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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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