To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction for dividends received from controlled foreign corporations for an additional year, and for other purposes.
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Senate amendment submitted
February 3, 2009
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Senate amendment submitted
February 3, 2009
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 112 proposed by Senator Boxer to Amendment SA 98.(consideration: CR S1408-1420; text: CR S1408)
February 3, 2009
Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to amendment SA 112 (Sect. 201, S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress) rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 42 - 55. Record Vote Number: 36.
February 3, 2009
Amendment SA 112 proposed by Senator Boxer to Amendment SA 98. (consideration: CR S1408-1420; text: CR S1408) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction for dividends received from controlled foreign corporations for an additional year, and for other purposes.
February 3, 2009
Point of order raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 112.
February 3, 2009
Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to amendment SA 112 (Sect. 201, S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress) rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 42 - 55. Record Vote Number: 36.
February 3, 2009
Amendment SA 112 ruled out of order by the chair.
February 3, 2009
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1 roll call on this amendment
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Submitted
SA 112. Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Bayh, and Mr. Specter) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 98 proposed by Mr. Inouye (for himself and Mr. Baucus) to the bill H.R. 1, making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was order to lie on the table; as follows: On page 514, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following: PART X--INVEST IN THE USA SEC. 1291. ALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION FOR DIVIDENDS RECEIVED FROM CONTROLLED FOREIGN CORPORATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL YEAR. (a) In General.--Section 965 (relating to temporary dividends received deduction) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(g) Allowance for Deduction for an Additional Year.-- ``(1) In general.--In the case of an election under this subsection, subsection (f)(1) shall be applied by substituting `January 1, 2010,' for `the date of the enactment of this section'. ``(2) Special rules.--For purposes of paragraph (1)-- ``(A) Extraordinary dividends.--Subsection (b)(2) shall be applied by substituting `June 30, 2009' for `June 30, 2003'. [[Page S1444]] ``(B) Determinations relating to related party indebtedness.--Subsection (b)(3)(B) shall be applied by substituting `October 3, 2009' for `October 3, 2004'. ``(C) Applicable financial statement.--Subsection (c)(1) shall be applied by substituting `June 30, 2009' for `June 30, 2003' each place it occurs. ``(D) Determinations relating to base period.--Subsection (c)(2) shall be applied by substituting `June 30, 2009' for `June 30, 2003'. ``(E) Requirements for investment in united states.-- Subsection (b)(4) shall be applied-- ``(i) by inserting `deposited in 1 or more United States financial institutions and' after `amount of the dividend', and ``(ii) by striking subparagraph (B) thereof and inserting the following: `` `(B) provides for the reinvestment of such dividend in the United States (other than as payment for executive compensation) as a source of funding for only 1 or more of the following purposes: `` `(i) worker hiring and training, `` `(ii) research and development, `` `(iii) capital improvements, `` `(iv) acquisitions of business entities for the purpose of retaining or creating jobs in the United States, and `` `(v) clean energy initiatives (such as clean energy research and development, energy efficiency, clean energy start ups, and clean energy jobs). For any purpose described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii), funding shall qualify for purposes of this paragraph only if such funding supplements but does not supplant otherwise scheduled funding for either taxable year described in subsection (f) by the taxpayer for such purpose. Such scheduled funding shall be certified by the individual and entity approving the domestic reinvestment plan.'. ``(3) Audit.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the election under this subsection, the Internal Revenue Service shall conduct an audit of the taxpayer with respect to any reinvestment transaction arising from such election.''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years ending on or after January 1, 2010. ______