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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 51 (Thursday, March 18, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. LaHOOD:H.R. 2031.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:ARTICLE I, SECTION 8, CLAUSE 1The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes,Duties, Imposts and Excises.[Page H1583]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, gains from distributions of intangible property by controlled foreign corporations to U.S. domestic corporations. The bill defines <i>intangible property</i> to include patents, copyrights, licenses, formulas, computer software, and similar items with substantial value. </p>]]></text>
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    <title>To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the transfer of intangible property from controlled foreign corporations to United States shareholders.</title>
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