TITLE
VII--ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX
SEC.
701. INCREASE IN ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX EXEMPTION.
(a) In General.--
(1) Subparagraph
(A) of section 55(d)(1) (relating to exemption amount for taxpayers
other than corporations) is amended by striking ``$45,000'' and
inserting ``$45,000 ($49,000 in the case of taxable years beginning
in 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004)''.
(2) Subparagraph (B) of section 55(d)(1) (relating to exemption
amount for taxpayers other than corporations) is amended by striking
``$33,750'' and inserting ``$33,750 ($35,750 in the case of taxable
years beginning in 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004)''.
(b) Conforming
Amendments.--
(1) Paragraph
(1) of section 55(d) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end
of subparagraph (B), by striking subparagraph (C), and by inserting
after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraphs:
``(C) 50
percent of the dollar amount applicable under paragraph (1)(A)
in the case of a married individual who files a separate return,
and
``(D) $22,500 in the case of an estate or trust.''
. (2) Subparagraph
(C) of section 55(d)(3) is amended by striking ``paragraph (1)(C)''
and inserting ``subparagraph (C) or (D) of paragraph (1)''.
(3) The last
sentence of section 55(d)(3) is amended--
(A) by striking
``paragraph (1)(C)(i)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)(C)'';
and
(B) by striking ``$165,000 or (ii) $22,500'' and inserting ``the
minimum amount of such income (as so determined) for which the
exemption amount under paragraph (1)(C) is zero, or (ii) such
exemption amount (determined without regard to this paragraph)''.
(c) <<NOTE:
Applicability. 26 USC 55 note.>> Effective Date.--The amendments
made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2000.
TITLE
VIII--OTHER PROVISIONS
SEC.
801. <<NOTE: 26 USC 6655
note.>> TIME FOR PAYMENT OF CORPORATE ESTIMATED TAXES.
Notwithstanding
section 6655 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986--
(1) 100 percent
of the amount of any required installment of corporate estimated
tax which is otherwise due in September 2001 shall not be due
until October 1, 2001; and
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(2) 20 percent
of the amount of any required installment of corporate estimated
tax which is otherwise due in September 2004 shall not be due
until October 1, 2004.
SEC.
802. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO POSTPONE CERTAIN TAX-RELATED DEADLINES
BY REASON OF PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTER.
(a) In General.--Section
7508A(a) (relating to authority to postpone certain tax-related
deadlines by reason of presidentially declared disaster) is amended
by striking ``90 days'' and inserting ``120 days''.
(b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 7508A
note.>> Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall
take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC.
803. <<NOTE: 26 USC note
prec. 101.>> NO FEDERAL INCOME TAX ON RESTITUTION RECEIVED BY
VICTIMS OF THE NAZI REGIME OR THEIR HEIRS OR ESTATES.
(a) In General.--For
purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any excludable restitution
payments received by an eligible individual (or the individual's
heirs or estate) and any excludable interest--
(1) shall
not be included in gross income; and
(2) shall not be taken into account for purposes of applying any
provision of such Code which takes into account excludable income
in computing adjusted gross income, including section 86 of such
Code (relating to taxation of Social Security benefits).
For purposes
of such Code, the basis of any property received by an eligible
individual (or the individual's heirs or estate) as part of an excludable
restitution payment shall be the fair market value of such property
as of the time of the receipt.
(b) Eligible
Individual.--For purposes of this section, the term ``eligible individual''
means a person who was persecuted on the basis of race, religion,
physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation by Nazi Germany,
any other Axis regime, or any other Nazi-controlled or Nazi-allied
country.
(c) Excludable Restitution Payment.--For purposes of this section,
the term ``excludable restitution payment'' means any payment or
distribution to an individual (or the individual's heirs or estate)
which--
(1) is payable
by reason of the individual's status as an eligible individual,
including any amount payable by any foreign country, the United
States of America, or any other foreign or domestic entity, or
a fund established by any such country or entity, any amount payable
as a result of a final resolution of a legal action, and any amount
payable under a law providing for payments or restitution of property;
(2) constitutes the direct or indirect return of, or compensation
or reparation for, assets stolen or hidden from, or otherwise
lost to, the individual before, during, or immediately after World
War II by reason of the individual's status as an eligible individual,
including any proceeds of insurance under policies issued on eligible
individuals by European insurance companies immediately before
and during World War II; or
(3) consists of interest which is payable as part of any payment
or distribution described in paragraph (1) or (2).
(d) Excludable
Interest.--For purposes of this section, the term
``excludable interest'' means any interest earned by--
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(1) escrow
accounts or settlement funds established pursuant to the settlement
of the action entitled ``In re: Holocaust Victim Assets Litigation,''
(E.D.N.Y.) C.A. No. 96-4849,
(2) funds to benefit eligible individuals or their heirs created
by the International Commission on Holocaust Insurance Claims
as a result of the Agreement between the Government of the United
States of America and the Government of the Federal Republic of
Germany concerning the Foundation ``Remembrance, Responsibility,
and Future,'' dated July 17, 2000, or
(3) similar funds subject to the administration of the United
States courts created to provide excludable restitution payments
to eligible individuals (or eligible individuals' heirs or estates).
(e) Effective
Date.--
(1) In general.--This
section shall apply to any amount received on or after January
1, 2000.
(2) No inference.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to create
any inference with respect to the proper tax treatment of any
amount received before January 1, 2000.
TITLE IX--COMPLIANCE WITH CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT
SEC.
901. SUNSET OF PROVISIONS OF ACT. <<NOTE:
26 USC 1 note.>>
(a) In General.--All
provisions of, and amendments made by, this Act shall not apply--
(1) to taxable,
plan, or limitation years beginning after December 31, 2010, or
(2) in the case of title V, to estates of decedents dying, gifts
made, or generation skipping transfers, after December 31, 2010.
(b) Application
of Certain Laws.--The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 shall be applied and administered
to years, estates, gifts, and transfers described in subsection
(a) as if the provisions and amendments described in subsection
(a) had never been enacted.
Approved June
7, 2001.
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