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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. TIPTON:H.R. 6271.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.____________________[Page H5630]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Tipton, Scott  R. [R-CO-3]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Family Farm and Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from a decedent's gross estate, for estate tax purposes, the adjusted value of qualified farmland and qualified family-owned business interests. </p> <p>Imposes an additional estate tax if, within 10 years after the decedent's death and before the date of the qualified heir's death: (1) qualified farmland ceases to be used for farming purposes or is sold outside of the qualified heir's family; or (2) material participation requirements for a qualified family-owned business interest are not met, the business ceases to be located in the United States, or the business is sold outside the qualified heir's family.</p> <p>Makes permanent estate tax provisions of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010.</p>]]></text>
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