragraph (1) of section 703(b) is amended by striking 'subsection (b)(5)' and inserting 'subsection (b)(5) or (c)(3)'.

 

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to discharges after December 31, 1992, in taxable years ending after such date.

 

Subpart E--Increase in Recovery Period for Nonresidential Real Property

SEC. 13151. INCREASE IN RECOVERY PERIOD FOR NONRESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY.

 

(a) GENERAL RULE.--Paragraph (1) of section 168(c) (relating to applicable recovery period) is amended by striking the item relating to nonresidential real property and inserting the following:

 

'Nonresidential real property 39 years.'.

 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to property placed in service by the taxpayer on or after May 13, 1993.

(2) EXCEPTION.--The amendments made by this section shall not apply to property placed in service by the taxpayer before January 1, 1994, if--

 

(A) the taxpayer or a qualified person entered into a binding written contract to purchase or construct such property before May 13, 1993, or

(B) the construction of such property was commenced by or for the taxpayer or a qualified person before May 13, 1993.

 

For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'qualified person' means any person who transfers his rights in such a contract or such property to the taxpayer but only if the property is not placed in service by such person before such rights are transferred to the taxpayer.
PART V--LUXURY TAX

 

 

SEC. 13161. REPEAL OF LUXURY EXCISE TAXES OTHER THAN ON PASSENGER VEHICLES.

 

(a) IN GENERAL.--Subchapter A of chapter 31 (relating to retail excise taxes) is amended to read as follows:

 

'Subchapter A--Luxury Passenger Automobiles

 

'Sec. 4001. Imposition of tax.

'Sec. 4002. 1st retail sale; uses, etc. treated as sales; determination of price.

'Sec. 4003. Special rules.

 

'SEC. 4001. IMPOSITION OF TAX.

 

'(a) IMPOSITION OF TAX.--There is hereby imposed on the 1st retail sale of any passenger vehicle a tax equal to 10 percent of the price for which so sold to the extent such price exceeds $30,000.

'(b) PASSENGER VEHICLE.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--For purposes of this subchapter, the term 'passenger vehicle' means any 4-wheeled vehicle--

 

'(A) which is manufactured primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways, and

'(B) which is rated at 6,000 pounds unloaded gross vehicle weight or less.

 

'(2) SPECIAL RULES.--

 

'(A) TRUCKS AND VANS.--In the case of a truck or van, paragraph (1)(B) shall be applied by substituting 'gross vehicle weight' for 'unloaded gross vehicle weight'.

'(B) LIMOUSINES.--In the case of a limousine, paragraph (1) shall be applied without regard to subparagraph (B) thereof.

'(c) EXCEPTIONS FOR TAXICABS, ETC.--The tax imposed by this section shall not apply to the sale of any passenger vehicle for use by the purchaser exclusively in the active conduct of a trade or business of transporting persons or property for compensation or hire.

'(d) EXEMPTION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USES, ETC.--No tax shall be imposed by this section on the sale of any passenger vehicle--

 

'(1) to the Federal Government, or a State or local government, for use exclusively in police, firefighting, search and rescue, or other law enforcement or public safety activities, or in public works activities, or

'(2) to any person for use exclusively in providing emergency medical services.

 

'(e) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--If, for any calendar year, the excess (if any) of--

 

'(A) $30,000, increased by the cost-of-living adjustment for the calendar year, over

'(B) the dollar amount in effect under subsection (a) for the calendar year,

 

is equal to or greater than $2,000, then the $30,000 amount in subsection (a) and section 4003(a) (as previously adjusted under this subsection) for any subsequent calendar year shall be increased by the amount of such excess rounded to the next lowest multiple of $2,000.

'(2) COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the cost-of-living adjustment for any calendar year shall be the cost-of-living adjustment under section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year, determined by substituting 'calendar year 1990' for 'calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.

 

'(f) TERMINATION.--The tax imposed by this section shall not apply to any sale or use after December 31, 1999.

 

'SEC. 4002. 1ST RETAIL SALE; USES, ETC. TREATED AS SALES; DETERMINATION OF PRICE.

 

'(a) 1ST RETAIL SALE.--For purposes of this subchapter, the term '1st retail sale' means the 1st sale, for a purpose other than resale, after manufacture, production, or importation.

'(b) USE TREATED AS SALE.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--If any person uses a passenger vehicle (including any use after importation) before the 1st retail sale of such vehicle, then such person shall be liable for tax under this subchapter in the same manner as if such vehicle were sold at retail by him.

'(2) EXEMPTION FOR FURTHER MANUFACTURE.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to use of a vehicle as material in the manufacture or production of, or as a component part of, another vehicle taxable under this subchapter to be manufactured or produced by him.

'(3) EXEMPTION FOR DEMONSTRATION USE.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any use of a passenger vehicle as a demonstrator.

'(4) EXCEPTION FOR USE AFTER IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN VEHICLES.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the use of a vehicle after importation if the user or importer establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the 1st use of the vehicle occurred before January 1, 1991, outside the United States.

'(5) COMPUTATION OF TAX.--In the case of any person made liable for tax by paragraph (1), the tax shall be computed on the price at which similar vehicles are sold at retail in the ordinary course of trade, as determined by the Secretary.

 

'(c) LEASES CONSIDERED AS SALES.--For purposes of this subchapter--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the lease of a vehicle (including any renewal or any extension of a lease or any subsequent lease of such vehicle) by any person shall be considered a sale of such vehicle at retail.

'(2) SPECIAL RULES FOR LONG-TERM LEASES.--

 

'(A) TAX NOT IMPOSED ON SALE FOR LEASING IN A QUALIFIED LEASE.--The sale of a passenger vehicle to a person engaged in a passenger vehicle leasing or rental trade or business for leasing by such person in a long-term lease shall not be treated as the 1st retail sale of such vehicle.

'(B) LONG-TERM LEASE.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 'long-term lease' means any long-term lease (as defined in section 4052).

'(C) SPECIAL RULES.--In the case of a long-term lease of a vehicle which is treated as the 1st retail sale of such vehicle--

 

'(i) DETERMINATION OF PRICE.--The tax under this subchapter shall be computed on the lowest price for which the vehicle is sold by retailers in the ordinary course of trade.

'(ii) PAYMENT OF TAX.--Rules similar to the rules of section 4217(e)(2) shall apply.

'(iii) NO TAX WHERE EXEMPT USE BY LESSEE.--No tax shall be imposed on any lease payment under a long-term lease if the lessee's use of the vehicle under such lease is an exempt use (as defined in section 4003(b)) of such vehicle.

'(d) DETERMINATION OF PRICE.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--In determining price for purposes of this subchapter--

 

'(A) there shall be included any charge incident to placing the passenger vehicle in condition ready for use,

'(B) there shall be excluded--

 

'(i) the amount of the tax imposed by this subchapter,

'(ii) if stated as a separate charge, the amount of any retail sales tax imposed by any State or political subdivision thereof or the District of Columbia, whether the liability for such tax is imposed on the vendor or vendee, and

'(iii) the value of any component of such passenger vehicle if--

 

'(I) such component is furnished by the 1st user of such passenger vehicle, and

'(II) such component has been used before such furnishing, and

'(C) the price shall be determined without regard to any trade-in.

 

'(2) OTHER RULES.--Rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (2) and (4) of section 4052(b) shall apply for purposes of this subchapter.
'SEC. 4003. SPECIAL RULES.

 

'(a) SEPARATE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREFOR.--Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), if--

 

'(A) the owner, lessee, or operator of any passenger vehicle installs (or causes to be installed) any part or accessory on such vehicle, and

'(B) such installation is not later than the date 6 months after the date the vehicle was 1st placed in service,

 

then there is hereby imposed on such installation a tax equal to 10 percent of the price of such part or accessory and its installation.

'(2) LIMITATION.--The tax imposed by paragraph (1) on the installation of any part or accessory shall not exceed 10 percent of the excess (if any) of--

 

'(A) the sum of--

 

'(i) the price of such part or accessory and its installation,

'(ii) the aggregate price of the parts and accessories (and their installation) installed before such part or accessory, plus

'(iii) the price for which the passenger vehicle was sold, over

 

'(B) $30,000.

 

'(3) EXCEPTIONS.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply if--

 

'(A) the part or accessory installed is a replacement part or accessory,

'(B) the part or accessory is installed to enable or assist an individual with a disability to operate the vehicle, or to enter or exit the vehicle, by compensating for the effect of such disability, or

'(C) the aggregate price of the parts and accessories (and their installation) described in paragraph (1) with respect to the vehicle does not exceed $200 (or such other amount or amounts as the Secretary may by regulation prescribe).

 

The price of any part or accessory (and its installation) to which paragraph (1) does not apply by reason of this paragraph shall not be taken into account under paragraph (2)(A).

'(4) INSTALLERS SECONDARILY LIABLE FOR TAX.--The owners of the trade or business installing the parts or accessories shall be secondarily liable for the tax imposed by this subsection.

 

'(b) IMPOSITION OF TAX ON SALES, ETC., WITHIN 2 YEARS OF VEHICLES PURCHASED TAX-FREE.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--If--

 

'(A) no tax was imposed under this subchapter on the 1st retail sale of any passenger vehicle by reason of its exempt use, and

'(B) within 2 years after the date of such 1st retail sale, such vehicle is resold by the purchaser or such purchaser makes a substantial nonexempt use of such vehicle,

 

then such sale or use of such vehicle by such purchaser shall be treated as the 1st retail sale of such vehicle for a price equal to its fair market value at the time of such sale or use.

'(2) EXEMPT USE.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 'exempt use' means any use of a vehicle if the 1st retail sale of such vehicle is not taxable under this subchapter by reason of such use.

 

'(c) PARTS AND ACCESSORIES SOLD WITH TAXABLE PASSENGER VEHICLE.--Parts and accessories sold on, in connection with, or with the sale of any passenger vehicle shall be treated as part of the vehicle.

'(d) PARTIAL PAYMENTS, ETC.--In the case of a contract, sale, or arrangement described in paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of section 4216(c), rules similar to the rules of section 4217(e)(2) shall apply for purposes of this subchapter.'

(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.--

 

(1) Subsection (c) of section 4221 is amended by striking '4002(b), 4003(c), 4004(a)' and inserting '4001(d)'.

(2) Subsection (d) of section 4222 is amended by striking '4002(b), 4003(c), 4004(a)' and inserting '4001(d)'.

(3) The table of subchapters for chapter 31 is amended by striking the item relating to subchapter A and inserting the following:

'Subchapter A. Luxury passenger vehicles.'

 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 1993, except that the provisions of section 4001(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended by subsection (a)) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

 

SEC. 13162. EXEMPTION FROM LUXURY EXCISE TAX FOR CERTAIN EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON PASSENGER VEHICLES FOR USE BY DISABLED INDIVIDUALS.

 

(a) IN GENERAL.--Paragraph (3) of section 4004(b) (relating to separate purchase of article and parts and accessories therefor), as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, is amended--

 

(1) by striking 'or' at the end of subparagraph (A),

(2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C),

(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:

 

'(B) the part or accessory is installed on a passenger vehicle to enable or assist an individual with a disability to operate the vehicle, or to enter or exit the vehicle, by compensating for the effect of such disability, or', and

 

(4) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following flush sentence:

'The price of any part or accessory (and its installation) to which paragraph (1) does not apply by reason of this paragraph shall not be taken into account under paragraph (2)(A).'

 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by section 11221(a) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990.

(c) PERIOD FOR FILING CLAIMS.--If refund or credit of any overpayment of tax resulting from the application of the amendments made by this section is prevented at any time before the close of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act by the operation of any law or rule of law (including res judicata), refund or credit of such overpayment (to the extent attributable to such amendments) may, nevertheless, be made or allowed if claim therefor is filed before the close of such 1-year period.

 

SEC. 13163. TAX ON DIESEL FUEL USED IN NONCOMMERCIAL BOATS.

 

(a) GENERAL RULE.--

 

(1) Paragraph (2) of section 4092(a) (defining diesel fuel) is amended by striking 'or a diesel-powered train' and inserting ', a diesel-powered train, or a diesel-powered boat'.

(2) Paragraph (1) of section 4041(a) is amended--

 

(A) by striking 'diesel-powered highway vehicle' each place it appears and inserting 'diesel-powered highway vehicle or diesel-powered boat', and

(B) by striking 'such vehicle' and inserting 'such vehicle or boat'.

 

(3) Subparagraph (B) of section 4092(b)(1) is amended by striking 'commercial and noncommercial vessels' each place it appears and inserting 'vessels for use in an off-highway business use (as defined in section 6421(e)(2)(B))'.

 

(b) EXEMPTION FOR USE IN FISHERIES OR COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION.--Subparagraph (B) of section 6421(e)(2) is amended to read as follows:
'(B) USES IN BOATS.--

 

'(i) IN GENERAL.--Except as otherwise provided in this subparagraph, the term 'off-highway business use' does not include any use in a motorboat.

'(ii) FISHERIES AND WHALING.--The term 'off-highway business use' shall include any use in a vessel employed in the fisheries or in the whaling business.

'(iii) EXCEPTION FOR DIESEL FUEL.--The term 'off-highway business use' shall include the use of diesel fuel in a boat in the active conduct of--

 

'(I) a trade or business of commercial fishing or transporting persons or property for compensation or hire, and

'(II) except as provided in clause (iv), any other trade or business.

 

'(iv) NONCOMMERCIAL BOATS.--In the case of a boat used predominantly in any activity which is of a type generally considered to constitute entertainment, amusement, or recreation, clause (iii)(II) shall not apply to--

 

'(I) the taxes under sections 4041(a)(1) and 4081 for the period after December 31, 1993, and before January 1, 2000, and

'(II) so much of the tax under sections 4041(a)(1) and 4081 as does not exceed 4.3 cents per gallon for the period after December 31, 1999.'

(c) RETENTION OF TAXES IN GENERAL FUND.--Subsection (b) of section 9508 (relating to transfers to Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: 'For purposes of this subsection, there shall not be taken into account the taxes imposed by sections 4041 and 4081 on diesel fuel sold for use or used as fuel in a diesel-powered boat.'

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 1994.

PART VI--OTHER CHANGES

 

 

SEC. 13171. ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX TREATMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS OF APPRECIATED PROPERTY.

 

(a) REPEAL OF TAX PREFERENCE.--Subsection (a) of section 57 (as amended by section 13113) is amended by striking paragraph (6) (relating to appreciated property charitable deduction) and by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively.

(b) EFFECT ON ADJUSTED CURRENT EARNINGS.--Paragraph (4) of section 56(g) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph:

'(J) TREATMENT OF CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS.--Notwithstanding subparagraphs (B) and (C), no adjustment related to the earnings and profits effects of any charitable contribution shall be made in computing adjusted current earnings.'
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.--Subclause (II) of section 53(d)(1)(B)(ii) (as amended by section 13113) is amended by striking '(5), (6), and (8)' and inserting '(5), and (7)'.

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to contributions made after June 30, 1992, except that in the case of any contribution of capital gain property which is not tangible personal property, such amendments shall apply only if the contribution is made after December 31, 1992.

 

SEC. 13172. SUBSTANTIATION REQUIREMENT FOR DEDUCTION OF CERTAIN CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS.

 

(a) SUBSTANTIATION REQUIREMENT.--Section 170(f) (providing special rules relating to the deduction of charitable contributions and gifts) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

 

'(8) SUBSTANTIATION REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS.--

 

'(A) GENERAL RULE.--No deduction shall be allowed under subsection (a) for any contribution of $250 or more unless the taxpayer substantiates the contribution by a contemporaneous written acknowledgment of the contribution by the donee organization that meets the requirements of subparagraph (B).

'(B) CONTENT OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.--An acknowledgement meets the requirements of this subparagraph if it includes the following information:

 

'(i) The amount of cash and a description (but not value) of any property other than cash contributed.

'(ii) Whether the donee organization provided any goods or services in consideration, in whole or in part, for any property described in clause (i).

'(iii) A description and good faith estimate of the value of any goods or services referred to in clause (ii) or, if such goods or services consist solely of intangible religious benefits, a statement to that effect.

 

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term 'intangible religious benefit' means any intangible religious benefit which is provided by an organization organized exclusively for religious purposes and which generally is not sold in a commercial transaction outside the donative context.

'(C) CONTEMPORANEOUS.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), an acknowledgment shall be considered to be contemporaneous if the taxpayer obtains the acknowledgment on or before the earlier of--

 

'(i) the date on which the taxpayer files a return for the taxable year in which the contribution was made, or

'(ii) the due date (including extensions) for filing such return.

 

'(D) SUBSTANTIATION NOT REQUIRED FOR CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED BY THE DONEE ORGANIZATION.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a contribution if the donee organization files a return, on such form and in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, which includes the information described in subparagraph (B) with respect to the contribution.

'(E) REGULATIONS.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this paragraph, including regulations that may provide that some or all of the requirements of this paragraph do not apply in appropriate cases.'

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The provisions of this section shall apply to contributions made on or after January 1, 1994.

 

SEC. 13173. DISCLOSURE RELATED TO QUID PRO QUO CONTRIBUTIONS.

 

(a) DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT.--Subchapter B of chapter 61 (relating to information and returns) is amended by redesignating section 6115 as section 6116 and by inserting after section 6114 the following new section:

 

'SEC. 6115. DISCLOSURE RELATED TO QUID PRO QUO CONTRIBUTIONS.

 

'(a) DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT.--If an organization described in section 170(c) (other than paragraph (1) thereof) receives a quid pro quo contribution in excess of $75, the organization shall, in connection with the solicitation or receipt of the contribution, provide a written statement which--

 

'(1) informs the donor that the amount of the contribution that is deductible for Federal income tax purposes is limited to the excess of the amount of any money and the value of any property other than money contributed by the donor over the value of the goods or services provided by the organization, and

'(2) provides the donor with a good faith estimate of the value of such goods or services.

 

'(b) QUID PRO QUO CONTRIBUTION.--For purposes of this section, the term 'quid pro quo contribution' means a payment made partly as a contribution and partly in consideration for goods or services provided to the payor by the donee organization. A quid pro quo contribution does not include any payment made to an organization, organized exclusively for religious purposes, in return for which the taxpayer receives solely an intangible religious benefit that generally is not sold in a commercial transaction outside the donative context.'

(b) PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO DISCLOSE.--Part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 (relating to assessable penalties) is amended by inserting after section 6713 the following new section:

 

'SEC. 6714. FAILURE TO MEET DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO QUID PRO QUO CONTRIBUTIONS.

 

'(a) IMPOSITION OF PENALTY.--If an organization fails to meet the disclosure requirement of section 6115 with respect to a quid pro quo contribution, such organization shall pay a penalty of $10 for each contribution in respect of which the organization fails to make the required disclosure, except that the total penalty imposed by this subsection with respect to a particular fundraising event or mailing shall not exceed $5,000.

'(b) REASONABLE CAUSE EXCEPTION.--No penalty shall be imposed under this section with respect to any failure if it is shown that such failure is due to reasonable cause.'

(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.--

 

(1) The table for subchapter B of chapter 61 is amended by striking the item relating to section 6115 and inserting the following new items:
'Sec. 6115. Disclosure related to quid pro quo contributions.

'Sec. 6116. Cross reference.'

(2) The table for part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 is amended by inserting after the item for section 6713 the following new item:
'Sec. 6714. Failure to meet disclosure requirements applicable to quid pro quo contributions.'

 

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The provisions of this section shall apply to quid pro quo contributions made on or after January 1, 1994.

 

SEC. 13174. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS OF SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS.

 

(a) IN GENERAL.--

 

(1) EXTENSION.--Paragraph (6) of section 162(l) (relating to special rules for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals) is amended by striking 'June 30, 1992' and inserting 'December 31, 1993'.

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.--Paragraph (2) of section 110(a) of the Tax Extension Act of 1991 is hereby repealed.

(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to taxable years ending after June 30, 1992.

 

(b) DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTH PLAN.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Paragraph (2)(B) of section 162(l) is amended to read as follows:

 

'(B) OTHER COVERAGE.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any taxpayer for any calendar month for which the taxpayer is eligible to participate in any subsidized health plan maintained by any employer of the taxpayer or of the spouse of the taxpayer.'

 

(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1992.
Subchapter B--Revenue Increases

 

 

PART I--PROVISIONS AFFECTING INDIVIDUALS

 

 

Subpart A--Rate Increases

SEC. 13201. INCREASE IN TOP MARGINAL RATE UNDER SECTION 1.

 

(a) GENERAL RULE.--Section 1 (relating to tax imposed) is amended by striking subsections (a) through (e) and inserting the following:

'(a) MARRIED INDIVIDUALS FILING JOINT RETURNS AND SURVIVING SPOUSES.--There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of--

 

'(1) every married individual (as defined in section 7703) who makes a single return jointly with his spouse under section 6013, and

'(2) every surviving spouse (as defined in section 2(a)),

 

a tax determined in accordance with the following table:

 

 'If taxable income is:    The tax is:

 

 

  Not over $36,900           15% of taxable income.

 

  Over $36,900 but not       $5,535, plus 28% of the

 

    over $89,150               excess over $36,900.

 

  Over $89,150 but not       $20,165, plus 31% of the

 

    over $140,000              excess over $89,150.

 

  Over $140,000              $35,928.50, plus 36% of the

 

                               excess over $140,000.

 

'(b) HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS.--There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of every head of a household (as defined in section 2(b)) a tax determined in accordance with the following table:

 

 'If taxable income is:    The tax is:

 

 

  Not over $29,600           15% of taxable income.

 

  Over $29,600 but not       $4,440, plus 28% of the

 

    over $76,400               excess over $29,600.

 

  Over $76,400 but not       $17,544, plus 31% of the

 

    over $127,500              excess over $76,400.

 

  Over $127,500              $33,385, plus 36% of the

 

                               excess over $127,500.

 

'(c) UNMARRIED INDIVIDUALS (OTHER THAN SURVIVING SPOUSES AND HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS).--There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of every individual (other than a surviving spouse as defined in section 2(a) or the head of a household as defined in section 2(b)) who is not a married individual (as defined in section 7703) a tax determined in accordance with the following table:

 

 'If taxable income is:    The tax is:

 

 

  Not over $22,100           15% of taxable income.

 

  Over $22,100 but not       $3,315, plus 28% of the

 

    over $53,500               excess over $22,100.

 

  Over $53,500 but not       $12,107, plus 31% of the

 

    over $115,000              excess over $53,500.

 

  Over $115,000              $31,172, plus 36% of the

 

                               excess over $115,000.

 

'(d) MARRIED INDIVIDUALS FILING SEPARATE RETURNS.--There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of every married individual (as defined in section 7703) who does not make a single return jointly with his spouse under section 6013, a tax determined in accordance with the following table:

 

 'If taxable income is:    The tax is:

 

 

  Not over $18,450           15% of taxable income.

 

  Over $18,450 but not       $2,767.50, plus 28% of the

 

    over $44,575               excess  over $18,450.

 

  Over $44,575 but not       $10,082.50, plus 31% of the excess

 

    over $70,000               excess  over $44,575.

 

  Over $70,000               $17,964.25, plus 36% of the excess

 

                               excess  over $70,000.

 

'(e) ESTATES AND TRUSTS.--There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of--

 

'(1) every estate, and

'(2) every trust,

 

taxable under this subsection a tax determined in accordance with the following table:

 

 'If taxable income is:    The tax is:

 

 

  Not over $1,500            15% of taxable income.

 

  Over $1,500 but not        $225, plus 28% of the

 

    over $3,500                excess over $1,500.

 

  Over $3,500 but not        $785, plus 31% of the

 

    over $5,500                excess over $3,500.

 

  Over $5,500                $1,405, plus 36% of the

 

                               excess over $5,500.'

 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--

 

(1) Section 531 is amended by striking '28 percent' and inserting '36 percent'.

(2) Section 541 is amended by striking '28 percent' and inserting '36 percent'.

(3)(A) Subsection (f) of section 1 is amended--

(i) by striking '1990' in paragraph (1) and inserting '1993', and

(ii) by striking '1989' in paragraph (3)(B) and inserting '1992'.

 

(B) Subsection (f) of section 1 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

 

'(7) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN BRACKETS.--

 

'(A) CALENDAR YEAR 1994.--In prescribing the tables under paragraph (1) which apply with respect to taxable years beginning in calendar year 1994, the Secretary shall make no adjustment to the dollar amounts at which the 36 percent rate bracket begins or at which the 39.6 percent rate begins under any table contained in subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e).

'(B) LATER CALENDAR YEARS.--In prescribing tables under paragraph (1) which apply with respect to taxable years beginning in a calendar year after 1994, the cost-of-living adjustment used in making adjustments to the dollar amounts referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be determined under paragraph (3) by substituting '1993' for '1992'.'

(C) Subparagraph (C) of section 41(e)(5) is amended by striking '1989' each place it appears and inserting '1992'.

(D) Subparagraph (B) of section 63(c)(4) is amended by striking '1989' and inserting '1992'.

(E) Subparagraph (B) of section 68(b)(2) is amended by striking '1989' and inserting '1992'.

(F) Subparagraph (B) of section 132(f)(6) is amended by striking ', determined by substituting' and all that follows down through the period at the end thereof and inserting a period.

(G) Subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B)(ii) of section 151(d)(4) are each amended by striking '1989' and inserting '1992'.

(H) Clause (ii) of section 513(h)(2)(C) is amended by striking '1989' and inserting '1992'.

 

(4) Paragraph (3) of section 453A(c) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence:

'For purposes of applying the preceding sentence with respect to so much of the gain which, when recognized, will be treated as long-term capital gain, the maximum rate on net capital gain under section 1(h) or 1201 (whichever is appropriate) shall be taken into account.'

 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1992.

(d) ELECTION TO PAY ADDITIONAL 1993 TAXES IN INSTALLMENTS.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--At the election of the taxpayer, the additional 1993 taxes may be paid in 3 equal installments.

(2) DATES FOR PAYING INSTALLMENTS.--In the case of any tax payable in installments by reason of paragraph (1)--

 

(A) the first installment shall be paid on or before the due date for the taxpayer's taxable year beginning in calendar year 1993,

(B) the second installment shall be paid on or before the date 1 year after the date determined under subparagraph (A), and

(C) the third installment shall be paid on or before the date 2 years after the date determined under subparagraph (A).

 

For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term 'due date' means the date prescribed for filing the taxpayer's return determined without regard to extensions.

(3) EXTENSION WITHOUT INTEREST.--For purposes of section 6601 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the date prescribed for the payment of any tax payable in installments under paragraph (1) shall be determined with regard to the extension under paragraph (1).

(4) ADDITIONAL 1993 TAXES.--

 

(A) IN GENERAL.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 'additional 1993 taxes' means the excess of--

 

(i) the taxpayer's net chapter 1 liability as shown on the taxpayer's return for the taxpayer's taxable year beginning in calendar year 1993, over

(ii) the amount which would have been the taxpayer's net chapter 1 liability for such taxable year if such liability had been determined using the rates which would have been in effect under section 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for taxable years beginning in calendar year 1993 but for the amendments made by this section and section 13202 and such liability had otherwise been determined on the basis of the amounts shown on the taxpayer's return.

 

(B) NET CHAPTER 1 LIABILITY.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 'net chapter 1 liability' means the liability for tax under chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 determined--

 

(i) after the application of any credit against such tax other than the credits under sections 31 and 34, and

(ii) before crediting any payment of estimated tax for the taxable year.

(5) ACCELERATION OF PAYMENTS.--If the taxpayer does not pay any installment under this section on or before the date prescribed for its payment or if the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate believes that the collection of any amount payable in installments under this section is in jeopardy, the Secretary shall immediately terminate the extension under paragraph (1) and the whole of the unpaid tax shall be paid on notice and demand from the Secretary.

(6) ELECTION ON RETURN.--An election under paragraph (1) shall be made on the taxpayer's return for the taxpayer's taxable year beginning in calendar year 1993.

(7) EXCEPTION FOR ESTATES AND TRUSTS.--This subsection shall not apply in the case of an estate or trust.

SEC. 13202. SURTAX ON HIGH-INCOME TAXPAYERS.

 

(a) GENERAL RULE.--

 

(1) Subsection (a) of section 1 (as amended by section 13201) is amended by striking the last item in the table contained therein and inserting the following:
 'Over $140,000 but not      $35,928.50, plus 36% of the

 

    over $250,000              excess over $140,000.

 

  Over $250,000              $75,528.50, plus 39.6% of the

 

                               excess over $250,000.'

 

(2) Subsection (b) of section 1 (as so amended) is amended by striking the last item in the table contained therein and inserting the following:
 'Over $127,500 but not    $33,385, plus 36% of the

 

    over $250,000            excess over $127,500.

 

  Over $250,000            $77,485, plus 39.6% of the

 

                             excess over $250,000.'

 

(3) Subsection (c) of section 1 (as so amended) is amended by striking the last item in the table contained therein and inserting the following:
 'Over $115,000 but not    $31,172, plus 36% of the

 

    over $250,000            excess over $115,000.

 

  Over $250,000            $79,772, plus 39.6% of the

 

                             excess over $250,000.'

 

(4) Subsection (d) of section 1 (as so amended) is amended by striking the last item in the table contained therein and inserting the following:
 'Over $70,000 but not    $17,964.25, plus 36% of the

 

    over $125,000           excess over $70,000.

 

  Over $125,000           $37,764.25, plus 39.6% of the

 

                            excess over $125,000.'

 

(5) Subsection (e) of section 1 (as so amended) is amended by striking the last item in the table contained therein and inserting the following:
 'Over $5,500 but not    $1,405, plus 36% of the

 

    over $7,500            excess over $5,500.

 

  Over $7,500            $2,125, plus 39.6% of the

 

                           excess over $7,500.'

 

(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.--Sections 531 and 541 (as amended by section 13201) are each amended by striking '36 percent' and inserting '39.6 percent'.

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1992.

 

SEC. 13203. MODIFICATIONS TO ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX RATES AND EXEMPTION AMOUNTS.

 

(a) INCREASE IN RATE.--Paragraph (1) of section 55(b) (defining tentative minimum tax) is amended to read as follows:

 

'(1) AMOUNT OF TENTATIVE TAX.--

 

'(A) NONCORPORATE TAXPAYERS.--

 

'(i) IN GENERAL.--In the case of a taxpayer other than a corporation, the tentative minimum tax for the taxable year is the sum of--

 

'(I) 26 percent of so much of the taxable excess as does not exceed $175,000, plus

'(II) 28 percent of so much of the taxable excess as exceeds $175,000.

 

The amount determined under the preceding sentence shall be reduced by the alternative minimum tax foreign tax credit for the taxable year.

'(ii) TAXABLE EXCESS.--For purposes of clause (i), the term 'taxable excess' means so much of the alternative minimum taxable income for the taxable year as exceeds the exemption amount.

'(iii) MARRIED INDIVIDUAL FILING SEPARATE RETURN.--In the case of a married individual filing a separate return, clause (i) shall be applied by substituting '$87,500' for '$175,000' each place it appears. For purposes of the preceding sentence, marital status shall be determined under section 7703.

 

'(B) CORPORATIONS.--In the case of a corporation, the tentative minimum tax for the taxable year is--

 

'(i) 20 percent of so much of the alternative minimum taxable income for the taxable year as exceeds the exemption amount, reduced by

'(ii) the alternative minimum tax foreign tax credit for the taxable year.'

(b) INCREASE IN EXEMPTION AMOUNTS.--Paragraph (1) of section 55(d) (defining exemption amount) is amended--

 

(1) by striking '$40,000' in subparagraph (A) and inserting '$45,000',

(2) by striking '$30,000' in subparagraph (B) and inserting '$33,750', and

(3) by striking '$20,000' in subparagraph (C) and inserting '$22,500'.

 

(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--

 

(1) The last sentence of section 55(d)(3) is amended by striking '$155,000 or (ii) $20,000' and inserting '$165,000 or (ii) $22,500'.

(2)(A) Subparagraph (A) of section 897(a)(2) is amended by striking 'the amount determined under section 55(b)(1)(A) shall not be less than 21 percent of' and inserting 'the taxable excess for purposes of section 55(b)(1)(A) shall not be less than'.

 

(B) The heading for paragraph (2) of section 897(a) is amended by striking '21-PERCENT'.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1992.

 

SEC. 13204. OVERALL LIMITATION ON ITEMIZED DEDUCTIONS FOR HIGH-INCOME TAXPAYERS MADE PERMANENT.

Subsection (f) of section 68 (relating to overall limitation on itemized deductions) is hereby repealed.

SEC. 13205. PHASEOUT OF PERSONAL EXEMPTION OF HIGH-INCOME TAXPAYERS MADE PERMANENT.

Section 151(d)(3) (relating to phaseout of personal exemption) is amended by striking subparagraph (E).

SEC. 13206. PROVISIONS TO PREVENT CONVERSION OF ORDINARY INCOME TO CAPITAL GAIN.

 

(a) INTEREST EMBEDDED IN FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Part IV of subchapter P of chapter 1 (relating to special rules for determining capital gains and losses) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
'SEC. 1258. RECHARACTERIZATION OF GAIN FROM CERTAIN FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS.

 

'(a) GENERAL RULE.--In the case of any gain--

 

'(1) which (but for this section) would be treated as gain from the sale or exchange of a capital asset, and

'(2) which is recognized on the disposition or other termination of any position which was held as part of a conversion transaction,

 

such gain (to the extent such gain does not exceed the applicable imputed income amount) shall be treated as ordinary income.

'(b) APPLICABLE IMPUTED INCOME AMOUNT.--For purposes of subsection (a), the term 'applicable imputed income amount' means, with respect to any disposition or other termination referred to in subsection (a), an amount equal to--

 

'(1) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the taxpayer's net investment in the conversion transaction for the period ending on the date of such disposition or other termination (or, if earlier, the date on which the requirements of subsection (c) ceased to be satisfied) at a rate equal to 120 percent of the applicable rate, reduced by

'(2) the amount treated as ordinary income under subsection (a) with respect to any prior disposition or other termination of a position which was held as a part of such transaction.

 

The Secretary shall by regulations provide for such reductions in the applicable imputed income amount as may be appropriate by reason of amounts capitalized under section 263(g), ordinary income received, or otherwise.

'(c) CONVERSION TRANSACTION.--For purposes of this section, the term 'conversion transaction' means any transaction--

 

'(1) substantially all of the taxpayer's expected return from which is attributable to the time value of the taxpayer's net investment in such transaction, and

'(2) which is--

 

'(A) the holding of any property (whether or not actively traded), and the entering into a contract to sell such property (or substantially identical property) at a price determined in accordance with such contract, but only if such property was acquired and such contract was entered into on a substantially contemporaneous basis,

'(B) an applicable straddle,

'(C) any other transaction which is marketed or sold as producing capital gains from a transaction described in paragraph (1), or

'(D) any other transaction specified in regulations prescribed by the Secretary.

'(d) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.--For purposes of this section--

 

'(1) APPLICABLE STRADDLE.--The term 'applicable straddle' means any straddle (within the meaning of section 1092(c)); except that the term 'personal property' shall include stock.

'(2) APPLICABLE RATE.--The term 'applicable rate' means--

 

'(A) the applicable Federal rate determined under section 1274(d) (compounded semiannually) as if the conversion transaction were a debt instrument, or

'(B) if the term of the conversion transaction is indefinite, the Federal short-term rates in effect under section 6621(b) during the period of the conversion transaction (compounded daily).

 

'(3) TREATMENT OF BUILT-IN LOSSES.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--If any position with a built-in loss becomes part of a conversion transaction--

 

'(i) for purposes of applying this subtitle to such position for periods after such position becomes part of such transaction, such position shall be taken into account at its fair market value as of the time it became part of such transaction, except that

'(ii) upon the disposition or other termination of such position in a transaction in which gain or loss is recognized, such built-in loss shall be recognized and shall have a character determined without regard to this section.

 

'(B) BUILT-IN LOSS.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 'built-in loss' means the loss (if any) which would have been realized if the position had been disposed of or otherwise terminated at its fair market value as of the time such position became part of the conversion transaction.

 

'(4) POSITION TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AT FAIR MARKET VALUE.--In determining the taxpayer's net investment in any conversion transaction, there shall be included the fair market value of any position which becomes part of such transaction (determined as of the time such position became part of such transaction).

'(5) SPECIAL RULE FOR OPTIONS DEALERS AND COMMODITIES TRADERS.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to transactions--

 

'(i) of an options dealer in the normal course of the dealer's trade or business of dealing in options, or

'(ii) of a commodities trader in the normal course of the trader's trade or business of trading section 1256 contracts.

 

'(B) DEFINITIONS.--For purposes of this paragraph--

 

'(i) OPTIONS DEALER.--The term 'options dealer' has the meaning given such term by section 1256(g)(8).

'(ii) COMMODITIES TRADER.--The term 'commodities trader' means any person who is a member (or, except as otherwise provided in regulations, is entitled to trade as a member) of a domestic board of trade which is designated as a contract market by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

 

'(C) LIMITED PARTNERS AND LIMITED ENTREPRENEURS.--In the case of any gain from a transaction recognized by an entity which is allocable to a limited partner or limited entrepreneur (within the meaning of section 464(e)(2)), subparagraph (A) shall not apply if--

 

'(i) substantially all of the limited partner's (or limited entrepreneur's) expected return from the entity is attributable to the time value of the partner's (or entrepreneur's) net investment in such entity,

'(ii) the transaction (or the interest in the entity) was marketed or sold as producing capital gains treatment from a transaction described in subsection (c)(1), or

'(iii) the transaction (or the interest in the entity) is a transaction (or interest) specified in regulations prescribed by the Secretary.'

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.--The table of sections for part IV of subchapter P of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new item:
'Sec. 1258. Recharacterization of gain from certain financial transactions.'
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to conversion transactions entered into after April 30, 1993.

 

(b) REPEAL OF CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS TO MARKET DISCOUNT RULES.--

 

(1) MARKET DISCOUNT BONDS ISSUED ON OR BEFORE JULY 18, 1984.--The following provisions are hereby repealed:

 

(A) Section 1276(e).

(B) Section 1277(d).

 

(2) TAX-EXEMPT OBLIGATIONS.--

 

(A) IN GENERAL.--Paragraph (1) of section 1278(a) (defining market discount bond) is amended--

 

(i) by striking clause (ii) of subparagraph (B) and redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) of such subparagraph as clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively,

(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D), and

(iii) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:

 

'(C) SECTION 1277 NOT APPLICABLE TO TAX-EXEMPT OBLIGATIONS.--For purposes of section 1277, the term 'market discount bond' shall not include any tax-exempt obligation (as defined in section 1275(a)(3)).'

(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--

 

(i) Sections 1276(a)(4) and 1278(b)(1) are each amended by striking 'sections 871(a)' and inserting 'sections 103, 871(a),'.

(ii) Subparagraph (B) of section 1278(a)(4) is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof the following:

 

'or, in the case of a tax-exempt obligation, the aggregate amount of the original issue discount which accrued in the manner provided by section 1272(a) (determined without regard to paragraph (7) thereof) during periods before the acquisition of the bond by the taxpayer'.

 

(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to obligations purchased (within the meaning of section 1272(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) after April 30, 1993.

 

(c) TREATMENT OF STRIPPED PREFERRED STOCK.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Section 305 is amended by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f) and by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection:

 

'(e) TREATMENT OF PURCHASER OF STRIPPED PREFERRED STOCK.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--If any person purchases after April 30, 1993, any stripped preferred stock, then such person, while holding such stock, shall include in gross income amounts equal to the amounts which would have been so includible if such stripped preferred stock were a bond issued on the purchase date and having original issue discount equal to the excess, if any, of--

 

'(A) the redemption price for such stock, over

'(B) the price at which such person purchased such stock.

 

The preceding sentence shall also apply in the case of any person whose basis in such stock is determined by reference to the basis in the hands of such purchaser.

'(2) BASIS ADJUSTMENTS.--Appropriate adjustments to basis shall be made for amounts includible in gross income under paragraph (1).

'(3) TAX TREATMENT OF PERSON STRIPPING STOCK.--If any person strips the rights to 1 or more dividends from any stock described in paragraph (5)(B) and after April 30, 1993, disposes of such dividend rights, for purposes of paragraph (1), such person shall be treated as having purchased the stripped preferred stock on the date of such disposition for a purchase price equal to such person's adjusted basis in such stripped preferred stock.

'(4) AMOUNTS TREATED AS ORDINARY INCOME.--Any amount included in gross income under paragraph (1) shall be treated as ordinary income.

'(5) STRIPPED PREFERRED STOCK.--For purposes of this subsection--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--The term 'stripped preferred stock' means any stock described in subparagraph (B) if there has been a separation in ownership between such stock and any dividend on such stock which has not become payable.

'(B) DESCRIPTION OF STOCK.--Stock is described in this subsection if such stock--

 

'(i) is limited and preferred as to dividends and does not participate in corporate growth to any significant extent, and

'(ii) has a fixed redemption price.

'(6) PURCHASE.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 'purchase' means--

 

'(A) any acquisition of stock, where

'(B) the basis of such stock is not determined in whole or in part by the reference to the adjusted basis of such stock in the hands of the person from whom acquired.'

 

(2) COORDINATION WITH SECTION 167(e).--Paragraph (2) of section 167(e) is amended to read as follows:

'(2) COORDINATION WITH OTHER PROVISIONS.--

 

'(A) SECTION 273.--This subsection shall not apply to any term interest to which section 273 applies.

'(B) SECTION 305(e).--This subsection shall not apply to the holder of the dividend rights which were separated from any stripped preferred stock to which section 305(e)(1) applies.'

 

(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on April 30, 1993.

 

(d) TREATMENT OF CAPITAL GAIN UNDER LIMITATION ON INVESTMENT INTEREST.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Subparagraph (B) of section 163(d)(4) (defining investment income) is amended to read as follows:

 

'(B) INVESTMENT INCOME.--The term 'investment income' means the sum of--

 

'(i) gross income from property held for investment (other than any gain taken into account under clause (ii)(I)),

'(ii) the excess (if any) of--

 

'(I) the net gain attributable to the disposition of property held for investment, over

'(II) the net capital gain determined by only taking into account gains and losses from dispositions of property held for investment, plus

 

'(iii) so much of the net capital gain referred to in clause (ii)(II) (or, if lesser, the net gain referred to in clause (ii)(I)) as the taxpayer elects to take into account under this clause.'
(2) COORDINATION WITH SPECIAL CAPITAL GAINS RATE.--Subsection (h) of section 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:

 

'For purposes of the preceding sentence, the net capital gain for any taxable year shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the amount which the taxpayer elects to take into account as investment income for the taxable year under section 163(d)(4)(B)(iii).'

 

(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1992.

 

(e) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN APPRECIATED INVENTORY.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Paragraph (1) of section 751(d) is amended to read as follows:

'(1) SUBSTANTIAL APPRECIATION.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--Inventory items of the partnership shall be considered to have appreciated substantially in value if their fair market value exceeds 120 percent of the adjusted basis to the partnership of such property.

'(B) CERTAIN PROPERTY EXCLUDED.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), there shall be excluded any inventory property if a principal purpose for acquiring such property was to avoid the provisions of this section relating to inventory items.'

 

(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to sales, exchanges, and distributions after April 30, 1993.
Subpart B--Other Provisions

SEC. 13207. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF WAGES SUBJECT TO HEALTH INSURANCE EMPLOYMENT TAX.

 

(a) HOSPITAL INSURANCE TAX.--

 

(1) Paragraph (1) of section 3121(a) (defining wages) is amended--

 

(A) by inserting 'in the case of the taxes imposed by sections 3101(a) and 3111(a)' after '(1)',

(B) by striking 'applicable contribution base (as determined under subsection (x))' each place it appears and inserting 'contribution and benefit base (as determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act)', and

(C) by striking 'such applicable contribution base' and inserting 'such contribution and benefit base'.

 

(2) Section 3121 is amended by striking subsection (x).

 

(b) SELF-EMPLOYMENT TAX.--

 

(1) Subsection (b) of section 1402 is amended--

 

(A) by striking 'that part of the net' in paragraph (1) and inserting 'in the case of the tax imposed by section 1401(a), that part of the net',

(B) by striking 'applicable contribution base (as determined under subsection (k))' in paragraph (1) and inserting 'contribution and benefit base (as determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act)',

(C) by inserting 'and' after 'section 3121(b),', and

(D) by striking 'and (C) includes' and all that follows through '3111(b)'.

 

(2) Section 1402 is amended by striking subsection (k).

 

(c) RAILROAD RETIREMENT TAX.--

 

(1) Subparagraph (A) of section 3231(e)(2) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new clause:
'(iii) HOSPITAL INSURANCE TAXES.--Clause (i) shall not apply to--

 

'(I) so much of the rate applicable under section 3201(a) or 3221(a) as does not exceed the rate of tax in effect under section 3101(b), and

'(II) so much of the rate applicable under section 3211(a)(1) as does not exceed the rate of tax in effect under section 1401(b).'

(2) Clause (i) of section 3231(e)(2)(B) is amended to read as follows:
'(i) TIER 1 TAXES.--Except as provided in clause (ii), the term 'applicable base' means for any calendar year the contribution and benefit base determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act for such calendar year.'
(d) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.--

 

(1) Paragraph (1) of section 6413(c) is amended by striking 'section 3101 or section 3201' and inserting 'section 3101(a) or section 3201(a) (to the extent of so much of the rate applicable under section 3201(a) as does not exceed the rate of tax in effect under section 3101(a))'.

(2) Subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 6413(c)(2) are each amended by striking 'section 3101' each place it appears and inserting 'section 3101(a)'.

(3) Subsection (c) of section 6413 is amended by striking paragraph (3).

(4) Sections 3122 and 3125 are each amended by striking 'applicable contribution base limitation' and inserting 'contribution and benefit base limitation'.

 

(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to 1994 and later calendar years.

 

SEC. 13208. TOP ESTATE AND GIFT TAX RATES MADE PERMANENT.

 

(a) GENERAL RULE.--The table contained in paragraph (1) of section 2001(c) is amended by striking the last item and inserting the following new items:

 

 'Over $2,500,000 but not    $1,025,800, plus 53% of the

 

    over $3,000,000            excess over $2,500,000.

 

  Over $3,000,000            $1,290,800, plus 55% of the

 

                               excess over $3,000,000.'

 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--

 

(1) Subsection (c) of section 2001 is amended by striking paragraph (2) and by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).

(2) Paragraph (2) of section 2001(c), as redesignated by paragraph (1), is amended by striking '($18,340,000 in the case of decedents dying, and gifts made, after 1992)'.

(3) The last sentence of section 2101(b) is amended by striking 'section 2001(c)(3)' and inserting 'section 2001(c)(2)'.

 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply in the case of decedents dying and gifts made after December 31, 1992.

 

SEC. 13209. REDUCTION IN DEDUCTIBLE PORTION OF BUSINESS MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT.

 

(a) GENERAL RULE.--Paragraph (1) of section 274(n) (relating to only 80 percent of meal and entertainment expenses allowed as deduction) is amended by striking '80 percent' and inserting '50 percent'.

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.--The subsection heading for section 274(n) is amended by striking '80' and inserting '50'.

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1993.

 

SEC. 13210. ELIMINATION OF DEDUCTION FOR CLUB MEMBERSHIP FEES.

 

(a) IN GENERAL.--Subsection (a) of section 274 (relating to disallowance of certain entertainment, etc., expenses) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

 

'(3) DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR CLUB DUES.--Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this subsection, no deduction shall be allowed under this chapter for amounts paid or incurred for membership in any club organized for business, pleasure, recreation, or other social purpose.'

 

(b) EXCEPTION FOR EMPLOYEE RECREATIONAL EXPENSES NOT TO APPLY.--Paragraph (4) of section 274(e) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

 

'This paragraph shall not apply for purposes of subsection (a)(3).'

 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 1993.

 

SEC. 13211. DISALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEE REMUNERATION IN EXCESS OF $1,000,000.

 

(a) GENERAL RULE.--Section 162 (relating to trade or business expenses) is amended by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection (n) and by inserting after subsection (l) the following new subsection:

'(m) CERTAIN EXCESSIVE EMPLOYEE REMUNERATION.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--In the case of any publicly held corporation, no deduction shall be allowed under this chapter for applicable employee remuneration with respect to any covered employee to the extent that the amount of such remuneration for the taxable year with respect to such employee exceeds $1,000,000.

'(2) PUBLICLY HELD CORPORATION.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 'publicly held corporation' means any corporation issuing any class of common equity securities required to be registered under section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

'(3) COVERED EMPLOYEE.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 'covered employee' means any employee of the taxpayer if--

 

'(A) as of the close of the taxable year, such employee is the chief executive officer of the taxpayer or is an individual acting in such a capacity, or

'(B) the total compensation of such employee for the taxable year is required to be reported to shareholders under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by reason of such employee being among the 4 highest compensated officers for the taxable year (other than the chief executive officer).

 

'(4) APPLICABLE EMPLOYEE REMUNERATION.--For purposes of this subsection--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the term 'applicable employee remuneration' means, with respect to any covered employee for any taxable year, the aggregate amount allowable as a deduction under this chapter for such taxable year (determined without regard to this subsection) for remuneration for services performed by such employee (whether or not during the taxable year).

'(B) EXCEPTION FOR REMUNERATION PAYABLE ON COMMISSION BASIS.--The term 'applicable employee remuneration' shall not include any remuneration payable on a commission basis solely on account of income generated directly by the individual performance of the individual to whom such remuneration is payable.

'(C) OTHER PERFORMANCE-BASED COMPENSATION.--The term 'applicable employee remuneration' shall not include any remuneration payable solely on account of the attainment of one or more performance goals, but only if--

 

'(i) the performance goals are determined by a compensation committee of the board of directors of the taxpayer which is comprised solely of 2 or more outside directors,

'(ii) the material terms under which the remuneration is to be paid, including the performance goals, are disclosed to shareholders and approved by a majority of the vote in a separate shareholder vote before the payment of such remuneration, and

'(iii) before any payment of such remuneration, the compensation committee referred to in clause (i) certifies that the performance goals and any other material terms were in fact satisfied.

 

'(D) EXCEPTION FOR EXISTING BINDING CONTRACTS.--The term 'applicable employee remuneration' shall not include any remuneration payable under a written binding contract which was in effect on February 17, 1993, and which was not modified thereafter in any material respect before such remuneration is paid.

'(E) REMUNERATION.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'remuneration' includes any remuneration (including benefits) in any medium other than cash, but shall not include--

 

'(i) any payment referred to in so much of section 3121(a)(5) as precedes subparagraph (E) thereof, and

'(ii) any benefit provided to or on behalf of an employee if at the time such benefit is provided it is reasonable to believe that the employee will be able to exclude such benefit from gross income under this chapter.

 

For purposes of clause (i), section 3121(a)(5) shall be applied without regard to section 3121(v)(1).

'(F) COORDINATION WITH DISALLOWED GOLDEN PARACHUTE PAYMENTS.--The dollar limitation contained in paragraph (1) shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the amount (if any) which would have been included in the applicable employee remuneration of the covered employee for the taxable year but for being disallowed under section 280G.'

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to amounts which would otherwise be deductible for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1994.

 

SEC. 13212. REDUCTION IN COMPENSATION TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN DETERMINING CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS UNDER QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS.

 

(a) QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Section 401(a)(17) is amended--

 

(A) by striking '$200,000' in the first sentence and inserting '$150,000',

(B) by striking the second sentence, and

(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

'(B) COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT.--

 

'(i) IN GENERAL.--If, for any calendar year after 1994, the excess (if any) of--

 

'(I) $150,000, increased by the cost-of-living adjustment for the calendar year, over

'(II) the dollar amount in effect under subparagraph (A) for taxable years beginning in the calendar year,

 

is equal to or greater than $10,000, then the $150,000 amount under subparagraph (A) (as previously adjusted under this subparagraph) for any taxable year beginning in any subsequent calendar year shall be increased by the amount of such excess, rounded to the next lowest multiple of $10,000.

'(ii) COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT.--The cost-of-living adjustment for any calendar year shall be the adjustment made under section 415(d) for such calendar year, except that the base period for purposes of section 415(d)(1)(A) shall be the calendar quarter beginning October 1, 1993.'

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.--Section 401(a)(17) is amended by striking '(17) A trust' and inserting:

'(17) COMPENSATION LIMIT.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--A trust'.
(b) SIMPLIFIED EMPLOYEE PENSIONS.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Paragraphs (3)(C) and (6)(D)(ii) of section 408(k) are each amended by striking '$200,000' and inserting '$150,000'.

(2) COST-OF-LIVING.--Paragraph (8) of section 408(k) is amended to read as follows:

'(8) COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT.--The Secretary shall adjust the $300 amount in paragraph (2)(C) at the same time and in the same manner as under section 415(d) and shall adjust the $150,000 amount in paragraphs (3)(C) and (6)(D)(ii) at the same time, and by the same amount, as any adjustment under section 401(a)(17)(B).'

 

(c) OTHER RELATED PROVISIONS.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Sections 404(l) and 505(b)(7) are each amended--

 

(A) by striking '$200,000' in the first sentence and inserting '$150,000', and

(B) by striking the second sentence and inserting 'The Secretary shall adjust the $150,000 amount at the same time, and by the same amount, as any adjustment under section 401(a)(17)(B).'

 

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.--The heading for section 505(b)(7) is amended by striking '$200,000'.

 

(d) EFFECTIVE DATES.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Except as provided in this subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to benefits accruing in plan years beginning after December 31, 1993.

(2) COLLECTIVELY BARGAINED PLANS.--In the case of a plan maintained pursuant to 1 or more collective bargaining agreements between employee representatives and 1 or more employers ratified before the date of the enactment of this Act, the amendments made by this section shall not apply to contributions or benefits pursuant to such agreements for plan years beginning before the earlier of--

 

(A) the latest of--

 

(i) January 1, 1994,

(ii) the date on which the last of such collective bargaining agreements terminates (without regard to any extension, amendment, or modification of such agreements on or after such date of enactment), or

(iii) in the case of a plan maintained pursuant to collective bargaining under the Railway Labor Act, the date of execution of an extension or replacement of the last of such collective bargaining agreements in effect on such date of enactment, or

 

(B) January 1, 1997.

 

(3) TRANSITION RULE FOR STATE AND LOCAL PLANS.--

 

(A) IN GENERAL.--In the case of an eligible participant in a governmental plan (within the meaning of section 414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), the dollar limitation under section 401(a)(17) of such Code shall not apply to the extent the amount of compensation which is allowed to be taken into account under the plan would be reduced below the amount which was allowed to be taken into account under the plan as in effect on July 1, 1993.

(B) ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANT.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), an eligible participant is an individual who first became a participant in the plan during a plan year beginning before the 1st plan year beginning after the earlier of--

 

(i) the plan year in which the plan is amended to reflect the amendments made by this section, or

(ii) December 31, 1995.

 

(C) PLAN MUST BE AMENDED TO INCORPORATE LIMITS.--This paragraph shall not apply to any eligible participant of a plan unless the plan is amended so that the plan incorporates by reference the dollar limitation under section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, effective with respect to noneligible participants for plan years beginning after December 31, 1995 (or earlier if the plan amendment so provides).
SEC. 13213. MODIFICATIONS TO DEDUCTION FOR MOVING EXPENSES.

 

(a) DEFINITION OF DEDUCTIBLE EXPENSES.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Subsection (b) of section 217 (defining moving expenses) is amended to read as follows:

 

'(b) DEFINITION OF MOVING EXPENSES.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--For purposes of this section, the term 'moving expenses' means only the reasonable expenses--

 

'(A) of moving household goods and personal effects from the former residence to the new residence, and

'(B) of traveling (including lodging) from the former residence to the new place of residence.

 

Such term shall not include any expenses for meals.

'(2) INDIVIDUALS OTHER THAN TAXPAYER.--In the case of any individual other than the taxpayer, expenses referred to in paragraph (1) shall be taken into account only if such individual has both the former residence and the new residence as his principal place of abode and is a member of the taxpayer's household.'

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--

 

(A) Section 217 is amended by striking subsection (e).

(B) Subsection (f) of section 217 is amended to read as follows:

'(f) SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUAL.--For purposes of this section, the term 'self-employed individual' means an individual who performs personal services--

 

'(1) as the owner of the entire interest in an unincorporated trade or business, or

'(2) as a partner in a partnership carrying on a trade or business.'

 

(C) Paragraph (3) of section 217(g) is amended by inserting 'and' at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking subparagraph (B), and by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).

(D) Subsection (h) of section 217 is amended by striking paragraph (1) and redesignating the following paragraphs accordingly.

(E) Section 1001 is amended by striking subsection (f).

(F) Subsection (e) of section 1016 is amended to read as follows:

'(e) CROSS REFERENCE.--

'For treatment of separate mineral interests as one property, see section 614.'

(b) INCREASE IN MILEAGE REQUIREMENT.--Paragraph (1) of section 217(c) is amended by striking '35 miles' each place it appears and inserting '50 miles'.

(c) DEDUCTION ALLOWED IN COMPUTING ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Subsection (a) of section 62 (defining adjusted gross income) is amended by inserting after paragraph (14) the following new paragraph:

'(15) MOVING EXPENSES.--The deduction allowed by section 217.'

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.--Subsection (b) of section 67 is amended by striking paragraph (6) and redesignating the following paragraphs accordingly.

 

(d) EXCLUSION OF EMPLOYER REIMBURSEMENT FOR DEDUCTIBLE EXPENSES.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Subsection (a) of section 132 (relating to certain fringe benefits) is amended by striking 'or' at the end of paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting ', or', and by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

'(6) qualified moving expense reimbursement.'

(2) QUALIFIED MOVING EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT DEFINED.--Section 132 is amended by redesignating subsections (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), and (l), as subsections (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), and (m), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection:

 

'(g) QUALIFIED MOVING EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT.--For purposes of this section, the term 'qualified moving expense reimbursement' means any amount received (directly or indirectly) by an individual from an employer as a payment for (or a reimbursement of) expenses which would be deductible as moving expenses under section 217 if directly paid or incurred by the individual. Such term shall not include any payment for (or reimbursement of) an expense actually deducted by the individual in a prior taxable year.'

 

(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--

 

(A) Section 82 is amended by striking 'There shall' and inserting 'Except as provided in section 132(a)(6), there shall'.

(B) Subsection (j) of section 132 (as redesignated by paragraph (2)) is amended by striking 'subsection (f)' in paragraph (4)(B)(iii) thereof and inserting 'subsection (h)'.

(C) Subsection (l) of section 132 (as redesignated by paragraph (2)) is amended by striking 'subsection (e)' and inserting 'subsections (e) and (g)'.

(D) Section 4977(c) is amended by striking 'section 132(g)(2)' and inserting 'section 132(i)(2)'.

(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to expenses incurred after December 31, 1993; except that the amendments made by subsection (d) shall apply to reimbursements or other payments in respect of expenses incurred after such date.

 

SEC. 13214. SIMPLIFICATION OF INDIVIDUAL ESTIMATED TAX SAFE HARBOR BASED ON LAST YEAR'S TAX.

 

(a) IN GENERAL.--Paragraph (1) of section 6654(d) (relating to amount of required estimated tax installments) is amended by striking subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F) and by inserting the following new subparagraph:
'(C) LIMITATION ON USE OF PRECEDING YEAR'S TAX.--

 

'(i) IN GENERAL.--If the adjusted gross income shown on the return of the individual for the preceding taxable year exceeds $150,000, clause (ii) of subparagraph (B) shall be applied by substituting '110 percent' for '100 percent'.

'(ii) SEPARATE RETURNS.--In the case of a married individual (within the meaning of section 7703) who files a separate return for the taxable year for which the amount of the installment is being determined, clause (i) shall be applied by substituting '$75,000' for '$150,000'.

'(iii) SPECIAL RULE.--In the case of an estate or trust, adjusted gross income shall be determined as provided in section 67(e).'

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--

 

(1) Subparagraph (A) of section 6654(j)(3) is amended by striking 'and subsection (d)(1)(C)(iii) shall not apply'.

(2) Paragraph (4) of section 6654(l) is amended by striking 'paragraphs (1)(C)(iv) and (2)(B)(i) of subsection (d)' and inserting 'subsection (d)(2)(B)(i)'.

 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1993.

 

SEC. 13215. SOCIAL SECURITY AND TIER 1 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BENEFITS.

 

(a) ADDITIONAL INCLUSION FOR CERTAIN TAXPAYERS.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Subsection (a) of section 86 (relating to social security and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

'(2) ADDITIONAL AMOUNT.--In the case of a taxpayer with respect to whom the amount determined under subsection (b)(1)(A) exceeds the adjusted base amount, the amount included in gross income under this section shall be equal to the lesser of--

 

'(A) the sum of--

 

'(i) 85 percent of such excess, plus

'(ii) the lesser of the amount determined under paragraph (1) or an amount equal to one-half of the difference between the adjusted base amount and the base amount of the taxpayer, or

 

'(B) 85 percent of the social security benefits received during the taxable year.'

 

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--Subsection (a) of section 86 is amended--

 

(A) by striking 'Gross' and inserting:

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), gross', and

 

(B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively.
(b) ADJUSTED BASE AMOUNT.--Section 86(c) (defining base amount) is amended to read as follows:

'(c) BASE AMOUNT AND ADJUSTED BASE AMOUNT.--For purposes of this section--

 

'(1) BASE AMOUNT.--The term 'base amount' means--

 

'(A) except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, $25,000,

'(B) $32,000 in the case of a joint return, and

'(C) zero in the case of a taxpayer who--

 

'(i) is married as of the close of the taxable year (within the meaning of section 7703) but does not file a joint return for such year, and

'(ii) does not live apart from his spouse at all times during the taxable year.

'(2) ADJUSTED BASE AMOUNT.--The term 'adjusted base amount' means--

 

'(A) except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, $34,000,

'(B) $44,000 in the case of a joint return, and

'(C) zero in the case of a taxpayer described in paragraph (1)(C).'

(c) TRANSFERS TO THE HOSPITAL INSURANCE TRUST FUND.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Paragraph (1) of section 121(e) of the Social Security Amendments of 1983 (Public Law 92-21) is amended by--

 

(A) striking 'There' and inserting:

'(A) There';

(B) inserting '(i)' immediately following 'amounts equivalent to'; and

(C) striking the period and inserting the following:

', less (ii) the amounts equivalent to the aggregate increase in tax liabilities under chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which is attributable to the amendments to section 86 of such Code made by section 13215 of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993.

'(B) There are hereby appropriated to the hospital insurance trust fund amounts equal to the increase in tax liabilities described in subparagraph (A)(ii). Such appropriated amounts shall be transferred from the general fund of the Treasury on the basis of estimates of such tax liabilities made by the Secretary of the Treasury. Transfers shall be made pursuant to a schedule made by the Secretary of the Treasury that takes into account estimated timing of collection of such liabilities.'

 

(2) DEFINITION.--Paragraph (3) of section 121(e) of such Act is amended by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C), and by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:

 

'(B) HOSPITAL INSURANCE TRUST FUND.--The term 'hospital insurance trust fund' means the fund established pursuant to section 1817 of the Social Security Act.'.

 

(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.--Paragraph (2) of section 121(e) of such Act is amended in the first sentence by striking 'paragraph (1)' and inserting 'paragraph (1)(A)'.

(4) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.--Paragraph (1)(A) of section 121(e) of such Act, as redesignated and amended by paragraph (1), is amended by striking '1954' and inserting '1986'.

 

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1993.
PART II--PROVISIONS AFFECTING BUSINESSES

 

 

SEC. 13221. INCREASE IN TOP MARGINAL RATE UNDER SECTION 11.

 

(a) GENERAL RULE.--Paragraph (1) of section 11(b) (relating to amount of tax) is amended--

 

(1) by striking 'and' at the end of subparagraph (B),

(2) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:

 

'(C) 34 percent of so much of the taxable income as exceeds $75,000 but does not exceed $10,000,000, and

'(D) 35 percent of so much of the taxable income as exceeds $10,000,000.', and

 

(3) by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence:

'In the case of a corporation which has taxable income in excess of $15,000,000, the amount of the tax determined under the foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall be increased by an additional amount equal to the lesser of (i) 3 percent of such excess, or (ii) $100,000.'

 

(b) CERTAIN PERSONAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS.--Paragraph (2) of section 11(b) is amended by striking '34 percent' and inserting '35 percent'.

(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--

 

(1) Clause (iii) of section 852(b)(3)(D) is amended by striking '66 percent' and inserting '65 percent'.

(2) Subsection (a) of section 1201 is amended by striking '34 percent' each place it appears and inserting '35 percent'.

(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1445(e) are each amended by striking '34 percent' and inserting '35 percent'.

 

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1993; except that the amendment made by subsection (c)(3) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

 

SEC. 13222. DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR LOBBYING EXPENSES.

 

(a) DISALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION.--Section 162(e) (relating to appearances, etc., with respect to legislation) is amended to read as follows:

'(e) DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN LOBBYING AND POLITICAL EXPENDITURES.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--No deduction shall be allowed under subsection (a) for any amount paid or incurred in connection with--

 

'(A) influencing legislation,

'(B) participation in, or intervention in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office,

'(C) any attempt to influence the general public, or segments thereof, with respect to elections, legislative matters, or referendums, or

'(D) any direct communication with a covered executive branch official in an attempt to influence the official actions or positions of such official.

 

'(2) EXCEPTION FOR LOCAL LEGISLATION.--In the case of any legislation of any local council or similar governing body--

 

'(A) paragraph (1)(A) shall not apply, and

'(B) the deduction allowed by subsection (a) shall include all ordinary and necessary expenses (including, but not limited to, traveling expenses described in subsection (a)(2) and the cost of preparing testimony) paid or incurred during the taxable year in carrying on any trade or business--

 

'(i) in direct connection with appearances before, submission of statements to, or sending communications to the committees, or individual members, of such council or body with respect to legislation or proposed legislation of direct interest to the taxpayer, or

'(ii) in direct connection with communication of information between the taxpayer and an organization of which the taxpayer is a member with respect to any such legislation or proposed legislation which is of direct interest to the taxpayer and to such organization,

and that portion of the dues so paid or incurred with respect to any organization of which the taxpayer is a member which is attributable to the expenses of the activities described in clauses (i) and (ii) carried on by such organization.

'(3) APPLICATION TO DUES OF TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS.--No deduction shall be allowed under subsection (a) for the portion of dues or other similar amounts paid by the taxpayer to an organization which is exempt from tax under this subtitle which the organization notifies the taxpayer under section 6033(e)(1)(A)(ii) is allocable to expenditures to which paragraph (1) applies.

'(4) INFLUENCING LEGISLATION.--For purposes of this subsection--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--The term 'influencing legislation' means any attempt to influence any legislation through communication with any member or employee of a legislative body, or with any government official or employee who may participate in the formulation of legislation.

'(B) LEGISLATION.--The term 'legislation' has the meaning given such term by section 4911(e)(2).

 

'(5) OTHER SPECIAL RULES.--

 

'(A) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN TAXPAYERS.--In the case of any taxpayer engaged in the trade or business of conducting activities described in paragraph (1), paragraph (1) shall not apply to expenditures of the taxpayer in conducting such activities directly on behalf of another person (but shall apply to payments by such other person to the taxpayer for conducting such activities).

'(B) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION.--

 

'(i) IN GENERAL.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any in-house expenditures for any taxable year if such expenditures do not exceed $2,000. In determining whether a taxpayer exceeds the $2,000 limit under this clause, there shall not be taken into account overhead costs otherwise allocable to activities described in paragraphs (1)(A) and (D).

'(ii) IN-HOUSE EXPENDITURES.--For purposes of clause (i), the term 'in-house expenditures' means expenditures described in paragraphs (1)(A) and (D) other than--

 

'(I) payments by the taxpayer to a person engaged in the trade or business of conducting activities described in paragraph (1) for the conduct of such activities on behalf of the taxpayer, or

'(II) dues or other similar amounts paid or incurred by the taxpayer which are allocable to activities described in paragraph (1).

'(C) EXPENSES INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH LOBBYING AND POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.--Any amount paid or incurred for research for, or preparation, planning, or coordination of, any activity described in paragraph (1) shall be treated as paid or incurred in connection with such activity.

 

'(6) COVERED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIAL.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 'covered executive branch official' means--

 

'(A) the President,

'(B) the Vice President,

'(C) any officer or employee of the White House Office of the Executive Office of the President, and the 2 most senior level officers of each of the other agencies in such Executive Office, and

'(D)(i) any individual serving in a position in level I of the Executive Schedule under section 5312 of title 5, United States Code, (ii) any other individual designated by the President as having Cabinet level status, and (iii) any immediate deputy of an individual described in clause (i) or (ii).

 

'(7) SPECIAL RULE FOR INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.--For purposes of this subsection, an Indian tribal government shall be treated in the same manner as a local council or similar governing body.

'(8) CROSS REFERENCE.--

'For reporting requirements and alternative taxes related to this subsection, see section 6033(e).'

 

(b) DISALLOWANCE OF CHARITABLE DEDUCTION IN CERTAIN CASES.--Section 170(f) (relating to disallowance of deduction in certain cases and special rules), as amended by section 13172, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

 

'(9) DENIAL OF DEDUCTION WHERE CONTRIBUTION FOR LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.--No deduction shall be allowed under this section for a contribution to an organization which conducts activities to which section 162(e)(1) applies on matters of direct financial interest to the donor's trade or business, if a principal purpose of the contribution was to avoid Federal income tax by securing a deduction for such activities under this section which would be disallowed by reason of section 162(e) if the donor had conducted such activities directly. No deduction shall be allowed under section 162(a) for any amount for which a deduction is disallowed under the preceding sentence.'

 

(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.--Section 6033 (relating to returns by exempt organizations) is amended by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f) and by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection:

'(e) SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.--

 

'(1) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--If this subsection applies to an organization for any taxable year, such organization--

 

'(i) shall include on any return required to be filed under subsection (a) for such year information setting forth the total expenditures of the organization to which section 162(e)(1) applies and the total amount of the dues or other similar amounts paid to the organization to which such expenditures are allocable, and

'(ii) except as provided in paragraphs (2)(A)(i) and (3), shall, at the time of assessment or payment of such dues or other similar amounts, provide notice to each person making such payment which contains a reasonable estimate of the portion of such dues or other similar amounts to which such expenditures are so allocable.

 

'(B) ORGANIZATIONS TO WHICH SUBSECTION APPLIES.--

 

'(i) IN GENERAL.--This subsection shall apply to any organization which is exempt from taxation under this subtitle other than an organization described in section 501(c)(3).

'(ii) SPECIAL RULE FOR IN-HOUSE EXPENDITURES.--This subsection shall not apply to the in-house expenditures (within the meaning of section 162(e)(5)(B)(ii)) of an organization for a taxable year if such expenditures do not exceed $2,000. In determining whether a taxpayer exceeds the $2,000 limit under this clause, there shall not be taken into account overhead costs otherwise allocable to activities described in subparagraphs (A) and (D) of section 162(e)(1).

 

'(C) ALLOCATION.--For purposes of this paragraph--

 

'(i) IN GENERAL.--Expenditures to which section 162(e)(1) applies shall be treated as paid out of dues or other similar amounts to the extent thereof.

'(ii) CARRYOVER OF LOBBYING EXPENDITURES IN EXCESS OF DUES.--If expenditures to which section 162(e)(1) applies exceed the dues or other similar amounts for any taxable year, such excess shall be treated as expenditures to which section 162(e)(1) applies which are paid or incurred by the organization during the following taxable year.

'(2) TAX IMPOSED WHERE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT NOTIFY.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--If an organization--

 

'(i) elects not to provide the notices described in paragraph (1)(A) for any taxable year, or

'(ii) fails to include in such notices the amount allocable to expenditures to which section 162(e)(1) applies (determined on the basis of actual amounts rather than the reasonable estimates under paragraph (1)(A)(ii)),

 

then there is hereby imposed on such organization for such taxable year a tax in an amount equal to the product of the highest rate of tax imposed by section 11 for the taxable year and the aggregate amount not included in such notices by reason of such election or failure.

'(B) WAIVER WHERE FUTURE ADJUSTMENTS MADE.--The Secretary may waive the tax imposed by subparagraph (A)(ii) for any taxable year if the organization agrees to adjust its estimates under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) for the following taxable year to correct any failures.

'(C) TAX TREATED AS INCOME TAX.--For purposes of this title, the tax imposed by subparagraph (A) shall be treated in the same manner as a tax imposed by chapter 1 (relating to income taxes).

 

'(3) EXCEPTION WHERE DUES GENERALLY NONDEDUCTIBLE.--Paragraph (1)(A) shall not apply to an organization which establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary that substantially all of the dues or other similar amounts paid by persons to such organization are not deductible without regard to section 162(e).'

 

(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.--Section 7871(a)(6) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.

(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 1993.

 

SEC. 13223. MARK TO MARKET ACCOUNTING METHOD FOR SECURITIES DEALERS.

 

(a) GENERAL RULE.--Subpart D of part II of subchapter E of chapter 1 (relating to inventories) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:

 

'SEC. 475. MARK TO MARKET ACCOUNTING METHOD FOR DEALERS IN SECURITIES.

 

'(a) GENERAL RULE.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this subpart, the following rules shall apply to securities held by a dealer in securities:

 

'(1) Any security which is inventory in the hands of the dealer shall be included in inventory at its fair market value.

'(2) In the case of any security which is not inventory in the hands of the dealer and which is held at the close of any taxable year--

 

'(A) the dealer shall recognize gain or loss as if such security were sold for its fair market value on the last business day of such taxable year, and

'(B) any gain or loss shall be taken into account for such taxable year.

Proper adjustment shall be made in the amount of any gain or loss subsequently realized for gain or loss taken into account under the preceding sentence. The Secretary may provide by regulations for the application of this paragraph at times other than the times provided in this paragraph.

'(b) EXCEPTIONS.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to--

 

'(A) any security held for investment,

'(B)(i) any security described in subsection (c)(2)(C) which is acquired (including originated) by the taxpayer in the ordinary course of a trade or business of the taxpayer and which is not held for sale, and (ii) any obligation to acquire a security described in clause (i) if such obligation is entered into in the ordinary course of such trade or business and is not held for sale, and

'(C) any security which is a hedge with respect to--

 

'(i) a security to which subsection (a) does not apply, or

'(ii) a position, right to income, or a liability which is not a security in the hands of the taxpayer.

To the extent provided in regulations, subparagraph (C) shall not apply to any security held by a person in its capacity as a dealer in securities.

'(2) IDENTIFICATION REQUIRED.--A security shall not be treated as described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1), as the case may be, unless such security is clearly identified in the dealer's records as being described in such subparagraph before the close of the day on which it was acquired, originated, or entered into (or such other time as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe).

'(3) SECURITIES SUBSEQUENTLY NOT EXEMPT.--If a security ceases to be described in paragraph (1) at any time after it was identified as such under paragraph (2), subsection (a) shall apply to any changes in value of the security occurring after the cessation.

'(4) SPECIAL RULE FOR PROPERTY HELD FOR INVESTMENT.--To the extent provided in regulations, subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to any security described in subparagraph (D) or (E) of subsection (c)(2) which is held by a dealer in such securities.

 

'(c) DEFINITIONS.--For purposes of this section--

 

'(1) DEALER IN SECURITIES DEFINED.--The term 'dealer in securities' means a taxpayer who--

 

'(A) regularly purchases securities from or sells securities to customers in the ordinary course of a trade or business; or

'(B) regularly offers to enter into, assume, offset, assign or otherwise terminate positions in securities with customers in the ordinary course of a trade or business.

 

'(2) SECURITY DEFINED.--The term 'security' means any--

 

'(A) share of stock in a corporation;

'(B) partnership or beneficial ownership interest in a widely held or publicly traded partnership or trust;

'(C) note, bond, debenture, or other evidence of indebtedness;

'(D) interest rate, currency, or equity notional principal contract;

'(E) evidence of an interest in, or a derivative financial instrument in, any security described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D), or any currency, including any option, forward contract, short position, and any similar financial instrument in such a security or currency; and

'(F) position which--

 

'(i) is not a security described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E),

'(ii) is a hedge with respect to such a security, and

'(iii) is clearly identified in the dealer's records as being described in this subparagraph before the close of the day on which it was acquired or entered into (or such other time as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe).

Subparagraph (E) shall not include any contract to which section 1256(a) applies.

'(3) HEDGE.--The term 'hedge' means any position which reduces the dealer's risk of interest rate or price changes or currency fluctuations, including any position which is reasonably expected to become a hedge within 60 days after the acquisition of the position.

 

'(d) SPECIAL RULES.--For purposes of this section--

 

'(1) COORDINATION WITH CERTAIN RULES.--The rules of sections 263(g), 263A, and 1256(a) shall not apply to securities to which subsection (a) applies, and section 1091 shall not apply (and section 1092 shall apply) to any loss recognized under subsection (a).

'(2) IMPROPER IDENTIFICATION.--If a taxpayer--

 

'(A) identifies any security under subsection (b)(2) as being described in subsection (b)(1) and such security is not so described, or

'(B) fails under subsection (c)(2)(F)(iii) to identify any position which is described in subsection (c)(2)(F) (without regard to clause (iii) thereof) at the time such identification is required,

 

the provisions of subsection (a) shall apply to such security or position, except that any loss under this section prior to the disposition of the security or position shall be recognized only to the extent of gain previously recognized under this section (and not previously taken into account under this paragraph) with respect to such security or position.

'(3) CHARACTER OF GAIN OR LOSS.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B) or section 1236(b)--

 

'(i) IN GENERAL.--Any gain or loss with respect to a security under subsection (a)(2) shall be treated as ordinary income or loss.

'(ii) SPECIAL RULE FOR DISPOSITIONS.--If--

 

'(I) gain or loss is recognized with respect to a security before the close of the taxable year, and

'(II) subsection (a)(2) would have applied if the security were held as of the close of the taxable year,

 

such gain or loss shall be treated as ordinary income or loss.

 

'(B) EXCEPTION.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any gain or loss which is allocable to a period during which--

 

'(i) the security is described in subsection (b)(1)(C) (without regard to subsection (b)(2)),

'(ii) the security is held by a person other than in connection with its activities as a dealer in securities, or

'(iii) the security is improperly identified (within the meaning of subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2)).

'(e) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, including rules--

 

'(1) to prevent the use of year-end transfers, related parties, or other arrangements to avoid the provisions of this section, and

'(2) to provide for the application of this section to any security which is a hedge which cannot be identified with a specific security, position, right to income, or liability.'

 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--

 

(1) Paragraph (1) of section 988(d) is amended--

 

(A) by striking 'section 1256' and inserting 'section 475 or 1256', and

(B) by striking '1092 and 1256' and inserting '475, 1092, and 1256'.

 

(2) The table of sections for subpart D of part II of subchapter E of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new item:
'Sec. 475. Mark to market accounting method for dealers in securities.'

 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to all taxable years ending on or after December 31, 1993.

(2) CHANGE IN METHOD OF ACCOUNTING.--In the case of any taxpayer required by this section to change its method of accounting for any taxable year--

 

(A) such change shall be treated as initiated by the taxpayer,

(B) such change shall be treated as made with the consent of the Secretary, and

(C) except as provided in paragraph (3), the net amount of the adjustments required to be taken into account by the taxpayer under section 481 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be taken into account ratably over the 5-taxable year period beginning with the first taxable year ending on or after December 31, 1993.

 

(3) SPECIAL RULE FOR FLOOR SPECIALISTS AND MARKET MAKERS.--

 

(A) IN GENERAL.--If--

 

(i) a taxpayer (or any predecessor) used the last-in first-out (LIFO) method of accounting with respect to any qualified securities for the 5-taxable year period ending with its last taxable year ending before December 31, 1993, and

(ii) any portion of the net amount described in paragraph (2)(C) is attributable to the use of such method of accounting,

 

then paragraph (2)(C) shall be applied by taking such portion into account ratably over the 15-taxable year period beginning with the first taxable year ending on or after December 31, 1993.

(B) QUALIFIED SECURITY.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'qualified security' means any security acquired--

 

(i) by a floor specialist (as defined in section 1236(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) in connection with the specialist's duties as a specialist on an exchange, but only if the security is one in which the specialist is registered with the exchange, or

(ii) by a taxpayer who is a market maker in connection with the taxpayer's duties as a market maker, but only if--

 

(I) the security is included on the National Association of Security Dealers Automated Quotation System,

(II) the taxpayer is registered as a market maker in such security with the National Association of Security Dealers, and

(III) as of the last day of the taxable year preceding the taxpayer's first taxable year ending on or after December 31, 1993, the taxpayer (or any predecessor) has been actively and regularly engaged as a market maker in such security for the 2-year period ending on such date (or, if shorter, the period beginning 61 days after the security was listed in such quotation system and ending on such date).

SEC. 13224. CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF CERTAIN FSLIC FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

 

(a) GENERAL RULE.--For purposes of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986--

 

(1) any FSLIC assistance with respect to any loss of principal, capital, or similar amount upon the disposition of any asset shall be taken into account as compensation for such loss for purposes of section 165 of such Code, and

(2) any FSLIC assistance with respect to any debt shall be taken into account for purposes of section 166, 585, or 593 of such Code in determining whether such debt is worthless (or the extent to which such debt is worthless) and in determining the amount of any addition to a reserve for bad debts arising from the worthlessness or partial worthlessness of such debts.

 

(b) FSLIC ASSISTANCE.--For purposes of this section, the term 'FSLIC assistance' means any assistance (or right to assistance) with respect to a domestic building and loan association (as defined in section 7701(a)(19) of such Code without regard to subparagraph (C) thereof) under section 406(f) of the National Housing Act or section 21A of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (or under any similar provision of law).

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Except as otherwise provided in this subsection--

 

(A) The provisions of this section shall apply to taxable years ending on or after March 4, 1991, but only with respect to FSLIC assistance not credited before March 4, 1991.

(B) If any FSLIC assistance not credited before March 4, 1991, is with respect to a loss sustained or charge-off in a taxable year ending before March 4, 1991, for purposes of determining the amount of any net operating loss carryover to a taxable year ending on or after March 4, 1991, the provisions of this section shall apply to such assistance for purposes of determining the amount of the net operating loss for the taxable year in which such loss was sustained or debt written off. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, this section shall not apply to any FSLIC assistance with respect to a loss sustained or charge-off in a taxable year ending before March 4, 1991.

 

(2) EXCEPTIONS.--The provisions of this section shall not apply to any assistance to which the amendments made by section 1401(a)(3) of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 apply.
SEC. 13225. MODIFICATION OF CORPORATE ESTIMATED TAX RULES.

 

(a) INCREASE IN REQUIRED INSTALLMENT BASED ON CURRENT YEAR TAX.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Clause (i) of section 6655(d)(1)(B) (relating to amount of required installment) is amended by striking '91 percent' each place it appears and inserting '100 percent'.

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--

 

(A) Subsection (d) of section 6655 is amended--

 

(i) by striking paragraph (3), and

(ii) by striking '91 PERCENT' in the paragraph heading of paragraph (2) and inserting '100 PERCENT'.

 

(B) Clause (ii) of section 6655(e)(2)(B) is amended by striking the table contained therein and inserting the following:
 'In the case of

 

  the following

 

  required           The applicable

 

  installments:      percentage is:

 

 

    1st                 25

 

    2nd                 50

 

    3rd                 75

 

    4th                100.'

 

(C) Clause (i) of section 6655(e)(3)(A) is amended by striking '91 percent' and inserting '100 percent'.
(b) MODIFICATION OF PERIODS FOR APPLYING ANNUALIZATION.--

 

(1) Clause (i) of section 6655(e)(2)(A) is amended--

 

(A) by striking 'or for the first 5 months' in subclause (II),

(B) by striking 'or for the first 8 months' in subclause (III), and

(C) by striking 'or for the first 11 months' in subclause (IV).

 

(2) Paragraph (2) of section 6655(e) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph:

 

'(C) ELECTION FOR DIFFERENT ANNUALIZATION PERIODS.--

 

'(i) If the taxpayer makes an election under this clause--

 

'(I) subclause (I) of subparagraph (A)(i) shall be applied by substituting '2 months' for '3 months',

'(II) subclause (II) of subparagraph (A)(i) shall be applied by substituting '4 months' for '3 months',

'(III) subclause (III) of subparagraph (A)(i) shall be applied by substituting '7 months' for '6 months', and

'(IV) subclause (IV) of subparagraph (A)(i) shall be applied by substituting '10 months' for '9 months'.

 

'(ii) If the taxpayer makes an election under this clause--

 

'(I) subclause (II) of subparagraph (A)(i) shall be applied by substituting '5 months' for '3 months',

'(II) subclause (III) of subparagraph (A)(i) shall be applied by substituting '8 months' for '6 months', and

'(III) subclause (IV) of subparagraph (A)(i) shall be applied by substituting '11 months' for '9 months'.

 

'(iii) An election under clause (i) or (ii) shall apply to the taxable year for which made and such an election shall be effective only if made on or before the date required for the payment of the first required installment for such taxable year.'
(3) The last sentence of section 6655(g)(3) is amended by striking 'and subsection (e)(2)(A)' and inserting 'and, except in the case of an election under subsection (e)(2)(C), subsection (e)(2)(A)'.

 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1993.

 

SEC. 13226. MODIFICATIONS OF DISCHARGE OF INDEBTEDNESS PROVISIONS.

 

(a) REPEAL OF STOCK FOR DEBT EXCEPTION IN DETERMINING INCOME FROM DISCHARGE OF INDEBTEDNESS.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Subsection (e) of section 108 is amended--

 

(A) by striking paragraph (10) and by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (10), and

(B) by amending paragraph (8) to read as follows:

 

'(8) INDEBTEDNESS SATISFIED BY CORPORATION'S STOCK.--For purposes of determining income of a debtor from discharge of indebtedness, if a debtor corporation transfers stock to a creditor in satisfaction of its indebtedness, such corporation shall be treated as having satisfied the indebtedness with an amount of money equal to the fair market value of the stock.'

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--

 

(A) Subparagraph (C) of section 382(l)(5) is amended to read as follows:

'(C) COORDINATION WITH SECTION 108.--In applying section 108(e)(8) to any case to which subparagraph (A) applies, there shall not be taken into account any indebtedness for interest described in subparagraph (B).'

(B) Section 108(e)(6) is amended by striking 'For' and inserting 'Except as provided in regulations, for'.

 

(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.--

 

(A) IN GENERAL.--Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the amendments made by this subsection shall apply to stock transferred after December 31, 1994, in satisfaction of any indebtedness.

(B) EXCEPTION FOR TITLE 11 CASES.--The amendments made by this subsection shall not apply to stock transferred in satisfaction of any indebtedness if such transfer is in a title 11 or similar case (as defined in section 368(a)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) which was filed on or before December 31, 1993.

(b) TAX ATTRIBUTES SUBJECT TO REDUCTION.--

 

(1) MINIMUM TAX CREDIT.--Section 108(b)(2) (relating to tax attributes affected; order of reduction) is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F) and by adding after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:

 

'(C) MINIMUM TAX CREDIT.--The amount of the minimum tax credit available under section 53(b) as of the beginning of the taxable year immediately following the taxable year of the discharge.'

 

(2) PASSIVE ACTIVITY LOSSES AND CREDITS.--Section 108(b)(2), as amended by paragraph (1), is amended by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G) and by adding after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph:

 

'(F) PASSIVE ACTIVITY LOSS AND CREDIT CARRYOVERS.--Any passive activity loss or credit carryover of the taxpayer under section 469(b) from the taxable year of the discharge.'

 

(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--

 

(A) Subparagraph (B) of section 108(b)(3) is amended to read as follows:

'(B) CREDIT CARRYOVER REDUCTION.--The reductions described in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (G) shall be 33-1/3 cents for each dollar excluded by subsection (a). The reduction described in subparagraph (F) in any passive activity credit carryover shall be 33-1/3 cents for each dollar excluded by subsection (a).'

(B) Subparagraph (B) of section 108(b)(4) is amended by striking '(C)' in the text and heading thereof and inserting '(D)'.

(C) Subparagraph (C) of section 108(b)(4) is amended by striking '(E)' in the text and heading thereof and inserting '(G)'.

(D) Subparagraph (B) of section 108(g)(3) is amended--

 

(i) by striking 'subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (E)' and inserting 'subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), (F), and (G)',

(ii) by striking 'subparagraphs (B) and (E)' and inserting 'subparagraphs (B), (C), and (G)', and

(iii) by inserting before the period at the end the following: 'and the attribute described in subparagraph (F) of subsection (b)(2) to the extent attributable to any passive activity credit carryover'.

(4) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to discharges of indebtedness in taxable years beginning after December 31, 1993.
SEC. 13227. LIMITATION ON SECTION 936 CREDIT.

 

(a) GENERAL RULE.--Subsection (a) of section 936 (relating to Puerto Rico and possession tax credit) is amended--

 

(1) by striking 'as provided in paragraph (3)' in paragraph (1) and inserting 'as otherwise provided in this section'; and

(2) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

'(4) LIMITATIONS ON CREDIT FOR ACTIVE BUSINESS INCOME.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--The amount of the credit determined under paragraph (1) for any taxable year with respect to income referred to in subparagraph (A) thereof shall not exceed the sum of the following amounts:

 

'(i) 60 percent of the sum of--

 

'(I) the aggregate amount of the possession corporation's qualified possession wages for such taxable year, plus

'(II) the allocable employee fringe benefit expenses of the possession corporation for the taxable year.

 

'(ii) The sum of--

 

'(I) 15 percent of the depreciation allowances for the taxable year with respect to short-life qualified tangible property,

'(II) 40 percent of the depreciation allowances for the taxable year with respect to medium-life qualified tangible property, and

'(III) 65 percent of the depreciation allowances for the taxable year with respect to long-life qualified tangible property.

 

'(iii) If the possession corporation does not have an election to use the method described in subsection (h)(5)(C)(ii) (relating to profit split) in effect for the taxable year, the amount of qualified possession income taxes for the taxable year allocable to nonsheltered income.

 

'(B) ELECTION TO TAKE REDUCED CREDIT.--

 

'(i) IN GENERAL.--If an election under this subparagraph applies to a possession corporation for any taxable year--

 

'(I) subparagraph (A), and the provisions of subsection (i), shall not apply to such possession corporation for such taxable year, and

'(II) the credit determined under paragraph (1) for such taxable year with respect to income referred to in subparagraph (A) thereof shall be the applicable percentage of the credit which would otherwise have been determined under such paragraph with respect to such income.

 

Notwithstanding subclause (I), a possession corporation to which an election under this subparagraph applies shall be entitled to the benefits of subsection (i)(3)(B) for taxes allocable (on a pro rata basis) to taxable income the tax on which is not offset by reason of this subparagraph.

'(ii) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.--The term 'applicable percentage' means the percentage determined in accordance with the following table:

 'In the case of taxable

 

  years beginning in:       The percentage is:

 

 

    1994                      60

 

    1995                      55

 

    1996                      50

 

    1997                      45

 

    1998 and thereafter       40.

 

'(iii) ELECTION.--

 

'(I) IN GENERAL.--An election under this subparagraph by any possession corporation may be made only for the corporation's first taxable year beginning after December 31, 1993, for which it is a possession corporation.

'(II) PERIOD OF ELECTION.--An election under this subparagraph shall apply to the taxable year for which made and all subsequent taxable years unless revoked.

'(III) AFFILIATED GROUPS.--If, for any taxable year, an election is not in effect for any possession corporation which is a member of an affiliated group, any election under this subparagraph for any other member of such group is revoked for such taxable year and all subsequent taxable years. For purposes of this subclause, members of an affiliated group shall be determined without regard to the exceptions contained in section 1504(b) and as if the constructive ownership rules of section 1563(e) applied for purposes of section 1504(a). The Secretary may prescribe regulations to prevent the avoidance of this subclause through deconsolidation or otherwise.

'(C) CROSS REFERENCE.--

'For definitions and special rules applicable to this paragraph, see subsection (i).'

(b) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.--Section 936 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

'(i) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO LIMITATIONS OF SUBSECTION (a)(4).--

 

'(1) QUALIFIED POSSESSION WAGES.--For purposes of this section--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--The term 'qualified possession wages' means wages paid or incurred by the possession corporation during the taxable year in connection with the active conduct of a trade or business within a possession of the United States to any employee for services performed in such possession, but only if such services are performed while the principal place of employment of such employee is within such possession.

'(B) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF WAGES TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.--

 

'(i) IN GENERAL.--The amount of wages which may be taken into account under subparagraph (A) with respect to any employee for any taxable year shall not exceed 85 percent of the contribution and benefit base determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act for the calendar year in which such taxable year begins.

'(ii) TREATMENT OF PART-TIME EMPLOYEES, ETC.--If--

 

'(I) any employee is not employed by the possession corporation on a substantially full-time basis at all times during the taxable year, or

'(II) the principal place of employment of any employee with the possession corporation is not within a possession at all times during the taxable year,

 

the limitation applicable under clause (i) with respect to such employee shall be the appropriate portion (as determined by the Secretary) of the limitation which would otherwise be in effect under clause (i).

 

'(C) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.--The term 'qualified possession wages' shall not include any wages paid to employees who are assigned by the employer to perform services for another person, unless the principal trade or business of the employer is to make employees available for temporary periods to other persons in return for compensation. All possession corporations treated as 1 corporation under paragraph (5) shall be treated as 1 employer for purposes of the preceding sentence.

'(D) WAGES.--

 

'(i) IN GENERAL.--Except as provided in clause (ii), the term 'wages' has the meaning given to such term by subsection (b) of section 3306 (determined without regard to any dollar limitation contained in such section). For purposes of the preceding sentence, such subsection (b) shall be applied as if the term 'United States' included all possessions of the United States.

'(ii) SPECIAL RULE FOR AGRICULTURAL LABOR AND RAILWAY LABOR.--In any case to which subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) of section 51(h) applies, the term 'wages' has the meaning given to such term by section 51(h)(2).

'(2) ALLOCABLE EMPLOYEE FRINGE BENEFIT EXPENSES.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--The allocable employee fringe benefit expenses of any possession corporation for any taxable year is an amount which bears the same ratio to the amount determined under subparagraph (B) for such taxable year as--

 

'(i) the aggregate amount of the possession corporation's qualified possession wages for such taxable year, bears to

'(ii) the aggregate amount of the wages paid or incurred by such possession corporation during such taxable year.

 

In no event shall the amount determined under the preceding sentence exceed 15 percent of the amount referred to in clause (i).

'(B) EXPENSES TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the amount determined under this subparagraph for any taxable year is the aggregate amount allowable as a deduction under this chapter to the possession corporation for such taxable year with respect to--

 

'(i) employer contributions under a stock bonus, pension, profit-sharing, or annuity plan,

'(ii) employer-provided coverage under any accident or health plan for employees, and

'(iii) the cost of life or disability insurance provided to employees.

 

Any amount treated as wages under paragraph (1)(D) shall not be taken into account under this subparagraph.

 

'(3) TREATMENT OF POSSESSION TAXES.--

 

'(A) AMOUNT OF CREDIT FOR POSSESSION CORPORATIONS NOT USING PROFIT SPLIT.--

 

'(i) IN GENERAL.--For purposes of subsection (a)(4)(A)(iii), the amount of the qualified possession income taxes for any taxable year allocable to nonsheltered income shall be an amount which bears the same ratio to the possession income taxes for such taxable year as--

 

'(I) the increase in the tax liability of the possession corporation under this chapter for the taxable year by reason of subsection (a)(4)(A) (without regard to clause (iii) thereof), bears to

'(II) the tax liability of the possession corporation under this chapter for the taxable year determined without regard to the credit allowable under this section.

 

'(ii) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF TAXES TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.--Possession income taxes shall not be taken into account under clause (i) for any taxable year to the extent that the amount of such taxes exceeds 9 percent of the amount of the taxable income for such taxable year.

 

'(B) DEDUCTION FOR POSSESSION CORPORATIONS USING PROFIT SPLIT.--Notwithstanding subsection (c), if a possession corporation is not described in subsection (a)(4)(A)(iii) for the taxable year, such possession corporation shall be allowed a deduction for such taxable year in an amount which bears the same ratio to the possession income taxes for such taxable year as--

 

'(i) the increase in the tax liability of the possession corporation under this chapter for the taxable year by reason of subsection (a)(4)(A), bears to

'(ii) the tax liability of the possession corporation under this chapter for the taxable year determined without regard to the credit allowable under this section.

 

In determining the credit under subsection (a) and in applying the preceding sentence, taxable income shall be determined without regard to the preceding sentence.

'(C) POSSESSION INCOME TAXES.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'possession income taxes' means any taxes of a possession of the United States which are treated as not being income, war profits, or excess profits taxes paid or accrued to a possession of the United States by reason of subsection (c).

 

'(4) DEPRECIATION RULES.--For purposes of this section--

 

'(A) DEPRECIATION ALLOWANCES.--The term 'depreciation allowances' means the depreciation deductions allowable under section 167 to the possession corporation.

'(B) CATEGORIES OF PROPERTY.--

 

'(i) QUALIFIED TANGIBLE PROPERTY.--The term 'qualified tangible property' means any tangible property used by the possession corporation in a possession of the United States in the active conduct of a trade or business within such possession.

'(ii) SHORT-LIFE QUALIFIED TANGIBLE PROPERTY.--The term 'short-life qualified tangible property' means any qualified tangible property to which section 168 applies and which is 3-year property or 5-year property for purposes of such section.

'(iii) MEDIUM-LIFE QUALIFIED TANGIBLE PROPERTY.--The term 'medium-life qualified tangible property' means any qualified tangible property to which section 168 applies and which is 7-year property or 10-year property for purposes of such section.

'(iv) LONG-LIFE QUALIFIED TANGIBLE PROPERTY.--The term 'long-life qualified tangible property' means any qualified tangible property to which section 168 applies and which is not described in clause (ii) or (iii).

'(v) TRANSITIONAL RULE.--In the case of any qualified tangible property to which section 168 (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Tax Reform Act of 1986) applies, any reference in this paragraph to section 168 shall be treated as a reference to such section as so in effect.

'(5) ELECTION TO COMPUTE CREDIT ON CONSOLIDATED BASIS.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--Any affiliated group may elect to treat all possession corporations which would be members of such group but for section 1504(b)(3) or (4) as 1 corporation for purposes of this section. The credit determined under this section with respect to such 1 corporation shall be allocated among such possession corporations in such manner as the Secretary may prescribe.

'(B) ELECTION.--An election under subparagraph (A) shall apply to the taxable year for which made and all succeeding taxable years unless revoked with the consent of the Secretary.

 

'(6) POSSESSION CORPORATION.--The term 'possession corporation' means a domestic corporation for which the election provided in subsection (a) is in effect.'

 

(c) MINIMUM TAX TREATMENT.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Subclause (I) of section 56(g)(4)(C)(ii) (relating to special rule for certain dividends) is amended by striking 'sections 936 and 921' and inserting 'sections 936 (including subsections (a)(4) and (i) thereof) and 921'.

(2) TREATMENT OF FOREIGN TAXES.--Clause (iii) of section 56(g)(4)(C) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following subclauses:

'(IV) SEPARATE APPLICATION OF FOREIGN TAX CREDIT LIMITATIONS.--In determining the alternative minimum foreign tax credit, section 904(d) shall be applied as if dividends from a corporation eligible for the credit provided by section 936 were a separate category of income referred to in a subparagraph of section 904(d)(1).

'(V) COORDINATION WITH LIMITATION ON 936 CREDIT.--Any reference in this clause to a dividend received from a corporation eligible for the credit provided by section 936 shall be treated as a reference to the portion of any such dividend for which the dividends received deduction is disallowed under clause (i) after the application of clause (ii)(I).'

(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.--Paragraph (4) of section 904(b) is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: '(without regard to subsections (a)(4) and (i) thereof)'.

(e) INCREASE IN LIMITATION ON COVER OVER.--Paragraph (1) of section 7652(f) is amended to read as follows:

 

'(1) $10.50 ($11.30 in the case of distilled spirits brought into the United States during the 5-year period beginning on October 1, 1993), or.'

 

(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1993; except that the amendment made by subsection (e) shall take effect on October 1, 1993.

 

SEC. 13228. MODIFICATION TO LIMITATION ON DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN INTEREST.

 

(a) GENERAL RULE.--Paragraph (3) of section 163(j) (defining disqualified interest) is amended to read as follows:

 

'(3) DISQUALIFIED INTEREST.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 'disqualified interest' means--

 

'(A) any interest paid or accrued by the taxpayer (directly or indirectly) to a related person if no tax is imposed by this subtitle with respect to such interest, and

'(B) any interest paid or accrued by the taxpayer with respect to any indebtedness to a person who is not a related person if--

 

'(i) there is a disqualified guarantee of such indebtedness, and

'(ii) no gross basis tax is imposed by this subtitle with respect to such interest.'

(b) DEFINITIONS.--Paragraph (6) of section 163(j) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraphs:
'(D) DISQUALIFIED GUARANTEE.--

 

'(i) IN GENERAL.--Except as provided in clause (ii), the term 'disqualified guarantee' means any guarantee by a related person which is--

 

'(I) an organization exempt from taxation under this subtitle, or

'(II) a foreign person.

 

'(ii) EXCEPTIONS.--The term 'disqualified guarantee' shall not include a guarantee--

 

'(I) in any circumstances identified by the Secretary by regulation, where the interest on the indebtedness would have been subject to a net basis tax if the interest had been paid to the guarantor, or

'(II) if the taxpayer owns a controlling interest in the guarantor.

 

For purposes of subclause (II), except as provided in regulations, the term 'a controlling interest' means direct or indirect ownership of at least 80 percent of the total voting power and value of all classes of stock of a corporation, or 80 percent of the profit and capital interests in any other entity. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the rules of paragraphs (1) and (5) of section 267(c) shall apply; except that such rules shall also apply to interest in entities other than corporations.

'(iii) GUARANTEE.--Except as provided in regulations, the term 'guarantee' includes any arrangement under which a person (directly or indirectly through an entity or otherwise) assures, on a conditional or unconditional basis, the payment of another person's obligation under any indebtedness.

 

'(E) GROSS BASIS AND NET BASIS TAXATION.--

 

'(i) GROSS BASIS TAX.--The term 'gross basis tax' means any tax imposed by this subtitle which is determined by reference to the gross amount of any item of income without any reduction for any deduction allowed by this subtitle.

'(ii) NET BASIS TAX.--The term 'net basis tax' means any tax imposed by this subtitle which is not a gross basis tax.'

(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--

 

(1) Subparagraph (B) of section 163(j)(5) is amended by striking 'to a related person'.

(2) The subsection heading for subsection (j) of section 163 is amended to read as follows:

 

'(j) LIMITATION ON DEDUCTION FOR INTEREST ON CERTAIN INDEBTEDNESS.--'.

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to interest paid or accrued in taxable years beginning after December 31, 1993.

PART III--FOREIGN TAX PROVISIONS

 

 

Subpart A--Current Taxation of Certain Earnings of Controlled Foreign Corporations

SEC. 13231. EARNINGS INVESTED IN EXCESS PASSIVE ASSETS.

 

(a) GENERAL RULE.--Paragraph (1) of section 951(a) (relating to amounts included in gross income of United States shareholders) is amended by striking 'and' at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting '; and', and by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph:
'(C) the amount determined under section 956A with respect to such shareholder for such year (but only to the extent not excluded from gross income under section 959(a)(3)).'
(b) AMOUNT OF INCLUSION.--Subpart F of part III of subchapter N of chapter 1 is amended by inserting after section 956 the following new section:

 

'SEC. 956A. EARNINGS INVESTED IN EXCESS PASSIVE ASSETS.

 

'(a) GENERAL RULE.--In the case of any controlled foreign corporation, the amount determined under this section with respect to any United States shareholder for any taxable year is the lesser of--

 

'(1) the excess (if any) of--

 

'(A) such shareholder's pro rata share of the amount of the controlled foreign corporation's excess passive assets for such taxable year, over

'(B) the amount of earnings and profits described in section 959(c)(1)(B) with respect to such shareholder, or

 

'(2) such shareholder's pro rata share of the applicable earnings of such controlled foreign corporation determined after the application of section 951(a)(1)(B).

 

'(b) APPLICABLE EARNINGS.--For purposes of this section, the term 'applicable earnings' means, with respect to any controlled foreign corporation, the sum of--

 

'(1) the amount referred to in section 316(a)(1) to the extent such amount was accumulated in taxable years beginning after September 30, 1993, and

'(2) the amount referred to in section 316(a)(2),

 

but reduced by distributions made during the taxable year and reduced by the earnings and profits described in section 959(c)(1) to the extent that the earnings and profits so described were accumulated in taxable years beginning after September 30, 1993.

'(c) EXCESS PASSIVE ASSETS.--For purposes of this section--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--The excess passive assets of any controlled foreign corporation for any taxable year is the excess (if any) of--

 

'(A) the average of the amounts of passive assets held by such corporation as of the close of each quarter of such taxable year, over

'(B) 25 percent of the average of the amounts of total assets held by such corporation as of the close of each quarter of such taxable year.

 

For purposes of the preceding sentence, the amount taken into account with respect to any asset shall be its adjusted basis as determined for purposes of computing earnings and profits.

'(2) PASSIVE ASSET.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, the term 'passive asset' means any asset held by the controlled foreign corporation which produces passive income (as defined in section 1296(b)) or is held for the production of such income.

'(B) COORDINATION WITH SECTION 956.--The term 'passive asset' shall not include any United States property (as defined in section 956).

 

'(3)CERTAIN RULES TO APPLY.--For purposes of this subsection, the rules of the following provisions shall apply:

 

'(A) Section 1296(c) (relating to look-thru rules).

'(B) Section 1297(d) (relating to leasing rules).

'(C) Section 1297(e) (relating to intangible property).

'(d) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN GROUPS OF CONTROLLED FOREIGN CORPORATIONS.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--For purposes of applying subsection (c)--

 

'(A) all controlled foreign corporations which are members of the same CFC group shall be treated as 1 controlled foreign corporation, and

'(B) the amount of the excess passive assets determined with respect to such 1 corporation shall be allocated among the controlled foreign corporations which are members of such group in proportion to their respective amounts of applicable earnings.

 

'(2) CFC GROUP.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the term 'CFC group' means 1 or more chains of controlled foreign corporations connected through stock ownership with a top tier corporation which is a controlled foreign corporation, but only if--

 

'(A) the top tier corporation owns directly more than 50 percent (by vote or value) of the stock of at least 1 of the other controlled foreign corporations, and

'(B) more than 50 percent (by vote or value) of the stock of each of the controlled foreign corporations (other than the top tier corporation) is owned (directly or indirectly) by one or more other members of the group.

'(e) SPECIAL RULE WHERE CORPORATION CEASES TO BE CONTROLLED FOREIGN CORPORATION DURING TAXABLE YEAR.--If any foreign corporation ceases to be a controlled foreign corporation during any taxable year--

 

'(1) the determination of any United States shareholder's pro rata share shall be made on the basis of stock owned (within the meaning of section 958(a)) by such shareholder on the last day during the taxable year on which the foreign corporation is a controlled foreign corporation,

'(2) the amount of such corporation's excess passive assets for such taxable year shall be determined by only taking into account quarters ending on or before such last day, and

'(3) in determining applicable earnings, the amount taken into account by reason of being described in paragraph (2) of section 316(a) shall be the portion of the amount so described which is allocable (on a pro rata basis) to the part of such year during which the corporation is a controlled foreign corporation.

 

'(f) REGULATIONS.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, including regulations to prevent the avoidance of the provisions of this section through reorganizations or otherwise.'

(c) PREVIOUSLY TAXED INCOME RULES.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Subsection (a) of section 959 (relating to exclusion from gross income of previously taxed earnings and profits) is amended by striking 'or' at the end of paragraph (1), by adding 'or' at the end of paragraph (2), and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:

'(3) such amounts would, but for this subsection, be included under section 951(a)(1)(C) in the gross income of,'.

(2) ALLOCATION RULES.--

 

(A) Subsection (a) of section 959 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence:
'The rules of subsection (c) shall apply for purposes of paragraph (1) of this subsection and the rules of subsection (f) shall apply for purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection.'.
(B) Section 959 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:
'(f) ALLOCATION RULES FOR CERTAIN INCLUSIONS.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--For purposes of this section--

 

'(A) amounts that would be included under subparagraph (B) of section 951(a)(1) (determined without regard to this section) shall be treated as attributable first to earnings described in subsection (c)(2), and then to earnings described in subsection (c)(3), and

'(B) amounts that would be included under subparagraph (C) of section 951(a)(1) (determined without regard to this section) shall be treated as attributable first to earnings described in subsection (c)(2) to the extent the earnings so described were accumulated in taxable years beginning after September 30, 1993, and then to earnings described in subsection (c)(3).

 

'(2) TREATMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS.--In applying this section, actual distributions shall be taken into account before amounts that would be included under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 951(a)(1) (determined without regard to this section).'

 

(C) Paragraph (1) of section 959(c) is amended to read as follows:

 

'(1) first to the aggregate of--

 

'(A) earnings and profits attributable to amounts included in gross income under section 951(a)(1)(B) (or which would have been included except for subsection (a)(2) of this section), and

'(B) earnings and profits attributable to amounts included in gross income under section 951(a)(1)(C) (or which would have been included except for subsection (a)(3) of this section),

 

with any distribution being allocated between earnings and profits described in subparagraph (A) and earnings and profits described in subparagraph (B) proportionately on the basis of the respective amounts of such earnings and profits,'.

(3) COORDINATION WITH PFIC INCLUSIONS.--Subsection (c) of section 1293 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence:

 

'If the passive foreign investment company is a controlled foreign corporation (as defined in section 957(a)), the preceding sentence shall not apply to any United States shareholder (as defined in section 951(b)) in such corporation, and, in applying section 959 to any such shareholder, any inclusion under this section shall be treated as an inclusion under section 951(a)(1)(A).'.

 

(4) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--

 

(A) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 959 are each amended by striking 'earnings and profits for a taxable year' and inserting 'earnings and profits'.

(B) Paragraph (2) of section 959(c) is amended to read as follows:

 

'(2) then to earnings and profits attributable to amounts included in gross income under section 951(a)(1)(A) (but reduced by amounts not included under subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 951(a)(1) because of the exclusions in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of this section), and'

 

(C) Subsection (b) of section 989 is amended by striking 'section 951(a)(1)(B)' and inserting 'subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 951(a)(1)'.
(d) MODIFICATIONS TO PASSIVE FOREIGN INVESTMENT COMPANY RULES.--

 

(1) ADJUSTED BASIS USED IN CERTAIN DETERMINATIONS.--Subsection (a) of section 1296 is amended by striking the material following paragraph (2) and inserting the following:

 

'In the case of a controlled foreign corporation (or any other foreign corporation if such corporation so elects), the determination under paragraph (2) shall be based on the adjusted bases (as determined for purposes of computing earnings and profits) of its assets in lieu of their value. Such an election, once made, may be revoked only with the consent of the Secretary.'

 

(2) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN SUBPART F INCLUSIONS.--Subsection (b) of section 1297 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

'(9) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN SUBPART F INCLUSIONS.--Any amount included in gross income under subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 951(a)(1) shall be treated as a distribution received with respect to the stock.'

(3) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DEALERS IN SECURITIES.--Subsection (b) of section 1296 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

'(3) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DEALERS IN SECURITIES.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--In the case of any foreign corporation which is a controlled foreign corporation (as defined in section 957(a)), the term 'passive income' does not include any income derived in the active conduct of a securities business by such corporation if such corporation is registered as a securities broker or dealer under section 15(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or is registered as a Government securities broker or dealer under section 15C(a) of such Act. To the extent provided in regulations, such term shall not include any income derived in the active conduct of a securities business by a controlled foreign corporation which is not so registered.

'(B) APPLICATION OF LOOK-THRU RULES.--For purposes of paragraph (2)(C), rules similar to the rules of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall apply in determining whether any income of a related person (whether or not a corporation) is passive income.

'(C) LIMITATION.--The preceding provisions of this paragraph shall only apply in the case of persons who are United States shareholders (as defined in section 951(b)) in the controlled foreign corporation.'

 

(4) LEASING AND INTANGIBLE ASSET RULES.--Section 1297 is amended by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (f) and by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsections:

 

'(d) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN LEASED PROPERTY.--For purposes of this part--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--Any tangible personal property with respect to which a foreign corporation is the lessee under a lease with a term of at least 12 months shall be treated as an asset actually held by such corporation.

'(2) DETERMINATION OF ADJUSTED BASIS.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--The adjusted basis of any asset to which paragraph (1) applies shall be the unamortized portion (as determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary) of the present value of the payments under the lease for the use of such property.

'(B) PRESENT VALUE.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the present value of payments described in subparagraph (A) shall be determined in the manner provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary--

 

'(i) as of the beginning of the lease term, and

'(ii) except as provided in such regulations, by using a discount rate equal to the applicable Federal rate determined under section 1274(d)--

 

'(I) by substituting the lease term for the term of the debt instrument, and

'(II) without regard to paragraph (2) or (3) thereof.

'(3) EXCEPTIONS.--This subsection shall not apply in any case where--

 

'(A) the lessor is a related person (as defined in section 954(d)(3)) with respect to the foreign corporation, or

'(B) a principal purpose of leasing the property was to avoid the provisions of this part or section 956A.

'(e)SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN INTANGIBLES.--

 

'(1) RESEARCH EXPENDITURES.--The adjusted basis of the total assets of a controlled foreign corporation shall be increased by the research or experimental expenditures (within the meaning of section 174) paid or incurred by such foreign corporation during the taxable year and the preceding 2 taxable years. Any expenditure otherwise taken into account under the preceding sentence shall be reduced by the amount of any reimbursement received by the controlled foreign corporation with respect to such expenditure.

'(2) CERTAIN LICENSED INTANGIBLES.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--In the case of any intangible property (as defined in section 936(h)(3)(B)) with respect to which a controlled foreign corporation is a licensee and which is used by such foreign corporation in the active conduct of a trade or business, the adjusted basis of the total assets of such foreign corporation shall be increased by an amount equal to 300 percent of the payments made during the taxable year by such foreign corporation for the use of such intangible property.

'(B) EXCEPTIONS.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to--

 

'(i) any payments to a foreign person if such foreign person is a related person (as defined in section 954(d)(3)) with respect to the controlled foreign corporation, and

'(ii) any payments under a license if a principal purpose of entering into such license was to avoid the provisions of this part or section 956A.

'(3) CONTROLLED FOREIGN CORPORATION.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 'controlled foreign corporation' has the meaning given such term by section 957(a).'

 

(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years of foreign corporations beginning after September 30, 1993, and to taxable years of United States shareholders in which or with which such taxable years of foreign corporations end.

 

SEC. 13232. MODIFICATION TO TAXATION OF INVESTMENT IN UNITED STATES PROPERTY.

 

(a) GENERAL RULE.--Section 956 (relating to investment of earnings in United States property) is amended--

 

(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively, and

(2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:

 

'(a) GENERAL RULE.--In the case of any controlled foreign corporation, the amount determined under this section with respect to any United States shareholder for any taxable year is the lesser of--

 

'(1) the excess (if any) of--

 

'(A) such shareholder's pro rata share of the average of the amounts of United States property held (directly or indirectly) by the controlled foreign corporation as of the close of each quarter of such taxable year, over

'(B) the amount of earnings and profits described in section 959(c)(1)(A) with respect to such shareholder, or

 

'(2) such shareholder's pro rata share of the applicable earnings of such controlled foreign corporation.

 

The amount taken into account under paragraph (1) with respect to any property shall be its adjusted basis as determined for purposes of computing earnings and profits, reduced by any liability to which the property is subject.

'(b) SPECIAL RULES.--

 

'(1) APPLICABLE EARNINGS.--For purposes of this section, the term 'applicable earnings' has the meaning given to such term by section 956A(b), except that the provisions of such section excluding earnings and profits accumulated in taxable years beginning before October 1, 1993, shall be disregarded.

'(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR U.S. PROPERTY ACQUIRED BEFORE CORPORATION IS A CONTROLLED FOREIGN CORPORATION.--In applying subsection (a) to any taxable year, there shall be disregarded any item of United States property which was acquired by the controlled foreign corporation before the first day on which such corporation was treated as a controlled foreign corporation. The aggregate amount of property disregarded under the preceding sentence shall not exceed the portion of the applicable earnings of such controlled foreign corporation which were accumulated during periods before such first day.

'(3) SPECIAL RULE WHERE CORPORATION CEASES TO BE CONTROLLED FOREIGN CORPORATION.--Rules similar to the rules of section 956A(e) shall apply for purposes of this section.'

 

(b) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.--Section 956 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

'(e) REGULATIONS.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, including regulations to prevent the avoidance of the provisions of this section through reorganizations or otherwise.'

(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--

 

(1) Subparagraph (B) of section 951(a)(1) is amended to read as follows:

 

'(B) the amount determined under section 956 with respect to such shareholder for such year (but only to the extent not excluded from gross income under section 959(a)(2)); and'

 

(2) Subsection (a) of section 951 is amended by striking paragraph (4).

 

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years of controlled foreign corporations beginning after September 30, 1993, and to taxable years of United States shareholders in which or with which such taxable years of controlled foreign corporations end.

 

SEC. 13233. OTHER MODIFICATIONS TO SUBPART F.

 

(a) SAME COUNTRY EXCEPTION NOT TO APPLY TO CERTAIN DIVIDENDS.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Paragraph (3) of section 954(c) (relating to certain income received from related persons) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph:

 

'(C) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN DIVIDENDS.--Subparagraph (A)(i) shall not apply to any dividend with respect to any stock which is attributable to earnings and profits of the distributing corporation accumulated during any period during which the person receiving such dividend did not hold such stock either directly, or indirectly through a chain of one or more subsidiaries each of which meets the requirements of subparagraph (A)(i).'

 

(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to taxable years of controlled foreign corporations beginning after September 30, 1993, and to taxable years of United States shareholders in which or with which such taxable years of controlled foreign corporations end.

 

(b) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 960(b).--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Subsection (b) of section 960 is amended--

 

(A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively, and

(B) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following new paragraphs:

 

'(1) INCREASE IN SECTION 904 LIMITATION.--In the case of any taxpayer who--

 

'(A) either (i) chose to have the benefits of subpart A of this part for a taxable year beginning after September 30, 1993, in which he was required under section 951(a) to include any amount in his gross income, or (ii) did not pay or accrue for such taxable year any income, war profits, or excess profits taxes to any foreign country or to any possession of the United States,

'(B) chooses to have the benefits of subpart A of this part for any taxable year in which he receives 1 or more distributions or amounts which are excludable from gross income under section 959(a) and which are attributable to amounts included in his gross income for taxable years referred to in subparagraph (A), and

'(C) for the taxable year in which such distributions or amounts are received, pays, or is deemed to have paid, or accrues income, war profits, or excess profits taxes to a foreign country or to any possession of the United States with respect to such distributions or amounts,

 

the limitation under section 904 for the taxable year in which such distributions or amounts are received shall be increased by the lesser of the amount of such taxes paid, or deemed paid, or accrued with respect to such distributions or amounts or the amount in the excess limitation account as of the beginning of such taxable year.

'(2) EXCESS LIMITATION ACCOUNT.--

 

'(A) ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNT.--Each taxpayer meeting the requirements of paragraph (1)(A) shall establish an excess limitation account. The opening balance of such account shall be zero.

'(B) INCREASES IN ACCOUNT.--For each taxable year beginning after September 30, 1993, the taxpayer shall increase the amount in the excess limitation account by the excess (if any) of--

 

'(i) the amount by which the limitation under section 904(a) for such taxable year was increased by reason of the total amount of the inclusions in gross income under section 951(a) for such taxable year, over

'(ii) the amount of any income, war profits, and excess profits taxes paid, or deemed paid, or accrued to any foreign country or possession of the United States which were allowable as a credit under section 901 for such taxable year and which would not have been allowable but for the inclusions in gross income described in clause (i).

 

Proper reductions in the amount added to the account under the preceding sentence for any taxable year shall be made for any increase in the credit allowable under section 901 for such taxable year by reason of a carryback if such increase would not have been allowable but for the inclusions in gross income described in clause (i).

'(C) DECREASES IN ACCOUNT.--For each taxable year beginning after September 30, 1993, for which the limitation under section 904 was increased under paragraph (1), the taxpayer shall reduce the amount in the excess limitation account by the amount of such increase.

 

'(3) DISTRIBUTIONS OF INCOME PREVIOUSLY TAXED IN YEARS BEGINNING BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 1993.--If the taxpayer receives a distribution or amount in a taxable year beginning after September 30, 1993, which is excluded from gross income under section 959(a) and is attributable to any amount included in gross income under section 951(a) for a taxable year beginning before October 1, 1993, the limitation under section 904 for the taxable year in which such amount or distribution is received shall be increased by the amount determined under this subsection as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993.'

(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to taxable years beginning after September 30, 1993.

Subpart B--Allocation of Research and Experimental Expenditures

SEC. 13234. ALLOCATION OF RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTAL EXPENDITURES.

 

(a) GENERAL RULE.--Subparagraph (B) of section 864(f)(1) (relating to allocation of research and experimental expenditures) is amended by striking '64 percent' each place it appears and inserting '50 percent'.

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--

 

(1) Subsection (f) of section 864 is amended by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following new paragraphs:

'(5) REGULATIONS.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes of this subsection, including regulations relating to the determination of whether any expenses are attributable to activities conducted in the United States or outside the United States and regulations providing such adjustments to the provisions of this subsection as may be appropriate in the case of cost-sharing arrangements and contract research.

'(6) APPLICABILITY.--This subsection shall apply to the taxpayer's first taxable year (beginning on or before August 1, 1994) following the taxpayer's last taxable year to which Revenue Procedure 92-56 applies or would apply if the taxpayer elected the benefits of such Revenue Procedure.'

(2) Subparagraph (D) of section 864(f)(4) is amended by striking 'subparagraph (C)' and inserting 'subparagraph (B) or (C)'.

Subpart C--Other Provisions

SEC. 13235. REPEAL OF CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS FOR WORKING CAPITAL.

 

(a) PROVISIONS RELATING TO OIL AND GAS INCOME.--

 

(1) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 907.--

 

(A) Paragraph (1) of section 907(c) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new flush sentence:

 

'Such term does not include any dividend or interest income which is passive income (as defined in section 904(d)(2)(A)).'.

 

(B) Paragraph (2) of section 907(c) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new flush sentence:

 

'Such term does not include any dividend or interest income which is passive income (as defined in section 904(d)(2)(A)).'.

(2) SEPARATE APPLICATION OF FOREIGN TAX CREDIT.--Clause (iii) of section 904(d)(2)(A) is amended by inserting 'and' at the end of subclause (II), by striking ', and' at the end of subclause (III) and inserting a period, and by striking subclause (IV).

(3) TREATMENT UNDER SUBPART F.--

 

(A) Paragraph (1) of section 954(g) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new flush sentence:

 

'Such term shall not include any foreign personal holding company income (as defined in subsection (c)).'.

 

(B) Paragraph (8) of section 954(b) is amended by striking '(1),'.
(b) TREATMENT OF SHIPPING INCOME.--Subsection (f) of section 954 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence:

'Except as provided in paragraph (1), such term shall not include any dividend or interest income which is foreign personal holding company income (as defined in subsection (c)).'.

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1992.

 

SEC. 13236. MODIFICATIONS OF ACCURACY-RELATED PENALTY.

 

(a) THRESHOLD REQUIREMENT.--Clause (ii) of section 6662(e)(1)(B) (relating to substantial valuation misstatement under chapter 1) is amended to read as follows:
'(ii) the net section 482 transfer price adjustment for the taxable year exceeds the lesser of $5,000,000 or 10 percent of the taxpayer's gross receipts.'
(b) CERTAIN ADJUSTMENTS EXCLUDED IN DETERMINING THRESHOLD.--Subparagraph (B) of section 6662(e)(3) is amended to read as follows:
'(B) CERTAIN ADJUSTMENTS EXCLUDED IN DETERMINING THRESHOLD.--For purposes of determining whether the threshold requirements of paragraph (1)(B)(ii) are met, the following shall be excluded:

 

'(i) Any portion of the net increase in taxable income referred to in subparagraph (A) which is attributable to any redetermination of a price if--

 

'(I) it is established that the taxpayer determined such price in accordance with a specific pricing method set forth in the regulations prescribed under section 482 and that the taxpayer's use of such method was reasonable,

'(II) the taxpayer has documentation (which was in existence as of the time of filing the return) which sets forth the determination of such price in accordance with such a method and which establishes that the use of such method was reasonable, and

'(III) the taxpayer provides such documentation to the Secretary within 30 days of a request for such documentation.

 

'(ii) Any portion of the net increase in taxable income referred to in subparagraph (A) which is attributable to a redetermination of price where such price was not determined in accordance with such a specific pricing method if--

 

'(I) the taxpayer establishes that none of such pricing methods was likely to result in a price that would clearly reflect income, the taxpayer used another pricing method to determine such price, and such other pricing method was likely to result in a price that would clearly reflect income,

'(II) the taxpayer has documentation (which was in existence as of the time of filing the return) which sets forth the determination of such price in accordance with such other method and which establishes that the requirements of subclause (I) were satisfied, and

'(III) the taxpayer provides such documentation to the Secretary within 30 days of request for such documentation.

 

'(iii) Any portion of such net increase which is attributable to any transaction solely between foreign corporations unless, in the case of any such corporations, the treatment of such transaction affects the determination of income from sources within the United States or taxable income effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States.'
(c) COORDINATION WITH REASONABLE CAUSE EXCEPTION.--Paragraph (3) of section 6662(e) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph:
'(D) COORDINATION WITH REASONABLE CAUSE EXCEPTION.--For purposes of section 6664(c) the taxpayer shall not be treated as having reasonable cause for any portion of an underpayment attributable to a net section 482 transfer price adjustment unless such taxpayer meets the requirements of clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of subparagraph (B) with respect to such portion.'
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.--Clause (iii) of section 6662(h)(2)(A) is amended to read as follows:
'(iii) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii)--

 

'(I) '$20,000,000' for '$5,000,000', and

'(II) '20 percent' for '10 percent'.'

(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1993.

 

SEC. 13237. DENIAL OF PORTFOLIO INTEREST EXEMPTION FOR CONTINGENT INTEREST.

 

(a) GENERAL RULE.--

 

(1) Subsection (h) of section 871 (relating to repeal of tax on interest of nonresident alien individuals received from certain portfolio debt investments) is amended by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:

'(4) PORTFOLIO INTEREST NOT TO INCLUDE CERTAIN CONTINGENT INTEREST.--For purposes of this subsection--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the term 'portfolio interest' shall not include--

 

'(i) any interest if the amount of such interest is determined by reference to--

 

'(I) any receipts, sales or other cash flow of the debtor or a related person,

'(II) any income or profits of the debtor or a related person,

'(III) any change in value of any property of the debtor or a related person, or

'(IV) any dividend, partnership distributions, or similar payments made by the debtor or a related person, or

 

'(ii) any other type of contingent interest that is identified by the Secretary by regulation, where a denial of the portfolio interest exemption is necessary or appropriate to prevent avoidance of Federal income tax.

 

'(B) RELATED PERSON.--The term 'related person' means any person who is related to the debtor within the meaning of section 267(b) or 707(b)(1), or who is a party to any arrangement undertaken for a purpose of avoiding the application of this paragraph.

'(C) EXCEPTIONS.--Subparagraph (A)(i) shall not apply to--

 

'(i) any amount of interest solely by reason of the fact that the timing of any interest or principal payment is subject to a contingency,

'(ii) any amount of interest solely by reason of the fact that the interest is paid with respect to nonrecourse or limited recourse indebtedness,

'(iii) any amount of interest all or substantially all of which is determined by reference to any other amount of interest not described in subparagraph (A) (or by reference to the principal amount of indebtedness on which such other interest is paid),

'(iv) any amount of interest solely by reason of the fact that the debtor or a related person enters into a hedging transaction to reduce the risk of interest rate or currency fluctuations with respect to such interest,

'(v) any amount of interest determined by reference to--

 

'(I) changes in the value of property (including stock) that is actively traded (within the meaning of section 1092(d)) other than property described in section 897(c)(1) or (g),

'(II) the yield on property described in subclause (I), other than a debt instrument that pays interest described in subparagraph (A), or stock or other property that represents a beneficial interest in the debtor or a related person, or

'(III) changes in any index of the value of property described in subclause (I) or of the yield on property described in subclause (II), and

 

'(vi) any other type of interest identified by the Secretary by regulation.

 

'(D) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any interest paid or accrued with respect to any indebtedness with a fixed term--

 

'(i) which was issued on or before April 7, 1993, or

'(ii) which was issued after such date pursuant to a written binding contract in effect on such date and at all times thereafter before such indebtedness was issued.'

(2) Subsection (c) of section 881 is amended by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:

'(4) PORTFOLIO INTEREST NOT TO INCLUDE CERTAIN CONTINGENT INTEREST.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 'portfolio interest' shall not include any interest which is treated as not being portfolio interest under the rules of section 871(h)(4).'

 

(b) ESTATE TAX TREATMENT.--Subsection (b) of section 2105 is amended--

 

(1) by striking 'this subchapter' in the material preceding paragraph (1) and inserting 'this subchapter, the following shall not be deemed property within the United States', and

(2) by striking paragraph (3) and all that follows down through the period at the end thereof and inserting the following:

'(3) debt obligations, if, without regard to whether a statement meeting the requirements of section 871(h)(5) has been received, any interest thereon would be eligible for the exemption from tax under section 871(h)(1) were such interest received by the decedent at the time of his death.

 

Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if any portion of the interest on an obligation referred to in paragraph (3) would not be eligible for the exemption referred to in paragraph (3) by reason of section 871(h)(4) if the interest were received by the decedent at the time of his death, then an appropriate portion (as determined in a manner prescribed by the Secretary) of the value (as determined for purposes of this chapter) of such debt obligation shall be deemed property within the United States.'

(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--

 

(1) Clause (ii) of section 871(h)(2)(B) is amended by striking 'paragraph (4)' and inserting 'paragraph (5)'.

(2) Clause (ii) of section 881(c)(2)(B) is amended by striking 'section 871(h)(4)' and inserting 'section 871(h)(5)'.

(3) Paragraph (6) of section 881(c) (as redesignated by subsection (a)) is amended by striking 'section 871(h)(5)' each place it appears and inserting 'section 871(h)(6)'.

(4) Paragraph (9) of section 1441(c) is amended by striking 'section 871(h)(3)' and inserting 'section 871(h)(3) or (4)'.

(5) Subsection (a) of section 1442 is amended--

 

(A) by striking '871(h)(3)' and inserting '871(h)(3) or (4)', and

(B) by striking '881(c)(3)' and inserting '881(c)(3) or (4)'.

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to interest received after December 31, 1993; except that the amendments made by subsection (b) shall apply to the estates of decedents dying after December 31, 1993.

 

SEC. 13238. REGULATIONS DEALING WITH CONDUIT ARRANGEMENTS.

Section 7701 is amended by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (m) and by inserting after subsection (k) the following new subsection:

 

'(l) REGULATIONS RELATING TO CONDUIT ARRANGEMENTS.--The Secretary may prescribe regulations recharacterizing any multiple-party financing transaction as a transaction directly among any 2 or more of such parties where the Secretary determines that such recharacterization is appropriate to prevent avoidance of any tax imposed by this title.'

 

SEC. 13239. TREATMENT OF EXPORT OF CERTAIN SOFTWOOD LOGS.

 

(a) FOREIGN SALES CORPORATIONS.--Paragraph (2) of section 927(a) (relating to exclusion of certain property) is amended by striking 'or' at the end of subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting ', or', and by adding at the end the following:
'(E) any unprocessed timber which is a softwood.

 

For purposes of subparagraph (E), the term 'unprocessed timber' means any log, cant, or similar form of timber.'

 

(b) DOMESTIC INTERNATIONAL SALES CORPORATIONS.--Paragraph (2) of section 993(c) (relating to exclusion of certain property) is amended--

 

(1) by striking 'or' at the end of subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting ', or', and by adding after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph:

 

'(E) any unprocessed timber which is a softwood.', and

 

(2) by adding at the end the following new sentence:

'For purposes of subparagraph (E), the term 'unprocessed timber' means any log, cant, or similar form of timber.'

 

(c) SOURCE RULE.--Subsection (b) of section 865 (relating to source rules for personal property sales) is amended by adding at the end the following:

'Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any income from the sale of any unprocessed timber which is a softwood and was cut from an area in the United States shall be sourced in the United States and the rules of sections 862(a)(6) and 863(b) shall not apply to any such income. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term 'unprocessed timber' means any log, cant, or similar form of timber.'

(d) ELIMINATION OF DEFERRAL.--Subsection (d) of section 954 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

 

'(4) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN TIMBER PRODUCTS.--For purposes of subsection (a)(2), the term 'foreign base company sales income' includes any income (whether in the form of profits, commissions, fees, or otherwise) derived in connection with--

 

'(A) the sale of any unprocessed timber referred to in section 865(b), or

'(B) the milling of any such timber outside the United States.

 

Subpart G shall not apply to any amount treated as subpart F income by reason of this paragraph.'

 

(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to sales, exchanges, or other dispositions after the date of the enactment of this Act.
PART IV--TRANSPORTATION FUELS PROVISIONS

 

 

Subpart A--Transportation Fuels Tax

SEC. 13241. TRANSPORTATION FUELS TAX.

 

(a) GASOLINE.--Clause (iii) of section 4081(a)(2)(B) (relating to rates of tax) is amended to read as follows:
'(iii) the deficit reduction rate is 6.8 cents per gallon.'
(b) DIESEL FUEL AND NONCOMMERCIAL AVIATION FUEL.--

 

(1) DIESEL FUEL.--Paragraph (4) of section 4091(b) (relating to rate of tax) is amended by striking '2.5 cents' and inserting '6.8 cents'.

(2) AVIATION FUEL.--

 

(A) GASOLINE IN NONCOMMERCIAL AVIATION.--Paragraph (3) of section 4041(c) is amended to read as follows:

 

'(3) RATE OF TAX.--The rate of tax imposed by paragraph (2) on any gasoline is 1 cent per gallon.'

 

(B) FUEL OTHER THAN GASOLINE.--

 

(i) Clause (ii) of section 4091(b)(1)(A) is amended by inserting 'and the aviation fuel deficit reduction rate' after 'financing rate'.

(ii) Subsection (b) of section 4091 is amended by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7) and by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph:

'(6) AVIATION FUEL DEFICIT REDUCTION RATE.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the aviation fuel deficit reduction rate is 4.3 cents per gallon.'
(iii) Paragraph (1) of section 4041(c) is amended--

 

(I) by striking 'of 17.5 cents a gallon', and

(II) by inserting before the last sentence the following new sentence:

'The rate of the tax imposed by this paragraph shall be the sum of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund financing rate and the aviation fuel deficit reduction rate in effect under section 4091 at the time of such sale or use.'

 

(c) CERTAIN ALCOHOL FUELS.--Section 4041(m)(1)(A) is amended to read as follows:
'(A) under subsection (a)(2)--

 

'(i) the Highway Trust Fund financing rate shall be 5.75 cents per gallon, and

'(ii) the deficit reduction rate shall be 5.55 cents per gallon.'

(d) FUEL USED IN COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION ON INLAND WATERWAYS.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Section 4042(b)(1) (relating to amount of tax) is amended--

 

(A) by striking 'and' at the end of subparagraph (A),

(B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ', and', and

(C) by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph:

'(C) the deficit reduction rate.'

 

(2) RATE.--Section 4042(b)(2) (relating to rates) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

 

'(C) The deficit reduction rate is 4.3 cents per gallon.'
(e) COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Subsection (a) of section 4041 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

'(3) COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--There is hereby imposed a tax on compressed natural gas--

 

'(i) sold by any person to an owner, lessee, or other operator of a motor vehicle or motorboat for use as a fuel in such motor vehicle or motorboat, or

'(ii) used by any person as a fuel in a motor vehicle or motorboat unless there was a taxable sale of such gas under clause (i).

 

The rate of the tax imposed by this paragraph shall be 48.54 cents per MCF (determined at standard temperature and pressure).

'(B) BUS USES.--No tax shall be imposed by this paragraph on any sale for use, or use, described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 6427(b)(2) (relating to school bus and intracity transportation).

'(C) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.--For purposes of applying this title with respect to the taxes imposed by this subsection, references to any liquid subject to tax under this subsection shall be treated as including references to compressed natural gas subject to tax under this paragraph, and references to gallons shall be treated as including references to MCF with respect to such gas.'

 

(2) EXEMPTION FROM LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND TAX.--Paragraph (1) of section 4041(d) is amended by striking 'subsection (a)' the second place it appears in the text and inserting 'subsection (a)(1) or (2)'.

 

(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--

 

(1) Paragraph (3) of section 4041(f) is hereby repealed.

(2) Subsection (g) of section 4041 is amended by striking the last sentence.

(3) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 4093(c)(2) are amended to read as follows:

 

'(A) NO EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN TAXES ON FUEL USED IN DIESEL-POWERED TRAINS.--In the case of fuel sold for use in a diesel-powered train, paragraph (1) shall not apply to so much of the tax imposed by section 4091 as is attributable to the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate and the diesel fuel deficit reduction rate imposed under such section. The preceding sentence shall not apply in the case of fuel sold for exclusive use by a State or any political subdivision thereof.

'(B) NO EXEMPTION FROM LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND TAXES ON FUEL USED IN COMMERCIAL AVIATION.--In the case of fuel sold for use in commercial aviation (other than supplies for vessels or aircraft within the meaning of section 4221(d)(3)), paragraph (1) also shall not apply to so much of the tax imposed by section 4091 as is attributable to the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate imposed by such section. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term 'commercial aviation' means any use of an aircraft other than in noncommercial aviation (as defined in section 4041(c)(4)).'

 

(4) Section 4093(d) is amended by inserting 'and the aviation fuel deficit reduction rate' after 'rate'.

(5) Section 6420 is amended by striking subsection (h).

(6) Paragraph (3) of section 6421(f) is amended by inserting 'and at the deficit reduction rate' after 'financing rate', and by inserting 'AND DEFICIT REDUCTION TAX' after 'TAX' in the heading.

(7) Section 6421 is amended by striking subsection (i).

(8) Paragraph (2) of section 6427(b) is amended--

 

(A) by striking '3.1 cents' in subparagraph (A) and inserting '7.4 cents', and

(B) by striking '3-CENT REDUCTION' in the paragraph heading and inserting 'REDUCTION'.

 

(9) Section 6427(l) is amended by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting the following new paragraphs:

'(3) NO REFUND OF CERTAIN TAXES ON FUEL USED IN DIESEL-POWERED TRAINS.--In the case of fuel used in a diesel-powered train, paragraph (1) shall not apply to so much of the tax imposed by section 4091 as is attributable to the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate and the diesel fuel deficit reduction rate imposed by such section. The preceding sentence shall not apply in the case of fuel sold for exclusive use by a State or any political subdivision thereof.

'(4) NO REFUND OF LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND TAXES ON FUEL USED IN COMMERCIAL AVIATION.--In the case of fuel used in commercial aviation (as defined in section 4093(c)(2)(B)) (other than supplies for vessels or aircraft within the meaning of section 4221(d)(3)), paragraph (1) shall not apply to so much of the tax imposed by section 4091 as is attributable to the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate imposed by such section.'

(10) Section 6427 is amended by striking subsections (m) and (o).

 

(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 1993.

(h) FLOOR STOCKS TAXES.--

 

(1) IMPOSITION OF TAX.--In the case of gasoline, diesel fuel, and aviation fuel on which tax was imposed under section 4081 or 4091 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 before October 1, 1993, and which is held on such date by any person, there is hereby imposed a floor stocks tax of 4.3 cents per gallon on such gasoline, diesel fuel, and aviation fuel.

(2) LIABILITY FOR TAX AND METHOD OF PAYMENT.--

 

(A) LIABILITY FOR TAX.--A person holding gasoline, diesel fuel, or aviation fuel on October 1, 1993, to which the tax imposed by paragraph (1) applies shall be liable for such tax.

(B) METHOD OF PAYMENT.--The tax imposed by paragraph (1) shall be paid in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe.

(C) TIME FOR PAYMENT.--The tax imposed by paragraph (1) shall be paid on or before November 30, 1993.

 

(3) DEFINITIONS.--For purposes of this subsection--

 

(A) HELD BY A PERSON.--Gasoline, diesel fuel, and aviation fuel shall be considered as 'held by a person' if title thereto has passed to such person (whether or not delivery to the person has been made).

(B) GASOLINE.--The term 'gasoline' has the meaning given such term by section 4082 of such Code.

(C) DIESEL FUEL.--The term 'diesel fuel' has the meaning given such term by section 4092 of such Code.

(D) AVIATION FUEL.--The term 'aviation fuel' has the meaning given such term by section 4092 of such Code.

(E) SECRETARY.--The term 'Secretary' means the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate.

 

(4) EXCEPTION FOR EXEMPT USES.--The tax imposed by paragraph (1) shall not apply to gasoline, diesel fuel, or aviation fuel held by any person exclusively for any use to the extent a credit or refund of the tax imposed by section 4081 or 4091 of such Code, as the case may be, is allowable for such use.

(5) EXCEPTION FOR FUEL HELD IN VEHICLE TANK.--No tax shall be imposed by paragraph (1) on gasoline or diesel fuel held in the tank of a motor vehicle or motorboat.

(6) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN AMOUNTS OF FUEL.--

 

(A) IN GENERAL.--No tax shall be imposed by paragraph (1)--

 

(i) on gasoline held on October 1, 1993, by any person if the aggregate amount of gasoline held by such person on such date does not exceed 4,000 gallons, and

(ii) on diesel fuel or aviation fuel held on October 1, 1993, by any person if the aggregate amount of diesel fuel or aviation fuel held by such person on such date does not exceed 2,000 gallons.

 

The preceding sentence shall apply only if such person submits to the Secretary (at the time and in the manner required by the Secretary) such information as the Secretary shall require for purposes of this paragraph.

(B) EXEMPT FUEL.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), there shall not be taken into account fuel held by any person which is exempt from the tax imposed by paragraph (1) by reason of paragraph (4) or (5).

(C) CONTROLLED GROUPS.--For purposes of this paragraph--

 

(i) CORPORATIONS.--

 

(I) IN GENERAL.--All persons treated as a controlled group shall be treated as 1 person.

(II) CONTROLLED GROUP.--The term 'controlled group' has the meaning given to such term by subsection (a) of section 1563 of such Code; except that for such purposes the phrase 'more than 50 percent' shall be substituted for the phrase 'at least 80 percent' each place it appears in such subsection.

 

(ii) NONINCORPORATED PERSONS UNDER COMMON CONTROL.--Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, principles similar to the principles of clause (i) shall apply to a group of persons under common control where 1 or more of such persons is not a corporation.
(7) OTHER LAW APPLICABLE.--All provisions of law, including penalties, applicable with respect to the taxes imposed by section 4081 of such Code in the case of gasoline and section 4091 of such Code in the case of diesel fuel and aviation fuel shall, insofar as applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions of this subsection, apply with respect to the floor stock taxes imposed by paragraph (1) to the same extent as if such taxes were imposed by such section 4081 or 4091.
Subpart B--Modifications to Tax on Diesel Fuel

SEC. 13242. MODIFICATIONS TO TAX ON DIESEL FUEL.

 

(a) IN GENERAL.--Subparts A and B of part III of subchapter A of chapter 32 (relating to manufacturers excise taxes), as amended by subpart A, are amended to read as follows:

 

'Subpart A--Gasoline and Diesel Fuel

 

'Sec. 4081. Imposition of tax.

'Sec. 4082. Exemptions for diesel fuel.

'Sec. 4083. Definitions; special rule; administrative authority.

'Sec. 4084. Cross references.

 

'SEC. 4081. IMPOSITION OF TAX.

 

'(a) TAX IMPOSED.--

 

'(1) TAX ON REMOVAL, ENTRY, OR SALE.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--There is hereby imposed a tax at the rate specified in paragraph (2) on--

 

'(i) the removal of a taxable fuel from any refinery,

'(ii) the removal of a taxable fuel from any terminal,

'(iii) the entry into the United States of any taxable fuel for consumption, use, or warehousing, and

'(iv) the sale of a taxable fuel to any person who is not registered under section 4101 unless there was a prior taxable removal or entry of such fuel under clause (i), (ii), or (iii).

 

'(B) EXEMPTION FOR BULK TRANSFERS TO REGISTERED TERMINALS OR REFINERIES.--The tax imposed by this paragraph shall not apply to any removal or entry of a taxable fuel transferred in bulk to a terminal or refinery if the person removing or entering the taxable fuel and the operator of such terminal or refinery are registered under section 4101.

 

'(2) RATES OF TAX.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--The rate of the tax imposed by this section is--

 

'(i) in the case of gasoline, 18.3 cents per gallon, and

'(ii) in the case of diesel fuel, 24.3 cents per gallon.

 

'(B) LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND TAX.--The rates of tax specified in subparagraph (A) shall each be increased by 0.1 cent per gallon. The increase in tax under this subparagraph shall in this title be referred to as the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate.
'(b) TREATMENT OF REMOVAL OR SUBSEQUENT SALE BY BLENDER.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--There is hereby imposed a tax at the rate determined under subsection (a) on taxable fuel removed or sold by the blender thereof.

'(2) CREDIT FOR TAX PREVIOUSLY PAID.--If--

 

'(A) tax is imposed on the removal or sale of a taxable fuel by reason of paragraph (1), and

'(B) the blender establishes the amount of the tax paid with respect to such fuel by reason of subsection (a),

 

the amount of the tax so paid shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by reason of paragraph (1).

 

'(c) TAXABLE FUELS MIXED WITH ALCOHOL.--Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--The rate of tax under subsection (a) shall be the alcohol mixture rate in the case of the removal or entry of any qualified alcohol mixture.

'(2) TAX PRIOR TO MIXING.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--In the case of the removal or entry of any taxable fuel for use in producing at the time of such removal or entry a qualified alcohol mixture, the rate of tax under subsection (a) shall be the applicable fraction of the alcohol mixture rate. Subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe (including the application of section 4101), the treatment under the preceding sentence also shall apply to use in producing a qualified alcohol mixture after the time of such removal or entry.

'(B) APPLICABLE FRACTION.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the applicable fraction is--

 

'(i) in the case of a qualified alcohol mixture which contains gasoline, the fraction the numerator of which is 10 and the denominator of which is--

 

'(I) 9 in the case of 10 percent gasohol,

'(II) 9.23 in the case of 7.7 percent gasohol, and

'(III) 9.43 in the case of 5.7 percent gasohol, and

 

'(ii) in the case of a qualified alcohol mixture which does not contain gasoline, 10/9 .
'(3) ALCOHOL; QUALIFIED ALCOHOL MIXTURE.--For purposes of this subsection--

 

'(A) ALCOHOL.--The term 'alcohol' includes methanol and ethanol but does not include alcohol produced from petroleum, natural gas, or coal (including peat). Such term does not include alcohol with a proof of less than 190 (determined without regard to any added denaturants).

'(B) QUALIFIED ALCOHOL MIXTURE.--The term 'qualified alcohol mixture' means--

 

'(i) any mixture of gasoline with alcohol if at least 5.7 percent of such mixture is alcohol, and

'(ii) any mixture of diesel fuel with alcohol if at least 10 percent of such mixture is alcohol.

'(4) ALCOHOL MIXTURE RATES FOR GASOLINE MIXTURES.--For purposes of this subsection--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--The alcohol mixture rate for a qualified alcohol mixture which contains gasoline is the excess of the rate which would (but for this paragraph) be determined under subsection (a) over--

 

'(i) 5.4 cents per gallon for 10 percent gasohol,

'(ii) 4.158 cents per gallon for 7.7 percent gasohol, and

'(iii) 3.078 cents per gallon for 5.7 percent gasohol.

 

In the case of a mixture none of the alcohol in which consists of ethanol, clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) shall be applied by substituting '6 cents' for '5.4 cents', '4.62 cents' for '4.158 cents', and '3.42 cents' for '3.078 cents'.

'(B) 10 PERCENT GASOHOL.--The term '10 percent gasohol' means any mixture of gasoline with alcohol if at least 10 percent of such mixture is alcohol.

'(C) 7.7 PERCENT GASOHOL.--The term '7.7 percent gasohol' means any mixture of gasoline with alcohol if at least 7.7 percent, but not 10 percent or more, of such mixture is alcohol.

'(D) 5.7 PERCENT GASOHOL.--The term '5.7 percent gasohol' means any mixture of gasoline with alcohol if at least 5.7 percent, but not 7.7 percent or more, of such mixture is alcohol.

 

'(5) ALCOHOL MIXTURE RATE FOR DIESEL FUEL MIXTURES.--The alcohol mixture rate for a qualified alcohol mixture which does not contain gasoline is the excess of the rate which would (but for this paragraph) be determined under subsection (a) over 5.4 cents per gallon (6 cents per gallon in the case of a qualified alcohol mixture none of the alcohol in which consists of ethanol).

'(6) LIMITATION.--In no event shall any alcohol mixture rate determined under this subsection be less than 4.3 cents per gallon.

'(7) LATER SEPARATION OF FUEL FROM QUALIFIED ALCOHOL MIXTURE.--If any person separates the taxable fuel from a qualified alcohol mixture on which tax was imposed under subsection (a) at a rate determined under paragraph (1) or (2) (or with respect to which a credit or payment was allowed or made by reason of section 6427(f)(1)), such person shall be treated as the refiner of such taxable fuel. The amount of tax imposed on any removal of such fuel by such person shall be reduced by the amount of tax imposed (and not credited or refunded) on any prior removal or entry of such fuel.

'(8) TERMINATION.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to any removal, entry, or sale after September 30, 2000.

 

'(d) TERMINATION.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--On and after October 1, 1999, each rate of tax specified in subsection (a)(2)(A) shall be 4.3 cents per gallon.

'(2) LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND FINANCING RATE.--The Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate under subsection (a)(2) shall not apply after December 31, 1995.

 

'(e) REFUNDS IN CERTAIN CASES.--Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, if any person who paid the tax imposed by this section with respect to any taxable fuel establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary that a prior tax was paid (and not credited or refunded) with respect to such taxable fuel, then an amount equal to the tax paid by such person shall be allowed as a refund (without interest) to such person in the same manner as if it were an overpayment of tax imposed by this section.

 

'SEC. 4082. EXEMPTIONS FOR DIESEL FUEL.

 

'(a) IN GENERAL.--The tax imposed by section 4081 shall not apply to diesel fuel--

 

'(1) which the Secretary determines is destined for a nontaxable use,

'(2) which is indelibly dyed in accordance with regulations which the Secretary shall prescribe, and

'(3) which meets such marking requirements (if any) as may be prescribed by the Secretary in regulations.

 

Such regulations shall allow an individual choice of dye color approved by the Secretary or chosen from any list of approved dye colors that the Secretary may publish.

'(b) NONTAXABLE USE.--For purposes of this section, the term 'nontaxable use' means--

 

'(1) any use which is exempt from the tax imposed by section 4041(a)(1) other than by reason of a prior imposition of tax,

'(2) any use in a train, and

'(3) any use described in section 6427(b)(1) (after the application of section 6427(b)(3)).

 

'(c) REGULATIONS.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section, including regulations requiring the conspicuous labeling of retail diesel fuel pumps and other delivery facilities to assure that persons are aware of which fuel is available only for nontaxable uses.

'(d) CROSS REFERENCE.--

'For tax on train and certain bus uses of fuel purchased tax-free, see section 4041(a)(1).

 

'SEC. 4083. DEFINITIONS; SPECIAL RULE; ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY.

 

'(a) TAXABLE FUEL.--For purposes of this subpart--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--The term 'taxable fuel' means--

 

'(A) gasoline, and

'(B) diesel fuel.

 

'(2) GASOLINE.--The term 'gasoline' includes, to the extent prescribed in regulations--

 

'(A) gasoline blend stocks, and

'(B) products commonly used as additives in gasoline.

 

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 'gasoline blend stock' means any petroleum product component of gasoline.

'(3) DIESEL FUEL.--The term 'diesel fuel' means any liquid (other than gasoline) which is suitable for use as a fuel in a diesel-powered highway vehicle, a diesel-powered train, or a diesel-powered boat.

 

'(b) CERTAIN USES DEFINED AS REMOVAL.--If any person uses taxable fuel (other than in the production of gasoline, diesel fuel, or special fuels referred to in section 4041), such use shall for the purposes of this chapter be considered a removal.

'(c) ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--In addition to the authority otherwise granted by this title, the Secretary may in administering compliance with this subpart, section 4041, and penalties and other administrative provisions related thereto--

 

'(A) enter any place at which taxable fuel is produced or is stored (or may be stored) for purposes of--

 

'(i) examining the equipment used to determine the amount or composition of such fuel and the equipment used to store such fuel, and

'(ii) taking and removing samples of such fuel, and

 

'(B) detain, for the purposes referred in subparagraph (A), any container which contains or may contain any taxable fuel.

 

'(2) INSPECTION SITES.--The Secretary may establish inspection sites for purposes of carrying out the Secretary's authority under paragraph (1)(B).

'(3) PENALTY FOR REFUSAL OF ENTRY.--The penalty provided by section 7342 shall apply to any refusal to admit entry or other refusal to permit an action by the Secretary authorized by paragraph (1), except that section 7342 shall be applied by substituting '$1,000' for '$500' for each such refusal.

'SEC. 4084. CROSS REFERENCES.
'(1) For provisions to relieve farmers from excise tax in the case of gasoline used on the farm for farming purposes, see section 6420.

'(2) For provisions to relieve purchasers of gasoline from excise tax in the case of gasoline used for certain nonhighway purposes, used by local transit systems, or sold for certain exempt purposes, see section 6421.

'(3) For provisions to relieve purchasers from excise tax in the case of taxable fuel not used for taxable purposes, see section 6427.

'Subpart B--Aviation Fuel

 

'Sec. 4091. Imposition of tax.

'Sec. 4092. Exemptions.

'Sec. 4093. Definitions.

 

'SEC. 4091. IMPOSITION OF TAX.

 

'(a) TAX ON SALE.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--There is hereby imposed a tax on the sale of aviation fuel by the producer or the importer thereof or by any producer of aviation fuel.

'(2) USE TREATED AS SALE.--For purposes of paragraph (1), if any producer uses aviation fuel (other than for a nontaxable use as defined in section 6427(l)(2)(B)) on which no tax has been imposed under such paragraph, then such use shall be considered a sale.

 

'(b) RATE OF TAX.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--The rate of the tax imposed by subsection (a) shall be 21.8 cents per gallon.

'(2) LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND TAX.--The rate of tax specified in paragraph (1) shall be increased by 0.1 cent per gallon. The increase in tax under this paragraph shall in this title be referred to as the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate.

'(3) TERMINATION.--

 

'(A) On and after January 1, 1996, the rate of tax specified in paragraph (1) shall be 4.3 cents per gallon.

'(B) The Leaking Underground Storage Tank Fund financing rate shall not apply during any period during which the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate under section 4081 does not apply.

'(c) REDUCED RATE OF TAX FOR AVIATION FUEL IN ALCOHOL MIXTURE, ETC.--Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--The rate of tax under subsection (a) shall be reduced by 13.4 cents per gallon in the case of the sale of any mixture of aviation fuel if--

 

'(A) at least 10 percent of such mixture consists of alcohol (as defined in section 4081(c)(3)), and

'(B) the aviation fuel in such mixture was not taxed under paragraph (2).

 

In the case of such a mixture none of the alcohol in which is ethanol, the preceding sentence shall be applied by substituting '14 cents' for '13.4 cents'.

'(2) TAX PRIOR TO MIXING.--In the case of the sale of aviation fuel for use (at the time of such sale) in producing a mixture described in paragraph (1), the rate of tax under subsection (a) shall be 10/9 of the rate which would (but for this paragraph) have been applicable to such mixture had such mixture been created prior to such sale.

'(3) LATER SEPARATION.--If any person separates the aviation fuel from a mixture of the aviation fuel and alcohol on which tax was imposed under subsection (a) at a rate determined under paragraph (1) or (2) (or with respect to which a credit or payment was allowed or made by reason of section 6427(f)(1)), such person shall be treated as the producer of such aviation fuel. The amount of tax imposed on any sale of such aviation fuel by such person shall be reduced by the amount of tax imposed (and not credited or refunded) on any prior sale of such fuel.

'(4) LIMITATION.--In no event shall any rate determined under paragraph (1) be less than 4.3 cents per gallon.

'(5) TERMINATION.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to any sale after September 30, 2000.

'SEC. 4092. EXEMPTIONS.

 

'(a) NONTAXABLE USES.--No tax shall be imposed by section 4091 on aviation fuel sold by a producer or importer for use by the purchaser in a nontaxable use (as defined in section 6427(l)(2)(B)).

'(b) NO EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN TAXES ON FUEL USED IN COMMERCIAL AVIATION.--In the case of fuel sold for use in commercial aviation (other than supplies for vessels or aircraft within the meaning of section 4221(d)(3)), subsection (a) shall not apply to so much of the tax imposed by section 4091 as is attributable to--

 

'(1) the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate imposed by such section, and

'(2) in the case of fuel sold after September 30, 1995, 4.3 cents per gallon of the rate specified in section 4091(b)(1).

 

For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term 'commercial aviation' means any use of an aircraft other than in noncommercial aviation (as defined in section 4041(c)(4)).

'(c) SALES TO PRODUCER.--Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, the tax imposed by section 4091 shall not apply to aviation fuel sold to a producer of such fuel.

 

'SEC. 4093. DEFINITIONS.

 

'(a) AVIATION FUEL.--For purposes of this subpart, the term 'aviation fuel' means any liquid (other than any product taxable under section 4081) which is suitable for use as a fuel in an aircraft.

'(b) PRODUCER.--For purposes of this subpart--

 

'(1) CERTAIN PERSONS TREATED AS PRODUCERS.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--The term 'producer' includes any person described in subparagraph (B) and registered under section 4101 with respect to the tax imposed by section 4091.

'(B) PERSONS DESCRIBED.--A person is described in this subparagraph if such person is--

 

'(i) a refiner, blender, or wholesale distributor of aviation fuel, or

'(ii) a dealer selling aviation fuel exclusively to producers of aviation fuel.

 

'(C) REDUCED RATE PURCHASERS TREATED AS PRODUCERS.--Any person to whom aviation fuel is sold at a reduced rate under this subpart shall be treated as the producer of such fuel.

 

'(2) WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTOR.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the term 'wholesale distributor' includes any person who sells aviation fuel to producers, retailers, or to users who purchase in bulk quantities and accept delivery into bulk storage tanks. Such term does not include any person who (excluding the term 'wholesale distributor' from paragraph (1)) is a producer or importer.'

 

(b) CIVIL PENALTY FOR USING REDUCED-RATE FUEL FOR TAXABLE USE, ETC.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 (relating to assessable penalties) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:
'SEC. 6714. DYED FUEL SOLD FOR USE OR USED IN TAXABLE USE, ETC.

 

'(a) IMPOSITION OF PENALTY.--If--

 

'(1) any dyed fuel is sold or held for sale by any person for any use which such person knows or has reason to know is not a nontaxable use of such fuel,

'(2) any dyed fuel is held for use or used by any person for a use other than a nontaxable use and such person knew, or had reason to know, that such fuel was so dyed, or

'(3) any person willfully alters, or attempts to alter, the strength or composition of any dye or marking done pursuant to section 4082 in any dyed fuel,

 

then such person shall pay a penalty in addition to the tax (if any).

'(b) AMOUNT OF PENALTY.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amount of the penalty under subsection (a) on each act shall be the greater of--

 

'(A) $1,000, or

'(B) $10 for each gallon of the dyed fuel involved.

 

'(2) MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS.--In determining the penalty under subsection (a) on any person, paragraph (1) shall be applied by increasing the amount in paragraph (1)(A) by the product of such amount and the number of prior penalties (if any) imposed by this section on such person (or a related person or any predecessor of such person or related person).

 

'(c) DEFINITIONS.--For purposes of this section--

 

'(1) DYED FUEL.--The term 'dyed fuel' means any dyed diesel fuel, whether or not the fuel was dyed pursuant to section 4082.

'(2) NONTAXABLE USE.--The term 'nontaxable use' has the meaning given such term by section 4082(b).

 

'(d) JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY OF CERTAIN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.--If a penalty is imposed under this section on any business entity, each officer, employee, or agent of such entity who willfully participated in any act giving rise to such penalty shall be jointly and severally liable with such entity for such penalty.'

 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.--The table of sections for such part I is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new item:
'Sec. 6714. Dyed fuel sold for use or used in taxable use, etc.'

 

(c) REGISTERED VENDORS TO ADMINISTER CLAIMS FOR CERTAIN REFUNDS OF DIESEL FUEL.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Section 6427(l) (relating to nontaxable uses of diesel fuel and aviation fuel) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

'(5) REGISTERED VENDORS TO ADMINISTER CLAIMS FOR REFUND OF DIESEL FUEL SOLD TO FARMERS AND STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to diesel fuel used--

 

'(i) on a farm for farming purposes (within the meaning of section 6420(c)), or

'(ii) by a State or local government.

 

'(B) PAYMENT TO ULTIMATE, REGISTERED VENDOR.--The amount which would (but for subparagraph (A)) have been paid under paragraph (1) with respect to any fuel shall be paid to the ultimate vendor of such fuel, if such vendor--

 

'(i) is registered under section 4101, and

'(ii) meets the requirements of subparagraph (A), (B), or (D) of section 6416(a)(1).'

(2) SPECIAL REFUND RULES.--

 

(A) Subsection (i) of section 6427 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

 

'(5) SPECIAL RULE FOR VENDOR REFUNDS.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--A claim may be filed under subsection (l)(5) by any person with respect to fuel sold by such person for any period--

 

'(i) for which $200 or more is payable under subsection (l)(5), and

'(ii) which is not less than 1 week.

 

Notwithstanding subsection (l)(1), paragraph (3)(B) shall apply to claims filed under the preceding sentence.

'(B) TIME FOR FILING CLAIM.--No claim filed under this paragraph shall be allowed unless filed on or before the last day of the first quarter following the earliest quarter included in the claim.'

(B) Paragraph (1) of section 6427(i) is amended by striking 'provided in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)' and inserting 'otherwise provided in this subsection'.

(C) Paragraph (2) of section 6427(k) is amended by striking 'or (4)' and inserting '(4), or (5)'.

(D) Paragraph (3) of section 6427(i) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph:

'(C) TIME FOR FILING CLAIM.--No claim filed under this paragraph shall be allowed unless filed on or before the last day of the first quarter following the earliest quarter included in the claim.'

(d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--

 

(1) Sections 4101(a) and 4103 are each amended by striking '4081' and inserting '4041(a)(1), 4081,'.

(2) Section 4102 is amended by striking 'gasoline' and inserting 'any taxable fuel (as defined in section 4083)'.

(3) Paragraph (1) of section 4041(a), as amended by subchapter A, is amended to read as follows:

'(1) TAX ON DIESEL FUEL IN CERTAIN CASES.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--There is hereby imposed a tax on any liquid other than gasoline (as defined in section 4083)--

 

'(i) sold by any person to an owner, lessee, or other operator of a diesel-powered highway vehicle, a diesel-powered train, or a diesel-powered boat for use as a fuel in such vehicle, train, or boat, or

'(ii) used by any person as a fuel in a diesel-powered highway vehicle, a diesel-powered train, or a diesel-powered boat unless there was a taxable sale of such fuel under clause (i).

 

'(B) EXEMPTION FOR PREVIOUSLY TAXED FUEL.--No tax shall be imposed by this paragraph on the sale or use of any liquid if tax was imposed on such liquid under section 4081 and the tax thereon was not credited or refunded.

'(C) RATE OF TAX.--

 

'(i) IN GENERAL.--Except as otherwise provided in this subparagraph, the rate of the tax imposed by this paragraph shall be the rate of tax specified in section 4081(a)(2)(A) on diesel fuel which is in effect at the time of such sale or use.

'(ii) RATE OF TAX ON TRAINS.--In the case of any sale for use, or use, of diesel fuel in a train, the rate of tax imposed by this paragraph shall be--

 

'(I) 6.8 cents per gallon after September 30, 1993, and before October 1, 1995,

'(II) 5.55 cents per gallon after September 30, 1995, and before October 1, 1999, and

'(III) 4.3 cents per gallon after September 30, 1999.

 

'(iii) RATE OF TAX ON CERTAIN BUSES.--

 

'(I) IN GENERAL.--Except as provided in subclause (II), in the case of fuel sold for use or used in a use described in section 6427(b)(1) (after the application of section 6427(b)(3)), the rate of tax imposed by this paragraph shall be 7.3 cents per gallon (4.3 cents per gallon after September 30, 1999).

'(II) SCHOOL BUS AND INTRACITY TRANSPORTATION.--No tax shall be imposed by this paragraph on any sale for use, or use, described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 6427(b)(2).

'(D) DIESEL FUEL USED IN MOTORBOATS.--In the case of any sale for use, or use, of fuel in a diesel-powered motorboat--

 

'(i) effective during the period after September 30, 1999, and before January 1, 2000, the rate of tax imposed by this paragraph is 24.3 cents per gallon, and

'(ii) the termination of the tax under subsection (d) shall not occur before January 1, 2000.'

(4) Paragraph (2) of section 4041(a) is amended--

 

(A) by striking 'or paragraph (1) of this subsection', and

(B) by striking the last sentence and inserting the following new flush sentence:

 

'The rate of the tax imposed by this paragraph shall be the rate of tax specified in section 4081(a)(2)(A) on gasoline which is in effect at the time of such sale or use.'

(5)(A) Subparagraph (B) of section 4041(b)(1) is amended by striking 'paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B)' and inserting 'paragraph (1)(B), (2)(B), or (3)(A)(ii)' and by inserting before the period '(if any)'.

 

(B) Subparagraph (C) of section 4041(b)(1) is amended by inserting before the period '; except that such term shall not, for purposes of subsection (a)(1), include use in a diesel-powered train'.

(C) Clause (i) of section 4041(b)(2)(A) is amended by striking 'Highway Trust Fund financing'.

 

(6) Paragraph (1) of section 4041(c), as amended by subpart A, is amended by striking the next to the last sentence and inserting the following new flush sentence:

'The rate of the tax imposed by this paragraph shall be the rate of tax specified in section 4091(b)(1) which is in effect at the time of such sale or use.'

(7) Paragraph (2) of section 4041(c) is amended by striking 'any product taxable under section 4081' and inserting 'gasoline (as defined in section 4083)'.

(8) Paragraph (5) of section 4041(c) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 'The termination under the preceding sentence shall not apply to so much of the tax imposed by paragraph (1) as does not exceed 4.3 cents per gallon.'.

(9) Subsection (d) of section 4041 is amended by striking paragraph (2) and by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.

(10) Paragraph (2) of section 4041(d), as redesignated by the preceding paragraph, is amended by striking '(other than any product taxable under section 4081)' and inserting '(other than gasoline (as defined in section 4083))'.

(11) Subparagraph (A) of section 4041(k)(1) is amended--

 

(A) by striking 'Highway Trust Fund financing', and

(B) by striking 'sections 4081(c) and 4091(c), as the case may be' and inserting 'section 4081(c)'.

 

(12) Subparagraph (B) of section 4041(k)(1) is amended by striking '4091(d)' and inserting '4091(c)'.

(13) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 4041(m)(1) are amended to read as follows:

 

'(A) the rate of the tax imposed by subsection (a)(2) shall be--

 

'(i) 11.3 cents per gallon after September 30, 1993, and before October 1, 1999, and

'(ii) 4.3 cents per gallon after September 30, 1999, and

 

'(B) the rate of the tax imposed by subsection (c)(1) shall be the comparable rate under section 4091(c)(1).'

 

(14) Section 6206 is amended by striking '4041 or 4091' and inserting '4041, 4081, or 4091'.

(15) The heading for subsection (f) of section 6302 is amended by inserting 'AND DIESEL FUEL' after 'GASOLINE'.

(16) Paragraph (1) of section 6412(a) is amended by striking 'gasoline' each place it appears (including the heading) and inserting 'taxable fuel'.

(17)(A) Subparagraph (A) of section 6416(a)(4) is amended by striking 'product' each place it appears and inserting 'gasoline'.

 

(B) Subparagraph (B) of section 6416(a)(4) is amended--

 

(i) by striking 'section 4092(b)(2)' and inserting 'section 4093(b)(2)', and

(ii) by striking all that follows 'substituting' and inserting 'any gasoline taxable under section 4081' for 'aviation fuel' therein).'

(18) The material following the first sentence of section 6416(b)(2) is amended by inserting 'any tax imposed under section 4041(a)(1) or 4081 on diesel fuel and' after 'This paragraph shall not apply in the case of'.

(19)(A) Subparagraph (A) of section 6416(b)(3) is amended by striking 'gasoline taxable under section 4081 and other than any fuel taxable under section 4091' and inserting 'any fuel taxable under section 4081 or 4091'.

 

(B) Subparagraph (B) of section 6416(b)(3) is amended by striking 'gasoline taxable under section 4081 or any fuel taxable under section 4091, such gasoline or fuel' and inserting 'any fuel taxable under section 4081 or 4091, such fuel'.

 

(20) Sections 6420(c)(5) and 6421(e)(1) are each amended by striking 'section 4082(b)' and inserting 'section 4083(a)'.

(21) Subsections (a) and (c) of section 6427 are each amended by striking 'section 4041(a) or (c)' and inserting 'paragraph (2) or (3) of section 4041(a) or section 4041(c)'.

(22) Subsection (c) of section 6421 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 'The preceding sentence shall apply notwithstanding paragraphs (2)(A) and (3) of subsection (f).'

(23) Subparagraph (B) of section 6421(f)(2) is amended by inserting before the period 'and, in the case of fuel purchased after September 30, 1995, at so much of the rate specified in section 4081(a)(2)(A) as does not exceed 4.3 cents per gallon'.

(24) Paragraph (3) of section 6421(f), as amended by subpart A, is amended to read as follows:

'(3) GASOLINE USED IN TRAINS.--In the case of gasoline used as a fuel in a train, this section shall not apply with respect to--

 

'(A) the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate under section 4081, and

'(B) so much of the rate specified in section 4081(a)(2)(A) as does not exceed--

 

'(i) 6.8 cents per gallon after September 30, 1993, and before October 1, 1995,

'(ii) 5.55 cents per gallon after September 30, 1995, and before October 1, 1999, and

'(iii) 4.3 cents per gallon after September 30, 1999.'

(25) Subsection (b) of section 6427 is amended--

 

(A) by striking 'if any fuel' in paragraph (1) and inserting 'if any fuel other than gasoline (as defined in section 4083(a))', and

(B) by striking '4091' each place it appears and inserting '4081'.

 

(26)(A) Paragraph (1) of section 6427(f) is amended by striking ', 4091(c)(1)(A), or 4091(d)(1)(A)' and inserting 'or 4091(c)(1)(A)'.

 

(B) Paragraph (2) of section 6427(f) is amended to read as follows:

 

'(2) DEFINITIONS.--For purposes of paragraph (1)--

 

'(A) REGULAR TAX RATE.--The term 'regular tax rate' means--

 

'(i) in the case of gasoline or diesel fuel, the aggregate rate of tax imposed by section 4081 determined without regard to subsection (c) thereof, and

'(ii) in the case of aviation fuel, the aggregate rate of tax imposed by section 4091 determined without regard to subsection (c) thereof.

 

'(B) INCENTIVE TAX RATE.--The term 'incentive tax rate' means--

 

'(i) in the case of gasoline or diesel fuel, the aggregate rate of tax imposed by section 4081 with respect to fuel described in subsection (c)(2) thereof, and

'(ii) in the case of aviation fuel, the aggregate rate of tax imposed by section 4091 with respect to fuel described in subsection (c)(2) thereof.'

(27) Subsection (h) of section 6427 is amended by striking 'section 4082(b)' and inserting 'section 4083(a)(2)'.

(28) Paragraph (3) of section 6427(i) is amended--

 

(A) by striking 'GASOHOL' in the heading and inserting 'ALCOHOL MIXTURE', and

(B) by striking 'gasoline used to produce gasohol (as defined in section 4081(c)(1))' in subparagraph (A) and inserting 'gasoline or diesel fuel used to produce a qualified alcohol mixture (as defined in section 4081(c)(3))'.

 

(29) Paragraph (1) of section 6427(j) is amended by striking 'section 4041' and inserting 'sections 4041, 4081, and 4091'.

(30) The heading of paragraph (4) of section 6427(i) is amended by inserting '4081 OR' before '4091'.

(31) So much of subsection (l) of section 6427, as previously amended by this part, as precedes paragraph (5) is amended to read as follows:

 

'(l) NONTAXABLE USES OF DIESEL FUEL AND AVIATION FUEL.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and in subsection (k), if--

 

'(A) any diesel fuel on which tax has been imposed by section 4041 or 4081, or

'(B) any aviation fuel on which tax has been imposed by section 4091,

 

is used by any person in a nontaxable use, the Secretary shall pay (without interest) to the ultimate purchaser of such fuel an amount equal to the aggregate amount of tax imposed on such fuel under section 4041, 4081, or 4091, as the case may be.

'(2) NONTAXABLE USE.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 'nontaxable use' means--

 

'(A) in the case of diesel fuel, any use which is exempt from the tax imposed by section 4041(a)(1) other than by reason of a prior imposition of tax, and

'(B) in the case of aviation fuel, any use which is exempt from the tax imposed by section 4041(c)(1) other than by reason of a prior imposition of tax.

 

'(3) REFUND OF CERTAIN TAXES ON FUEL USED IN DIESEL-POWERED TRAINS.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 'nontaxable use' includes fuel used in a diesel-powered train. The preceding sentence shall not apply with respect to--

 

'(A) the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate under sections 4041 and 4081, and

'(B) so much of the rate specified in section 4081(a)(2)(A) as does not exceed--

 

'(i) 6.8 cents per gallon after September 30, 1993, and before October 1, 1995,

'(ii) 5.55 cents per gallon after September 30, 1995, and before October 1, 1999, and

'(iii) 4.3 cents per gallon after September 30, 1999.

The preceding sentence shall not apply in the case of fuel sold for exclusive use by a State or any political subdivision thereof.

'(4) NO REFUND OF CERTAIN TAXES ON FUEL USED IN COMMERCIAL AVIATION.--In the case of fuel used in commercial aviation (as defined in section 4092(b)) (other than supplies for vessels or aircraft within the meaning of section 4221(d)(3)), paragraph (1) shall not apply to so much of the tax imposed by section 4091 as is attributable to--

 

'(A) the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate imposed by such section, and

'(B) in the case of fuel purchased after September 30, 1995, so much of the rate of tax specified in section 4091(b)(1) as does not exceed 4.3 cents per gallon.'

 

(32) Section 9502 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

 

'(f) DEFINITION OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND FINANCING RATE.--For purposes of this section--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Airport and Airway Trust Fund financing rate is--

 

'(A) in the case of fuel used in an aircraft in noncommercial aviation (as defined in section 4041(c)(4)), 17.5 cents per gallon, and

'(B) in the case of fuel used in an aircraft other than in noncommercial aviation (as so defined), zero.

 

'(2) ALCOHOL FUELS.--If the rate of tax on any fuel is determined under section 4091(c), the Airport and Airway Trust Fund financing rate is the excess (if any) of the rate of tax determined under section 4091(c) over 4.4 cents per gallon (10/9 of 4.4 cents per gallon in the case of a rate of tax determined under section 4091(c)(2)).

'(3) TERMINATION.--Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this subsection, the Airport and Airway Trust Fund financing rate is zero with respect to tax received after December 31, 1995.'

(33) Paragraph (2) of section 9502(b) is amended by striking '(to the extent attributable to the Highway Trust Fund financing rate and the deficit reduction rate)' and inserting '(to the extent of 14 cents per gallon)'.

(34) Paragraph (1) of section 9503(b) is amended--

 

(A) by striking 'gasoline),' in subparagraph (E) and inserting 'gasoline and diesel fuel), and',

(B) by striking subparagraph (F), and

(C) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (F).

 

(35)(A) Subparagraph (B) of section 9503(b)(4) is amended by striking ', 4081, and 4091' and inserting 'and 4081' and by striking 'rates under such sections' and inserting 'rate'.

 

(B) Subparagraph (C) of section 9503(b)(4), as amended by subchapter A, is amended by striking '4091' and inserting '4081'.

 

(36) Paragraph (5) of section 9503(b) is amended by striking ', (E), and (F)' and inserting 'and (E)'.

(37) Subparagraph (D) of section 9503(c)(6) is amended by striking ', 4081, and 4091' and inserting 'and 4081'.

(38) Subparagraph (D) of section 9503(c)(4) is amended by striking 'rates under such sections' and inserting 'rate'.

(39) Subparagraph (B) of section 9503(c)(5) is amended by striking 'rate under such section' and inserting 'rate'.

(40) Paragraph (2) of section 9503(e) is amended--

 

(A) by striking ', 4081, and 4091' and inserting 'and 4081', and

(B) by striking ', 4081, or 4091' and inserting 'or 4081'.

 

(41) Section 9503 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

 

'(f) DEFINITION OF HIGHWAY TRUST FUND FINANCING RATE.--For purposes of this section--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Highway Trust Fund financing rate is--

 

'(A) in the case of gasoline and special motor fuels, 11.5 cents per gallon (14 cents per gallon after September 30, 1995), and

'(B) in the case of diesel fuel, 17.5 cents per gallon (20 cents per gallon after September 30, 1995).

 

'(2) CERTAIN USES.--

 

'(A) TRAINS.--In the case of fuel used in a train, the Highway Trust Fund financing rate is zero.

'(B) CERTAIN BUSES.--In the case of diesel fuel used in a use described in section 6427(b)(1) (after the application of section 6427(b)(3)), the Highway Trust Fund financing rate is 3 cents per gallon.

'(C) CERTAIN BOATS.--In the case of diesel fuel used in a boat described in clause (iv) of section 6421(e)(2)(B), the Highway Trust Fund financing rate is zero.

'(D) COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS.--In the case of the tax imposed by section 4041(a)(3), the Highway Trust Fund financing rate is zero.

'(E) CERTAIN OTHER NONHIGHWAY USES.--In the case of gasoline and special motor fuels used as described in paragraph (4)(D), (5)(B), or (6)(D) of subsection (c), the Highway Trust Fund financing rate is 11.5 cents per gallon; and, in the case of diesel fuel used as described in subsection (c)(6)(D), the Highway Trust Fund financing rate is 17.5 cents per gallon.

 

'(3) ALCOHOL FUELS.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--If the rate of tax on any fuel is determined under section 4041(b)(2)(A), 4041(k), or 4081(c), the Highway Trust Fund financing rate is the excess (if any) of the rate so determined over--

 

'(i) 6.8 cents per gallon after September 30, 1993, and before October 1, 1999,

'(ii) 4.3 cents per gallon after September 30, 1999.

 

In the case of a rate of tax determined under section 4081(c), the preceding sentence shall be applied by increasing the rates specified in clauses (i) and (ii) by 0.1 cent.

'(B) FUELS USED TO PRODUCE MIXTURES.--In the case of a rate of tax determined under section 4081(c)(2), subparagraph (A) shall be applied by substituting rates which are 10/9 of the rates otherwise applicable under clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A).

'(C) PARTIALLY EXEMPT METHANOL OR ETHANOL FUEL.--In the case of a rate of tax determined under section 4041(m), the Highway Trust Fund financing rate is the excess (if any) of the rate so determined over--

 

'(i) 5.55 cents per gallon after September 30, 1993, and before October 1, 1995, and

'(ii) 4.3 cents per gallon after September 30, 1995.

'(4) TERMINATION.--Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this subsection, the Highway Trust Fund financing rate is zero with respect to taxes received in the Treasury after June 30, 2000.'

(42) Subsection (b) of section 9508 is amended--

 

(A) by inserting 'and diesel fuel' after 'gasoline' in paragraph (2),

(B) by striking 'diesel fuel and' in paragraph (3), and

(C) by striking '4091' in the last sentence, as added by subtitle A, and inserting '4081'.

 

(43) The table of subparts for part III of subchapter A of chapter 32 is amended by striking the items relating to subparts A and B and inserting the following new items:
'Subpart A. Gasoline and diesel fuel.

'Subpart B. Aviation fuel.'

 

(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 1994.

 

SEC. 13243. FLOOR STOCKS TAX.

 

(a) IN GENERAL.--There is hereby imposed a floor stocks tax on diesel fuel held by any person on January 1, 1994, if--

 

(1) no tax was imposed on such fuel under section 4041(a) or 4091 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as in effect on December 31, 1993, and

(2) tax would have been imposed by section 4081 of such Code, as amended by this Act, on any prior removal, entry, or sale of such fuel had such section 4081 applied to such fuel for periods before January 1, 1994.

 

(b) RATE OF TAX.--The rate of the tax imposed by subsection (a) shall be the amount of tax which would be imposed under section 4081 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 if there were a taxable sale of such fuel on such date.

(c) LIABILITY AND PAYMENT OF TAX.--

 

(1) LIABILITY FOR TAX.--A person holding the diesel fuel on January 1, 1994, to which the tax imposed by this section applies shall be liable for such tax.

(2) METHOD OF PAYMENT.--The tax imposed by this section shall be paid in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe.

(3) TIME FOR PAYMENT.--The tax imposed by this section shall be paid on or before July 31, 1994.

 

(d) DEFINITIONS.--For purposes of this section--

 

(1) DIESEL FUEL.--The term 'diesel fuel' has the meaning given such term by section 4083(a) of such Code.

(2) SECRETARY.--The term 'Secretary' means the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate.

 

(e) EXCEPTIONS.--

 

(1) PERSONS ENTITLED TO CREDIT OR REFUND.--The tax imposed by this section shall not apply to fuel held by any person exclusively for any use to the extent a credit or refund of the tax imposed by section 4081 is allowable for such use.

(2) COMPLIANCE WITH DYEING REQUIRED.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the holder of any fuel if the holder of such fuel fails to comply with any requirement imposed by the Secretary with respect to dyeing and marking such fuel.

 

(f) OTHER LAWS APPLICABLE.--All provisions of law, including penalties, applicable with respect to the taxes imposed by section 4081 of such Code shall, insofar as applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions of this section, apply with respect to the floor stock taxes imposed by this section to the same extent as if such taxes were imposed by such section 4081.

 

Subpart C--Other Provisions

SEC. 13244. INCREASED DEPOSITS INTO MASS TRANSIT ACCOUNT.

 

(a) IN GENERAL.--Paragraph (2) of section 9503(e) is amended by striking '1.5 cents' and inserting '2 cents'.

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendment made by this section shall apply to amounts attributable to taxes imposed on or after October 1, 1995.

 

SEC. 13245. FLOOR STOCKS TAX ON COMMERCIAL AVIATION FUEL HELD ON OCTOBER 1, 1995.

 

(a) IMPOSITION OF TAX.--In the case of commercial aviation fuel on which tax was imposed under section 4091 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 before October 1, 1995, and which is held on such date by any person, there is hereby imposed a floor stocks tax of 4.3 cents per gallon.

(b) LIABILITY FOR TAX AND METHOD OF PAYMENT.--

 

(1) LIABILITY FOR TAX.--A person holding aviation fuel on October 1, 1995, to which the tax imposed by subsection (a) applies shall be liable for such tax.

(2) METHOD OF PAYMENT.--The tax imposed by subsection (a) shall be paid in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe.

(3) TIME FOR PAYMENT.--The tax imposed by subsection (a) shall be paid on or before April 30, 1996.

 

(c) DEFINITIONS.--For purposes of this subsection--

 

(1) HELD BY A PERSON.--Aviation fuel shall be considered as 'held by a person' if title thereto has passed to such person (whether or not delivery to the person has been made).

(2) COMMERCIAL AVIATION FUEL.--The term 'commercial aviation fuel' means aviation fuel (as defined in section 4093 of such Code) which is held on October 1, 1995, for sale or use in commercial aviation (as defined in section 4092(b) of such Code).

(3) SECRETARY.--The term 'Secretary' means the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate.

 

(d) EXCEPTION FOR EXEMPT USES.--The tax imposed by subsection (a) shall not apply to aviation fuel held by any person exclusively for any use for which a credit or refund of the entire tax imposed by section 4091 of such Code is allowable for aviation fuel purchased after September 30, 1995, for such use.

(e) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN AMOUNTS OF FUEL.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--No tax shall be imposed by subsection (a) on aviation fuel held on October 1, 1995, by any person if the aggregate amount of commercial aviation fuel held by such person on such date does not exceed 2,000 gallons. The preceding sentence shall apply only if such person submits to the Secretary (at the time and in the manner required by the Secretary) such information as the Secretary shall require for purposes of this paragraph.

(2) EXEMPT FUEL.--For purposes of paragraph (1), there shall not be taken into account fuel held by any person which is exempt from the tax imposed by subsection (a) by reason of subsection (d).

(3) CONTROLLED GROUPS.--For purposes of this subsection--

 

(A) CORPORATIONS.--

 

(i) IN GENERAL.--All persons treated as a controlled group shall be treated as 1 person.

(ii) CONTROLLED GROUP.--The term 'controlled group' has the meaning given to such term by subsection (a) of section 1563 of such Code; except that for such purposes the phrase 'more than 50 percent' shall be substituted for the phrase 'at least 80 percent' each place it appears in such subsection.

 

(B) NONINCORPORATED PERSONS UNDER COMMON CONTROL.--Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, principles similar to the principles of subparagraph (A) shall apply to a group of persons under common control where 1 or more of such persons is not a corporation.
(f) OTHER LAW APPLICABLE.--All provisions of law, including penalties, applicable with respect to the taxes imposed by section 4091 of such Code shall, insofar as applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions of this section, apply with respect to the floor stock taxes imposed by subsection (a) to the same extent as if such taxes were imposed by such section 4091.
PART V--COMPLIANCE PROVISIONS

 

 

SEC. 13251. MODIFICATIONS TO SUBSTANTIAL UNDERSTATEMENT PENALTY.

 

(a) REASONABLE BASIS REQUIRED.--Clause (ii) of section 6662(d)(2)(B) (relating to reduction for understatement due to position of taxpayer or disclosed item) is amended to read as follows:
'(ii) any item if--

 

'(I) the relevant facts affecting the item's tax treatment are adequately disclosed in the return or in a statement attached to the return, and

'(II) there is a reasonable basis for the tax treatment of such item by the taxpayer.'

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendment made by this section shall apply to returns the due dates for which (determined without regard to extensions) are after December 31, 1993.

 

SEC. 13252. RETURNS RELATING TO THE CANCELLATION OF INDEBTEDNESS BY CERTAIN FINANCIAL ENTITIES.

 

(a) IN GENERAL.--Subpart B of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 (relating to information concerning transactions with other persons) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:

 

'SEC. 6050P. RETURNS RELATING TO THE CANCELLATION OF INDEBTEDNESS BY CERTAIN FINANCIAL ENTITIES.

 

'(a) IN GENERAL.--Any applicable financial entity which discharges (in whole or in part) the indebtedness of any person during any calendar year shall make a return (at such time and in such form as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe) setting forth--

 

'(1) the name, address, and TIN of each person whose indebtedness was discharged during such calendar year,

'(2) the date of the discharge and the amount of the indebtedness discharged, and

'(3) such other information as the Secretary may prescribe.

 

'(b) EXCEPTION.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any discharge of less than $600.

'(c) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.--For purposes of this section--

 

'(1) APPLICABLE FINANCIAL ENTITY.--The term 'applicable financial entity' means--

 

'(A) any financial institution described in section 581 or 591(a) and any credit union,

'(B) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Resolution Trust Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, and any other Federal executive agency (as defined in section 6050M), and any successor or subunit of any of the foregoing, and

'(C) any other corporation which is a direct or indirect subsidiary of an entity referred to in subparagraph (A) but only if, by virtue of being affiliated with such entity, such other corporation is subject to supervision and examination by a Federal or State agency which regulates entities referred to in subparagraph (A).

 

'(2) GOVERNMENTAL UNITS.--In the case of an entity described in paragraph (1)(B), any return under this section shall be made by the officer or employee appropriately designated for the purpose of making such return.

 

'(d) STATEMENTS TO BE FURNISHED TO PERSONS WITH RESPECT TO WHOM INFORMATION IS REQUIRED TO BE FURNISHED.--Every applicable financial entity required to make a return under subsection (a) shall furnish to each person whose name is required to be set forth in such return a written statement showing--

 

'(1) the name and address of the entity required to make such return, and

'(2) the information required to be shown on the return with respect to such person.

 

The written statement required under the preceding sentence shall be furnished to the person on or before January 31 of the year following the calendar year for which the return under subsection (a) was made.'

(b) PENALTIES.--

 

(1) RETURNS.--Subparagraph (B) of section 6724(d)(1) is amended by inserting after clause (vii) the following new clause (and by redesignating the following clauses accordingly):
'(viii) section 6050P (relating to returns relating to the cancellation of indebtedness by certain financial entities),'.
(2) STATEMENTS.--Paragraph (2) of section 6724(d) is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (P) through (S) as subparagraphs (Q) through (T), respectively, and by inserting after subparagraph (O) the following new subparagraph:

 

'(P) section 6050P(d) (relating to returns relating to the cancellation of indebtedness by certain financial entities),'.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.--The table of sections for subpart B of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new item:

 

'Sec. 6050P. Returns relating to the cancellation of indebtedness by certain financial entities.'

 

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply to discharges of indebtedness after December 31, 1993.

(2) GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.--In the case of an entity referred to in section 6050P(c)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section), the amendments made by this section shall apply to discharges of indebtedness after the date of the enactment of this Act.

PART VI--TREATMENT OF INTANGIBLES

 

 

SEC. 13261. AMORTIZATION OF GOODWILL AND CERTAIN OTHER INTANGIBLES.

 

(a) GENERAL RULE.--Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 (relating to itemized deductions for individuals and corporations) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:

 

'SEC. 197. AMORTIZATION OF GOODWILL AND CERTAIN OTHER INTANGIBLES.

 

'(a) GENERAL RULE.--A taxpayer shall be entitled to an amortization deduction with respect to any amortizable section 197 intangible. The amount of such deduction shall be determined by amortizing the adjusted basis (for purposes of determining gain) of such intangible ratably over the 15-year period beginning with the month in which such intangible was acquired.

'(b) NO OTHER DEPRECIATION OR AMORTIZATION DEDUCTION ALLOWABLE.--Except as provided in subsection (a), no depreciation or amortization deduction shall be allowable with respect to any amortizable section 197 intangible.

'(c) AMORTIZABLE SECTION 197 INTANGIBLE.--For purposes of this section--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, the term 'amortizable section 197 intangible' means any section 197 intangible--

 

'(A) which is acquired by the taxpayer after the date of the enactment of this section, and

'(B) which is held in connection with the conduct of a trade or business or an activity described in section 212.

 

'(2) EXCLUSION OF SELF-CREATED INTANGIBLES, ETC.--The term 'amortizable section 197 intangible' shall not include any section 197 intangible--

 

'(A) which is not described in subparagraph (D), (E), or (F) of subsection (d)(1), and

'(B) which is created by the taxpayer.

 

This paragraph shall not apply if the intangible is created in connection with a transaction (or series of related transactions) involving the acquisition of assets constituting a trade or business or substantial portion thereof.

'(3) ANTI-CHURNING RULES.--

'For exclusion of intangibles acquired in certain transactions, see subsection (f)(9).

 

'(d) SECTION 197 INTANGIBLE.--For purposes of this section--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, the term 'section 197 intangible' means--

 

'(A) goodwill,

'(B) going concern value,

'(C) any of the following intangible items:

 

'(i) workforce in place including its composition and terms and conditions (contractual or otherwise) of its employment,

'(ii) business books and records, operating systems, or any other information base (including lists or other information with respect to current or prospective customers),

'(iii) any patent, copyright, formula, process, design, pattern, know-how, format, or other similar item,

'(iv) any customer-based intangible,

'(v) any supplier-based intangible, and

'(vi) any other similar item,

 

'(D) any license, permit, or other right granted by a governmental unit or an agency or instrumentality thereof,

'(E) any covenant not to compete (or other arrangement to the extent such arrangement has substantially the same effect as a covenant not to compete) entered into in connection with an acquisition (directly or indirectly) of an interest in a trade or business or substantial portion thereof, and

'(F) any franchise, trademark, or trade name.

 

'(2) CUSTOMER-BASED INTANGIBLE.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--The term 'customer-based intangible' means--

 

'(i) composition of market,

'(ii) market share, and

'(iii) any other value resulting from future provision of goods or services pursuant to relationships (contractual or otherwise) in the ordinary course of business with customers.

 

'(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.--In the case of a financial institution, the term 'customer-based intangible' includes deposit base and similar items.

 

'(3) SUPPLIER-BASED INTANGIBLE.--The term 'supplier-based intangible' means any value resulting from future acquisitions of goods or services pursuant to relationships (contractual or otherwise) in the ordinary course of business with suppliers of goods or services to be used or sold by the taxpayer.

 

'(e) EXCEPTIONS.--For purposes of this section, the term 'section 197 intangible' shall not include any of the following:

 

'(1) FINANCIAL INTERESTS.--Any interest--

 

'(A) in a corporation, partnership, trust, or estate, or

'(B) under an existing futures contract, foreign currency contract, notional principal contract, or other similar financial contract.

 

'(2) LAND.--Any interest in land.

'(3) COMPUTER SOFTWARE.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--Any--

 

'(i) computer software which is readily available for purchase by the general public, is subject to a nonexclusive license, and has not been substantially modified, and

'(ii) other computer software which is not acquired in a transaction (or series of related transactions) involving the acquisition of assets constituting a trade or business or substantial portion thereof.

 

'(B) COMPUTER SOFTWARE DEFINED.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 'computer software' means any program designed to cause a computer to perform a desired function. Such term shall not include any data base or similar item unless the data base or item is in the public domain and is incidental to the operation of otherwise qualifying computer software.

 

'(4) CERTAIN INTERESTS OR RIGHTS ACQUIRED SEPARATELY.--Any of the following not acquired in a transaction (or series of related transactions) involving the acquisition of assets constituting a trade business or substantial portion thereof:

 

'(A) Any interest in a film, sound recording, video tape, book, or similar property.

'(B) Any right to receive tangible property or services under a contract or granted by a governmental unit or agency or instrumentality thereof.

'(C) Any interest in a patent or copyright.

'(D) To the extent provided in regulations, any right under a contract (or granted by a governmental unit or an agency or instrumentality thereof) if such right--

 

'(i) has a fixed duration of less than 15 years, or

'(ii) is fixed as to amount and, without regard to this section, would be recoverable under a method similar to the unit-of-production method.

'(5) INTERESTS UNDER LEASES AND DEBT INSTRUMENTS.--Any interest under--

 

'(A) an existing lease of tangible property, or

'(B) except as provided in subsection (d)(2)(B), any existing indebtedness.

 

'(6) TREATMENT OF SPORTS FRANCHISES.--A franchise to engage in professional football, basketball, baseball, or other professional sport, and any item acquired in connection with such a franchise.

'(7) MORTGAGE SERVICING.--Any right to service indebtedness which is secured by residential real property unless such right is acquired in a transaction (or series of related transactions) involving the acquisition of assets (other than rights described in this paragraph) constituting a trade or business or substantial portion thereof.

'(8) CERTAIN TRANSACTION COSTS.--Any fees for professional services, and any transaction costs, incurred by parties to a transaction with respect to which any portion of the gain or loss is not recognized under part III of subchapter C.

 

'(f) SPECIAL RULES.--

 

'(1) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DISPOSITIONS, ETC.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--If there is a disposition of any amortizable section 197 intangible acquired in a transaction or series of related transactions (or any such intangible becomes worthless) and one or more other amortizable section 197 intangibles acquired in such transaction or series of related transactions are retained--

 

'(i) no loss shall be recognized by reason of such disposition (or such worthlessness), and

'(ii) appropriate adjustments to the adjusted bases of such retained intangibles shall be made for any loss not recognized under clause (i).

 

'(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR COVENANTS NOT TO COMPETE.--In the case of any section 197 intangible which is a covenant not to compete (or other arrangement) described in subsection (d)(1)(E), in no event shall such covenant or other arrangement be treated as disposed of (or becoming worthless) before the disposition of the entire interest described in such subsection in connection with which such covenant (or other arrangement) was entered into.

'(C) SPECIAL RULE.--All persons treated as a single taxpayer under section 41(f)(1) shall be so treated for purposes of this paragraph.

 

'(2) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN TRANSFERS.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--In the case of any section 197 intangible transferred in a transaction described in subparagraph (B), the transferee shall be treated as the transferor for purposes of applying this section with respect to so much of the adjusted basis in the hands of the transferee as does not exceed the adjusted basis in the hands of the transferor.

'(B) TRANSACTIONS COVERED.--The transactions described in this subparagraph are--

 

'(i) any transaction described in section 332, 351, 361, 721, 731, 1031, or 1033, and

'(ii) any transaction between members of the same affiliated group during any taxable year for which a consolidated return is made by such group.

'(3) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS PAID PURSUANT TO COVENANTS NOT TO COMPETE, ETC.--Any amount paid or incurred pursuant to a covenant or arrangement referred to in subsection (d)(1)(E) shall be treated as an amount chargeable to capital account.

'(4) TREATMENT OF FRANCHISES, ETC.--

 

'(A) FRANCHISE.--The term 'franchise' has the meaning given to such term by section 1253(b)(1).

'(B) TREATMENT OF RENEWALS.--Any renewal of a franchise, trademark, or trade name (or of a license, a permit, or other right referred to in subsection (d)(1)(D)) shall be treated as an acquisition. The preceding sentence shall only apply with respect to costs incurred in connection with such renewal.

'(C) CERTAIN AMOUNTS NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.--Any amount to which section 1253(d)(1) applies shall not be taken into account under this section.

 

'(5) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN REINSURANCE TRANSACTIONS.--In the case of any amortizable section 197 intangible resulting from an assumption reinsurance transaction, the amount taken into account as the adjusted basis of such intangible under this section shall be the excess of--

 

'(A) the amount paid or incurred by the acquirer under the assumption reinsurance transaction, over

'(B) the amount required to be capitalized under section 848 in connection with such transaction.

 

Subsection (b) shall not apply to any amount required to be capitalized under section 848.

'(6) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN SUBLEASES.--For purposes of this section, a sublease shall be treated in the same manner as a lease of the underlying property involved.

'(7) TREATMENT AS DEPRECIABLE.--For purposes of this chapter, any amortizable section 197 intangible shall be treated as property which is of a character subject to the allowance for depreciation provided in section 167.

'(8) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN INCREMENTS IN VALUE.--This section shall not apply to any increment in value if, without regard to this section, such increment is properly taken into account in determining the cost of property which is not a section 197 intangible.

'(9) ANTI-CHURNING RULES.--For purposes of this section--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--The term 'amortizable section 197 intangible' shall not include any section 197 intangible which is described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (d)(1) (or for which depreciation or amortization would not have been allowable but for this section) and which is acquired by the taxpayer after the date of the enactment of this section, if--

 

'(i) the intangible was held or used at any time on or after July 25, 1991, and on or before such date of enactment by the taxpayer or a related person,

'(ii) the intangible was acquired from a person who held such intangible at any time on or after July 25, 1991, and on or before such date of enactment, and, as part of the transaction, the user of such intangible does not change, or

'(iii) the taxpayer grants the right to use such intangible to a person (or a person related to such person) who held or used such intangible at any time on or after July 25, 1991, and on or before such date of enactment.

 

For purposes of this subparagraph, the determination of whether the user of property changes as part of a transaction shall be determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary. For purposes of this subparagraph, deductions allowable under section 1253(d) shall be treated as deductions allowable for amortization.

'(B) EXCEPTION WHERE GAIN RECOGNIZED.--If--

 

'(i) subparagraph (A) would not apply to an intangible acquired by the taxpayer but for the last sentence of subparagraph (C)(i), and

'(ii) the person from whom the taxpayer acquired the intangible elects, notwithstanding any other provision of this title--

 

'(I) to recognize gain on the disposition of the intangible, and

'(II) to pay a tax on such gain which, when added to any other income tax on such gain under this title, equals such gain multiplied by the highest rate of income tax applicable to such person under this title,

then subparagraph (A) shall apply to the intangible only to the extent that the taxpayer's adjusted basis in the intangible exceeds the gain recognized under clause (ii)(I).

'(C) RELATED PERSON DEFINED.--For purposes of this paragraph--

 

'(i) RELATED PERSON.--A person (hereinafter in this paragraph referred to as the 'related person') is related to any person if--

 

'(I) the related person bears a relationship to such person specified in section 267(b) or section 707(b)(1), or

'(II) the related person and such person are engaged in trades or businesses under common control (within the meaning of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 41(f)(1)).

 

For purposes of subclause (I), in applying section 267(b) or 707(b)(1), '20 percent' shall be substituted for '50 percent'.

'(ii) TIME FOR MAKING DETERMINATION.--A person shall be treated as related to another person if such relationship exists immediately before or immediately after the acquisition of the intangible involved.

 

'(D) ACQUISITIONS BY REASON OF DEATH.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the acquisition of any property by the taxpayer if the basis of the property in the hands of the taxpayer is determined under section 1014(a).

'(E) SPECIAL RULE FOR PARTNERSHIPS.--With respect to any increase in the basis of partnership property under section 732, 734, or 743, determinations under this paragraph shall be made at the partner level and each partner shall be treated as having owned and used such partner's proportionate share of the partnership assets.

'(F) ANTI-ABUSE RULES.--The term 'amortizable section 197 intangible' does not include any section 197 intangible acquired in a transaction, one of the principal purposes of which is to avoid the requirement of subsection (c)(1) that the intangible be acquired after the date of the enactment of this section or to avoid the provisions of subparagraph (A).

'(g) REGULATIONS.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, including such regulations as may be appropriate to prevent avoidance of the purposes of this section through related persons or otherwise.'

(b) MODIFICATIONS TO DEPRECIATION RULES.--

 

(1) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PROPERTY EXCLUDED FROM SECTION 197.--Section 167 (relating to depreciation deduction) is amended by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g) and by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection:

 

'(f) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PROPERTY EXCLUDED FROM SECTION 197.--

 

'(1) COMPUTER SOFTWARE.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--If a depreciation deduction is allowable under subsection (a) with respect to any computer software, such deduction shall be computed by using the straight line method and a useful life of 36 months.

'(B) COMPUTER SOFTWARE.--For purposes of this section, the term 'computer software' has the meaning given to such term by section 197(e)(3)(B); except that such term shall not include any such software which is an amortizable section 197 intangible.

 

'(2) CERTAIN INTERESTS OR RIGHTS ACQUIRED SEPARATELY.--If a depreciation deduction is allowable under subsection (a) with respect to any property described in subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) of section 197(e)(4), such deduction shall be computed in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary.

'(3) MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS.--If a depreciation deduction is allowable under subsection (a) with respect to any right described in section 197(e)(7), such deduction shall be computed by using the straight line method and a useful life of 108 months.'

(2) ALLOCATION OF BASIS IN CASE OF LEASED PROPERTY.--Subsection (c) of section 167 is amended to read as follows:

 

'(c) BASIS FOR DEPRECIATION.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--The basis on which exhaustion, wear and tear, and obsolescence are to be allowed in respect of any property shall be the adjusted basis provided in section 1011, for the purpose of determining the gain on the sale or other disposition of such property.

'(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO LEASE.--If any property is acquired subject to a lease--

 

'(A) no portion of the adjusted basis shall be allocated to the leasehold interest, and

'(B) the entire adjusted basis shall be taken into account in determining the depreciation deduction (if any) with respect to the property subject to the lease.'

(c) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1253.--Subsection (d) of section 1253 is amended by striking paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) and inserting the following:

 

'(2) OTHER PAYMENTS.--Any amount paid or incurred on account of a transfer, sale, or other disposition of a franchise, trademark, or trade name to which paragraph (1) does not apply shall be treated as an amount chargeable to capital account.

'(3) RENEWALS, ETC.--For purposes of determining the term of a transfer agreement under this section, there shall be taken into account all renewal options (and any other period for which the parties reasonably expect the agreement to be renewed).'

 

(d) AMENDMENT TO SECTION 848.--Subsection (g) of section 848 is amended by striking 'this section' and inserting 'this section or section 197'.

(e) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1060.--

 

(1) Paragraph (1) of section 1060(b) is amended by striking 'goodwill or going concern value' and inserting 'section 197 intangibles'.

(2) Paragraph (1) of section 1060(d) is amended by striking 'goodwill or going concern value (or similar items)' and inserting 'section 197 intangibles'.

 

(f) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--

 

(1) Subsection (g) of section 167 (as redesignated by subsection (b)) is amended to read as follows:

 

'(g) CROSS REFERENCES.--

 

'(1) For additional rule applicable to depreciation of improvements in the case of mines, oil and gas wells, other natural deposits, and timber, see section 611.

'(2) For amortization of goodwill and certain other intangibles, see section 197.'

(2) Subsection (f) of section 642 is amended by striking 'section 169' and inserting 'sections 169 and 197'.

(3) Subsection (a) of section 1016 is amended by striking paragraph (19) and by redesignating the following paragraphs accordingly.

(4) Subparagraph (C) of section 1245(a)(2) is amended by striking '193, or 1253(d)(2) or (3)' and inserting 'or 193'.

(5) Paragraph (3) of section 1245(a) is amended by striking 'section 185 or 1253(d)(2) or (3)'.

(6) The table of sections for part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new item:

'Sec. 197. Amortization of goodwill and certain other intangibles.'.

 

(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to property acquired after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(2) ELECTION TO HAVE AMENDMENTS APPLY TO PROPERTY ACQUIRED AFTER JULY 25, 1991.--

 

(A) IN GENERAL.--If an election under this paragraph applies to the taxpayer--

 

(i) the amendments made by this section shall apply to property acquired by the taxpayer after July 25, 1991,

(ii) subsection (c)(1)(A) of section 197 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section) (and so much of subsection (f)(9)(A) of such section 197 as precedes clause (i) thereof) shall be applied with respect to the taxpayer by treating July 25, 1991, as the date of the enactment of such section, and

(iii) in applying subsection (f)(9) of such section, with respect to any property acquired by the taxpayer on or before the date of the enactment of this Act, only holding or use on July 25, 1991, shall be taken into account.

 

(B) ELECTION.--An election under this paragraph shall be made at such time and in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate may prescribe. Such an election by any taxpayer, once made--

 

(i) may be revoked only with the consent of the Secretary, and

(ii) shall apply to the taxpayer making such election and any other taxpayer under common control with the taxpayer (within the meaning of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 41(f)(1) of such Code) at any time after August 2, 1993, and on or before the date on which such election is made.

(3) ELECTIVE BINDING CONTRACT EXCEPTION.--

 

(A) IN GENERAL.--The amendments made by this section shall not apply to any acquisition of property by the taxpayer if--

 

(i) such acquisition is pursuant to a written binding contract in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and at all times thereafter before such acquisition,

(ii) an election under paragraph (2) does not apply to the taxpayer, and

(iii) the taxpayer makes an election under this paragraph with respect to such contract.

 

(B) ELECTION.--An election under this paragraph shall be made at such time and in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate shall prescribe. Such an election, once made--

 

(i) may be revoked only with the consent of the Secretary, and

(ii) shall apply to all property acquired pursuant to the contract with respect to which such election was made.

SEC. 13262. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS TO RETIRED OR DECEASED PARTNER.

 

(a) SECTION 736(b) NOT TO APPLY IN CERTAIN CASES.--Subsection (b) of section 736 (relating to payments for interest in partnership) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

 

'(3) LIMITATION ON APPLICATION OF PARAGRAPH (2).--Paragraph (2) shall apply only if--

 

'(A) capital is not a material income-producing factor for the partnership, and

'(B) the retiring or deceased partner was a general partner in the partnership.'

(b) LIMITATION ON DEFINITION OF UNREALIZED RECEIVABLES.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Subsection (c) of section 751 (defining unrealized receivables) is amended--

 

(A) by striking 'sections 731, 736, and 741' each place they appear and inserting ', sections 731 and 741 (but not for purposes of section 736)', and

(B) by striking 'section 731, 736, or 741' each place it appears and inserting 'section 731 or 741'.

 

(2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.--

 

(A) Subsection (e) of section 751 is amended by striking 'sections 731, 736, and 741' and inserting 'sections 731 and 741'.

(B) Section 736 is amended by striking subsection (c).

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--The amendments made by this section shall apply in the case of partners retiring or dying on or after January 5, 1993.

(2) BINDING CONTRACT EXCEPTION.--The amendments made by this section shall not apply to any partner retiring on or after January 5, 1993, if a written contract to purchase such partner's interest in the partnership was binding on January 4, 1993, and at all times thereafter before such purchase.

PART VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

 

SEC. 13271. DISALLOWANCE OF INTEREST ON CERTAIN OVERPAYMENTS OF TAX.

 

(a) GENERAL RULE.--Subsection (e) of section 6611 is amended to read as follows:

'(e) DISALLOWANCE OF INTEREST ON CERTAIN OVERPAYMENTS.--

 

'(1) REFUNDS WITHIN 45 DAYS AFTER RETURN IS FILED.--If any overpayment of tax imposed by this title is refunded within 45 days after the last day prescribed for filing the return of such tax (determined without regard to any extension of time for filing the return) or, in the case of a return filed after such last date, is refunded within 45 days after the date the return is filed, no interest shall be allowed under subsection (a) on such overpayment.

'(2) REFUNDS AFTER CLAIM FOR CREDIT OR REFUND.--If--

 

'(A) the taxpayer files a claim for a credit or refund for any overpayment of tax imposed by this title, and

'(B) such overpayment is refunded within 45 days after such claim is filed,

 

no interest shall be allowed on such overpayment from the date the claim is filed until the day the refund is made.

'(3) IRS INITIATED ADJUSTMENTS.--If an adjustment initiated by the Secretary, results in a refund or credit of an overpayment, interest on such overpayment shall be computed by subtracting 45 days from the number of days interest would otherwise be allowed with respect to such overpayment.'

 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATES.--

 

(1) Paragraph (1) of section 6611(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended by subsection (a)) shall apply in the case of returns the due date for which (determined without regard to extensions) is on or after January 1, 1994.

(2) Paragraph (2) of section 6611(e) of such Code (as so amended) shall apply in the case of claims for credit or refund of any overpayment filed on or after January 1, 1995, regardless of the taxable period to which such refund relates.

(3) Paragraph (3) of section 6611(e) of such Code (as so amended) shall apply in the case of any refund paid on or after January 1, 1995, regardless of the taxable period to which such refund relates.

SEC. 13272. DENIAL OF DEDUCTION RELATING TO TRAVEL EXPENSES.

 

(a) IN GENERAL.--Section 274(m) (relating to additional limitations on travel expenses) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

 

'(3) TRAVEL EXPENSES OF SPOUSE, DEPENDENT, OR OTHERS.--No deduction shall be allowed under this chapter (other than section 217) for travel expenses paid or incurred with respect to a spouse, dependent, or other individual accompanying the taxpayer (or an officer or employee of the taxpayer) on business travel, unless--

 

'(A) the spouse, dependent, or other individual is an employee of the taxpayer,

'(B) the travel of the spouse, dependent, or other individual is for a bona fide business purpose, and

'(C) such expenses would otherwise be deductible by the spouse, dependent, or other individual.'

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendment made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 1993.

 

SEC. 13273. INCREASE IN WITHHOLDING FROM SUPPLEMENTAL WAGE PAYMENTS.

If an employer elects under Treasury Regulation 31.3402 (g)-1 to determine the amount to be deducted and withheld from any supplemental wage payment by using a flat percentage rate, the rate to be used in determining the amount to be so deducted and withheld shall not be less than 28 percent. The preceding sentence shall apply to payments made after December 31, 1993.

 

Subchapter C--Empowerment Zones, Enterprise Communities, Rural Development Investment Areas, Etc.

 

 

PART I--EMPOWERMENT ZONES, ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES, AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT AREAS

 

 

SEC. 13301. DESIGNATION AND TREATMENT OF EMPOWERMENT ZONES, ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES, AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT AREAS.

 

(a) IN GENERAL.--Chapter 1 (relating to normal taxes and surtaxes) is amended by inserting after subchapter T the following new subchapter:

 

'Subchapter U--Designation and Treatment of Empowerment Zones, Enterprise Communities, and Rural Development Investment Areas

 

'Part I. Designation.

'Part II. Tax-exempt facility bonds for empowerment zones and enterprise communities.

'Part III. Additional incentives for empowerment zones.

'Part IV. Regulations.

 

'PART I--DESIGNATION

 

'Sec. 1391. Designation procedure.

'Sec. 1392. Eligibility criteria.

'Sec. 1393. Definitions and special rules.

 

'SEC. 1391. DESIGNATION PROCEDURE.

 

'(a) IN GENERAL.--From among the areas nominated for designation under this section, the appropriate Secretaries may designate empowerment zones and enterprise communities.

'(b) NUMBER OF DESIGNATIONS.--

 

'(1) ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES.--The appropriate Secretaries may designate in the aggregate 95 nominated areas as enterprise communities under this section, subject to the availability of eligible nominated areas. Of that number, not more than 65 may be designated in urban areas and not more than 30 may be designated in rural areas.

'(2) EMPOWERMENT ZONES.--The appropriate Secretaries may designate in the aggregate 9 nominated areas as empowerment zones under this section, subject to the availability of eligible nominated areas. Of that number, not more than 6 may be designated in urban areas and not more than 3 may be designated in rural areas. If 6 empowerment zones are designated in urban areas, no less than 1 shall be designated in an urban area the most populous city of which has a population of 500,000 or less and no less than 1 shall be a nominated area which includes areas in 2 States and which has a population of 50,000 or less. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall designate empowerment zones located in urban areas in such a manner that the aggregate population of all such zones does not exceed 750,000.

 

'(c) PERIOD DESIGNATIONS MAY BE MADE.--A designation may be made under this section only after 1993 and before 1996.

'(d) PERIOD FOR WHICH DESIGNATION IS IN EFFECT.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--Any designation under this section shall remain in effect during the period beginning on the date of the designation and ending on the earliest of--

 

'(A) the close of the 10th calendar year beginning on or after such date of designation,

'(B) the termination date designated by the State and local governments as provided for in their nomination, or

'(C) the date the appropriate Secretary revokes the designation.

 

'(2) REVOCATION OF DESIGNATION.--The appropriate Secretary may revoke the designation under this section of an area if such Secretary determines that the local government or the State in which it is located--

 

'(A) has modified the boundaries of the area, or

'(B) is not complying substantially with, or fails to make progress in achieving the benchmarks set forth in, the strategic plan under subsection (f)(2).

'(e) LIMITATIONS ON DESIGNATIONS.--No area may be designated under subsection (a) unless--

 

'(1) the area is nominated by 1 or more local governments and the State or States in which it is located for designation under this section,

'(2) such State or States and the local governments have the authority--

 

'(A) to nominate the area for designation under this section, and

'(B) to provide the assurances described in paragraph (3),

 

'(3) such State or States and the local governments provide written assurances satisfactory to the appropriate Secretary that the strategic plan described in the application under subsection (f)(2) for such area will be implemented,

'(4) the appropriate Secretary determines that any information furnished is reasonably accurate, and

'(5) such State or States and local governments certify that no portion of the area nominated is already included in an empowerment zone or in an enterprise community or in an area otherwise nominated to be designated under this section.

 

'(f) APPLICATION.--No area may be designated under subsection (a) unless the application for such designation--

 

'(1) demonstrates that the nominated area satisfies the eligibility criteria described in section 1392,

'(2) includes a strategic plan for accomplishing the purposes of this subchapter that--

 

'(A) describes the coordinated economic, human, community, and physical development plan and related activities proposed for the nominated area,

'(B) describes the process by which the affected community is a full partner in the process of developing and implementing the plan and the extent to which local institutions and organizations have contributed to the planning process,

'(C) identifies the amount of State, local, and private resources that will be available in the nominated area and the private/public partnerships to be used, which may include participation by, and cooperation with, universities, medical centers, and other private and public entities,

'(D) identifies the funding requested under any Federal program in support of the proposed economic, human, community, and physical development and related activities,

'(E) identifies baselines, methods, and benchmarks for measuring the success of carrying out the strategic plan, including the extent to which poor persons and families will be empowered to become economically self-sufficient, and

'(F) does not include any action to assist any establishment in relocating from one area outside the nominated area to the nominated area, except that assistance for the expansion of an existing business entity through the establishment of a new branch, affiliate, or subsidiary is permitted if--

 

'(i) the establishment of the new branch, affiliate, or subsidiary will not result in a decrease in employment in the area of original location or in any other area where the existing business entity conducts business operations, and

'(ii) there is no reason to believe that the new branch, affiliate, or subsidiary is being established with the intention of closing down the operations of the existing business entity in the area of its original location or in any other area where the existing business entity conducts business operation, and

'(3) includes such other information as may be required by the appropriate Secretary.
'SEC. 1392. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.

 

'(a) IN GENERAL.--A nominated area shall be eligible for designation under section 1391 only if it meets the following criteria:

 

'(1) POPULATION.--The nominated area has a maximum population of--

 

'(A) in the case of an urban area, the lesser of--

 

'(i) 200,000, or

'(ii) the greater of 50,000 or 10 percent of the population of the most populous city located within the nominated area, and

 

'(B) in the case of a rural area, 30,000.

 

'(2) DISTRESS.--The nominated area is one of pervasive poverty, unemployment, and general distress.

'(3) SIZE.--The nominated area--

 

'(A) does not exceed 20 square miles if an urban area or 1,000 square miles if a rural area,

'(B) has a boundary which is continuous, or, except in the case of a rural area located in more than 1 State, consists of not more than 3 noncontiguous parcels,

'(C)(i) in the case of an urban area, is located entirely within no more than 2 contiguous States, and

 

'(ii) in the case of a rural area, is located entirely within no more than 3 contiguous States, and

 

'(D) does not include any portion of a central business district (as such term is used for purposes of the most recent Census of Retail Trade) unless the poverty rate for each population census tract in such district is not less than 35 percent (30 percent in the case of an enterprise community).

 

'(4) POVERTY RATE.--The poverty rate--

 

'(A) for each population census tract within the nominated area is not less than 20 percent,

'(B) for at least 90 percent of the population census tracts within the nominated area is not less than 25 percent, and

'(C) for at least 50 percent of the population census tracts within the nominated area is not less than 35 percent.

'(b) SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO DETERMINATION OF POVERTY RATE.--For purposes of subsection (a)(4)--

 

'(1) TREATMENT OF CENSUS TRACTS WITH SMALL POPULATIONS.--

 

'(A) TRACTS WITH NO POPULATION.--In the case of a population census tract with no population--

 

'(i) such tract shall be treated as having a poverty rate which meets the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(4), but

'(ii) such tract shall be treated as having a zero poverty rate for purposes of applying subparagraph (C) thereof.

 

'(B) TRACTS WITH POPULATIONS OF LESS THAN 2,000.--A population census tract with a population of less than 2,000 shall be treated as having a poverty rate which meets the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(4) if more than 75 percent of such tract is zoned for commercial or industrial use.

 

'(2) DISCRETION TO ADJUST REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES.--In determining whether a nominated area is eligible for designation as an enterprise community, the appropriate Secretary may, where necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, reduce by 5 percentage points one of the following thresholds for not more than 10 percent of the population census tracts (or, if fewer, 5 population census tracts) in the nominated area:

 

'(A) The 20 percent threshold in subsection (a)(4)(A).

'(B) The 25 percent threshold in subsection (a)(4)(B).

'(C) The 35 percent threshold in subsection (a)(4)(C).

 

If the appropriate Secretary elects to reduce the threshold under subparagraph (C), such Secretary may (in lieu of applying the preceding sentence) reduce by 10 percentage points the threshold under subparagraph (C) for 3 population census tracts.

'(3) EACH NONCONTIGUOUS AREA MUST SATISFY POVERTY RATE RULE.--A nominated area may not include a noncontiguous parcel unless such parcel separately meets (subject to paragraphs (1) and (2)) the criteria set forth in subsection (a)(4).

'(4) AREAS NOT WITHIN CENSUS TRACTS.--In the case of an area which is not tracted for population census tracts, the equivalent county divisions (as defined by the Bureau of the Census for purposes of defining poverty areas) shall be used for purposes of determining poverty rates.

 

'(c) FACTORS TO CONSIDER.--From among the nominated areas eligible for designation under section 1391 by the appropriate Secretary, such appropriate Secretary shall make designations of empowerment zones and enterprise communities on the basis of--

 

'(1) the effectiveness of the strategic plan submitted pursuant to section 1391(f)(2) and the assurances made pursuant to section 1391(e)(3), and

'(2) criteria specified by the appropriate Secretary.

'SEC. 1393. DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.

 

'(a) IN GENERAL.--For purposes of this subchapter--

 

'(1) APPROPRIATE SECRETARY.--The term 'appropriate Secretary' means--

 

'(A) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the case of any nominated area which is located in an urban area, and

'(B) the Secretary of Agriculture in the case of any nominated area which is located in a rural area.

 

'(2) RURAL AREA.--The term 'rural area' means any area which is--

 

'(A) outside of a metropolitan statistical area (within the meaning of section 143(k)(2)(B)), or

'(B) determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, after consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, to be a rural area.

 

'(3) URBAN AREA.--The term 'urban area' means an area which is not a rural area.

'(4) SPECIAL RULES FOR INDIAN RESERVATIONS.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--No empowerment zone or enterprise community may include any area within an Indian reservation.

'(B) INDIAN RESERVATION DEFINED.--The term 'Indian reservation' has the meaning given such term by section 168(j)(6).

 

'(5) LOCAL GOVERNMENT.--The term 'local government' means--

 

'(A) any county, city, town, township, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State, and

'(B) any combination of political subdivisions described in subparagraph (A) recognized by the appropriate Secretary.

 

'(6) NOMINATED AREA.--The term 'nominated area' means an area which is nominated by 1 or more local governments and the State or States in which it is located for designation under section 1391.

'(7) GOVERNMENTS.--If more than 1 State or local government seeks to nominate an area under this part, any reference to, or requirement of, this subchapter shall apply to all such governments.

'(8) SPECIAL RULE.--An area shall be treated as nominated by a State and a local government if it is nominated by an economic development corporation chartered by the State.

'(9) USE OF CENSUS DATA.--Population and poverty rate shall be determined by the most recent decennial census data available.

 

'(b) EMPOWERMENT ZONE; ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY.--For purposes of this title, the terms 'empowerment zone' and 'enterprise community' mean areas designated as such under section 1391.

 

'PART II--TAX-EXEMPT FACILITY BONDS FOR EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES

 

'Sec. 1394. Tax-exempt enterprise zone facility bonds.

 

'SEC. 1394. TAX-EXEMPT ENTERPRISE ZONE FACILITY BONDS.

 

'(a) IN GENERAL.--For purposes of part IV of subchapter B of this chapter (relating to tax exemption requirements for State and local bonds), the term 'exempt facility bond' includes any bond issued as part of an issue 95 percent or more of the net proceeds (as defined in section 150(a)(3)) of which are to be used to provide any enterprise zone facility.

'(b) ENTERPRISE ZONE FACILITY.--For purposes of this section--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--The term 'enterprise zone facility' means any qualified zone property the principal user of which is an enterprise zone business, and any land which is functionally related and subordinate to such property.

'(2) QUALIFIED ZONE PROPERTY.--The term 'qualified zone property' has the meaning given such term by section 1397C; except that the references to empowerment zones shall be treated as including references to enterprise communities.

'(3) ENTERPRISE ZONE BUSINESS.--The term 'enterprise zone business' has the meaning given to such term by section 1397B, except that--

 

'(A) references to empowerment zones shall be treated as including references to enterprise communities, and

'(B) such term includes any trades or businesses which would qualify as an enterprise zone business (determined after the modification of subparagraph (A)) if such trades or businesses were separately incorporated.

'(c) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF BONDS.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any issue if the aggregate amount of outstanding enterprise zone facility bonds allocable to any person (taking into account such issue) exceeds--

 

'(A) $3,000,000 with respect to any 1 empowerment zone or enterprise community, or

'(B) $20,000,000 with respect to all empowerment zones and enterprise communities.

 

'(2) AGGREGATE ENTERPRISE ZONE FACILITY BOND BENEFIT.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the aggregate amount of outstanding enterprise zone facility bonds allocable to any person shall be determined under rules similar to the rules of section 144(a)(10), taking into account only bonds to which subsection (a) applies.

 

'(d) ACQUISITION OF LAND AND EXISTING PROPERTY PERMITTED.--The requirements of sections 147(c)(1)(A) and 147(d) shall not apply to any bond described in subsection (a).

'(e) PENALTY FOR CEASING TO MEET REQUIREMENTS.--

 

'(1) FAILURES CORRECTED.--An issue which fails to meet 1 or more of the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) shall be treated as meeting such requirements if--

 

'(A) the issuer and any principal user in good faith attempted to meet such requirements, and

'(B) any failure to meet such requirements is corrected within a reasonable period after such failure is first discovered.

 

'(2) LOSS OF DEDUCTIONS WHERE FACILITY CEASES TO BE QUALIFIED.--No deduction shall be allowed under this chapter for interest on any financing provided from any bond to which subsection (a) applies with respect to any facility to the extent such interest accrues during the period beginning on the first day of the calendar year which includes the date on which--

 

'(A) substantially all of the facility with respect to which the financing was provided ceases to be used in an empowerment zone or enterprise community, or

'(B) the principal user of such facility ceases to be an enterprise zone business (as defined in subsection (b)).

 

'(3) EXCEPTION IF ZONE CEASES.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply solely by reason of the termination or revocation of a designation as an empowerment zone or an enterprise community.

'(4) EXCEPTION FOR BANKRUPTCY.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to any cessation resulting from bankruptcy.

'PART III--ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES FOR EMPOWERMENT ZONES

 

'SUBPART A. Empowerment zone employment credit.

'SUBPART B. Additional expensing.

'SUBPART C. General provisions.

 

'Subpart A--Empowerment Zone Employment Credit

 

'Sec. 1396. Empowerment zone employment credit.

'Sec. 1397. Other definitions and special rules.

 

'SEC. 1396. EMPOWERMENT ZONE EMPLOYMENT CREDIT.

 

'(a) AMOUNT OF CREDIT.--For purposes of section 38, the amount of the empowerment zone employment credit determined under this section with respect to any employer for any taxable year is the applicable percentage of the qualified zone wages paid or incurred during the calendar year which ends with or within such taxable year.

'(b) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.--For purposes of this section, the term 'applicable percentage' means the percentage determined in accordance with the following table:

 

 'In the case of

 

  wages paid or

 

  incurred during        The applicable

 

  calendar year:         percentage is:

 

 

    1994 through 2001      20

 

    2002                   15

 

    2003                   10

 

    2004                    5

 

'(c) QUALIFIED ZONE WAGES.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--For purposes of this section, the term 'qualified zone wages' means any wages paid or incurred by an employer for services performed by an employee while such employee is a qualified zone employee.

'(2) ONLY FIRST $15,000 OF WAGES PER YEAR TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.--With respect to each qualified zone employee, the amount of qualified zone wages which may be taken into account for a calendar year shall not exceed $15,000.

'(3) COORDINATION WITH TARGETED JOBS CREDIT.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--The term 'qualified zone wages' shall not include wages taken into account in determining the credit under section 51.

'(B) COORDINATION WITH PARAGRAPH (2).--The $15,000 amount in paragraph (2) shall be reduced for any calendar year by the amount of wages paid or incurred during such year which are taken into account in determining the credit under section 51.

'(d) QUALIFIED ZONE EMPLOYEE.--For purposes of this section--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the term 'qualified zone employee' means, with respect to any period, any employee of an employer if--

 

'(A) substantially all of the services performed during such period by such employee for such employer are performed within an empowerment zone in a trade or business of the employer, and

'(B) the principal place of abode of such employee while performing such services is within such empowerment zone.

 

'(2) CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS NOT ELIGIBLE.--The term 'qualified zone employee' shall not include--

 

'(A) any individual described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 51(i)(1),

'(B) any 5-percent owner (as defined in section 416(i)(1)(B)),

'(C) any individual employed by the employer for less than 90 days,

'(D) any individual employed by the employer at any facility described in section 144(c)(6)(B), and

'(E) any individual employed by the employer in a trade or business the principal activity of which is farming (within the meaning of subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 2032A(e)(5)), but only if, as of the close of the taxable year, the sum of--

 

'(i) the aggregate unadjusted bases (or, if greater, the fair market value) of the assets owned by the employer which are used in such a trade or business, and

'(ii) the aggregate value of assets leased by the employer which are used in such a trade or business (as determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary),

exceeds $500,000.

'(3) SPECIAL RULES RELATED TO TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--Paragraph (2)(C) shall not apply to--

 

'(i) a termination of employment of an individual who before the close of the period referred to in paragraph (2)(C) becomes disabled to perform the services of such employment unless such disability is removed before the close of such period and the taxpayer fails to offer reemployment to such individual, or

'(ii) a termination of employment of an individual if it is determined under the applicable State unemployment compensation law that the termination was due to the misconduct of such individual.

 

'(B) CHANGES IN FORM OF BUSINESS.--For purposes of paragraph (2)(C), the employment relationship between the taxpayer and an employee shall not be treated as terminated--

 

'(i) by a transaction to which section 381(a) applies if the employee continues to be employed by the acquiring corporation, or

'(ii) by reason of a mere change in the form of conducting the trade or business of the taxpayer if the employee continues to be employed in such trade or business and the taxpayer retains a substantial interest in such trade or business.

'SEC. 1397. OTHER DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.

 

'(a) WAGES.--For purposes of this subpart--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--The term 'wages' has the same meaning as when used in section 51.

'(2) CERTAIN TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--The following amounts shall be treated as wages paid to an employee:

 

'(i) Any amount paid or incurred by an employer which is excludable from the gross income of an employee under section 127, but only to the extent paid or incurred to a person not related to the employer.

'(ii) In the case of an employee who has not attained the age of 19, any amount paid or incurred by an employer for any youth training program operated by such employer in conjunction with local education officials.

 

'(B) RELATED PERSON.--A person is related to any other person if the person bears a relationship to such other person specified in section 267(b) or 707(b)(1), or such person and such other person are engaged in trades or businesses under common control (within the meaning of subsections (a) and (b) of section 52). For purposes of the preceding sentence, in applying section 267(b) or 707(b)(1), '10 percent' shall be substituted for '50 percent'.
'(b) CONTROLLED GROUPS.--For purposes of this subpart--

 

'(1) all employers treated as a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52 shall be treated as a single employer for purposes of this subpart, and

'(2) the credit (if any) determined under section 1396 with respect to each such employer shall be its proportionate share of the wages giving rise to such credit.

 

'(c) CERTAIN OTHER RULES MADE APPLICABLE.--For purposes of this subpart, rules similar to the rules of section 51(k) and subsections (c), (d), and (e) of section 52 shall apply.

 

'Subpart B--Additional Expensing

 

'Sec. 1397A. Increase in expensing under section 179.

 

'SEC. 1397A. INCREASE IN EXPENSING UNDER SECTION 179.

 

'(a) GENERAL RULE.--In the case of an enterprise zone business, for purposes of section 179--

 

'(1) the limitation under section 179(b)(1) shall be increased by the lesser of--

 

'(A) $20,000, or

'(B) the cost of section 179 property which is qualified zone property placed in service during the taxable year, and

 

'(2) the amount taken into account under section 179(b)(2) with respect to any section 179 property which is qualified zone property shall be 50 percent of the cost thereof.

 

'(b) RECAPTURE.--Rules similar to the rules under section 179(d)(10) shall apply with respect to any qualified zone property which ceases to be used in an empowerment zone by an enterprise zone business.

 

'Subpart C--General Provisions

 

'Sec. 1397B. Enterprise zone business defined.

'Sec. 1397C. Qualified zone property defined.

 

'SEC. 1397B. ENTERPRISE ZONE BUSINESS DEFINED.

 

'(a) IN GENERAL.--For purposes of this part, the term 'enterprise zone business' means--

 

'(1) any qualified business entity, and

'(2) any qualified proprietorship.

 

'(b) QUALIFIED BUSINESS ENTITY.--For purposes of this section, the term 'qualified business entity' means, with respect to any taxable year, any corporation or partnership if for such year--

 

'(1) every trade or business of such entity is the active conduct of a qualified business within an empowerment zone,

'(2) at least 80 percent of the total gross income of such entity is derived from the active conduct of such business,

'(3) substantially all of the use of the tangible property of such entity (whether owned or leased) is within an empowerment zone,

'(4) substantially all of the intangible property of such entity is used in, and exclusively related to, the active conduct of any such business,

'(5) substantially all of the services performed for such entity by its employees are performed in an empowerment zone,

'(6) at least 35 percent of its employees are residents of an empowerment zone,

'(7) less than 5 percent of the average of the aggregate unadjusted bases of the property of such entity is attributable to collectibles (as defined in section 408(m)(2)) other than collectibles that are held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of such business, and

'(8) less than 5 percent of the average of the aggregate unadjusted bases of the property of such entity is attributable to nonqualified financial property.

 

'(c) QUALIFIED PROPRIETORSHIP.--For purposes of this section, the term 'qualified proprietorship' means, with respect to any taxable year, any qualified business carried on by an individual as a proprietorship if for such year--

 

'(1) at least 80 percent of the total gross income of such individual from such business is derived from the active conduct of such business in an empowerment zone,

'(2) substantially all of the use of the tangible property of such individual in such business (whether owned or leased) is within an empowerment zone,

'(3) substantially all of the intangible property of such business is used in, and exclusively related to, the active conduct of such business,

'(4) substantially all of the services performed for such individual in such business by employees of such business are performed in an empowerment zone,

'(5) at least 35 percent of such employees are residents of an empowerment zone,

'(6) less than 5 percent of the average of the aggregate unadjusted bases of the property of such individual which is used in such business is attributable to collectibles (as defined in section 408(m)(2)) other than collectibles that are held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of such business, and

'(7) less than 5 percent of the average of the aggregate unadjusted bases of the property of such individual which is used in such business is attributable to nonqualified financial property.

 

For purposes of this subsection, the term 'employee' includes the proprietor.

'(d) QUALIFIED BUSINESS.--For purposes of this section--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the term 'qualified business' means any trade or business.

'(2) RENTAL OF REAL PROPERTY.--The rental to others of real property located in an empowerment zone shall be treated as a qualified business if and only if--

 

'(A) the property is not residential rental property (as defined in section 168(e)(2)), and

'(B) at least 50 percent of the gross rental income from the real property is from enterprise zone businesses.

 

'(3) RENTAL OF TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY.--The rental to others of tangible personal property shall be treated as a qualified business if and only if substantially all of the rental of such property is by enterprise zone businesses or by residents of an empowerment zone.

'(4) TREATMENT OF BUSINESS HOLDING INTANGIBLES.--The term 'qualified business' shall not include any trade or business consisting predominantly of the development or holding of intangibles for sale or license.

'(5) CERTAIN BUSINESSES EXCLUDED.--The term 'qualified business' shall not include--

 

'(A) any trade or business consisting of the operation of any facility described in section 144(c)(6)(B), and

'(B) any trade or business the principal activity of which is farming (within the meaning of subparagraphs (A) or (B) of section 2032A(e)(5)), but only if, as of the close of the preceding taxable year, the sum of--

 

'(i) the aggregate unadjusted bases (or, if greater, the fair market value) of the assets owned by the taxpayer which are used in such a trade or business, and

'(ii) the aggregate value of assets leased by the taxpayer which are used in such a trade or business,

 

exceeds $500,000.

 

For purposes of subparagraph (B), rules similar to the rules of section 1397(b) shall apply.

 

'(e) NONQUALIFIED FINANCIAL PROPERTY.--For purposes of this section, the term 'nonqualified financial property' means debt, stock, partnership interests, options, futures contracts, forward contracts, warrants, notional principal contracts, annuities, and other similar property specified in regulations; except that such term shall not include--

 

'(1) reasonable amounts of working capital held in cash, cash equivalents, or debt instruments with a term of 18 months or less, or

'(2) debt instruments described in section 1221(4).

'SEC. 1397C. QUALIFED ZONE PROPERTY DEFINED.

 

'(a) GENERAL RULE.--For purposes of this part--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--The term 'qualified zone property' means any property to which section 168 applies (or would apply but for section 179) if--

 

'(A) such property was acquired by the taxpayer by purchase (as defined in section 179(d)(2)) after the date on which the designation of the empowerment zone took effect,

'(B) the original use of which in an empowerment zone commences with the taxpayer, and

'(C) substantially all of the use of which is in an empowerment zone and is in the active conduct of a qualified business by the taxpayer in such zone.

 

'(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR SUBSTANTIAL RENOVATIONS.--In the case of any property which is substantially renovated by the taxpayer, the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) shall be treated as satisfied. For purposes of the preceding sentence, property shall be treated as substantially renovated by the taxpayer if, during any 24-month period beginning after the date on which the designation of the empowerment zone took effect, additions to basis with respect to such property in the hands of the taxpayer exceed the greater of (i) an amount equal to the adjusted basis at the beginning of such 24-month period in the hands of the taxpayer, or (ii) $5,000.

 

'(b) SPECIAL RULES FOR SALE-LEASEBACKS.--For purposes of subsection (a)(1)(B), if property is sold and leased back by the taxpayer within 3 months after the date such property was originally placed in service, such property shall be treated as originally placed in service not earlier than the date on which such property is used under the leaseback.

 

'PART IV--REGULATIONS

 

'Sec. 1397D. Regulations.

 

'SEC. 1397D. REGULATIONS.

 

'The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of parts II and III, including--

 

'(1) regulations limiting the benefit of parts II and III in circumstances where such benefits, in combination with benefits provided under other Federal programs, would result in an activity being 100 percent or more subsidized by the Federal Government,

'(2) regulations preventing abuse of the provisions of parts II and III, and

'(3) regulations dealing with inadvertent failures of entities to be enterprise zone businesses.'

 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.--The table of subchapters for chapter 1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to subchapter T the following new item:

 

'Subchapter U. Designation and treatment of empowerment zones, enterprise communities, and rural development investment areas.'

SEC. 13302. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

 

(a) EMPOWERMENT ZONE EMPLOYMENT CREDIT PART OF GENERAL BUSINESS CREDIT.--

 

(1) Subsection (b) of section 38 (relating to current year business credit) is amended by striking 'plus' at the end of paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8) and inserting ', and', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

'(9) the empowerment zone employment credit determined under section 1396(a).'

(2) Subsection (d) of section 39 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

'(4) EMPOWERMENT ZONE EMPLOYMENT CREDIT.--No portion of the unused business credit which is attributable to the credit determined under section 1396 (relating to empowerment zone employment credit) may be carried to any taxable year ending before January 1, 1994.'

 

(b) DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR PORTION OF WAGES EQUAL TO EMPOWERMENT ZONE EMPLOYMENT CREDIT.--

 

(1) Subsection (a) of section 280C (relating to rule for targeted jobs credit) is amended--

 

(A) by striking 'the amount of the credit determined for the taxable year under section 51(a)' and inserting 'the sum of the credits determined for the taxable year under sections 51(a) and 1396(a)', and

(B) by striking 'TARGETED JOBS CREDIT' in the subsection heading and inserting 'EMPLOYMENT CREDITS'.

 

(2) Subsection (c) of section 196 (relating to deduction for certain unused business credits) is amended by striking 'and' at the end of paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting ', and', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

'(6) the empowerment zone employment credit determined under section 1396(a).'

 

(c) EMPOWERMENT ZONE EMPLOYMENT CREDIT MAY OFFSET 25 PERCENT OF MINIMUM TAX.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Section 38(c) (relating to limitation based on amount of tax) is amended by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3) and by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:

'(2) EMPOWERMENT ZONE EMPLOYMENT CREDIT MAY OFFSET 25 PERCENT OF MINIMUM TAX.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--In the case of the empowerment zone employment credit--

 

'(i) this section and section 39 shall be applied separately with respect to such credit, and

'(ii) for purposes of applying paragraph (1) to such credit--

 

'(I) 75 percent of the tentative minimum tax shall be substituted for the tentative minimum tax under subparagraph (A) thereof, and

'(II) the limitation under paragraph (1) (as modified by subclause (I)) shall be reduced by the credit allowed under subsection (a) for the taxable year (other than the empowerment zone employment credit).

'(B) EMPOWERMENT ZONE EMPLOYMENT CREDIT.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'empowerment zone employment credit' means the portion of the credit under subsection (a) which is attributable to the credit determined under section 1396 (relating to empowerment zone employment credit).'
(d) AMENDMENT OF TARGETED JOBS CREDIT.--Subparagraph (A) of section 51(i)(1) is amended by inserting ', or, if the taxpayer is an entity other than a corporation, to any individual who owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50 percent of the capital and profits interests in the entity,' after 'of the corporation'.

(e) CARRYOVERS.--Subsection (c) of section 381 (relating to carryovers in certain corporate acquisitions) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

 

'(26) ENTERPRISE ZONE PROVISIONS.--The acquiring corporation shall take into account (to the extent proper to carry out the purposes of this section and subchapter U, and under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary) the items required to be taken into account for purposes of subchapter U in respect of the distributor or transferor corporation.'
SEC. 13303. EFFECTIVE DATE.

The amendments made by this part shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

 

PART II--CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CERTAIN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS

 

 

SEC. 13311. CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CERTAIN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS.

 

(a) IN GENERAL.--For purposes of section 38 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the current year business credit shall include the credit determined under this section.

(b) DETERMINATION OF CREDIT.--The credit determined under this section for each taxable year in the credit period with respect to any qualified CDC contribution made by the taxpayer is an amount equal to 5 percent of such contribution.

(c) CREDIT PERIOD.--For purposes of this section, the credit period with respect to any qualified CDC contribution is the period of 10 taxable years beginning with the taxable year during which such contribution was made.

(d) QUALIFIED CDC CONTRIBUTION.--For purposes of this section--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--The term 'qualified CDC contribution' means any transfer of cash--

 

(A) which is made to a selected community development corporation during the 5-year period beginning on the date such corporation was selected for purposes of this section,

(B) the amount of which is available for use by such corporation for at least 10 years,

(C) which is to be used by such corporation for qualified low-income assistance within its operational area, and

(D) which is designated by such corporation for purposes of this section.

 

(2) LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT DESIGNATED.--The aggregate amount of contributions to a selected community development corporation which may be designated by such corporation shall not exceed $2,000,000.

 

(e) SELECTED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--For purposes of this section, the term 'selected community development corporation' means any corporation--

 

(A) which is described in section 501(c)(3) of such Code and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code,

(B) the principal purposes of which include promoting employment of, and business opportunities for, low-income individuals who are residents of the operational area, and

(C) which is selected by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for purposes of this section.

 

(2) ONLY 20 CORPORATIONS MAY BE SELECTED.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may select 20 corporations for purposes of this section, subject to the availability of eligible corporations. Such selections may be made only before July 1, 1994. At least 8 of the operational areas of the corporations selected must be rural areas (as defined by section 1393(a)(3) of such Code).

(3) OPERATIONAL AREAS MUST HAVE CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS.--A corporation may be selected for purposes of this section only if its operational area meets the following criteria:

 

(A) The area meets the size requirements under section 1392(a)(3).

(B) The unemployment rate (as determined by the appropriate available data) is not less than the national unemployment rate.

(C) The median family income of residents of such area does not exceed 80 percent of the median gross income of residents of the jurisdiction of the local government which includes such area.

(f) QUALIFIED LOW-INCOME ASSISTANCE.--For purposes of this section, the term 'qualified low-income assistance' means assistance--

 

(1) which is designed to provide employment of, and business opportunities for, low-income individuals who are residents of the operational area of the community development corporation, and

(2) which is approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

Part III--Investment in Indian Reservations

 

 

SEC. 13321. ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION FOR PROPERTY ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS.

 

(a) IN GENERAL.--Section 168 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

'(j) PROPERTY ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--For purposes of subsection (a), the applicable recovery period for qualified Indian reservation property shall be determined in accordance with the table contained in paragraph (2) in lieu of the table contained in subsection (c).

'(2) APPLICABLE RECOVERY PERIOD FOR INDIAN RESERVATION PROPERTY.--For purposes of paragraph (1)--

                                The applicable

 

 'In the case of:               recovery period is:

 

 

   3-year property                    2 years

 

   5-year property                    3 years

 

   7-year property                    4 years

 

  10-year property                    6 years

 

  15-year property                    9 years

 

  20-year property                   12 years

 

  Nonresidential real property       22 years.

 

'(3) DEDUCTION ALLOWED IN COMPUTING MINIMUM TAX.--For purposes of determining alternative minimum taxable income under section 55, the deduction under subsection (a) for property to which paragraph (1) applies shall be determined under this section without regard to any adjustment under section 56.

'(4) QUALIFIED INDIAN RESERVATION PROPERTY DEFINED.--For purposes of this subsection--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--The term 'qualified Indian reservation property' means property which is property described in the table in paragraph (2) and which is--

 

'(i) used by the taxpayer predominantly in the active conduct of a trade or business within an Indian reservation,

'(ii) not used or located outside the Indian reservation on a regular basis,

'(iii) not acquired (directly or indirectly) by the taxpayer from a person who is related to the taxpayer (within the meaning of section 465(b)(3)(C)), and

'(iv) not property (or any portion thereof) placed in service for purposes of conducting or housing class I, II, or III gaming (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)).

 

'(B) EXCEPTION FOR ALTERNATIVE DEPRECIATION PROPERTY.--The term 'qualified Indian reservation property' does not include any property to which the alternative depreciation system under subsection (g) applies, determined--

 

'(i) without regard to subsection (g)(7) (relating to election to use alternative depreciation system), and

'(ii) after the application of section 280F(b) (relating to listed property with limited business use).

 

'(C) SPECIAL RULE FOR RESERVATION INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT.--

 

'(i) IN GENERAL.--Subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not apply to qualified infrastructure property located outside of the Indian reservation if the purpose of such property is to connect with qualified infrastructure property located within the Indian reservation.

'(ii) QUALIFIED INFRASTRUCTURE PROPERTY.--For purposes of this subparagraph, the term 'qualified infrastructure property' means qualified Indian reservation property (determined without regard to subparagraph (A)(ii)) which--

 

'(I) benefits the tribal infrastructure,

'(II) is available to the general public, and

'(III) is placed in service in connection with the taxpayer's active conduct of a trade or business within an Indian reservation.

 

Such term includes, but is not limited to, roads, power lines, water systems, railroad spurs, and communications facilities.
'(5) REAL ESTATE RENTALS.--For purposes of this subsection, the rental to others of real property located within an Indian reservation shall be treated as the active conduct of a trade or business within an Indian reservation.

'(6) INDIAN RESERVATION DEFINED.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 'Indian reservation' means a reservation, as defined in--

 

'(A) section 3(d) of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1452(d)), or

'(B) section 4(10) of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1903(10)).

 

'(7) COORDINATION WITH NONREVENUE LAWS.--Any reference in this subsection to a provision not contained in this title shall be treated for purposes of this subsection as a reference to such provision as in effect on the date of the enactment of this paragraph.

'(8) TERMINATION.--This subsection shall not apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2003.'

 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendment made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 1993.

 

SEC. 13322. INDIAN EMPLOYMENT CREDIT.

 

(a) ALLOWANCE OF INDIAN EMPLOYMENT CREDIT.--Section 38(b) (relating to general business credits) is amended by striking 'plus' at the end of paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (9) and inserting ', plus', and by adding after paragraph (9) the following new paragraph:

 

'(10) the Indian employment credit as determined under section 45A(a).'

 

(b) AMOUNT OF INDIAN EMPLOYMENT CREDIT.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 (relating to business related credits) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:

 

'SEC. 45A. INDIAN EMPLOYMENT CREDIT.

 

'(a) AMOUNT OF CREDIT.--For purposes of section 38, the amount of the Indian employment credit determined under this section with respect to any employer for any taxable year is an amount equal to 20 percent of the excess (if any) of--

 

'(1) the sum of--

 

'(A) the qualified wages paid or incurred during such taxable year, plus

'(B) qualified employee health insurance costs paid or incurred during such taxable year, over

 

'(2) the sum of the qualified wages and qualified employee health insurance costs (determined as if this section were in effect) which were paid or incurred by the employer (or any predecessor) during calendar year 1993.

 

'(b) QUALIFIED WAGES; QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS.--For purposes of this section--

 

'(1) QUALIFIED WAGES.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--The term 'qualified wages' means any wages paid or incurred by an employer for services performed by an employee while such employee is a qualified employee.

'(B) COORDINATION WITH TARGETED JOBS CREDIT.--The term 'qualified wages' shall not include wages attributable to service rendered during the 1-year period beginning with the day the individual begins work for the employer if any portion of such wages is taken into account in determining the credit under section 51.

 

'(2) QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--The term 'qualified employee health insurance costs' means any amount paid or incurred by an employer for health insurance to the extent such amount is attributable to coverage provided to any employee while such employee is a qualified employee.

'(B) EXCEPTION FOR AMOUNTS PAID UNDER SALARY REDUCTION ARRANGEMENTS.--No amount paid or incurred for health insurance pursuant to a salary reduction arrangement shall be taken into account under subparagraph (A).

 

'(3) LIMITATION.--The aggregate amount of qualified wages and qualified employee health insurance costs taken into account with respect to any employee for any taxable year (and for the base period under subsection (a)(2)) shall not exceed $20,000.

 

'(c) QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE.--For purposes of this section--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the term 'qualified employee' means, with respect to any period, any employee of an employer if--

 

'(A) the employee is an enrolled member of an Indian tribe or the spouse of an enrolled member of an Indian tribe,

'(B) substantially all of the services performed during such period by such employee for such employer are performed within an Indian reservation, and

'(C) the principal place of abode of such employee while performing such services is on or near the reservation in which the services are performed.

 

'(2) INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING WAGES IN EXCESS OF $30,000 NOT ELIGIBLE.--An employee shall not be treated as a qualified employee for any taxable year of the employer if the total amount of the wages paid or incurred by such employer to such employee during such taxable year (whether or not for services within an Indian reservation) exceeds the amount determined at an annual rate of $30,000.

'(3) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.--The Secretary shall adjust the $30,000 amount under paragraph (2) for years beginning after 1994 at the same time and in the same manner as under section 415(d).

'(4) EMPLOYMENT MUST BE TRADE OR BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT.--An employee shall be treated as a qualified employee for any taxable year of the employer only if more than 50 percent of the wages paid or incurred by the employer to such employee during such taxable year are for services performed in a trade or business of the employer. Any determination as to whether the preceding sentence applies with respect to any employee for any taxable year shall be made without regard to subsection (e)(2).

'(5) CERTAIN EMPLOYEES NOT ELIGIBLE.--The term 'qualified employee' shall not include--

 

'(A) any individual described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 51(i)(1),

'(B) any 5-percent owner (as defined in section 416(i)(1)(B)), and

'(C) any individual if the services performed by such individual for the employer involve the conduct of class I, II, or III gaming as defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703), or are performed in a building housing such gaming activity.

 

'(6) INDIAN TRIBE DEFINED.--The term 'Indian tribe' means any Indian tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village, or regional or village corporation, as defined in, or established pursuant to, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.

'(7) INDIAN RESERVATION DEFINED.--The term 'Indian reservation' has the meaning given such term by section 168(j)(6).

 

'(d) EARLY TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT BY EMPLOYER.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--If the employment of any employee is terminated by the taxpayer before the day 1 year after the day on which such employee began work for the employer--

 

'(A) no wages (or qualified employee health insurance costs) with respect to such employee shall be taken into account under subsection (a) for the taxable year in which such employment is terminated, and

'(B) the tax under this chapter for the taxable year in which such employment is terminated shall be increased by the aggregate credits (if any) allowed under section 38(a) for prior taxable years by reason of wages (or qualified employee health insurance costs) taken into account with respect to such employee.

 

'(2) CARRYBACKS AND CARRYOVERS ADJUSTED.--In the case of any termination of employment to which paragraph (1) applies, the carrybacks and carryovers under section 39 shall be properly adjusted.

'(3) SUBSECTION NOT TO APPLY IN CERTAIN CASES.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to--

 

'(i) a termination of employment of an employee who voluntarily leaves the employment of the taxpayer,

'(ii) a termination of employment of an individual who before the close of the period referred to in paragraph (1) becomes disabled to perform the services of such employment unless such disability is removed before the close of such period and the taxpayer fails to offer reemployment to such individual, or

'(iii) a termination of employment of an individual if it is determined under the applicable State unemployment compensation law that the termination was due to the misconduct of such individual.

 

'(B) CHANGES IN FORM OF BUSINESS.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the employment relationship between the taxpayer and an employee shall not be treated as terminated--

 

'(i) by a transaction to which section 381(a) applies if the employee continues to be employed by the acquiring corporation, or

'(ii) by reason of a mere change in the form of conducting the trade or business of the taxpayer if the employee continues to be employed in such trade or business and the taxpayer retains a substantial interest in such trade or business.

'(4) SPECIAL RULE.--Any increase in tax under paragraph (1) shall not be treated as a tax imposed by this chapter for purposes of--

 

'(A) determining the amount of any credit allowable under this chapter, and

'(B) determining the amount of the tax imposed by section 55.

'(e) OTHER DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.--For purposes of this section--

 

'(1) WAGES.--The term 'wages' has the same meaning given to such term in section 51.

'(2) CONTROLLED GROUPS.--

 

'(A) All employers treated as a single employer under section (a) or (b) of section 52 shall be treated as a single employer for purposes of this section.

'(B) The credit (if any) determined under this section with respect to each such employer shall be its proportionate share of the wages and qualified employee health insurance costs giving rise to such credit.

 

'(3) CERTAIN OTHER RULES MADE APPLICABLE.--Rules similar to the rules of section 51(k) and subsections (c), (d), and (e) of section 52 shall apply.

'(4) COORDINATION WITH NONREVENUE LAWS.--Any reference in this section to a provision not contained in this title shall be treated for purposes of this section as a reference to such provision as in effect on the date of the enactment of this paragraph.

'(5) SPECIAL RULE FOR SHORT TAXABLE YEARS.--For any taxable year having less than 12 months, the amount determined under subsection (a)(2) shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the taxable year and the denominator of which is 365.

 

'(f) TERMINATION.--This section shall not apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2003.'

(c) DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR PORTION OF WAGES EQUAL TO INDIAN EMPLOYMENT CREDIT.--

 

(1) Subsection (a) of section 280C (relating to rule for targeted jobs credit) is amended by striking '51(a)' and inserting '45A(a), 51(a), and'.

(2) Subsection (c) of section 196 (relating to deduction for certain unused business credits) is amended by striking 'and' at the end of paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and inserting ', and', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

'(7) the Indian employment credit determined under section 45A(a).'

 

(d) DENIAL OF CARRYBACKS TO PREENACTMENT YEARS.--Subsection (d) of section 39 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

 

'(5) NO CARRYBACK OF SECTION 45 CREDIT BEFORE ENACTMENT.--No portion of the unused business credit for any taxable year which is attributable to the Indian employment credit determined under section 45A may be carried to a taxable year ending before the date of the enactment of section 45A.'

 

(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.--The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

 

'Sec. 45A. Indian employment credit.'

 

(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to wages paid or incurred after December 31, 1993.
Subchapter D--Other Provisions

 

 

PART I--DISCLOSURE PROVISIONS

 

 

SEC. 13401. DISCLOSURE OF RETURN INFORMATION FOR ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN VETERANS PROGRAMS.

 

(a) GENERAL RULE.--Subparagraph (D) of section 6103(l)(7) (relating to disclosure of return information to Federal, State, and local agencies administering certain programs) is amended by striking 'September 30, 1997' in the second sentence following clause (viii) and inserting 'September 30, 1998'.

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

 

SEC. 13402. DISCLOSURE OF RETURN INFORMATION TO CARRY OUT INCOME CONTINGENT REPAYMENT OF STUDENT LOANS.

 

(a) GENERAL RULE.--Subsection (l) of section 6103 (relating to confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

 

'(13) DISCLOSURE OF RETURN INFORMATION TO CARRY OUT INCOME CONTINGENT REPAYMENT OF STUDENT LOANS.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--The Secretary may, upon written request from the Secretary of Education, disclose to officers and employees of the Department of Education return information with respect to a taxpayer who has received an applicable student loan and whose loan repayment amounts are based in whole or in part on the taxpayer's income. Such return information shall be limited to--

 

'(i) taxpayer identity information with respect to such taxpayer,

'(ii) the filing status of such taxpayer, and

'(iii) the adjusted gross income of such taxpayer.

 

'(B) RESTRICTION ON USE OF DISCLOSED INFORMATION.--Return information disclosed under subparagraph (A) may be used by officers and employees of the Department of Education only for the purposes of, and to the extent necessary in, establishing the appropriate income contingent repayment amount for an applicable student loan.

'(C) APPLICABLE STUDENT LOAN.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'applicable student loan' means--

 

'(i) any loan made under the program authorized under part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and

'(ii) any loan made under part B or E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 which is in default and has been assigned to the Department of Education.

 

'(D) TERMINATION.--This paragraph shall not apply to any request made after September 30, 1998.'
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--

 

(1) So much of paragraph (4) of section 6103(m) as precedes subparagraph (B) thereof is amended to read as follows:

'(4) INDIVIDUALS WHO OWE AN OVERPAYMENT OF FEDERAL PELL GRANTS OR WHO HAVE DEFAULTED ON STUDENT LOANS ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--Upon written request by the Secretary of Education, the Secretary may disclose the mailing address of any taxpayer--

 

'(i) who owes an overpayment of a grant awarded to such taxpayer under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, or

'(ii) who has defaulted on a loan--

 

'(I) made under part B, D, or E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, or

'(II) made pursuant to section 3(a)(1) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 to a student at an institution of higher education,

for use only by officers, employees, or agents of the Department of Education for purposes of locating such taxpayer for purposes of collecting such overpayment or loan .'

 

(2) Subparagraph (B) of section 6103(m)(4) is amended--

 

(A) in clause (i), by striking 'under part B' and inserting 'under part B or D'; and

(B) in clause (ii), by striking 'under part E' and inserting 'under subpart 1 of part A, or part D or E,';

 

(3) Section 6103(p) is amended--

 

(A) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking '(11), or (12), (m)' and inserting '(11), (12), or (13), (m)';

(B) in paragraph (4)--

 

(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking out '(10), or (11),' and inserting '(10), (11), or (13),', and

(ii) in subparagraph (F)(ii), by striking '(11), or (12),' and inserting '(11), (12), or (13),'.

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

 

SEC. 13403. USE OF RETURN INFORMATION FOR INCOME VERIFICATION UNDER CERTAIN HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

 

(a) IN GENERAL.--Subparagraph (D) of section 6103(l)(7) (relating to the disclosure of return information to Federal, State, and local agencies administering certain programs) is amended--

 

(1) in clause (vii), by striking 'and' at the end;

(2) in clause (viii), by striking the period at the end and inserting '; and';

(3) by inserting after clause (viii) the following new clause:

'(ix) any housing assistance program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development that involves initial and periodic review of an applicant's or participant's income, except that return information may be disclosed under this clause only on written request by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and only for use by officers and employees of the Department of Housing and Urban Development with respect to applicants for and participants in such programs.'; and
(4) by adding at the end thereof the following:

 

'Clause (ix) shall not apply after September 30, 1998.'
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.--The heading of paragraph (7) of section 6103(l) is amended by inserting after 'CODE' the following: ', OR CERTAIN HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS'.

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

PART II--PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT

 

 

SEC. 13411. INCREASE IN PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT.

 

(a) GENERAL RULE.--Subsection (b) of section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking out the dollar limitation contained in such subsection and inserting in lieu thereof '$4,900,000,000,000'.

(b) REPEAL OF TEMPORARY INCREASE.--Effective on and after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 1 of Public Law 103-12 is hereby repealed.

PART III--VACCINE PROVISIONS

 

 

SEC. 13421. EXCISE TAX ON CERTAIN VACCINES MADE PERMANENT.

 

(a) TAX.--Subsection (c) of section 4131 (relating to tax on certain vaccines) is amended to read as follows:

'(c) APPLICATION OF SECTION.--The tax imposed by this section shall apply--

 

'(1) after December 31, 1987, and before January 1, 1993, and

'(2) during periods after the date of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993.'

 

(b) TRUST FUND.--Paragraph (1) of section 9510(c) (relating to expenditures from Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund) is amended by striking 'and before October 1, 1992,'.

(c) FLOOR STOCKS TAX.--

 

(1) IMPOSITION OF TAX.--On any taxable vaccine--

 

(A) which was sold by the manufacturer, producer, or importer on or before the date of the enactment of this Act,

(B) on which no tax was imposed by section 4131 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or, if such tax was imposed, was credited or refunded), and

(C) which is held on such date by any person for sale or use,

 

there is hereby imposed a tax in the amount determined under section 4131(b) of such Code.

(2) LIABILITY FOR TAX AND METHOD OF PAYMENT.--

 

(A) LIABILITY FOR TAX.--The person holding any taxable vaccine to which the tax imposed by paragraph (1) applies shall be liable for such tax.

(B) METHOD OF PAYMENT.--The tax imposed by paragraph (1) shall be paid in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe by regulations.

(C) TIME FOR PAYMENT.--The tax imposed by paragraph (1) shall be paid on or before the last day of the 6th month beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

 

(3) DEFINITIONS.--For purposes of this subsection, terms used in this subsection which are also used in section 4131 of such Code shall have the respective meanings such terms have in such section.

(4) OTHER LAWS APPLICABLE.--All provisions of law, including penalties, applicable with respect to the taxes imposed by section 4131 of such Code shall, insofar as applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions of this subsection, apply to the floor stocks taxes imposed by paragraph (1), to the same extent as if such taxes were imposed by such section 4131.

SEC. 13422. CONTINUATION COVERAGE UNDER GROUP HEALTH PLANS OF COSTS OF PEDIATRIC VACCINES.

 

(a) IN GENERAL.--Paragraph (1) of section 4980B(f) is amended by inserting 'the coverage of the costs of pediatric vaccines (as defined under section 2162 of the Public Health Service Act) is not reduced below the coverage provided by the plan as of May 1, 1993, and only if' after 'only if'.

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

PART IV--DISASTER RELIEF PROVISIONS

 

 

SEC. 13431. MODIFICATION OF INVOLUNTARY CONVERSION RULES FOR CERTAIN DISASTER-RELATED CONVERSIONS.

 

(a) IN GENERAL.--Section 1033 (relating to involuntary conversions) is amended by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i) and by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection:

'(h) SPECIAL RULES FOR PRINCIPAL RESIDENCES DAMAGED BY PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTERS.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--If the taxpayer's principal residence or any of its contents is compulsorily or involuntarily converted as a result of a Presidentially declared disaster--

 

'(A) TREATMENT OF INSURANCE PROCEEDS.--

 

'(i) EXCLUSION FOR UNSCHEDULED PERSONAL PROPERTY.--No gain shall be recognized by reason of the receipt of any insurance proceeds for personal property which was part of such contents and which was not scheduled property for purposes of such insurance.

'(ii) OTHER PROCEEDS TREATED AS COMMON FUND.--In the case of any insurance proceeds (not described in clause (i)) for such residence or contents--

 

'(I) such proceeds shall be treated as received for the conversion of a single item of property, and

'(II) any property which is similar or related in service or use to the residence so converted (or contents thereof) shall be treated for purposes of subsection (a)(2) as property similar or related in service or use to such single item of property.

'(B) EXTENSION OF REPLACEMENT PERIOD.--Subsection (a)(2)(B) shall be applied with respect to any property so converted by substituting '4 years' for '2 years'.

 

'(2) PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTER.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 'Presidentially declared disaster' means any disaster which, with respect to the area in which the residence is located, resulted in a subsequent determination by the President that such area warrants assistance by the Federal Government under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

'(3) PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 'principal residence' has the same meaning as when used in section 1034, except that such term shall include a residence not treated as a principal residence solely because the taxpayer does not own the residence.'.

 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to property compulsorily or involuntarily converted as a result of disasters for which the determination referred to in section 1033(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section) is made on or after September 1, 1991, and to taxable years ending on or after such date.
Part V--Miscellaneous Provisions

 

 

SEC. 13441. INCREASE IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN FUND CHECK-OFF.

 

(a) IN GENERAL.--Section 6096(a) (relating to designation by individuals) is amended--

 

(1) by striking '$1' each place it appears and inserting '$3', and

(2) by striking '$2' and inserting '$6'.

 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by subsection (a) apply with respect to tax returns required to be filed after December 31, 1993.

 

SEC. 13442. SPECIAL RULE FOR HOSPITAL SERVICES.

 

(a) IN GENERAL.--Section 162 (relating to trade or business deductions), as amended by section 13211, is amended by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (o) and by inserting after subsection (m) the following new subsection:

'(n) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN GROUP HEALTH PLANS.--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--No deduction shall be allowed under this chapter to an employer for any amount paid or incurred in connection with a group health plan if the plan does not reimburse for inpatient hospital care services provided in the State of New York--

 

'(A) except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), at the same rate as licensed commercial insurers are required to reimburse hospitals for such services when such reimbursement is not through such a plan,

'(B) in the case of any reimbursement through a health maintenance organization, at the same rate as health maintenance organizations are required to reimburse hospitals for such services for individuals not covered by such a plan (determined without regard to any government-supported individuals exempt from such rate), or

'(C) in the case of any reimbursement through any corporation organized under Article 43 of the New York State Insurance Law, at the same rate as any such corporation is required to reimburse hospitals for such services for individuals not covered by such a plan.

 

'(2) STATE LAW EXCEPTION.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any group health plan which is not required under the laws of the State of New York (determined without regard to this subsection or other provisions of Federal law) to reimburse at the rates provided in paragraph (1).

'(3) GROUP HEALTH PLAN.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 'group health plan' means a plan of, or contributed to by, an employer or employee organization (including a self-insured plan) to provide health care (directly or otherwise) to any employee, any former employee, the employer, or any other individual associated or formerly associated with the employer in a business relationship, or any member of their family.'

 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The provisions of this section shall apply to services provided after February 2, 1993, and on or before May 12, 1995.

 

SEC. 13443. CREDIT FOR PORTION OF EMPLOYER SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES PAID WITH RESPECT TO EMPLOYEE CASH TIPS.

 

(a) IN GENERAL.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 (relating to business related credits) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

 

'SEC. 45B. CREDIT FOR PORTION OF EMPLOYER SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES PAID WITH RESPECT TO EMPLOYEE CASH TIPS.

 

'(a) GENERAL RULE.--For purposes of section 38, the employer social security credit determined under this section for the taxable year is an amount equal to the excess employer social security tax paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year.

'(b) EXCESS EMPLOYER SOCIAL SECURITY TAX.--For purposes of this section--

 

'(1) IN GENERAL.--The term 'excess employer social security tax' means any tax paid by an employer under section 3111 with respect to tips received by an employee during any month, to the extent such tips--

 

'(A) are deemed to have been paid by the employer to the employee pursuant to section 3121(q), and

'(B) exceed the amount by which the wages (excluding tips) paid by the employer to the employee during such month are less than the total amount which would be payable (with respect to such employment) at the minimum wage rate applicable to such individual under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (determined without regard to section 3(m) of such Act).

 

'(2) ONLY TIPS RECEIVED AT FOOD AND BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENTS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.--In applying paragraph (1), there shall be taken into account only tips received from customers in connection with the provision of food or beverages for consumption on the premises of an establishment with respect to which the tipping of employees serving food or beverages by customers is customary.

 

'(c) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.--No deduction shall be allowed under this chapter for any amount taken into account in determining the credit under this section.

'(d) ELECTION NOT TO CLAIM CREDIT.--This section shall not apply to a taxpayer for any taxable year if such taxpayer elects to have this section not apply for such taxable year.'

(b) CREDIT TO BE PART OF GENERAL BUSINESS CREDIT.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Subsection (b) of section 38 (relating to current year business credit) is amended by striking 'plus' at the end of paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (10) and inserting ', plus', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

'(11) the employer social security credit determined under section 45B(a).'

(2) LIMITATION ON CARRYBACKS.--Subsection (d) of section 39 (relating to transitional rules) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

'(6) NO CARRYBACK OF SECTION 45 CREDIT BEFORE ENACTMENT.--No portion of the unused business credit for any taxable year which is attributable to the employer social security credit determined under section 45B may be carried back to a taxable year ending before the date of the enactment of section 45B.'

 

(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.--The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

 

'Sec. 45B. Credit for portion of employer social security taxes paid with respect to employee cash tips.'

 

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to taxes paid after December 31, 1993.

 

SEC. 13444. AVAILABILITY AND USE OF DEATH INFORMATION.

 

(a) RESTRICTION ON DISCLOSURE OF TAX RETURN INFORMATION.--Subsection (d) of section 6103 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

 

'(4) AVAILABILITY AND USE OF DEATH INFORMATION.--

 

'(A) IN GENERAL.--No returns or return information may be disclosed under paragraph (1) to any agency, body, or commission of any State (or any legal representative thereof) during any period during which a contract meeting the requirements of subparagraph (B) is not in effect between such State and the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

'(B) CONTRACTUAL REQUIREMENTS.--A contract meets the requirements of this subparagraph if--

 

'(i) such contract requires the State to furnish the Secretary of Health and Human Services information concerning individuals with respect to whom death certificates (or equivalent documents maintained by the State or any subdivision thereof) have been officially filed with it, and

'(ii) such contract does not include any restriction on the use of information obtained by such Secretary pursuant to such contract, except that such contract may provide that such information is only to be used by the Secretary (or any other Federal agency) for purposes of ensuring that Federal benefits or other payments are not erroneously paid to deceased individuals.

 

Any information obtained by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under such a contract shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, and from the requirements of section 552a of such title 5.

'(C) SPECIAL EXCEPTION.--The provisions of subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any State which on July 1, 1993, was not, pursuant to a contract, furnishing the Secretary of Health and Human Services information concerning individuals with respect to whom death certificates (or equivalent documents maintained by the State or any subdivision thereof) have been officially filed with it.'

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(2) SPECIAL RULE.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act in the case of any State if it is established to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury that--

 

(A) under the law of such State as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, it is impossible for such State to enter into an agreement meeting the requirements of section 6103(d)(4)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by subsection (a)), and

(B) it is likely that such State will enter into such an agreement during the extension period under this paragraph.

CHAPTER 2--HEALTH CARE, HUMAN RESOURCES, INCOME SECURITY, AND CUSTOMS AND TRADE PROVISIONS

 

 

Subchapter A--Medicare

 

 

SEC. 13500. REFERENCES IN SUBCHAPTER; TABLE OF CONTENTS OF SUBCHAPTER.

 

(a) AMENDMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.--Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this subchapter an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to or repeal of a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to that section or other provision of the Social Security Act.

(b) REFERENCES TO OBRA.--In this subchapter, the terms 'OBRA-1986', 'OBRA-1987', 'OBRA-1989', and 'OBRA-1990' refer to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-509), the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-203), the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-239), and the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-508), respectively.

(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS OF SUBCHAPTER.--The table of contents of this subchapter is as follows:

 

SUBCHAPTER A--MEDICARE
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PART III--PROVISIONS RELATING TO PARTS A AND B

 

 

SEC. 13561. MEDICARE AS SECONDARY PAYER.

 

(a) EXTENSION OF AND MODIFICATIONS TO DATA MATCH PROGRAM.--

 

(1) Section 1862(b)(5)(C)(iii) (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(5)(C)(iii)) is amended by striking '1995' and inserting '1998'.

(2) Section 6103(l)(12) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--

 

(A) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting ', above an amount (if any) specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services,' after 'section 3401(a))';

(B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), in the matter preceding subclause (I) by inserting ', above an amount (if any) specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services,' after 'wages'; and

(C) in subparagraph (F)--

 

(i) in clause (i), by striking '1995' and inserting '1998',

(ii) in clause (ii)(I), by striking '1994' and inserting '1997', and

(iii) in clause (ii)(II), by striking '1995' and inserting '1998'.

(b) EXTENSION OF MEDICARE SECONDARY PAYER TO DISABLED BENEFICIARIES.--Section 1862(b)(1)(B)(iii) (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(1)(B)(iii)) is amended by striking '1995' and inserting '1998'.

(c) EXTENSION OF 18-MONTH RULE FOR ESRD BENEFICIARIES.--Section 1862(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(1)) is amended--

 

(1) in the second sentence of subparagraph (C), by striking 'on or before January 1, 1996' and inserting 'before October 1, 1998';

(2) in each of subparagraphs (A)(iv) and (B)(ii)--

 

(A) by striking 'Clause (i) shall not apply' and inserting 'Subparagraph (C) shall apply instead of clause (i)', and

(B) by inserting '(without regard to entitlement under section 226)' after 'individual is, or'; and

 

(3) in subparagraph (C), by striking 'benefits under this title solely by reason of' and inserting 'or eligible for benefits under this title under' each place it appears.

 

(d) APPLICATION OF AGGREGATION RULES.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Section 1862(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

 

'(E) GENERAL PROVISIONS.--For purposes of this subsection:

 

'(i) AGGREGATION RULES.--

 

'(I) All employers treated as a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be treated as a single employer.

'(II) All employees of the members of an affiliated service group (as defined in section 414(m) of such Code) shall be treated as employed by a single employer.

'(III) Leased employees (as defined in section 414(n)(2) of such Code) shall be treated as employees of the person for whom they perform services to the extent they are so treated under section 414(n) of such Code.

 

In applying sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 under this clause, the Secretary shall rely upon regulations and decisions of the Secretary of the Treasury respecting such sections.'.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.--Section 5000(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to large group health plans) is amended by adding at the end the following: 'For purposes of the preceding sentence--

 

'(A) all employers treated as a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52 shall be treated as a single employer,

'(B) all employees of the members of an affiliated service group (as defined in section 414(m)) shall be treated as employed by a single employer, and

'(C) leased employees (as defined in section 414(n)(2)) shall be treated as employees of the person for whom they perform services to the extent they are so treated under section 414(n). '.

 

(3) The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

 

(e) UNIFORM TREATMENT OF CURRENT EMPLOYMENT STATUS.--

 

(1) IN GENERAL.--Section 1862(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(1)) is amended--

 

(A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by amending subclauses (I) and (II) to read as follows:
'(I) may not take into account that an individual (or the individual's spouse) who is covered under the plan by virtue of the individual's current employment status with an employer is entitled to benefits under this title under section 226(a), and

'(II) shall provide that any individual age 65 or over (and the individual's spouse age 65 or older) who is covered under the plan by virtue of the individual's current employment status with an employer shall be entitled to the same benefits under the plan under the same conditions as any such individual (or spouse) under age 65.';

(B) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking 'unless the plan' and all that follows through 'employees' and inserting 'unless the plan is a plan of, or contributed to by, an employer or employee organization that has 20 or more individuals in current employment status';

(C) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking 'by virtue of employment' and all that follows through 'calendar year or' and inserting 'by virtue of current employment status with an employer that does not have 20 or more individuals in current employment status for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current calendar year and';

(D) in subparagraph (A)(v), by inserting ', without regard to section 5000(d) of such Code' before the period at the end of each subparagraph;

(E) in the heading of subparagraph (B), by striking 'ACTIVE';

(F) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 'clause (iv)(II)) may not take into account that an active individual (as defined in clause (iv)(I))' and inserting 'clause (iv)) may not take into account that an individual (or a member of the individual's family) who is covered under the plan by virtue of the individual's current employment status with an employer';

(G) by amending clause (iv) of subparagraph (B) to read as follows:

 

'(iv) LARGE GROUP HEALTH PLAN DEFINED.--In this subparagraph, the term 'large group health plan' has the meaning given such term in section 5000(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, without regard to section 5000(d) of such Code.'; and

 

(H) by adding at the end of subparagraph (E), as added by subsection (d)(1), the following:

 

'(ii) CURRENT EMPLOYMENT STATUS DEFINED.--An individual has 'current employment status' with an employer if the individual is an employee, is the employer, or is associated with the employer in a business relationship.

'(iii) TREATMENT OF SELF-EMPLOYED PERSONS AS EMPLOYERS.--The term 'employer' includes a self-employed person.'.

(2)(A) Section 5000 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(i) in subsection (a), by inserting '(including a self-employed person)' after 'employer',

(ii) by amending paragraph (1) of subsection (b) to read as follows:

'(1) GROUP HEALTH PLAN.--The term 'group health plan' means a plan (including a self-insured plan) of, or contributed to by, an employer (including a self-employed person) or employee organization to provide health care (directly or otherwise) to the employees, former employees, the employer, others associated or formerly associated with the employer in a business relationship, or their families.', and
(iii) in subsection (c), by striking 'of section 1862(b)(1)' and inserting 'of paragraph (1), or with the requirements of paragraph (2), of section 1862(b)'.

 

(B) Section 6103(l)(12)(E)(ii) of such Code is amended to read as follows:

 

'(ii) GROUP HEALTH PLAN.--The term 'group health plan' means any group health plan (as defined in section 5000(b)(1)).'.
(f) RETROACTIVE EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN SITUATIONS INVOLVING RELIGIOUS ORDERS.--Section 1862(b)(1)(D) of the Social Security Act applies, with respect to items and services furnished before October 1, 1989, to any claims that the Secretary of Health and Human Services had not identified as of that date as subject to the provisions of section 1862(b) of such Act.
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Subchapter C--Human Resources and Income Security Amendments

 

 

SEC. 13701. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

The table of contents of this subchapter is as follows:

Subchapter C--Human Resources and Income Security Amendments

Sec. 13701. Table of contents.

Sec. 13702. References.

 

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Part V--Unemployment Insurance

 

Sec. 13751. Extension of current Federal unemployment rate.

 

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SEC. 13702. REFERENCES.

Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in this subchapter an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Social Security Act.

 

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PART V--UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

 

 

SEC. 13751. EXTENSION OF CURRENT FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE.

Section 3301 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--

(1) by striking '1996' in paragraph (1) and inserting '1998', and

(2) by striking '1997' in paragraph (2) and inserting '1999'.

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Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.

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