[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2356 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 2356

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of 
                 tax through the use of foreign trusts.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 19, 1995

  Mr. Gibbons (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Stark, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. 
 Ford, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. McDermott, 
 Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Neal of 
 Massachusetts, and Mr. Ward) introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of 
                 tax through the use of foreign trusts.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Trust Tax Compliance Act of 
1995''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVED INFORMATION REPORTING ON FOREIGN TRUSTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 6048 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(relating to returns as to certain foreign trusts) is amended to read 
as follows:

``SEC. 6048. INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN FOREIGN TRUSTS.

    ``(a) Notice of Certain Events.--
            ``(1) General rule.--On or before the 90th day (or such 
        later day as the Secretary may prescribe) after any reportable 
        event, the responsible party shall provide written notice of 
        such event to the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Contents of notice.--The notice required by paragraph 
        (1) shall contain such information as the Secretary may 
        prescribe, including--
                    ``(A) the amount of money or other property (if 
                any) transferred to the trust in connection with the 
                reportable event, and
                    ``(B) the identity of the trust and of each trustee 
                and beneficiary (or class of beneficiaries) of the 
                trust.
            ``(3) Reportable event.--For purposes of this subsection--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `reportable event' 
                means--
                            ``(i) the creation of any foreign trust by 
                        a United States person,
                            ``(ii) the transfer of any money or 
                        property (directly or indirectly) to a foreign 
                        trust by a United States person, including a 
                        transfer by reason of death, and
                            ``(iii) the death of a citizen or resident 
                        of the United States if--
                                    ``(I) the decedent was treated as 
                                the owner of any portion of a foreign 
                                trust under the rules of subpart E of 
                                part I of subchapter J of chapter 1, or
                                    ``(II) any portion of a foreign 
                                trust was included in the gross estate 
                                of the decedent.
                    ``(B) Exceptions.--
                            ``(i) Fair market value sales.--
                        Subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not apply to any 
                        transfer of property to a trust in exchange for 
                        consideration of at least the fair market value 
                        of the transferred property. For purposes of 
                        the preceding sentence, consideration other 
                        than cash shall be taken into account at its 
                        fair market value and the rules of section 
                        679(a)(3) shall apply.
                            ``(ii) Pension and charitable trusts.--
                        Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect 
                        to a trust which is--
                                    ``(I) described in section 
                                404(a)(4) or 404A, or
                                    ``(II) determined by the Secretary 
                                to be described in section 501(c)(3).
            ``(4) Responsible party.--For purposes of this subsection, 
        the term `responsible party' means--
                    ``(A) the grantor in the case of the creation of an 
                inter vivos trust,
                    ``(B) the transferor in the case of a reportable 
                event described in paragraph (3)(A)(ii) other than a 
                transfer by reason of death, and
                    ``(C) the executor of the decedent's estate in any 
                other case.
    ``(b) United States Grantor of Foreign Trust.--
            ``(1) In general.--If, at any time during any taxable year 
        of a United States person, such person is treated as the owner 
        of any portion of a foreign trust under the rules of subpart E 
of part I of subchapter J of chapter 1, such person shall be 
responsible to ensure that--
                    ``(A) such trust makes a return for such year which 
                sets forth a full and complete accounting of all trust 
                activities and operations for the year, the name of the 
                United States agent for such trust, and such other 
                information as the Secretary may prescribe, and
                    ``(B) such trust furnishes such information as the 
                Secretary may prescribe to each United States person 
                (i) who is treated as the owner of any portion of such 
                trust or (ii) who receives (directly or indirectly) any 
                distribution from the trust.
            ``(2) Trusts not having united states agent.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If the rules of this subsection 
                apply to any foreign trust, the determination of 
                amounts required to be taken into account with respect 
                to such trust by a United States person under the rules 
                of subpart E of part I of subchapter J of chapter 1 
                shall be determined by the Secretary in the Secretary's 
                sole discretion from the Secretary's own knowledge or 
                from such information as the Secretary may obtain 
                through testimony or otherwise.
                    ``(B) United states agent required.--The rules of 
                this subsection shall apply to any foreign trust to 
                which paragraph (1) applies unless such trust agrees 
                (in such manner, subject to such conditions, and at 
                such time as the Secretary shall prescribe) to 
                authorize a United States person to act as such trust's 
                limited agent solely for purposes of applying sections 
                7602, 7603, and 7604 with respect to--
                            ``(i) any request by the Secretary to 
                        examine records or produce testimony related to 
                        the proper treatment of amounts required to be 
                        taken into account under the rules referred to 
                        in subparagraph (A), or
                            ``(ii) any summons by the Secretary for 
                        such records or testimony.
                The appearance of persons or production of records by 
                reason of a United States person being such an agent 
                shall not subject such persons or records to legal 
                process for any purpose other than determining the 
                correct treatment under this title of the amounts 
                required to be taken into account under the rules 
                referred to in subparagraph (A). A foreign trust which 
                appoints an agent described in this subparagraph shall 
                not be considered to have an office or a permanent 
                establishment in the United States, or to be engaged in 
                a trade or business in the United States, solely 
                because of the activities of such agent pursuant to 
                this subsection.
                    ``(C) Other rules to apply.--Rules similar to the 
                rules of paragraphs (2) and (4) of section 6038A(e) 
                shall apply for purposes of this paragraph.
    ``(c) Reporting by United States Beneficiaries of Foreign Trusts.--
            ``(1) In general.--If any United States person receives 
        (directly or indirectly) during any taxable year of such person 
        any distribution from a foreign trust, such person shall make a 
        return with respect to such trust for such year which 
        includes--
                    ``(A) the name of such trust,
                    ``(B) the aggregate amount of the distributions so 
                received from such trust during such taxable year, and
                    ``(C) such other information as the Secretary may 
                prescribe.
            ``(2) Inclusion in income if records not provided.--If 
        adequate records are not provided to the Secretary to determine 
        the proper treatment of any distribution from a foreign trust, 
        such distribution shall be treated as an accumulation 
        distribution includible in the gross income of the distributee 
        under chapter 1. To the extent provided in regulations, the 
        preceding sentence shall not apply if the foreign trust elects 
        to be subject to rules similar to the rules of subsection 
        (b)(2)(B).
    ``(d) Special Rules.--
            ``(1) Determination of whether united states person 
        receives distribution.--For purposes of this section, in 
        determining whether a United States person receives a 
        distribution from a foreign trust, the fact that a portion of 
        such trust is treated as owned by another person under the 
        rules of subpart E of part I of subchapter J of chapter 1 shall 
        be disregarded.
            ``(2) Domestic trusts with foreign activities.--To the 
        extent provided in regulations, a trust which is a United 
        States person shall be treated as a foreign trust for purposes 
        of this section and section 6677 if such trust has substantial 
        activities, or holds substantial property, outside the United 
        States.
            ``(3) Time and manner of filing information.--Any notice or 
        return required under this section shall be made at such time 
        and in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe.
            ``(4) Modification of return requirements.--The Secretary 
        is authorized to suspend or modify any requirement of this 
        section if the Secretary determines that the United States has 
        no significant tax interest in obtaining the required 
        information.''
    (b) Increased Penalties.--Section 6677 of such Code (relating to 
failure to file information returns with respect to certain foreign 
trusts) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 6677. FAILURE TO FILE INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN 
              FOREIGN TRUSTS.

    ``(a) Civil Penalty.--In addition to any criminal penalty provided 
by law, if any notice or return required to be filed by section 6048--
            ``(1) is not filed on or before the time provided in such 
        section, or
            ``(2) does not include all the information required 
        pursuant to such section or includes incorrect information,
the person required to file such notice or return shall pay a penalty 
equal to 35 percent of the gross reportable amount. If any failure 
described in the preceding sentence continues for more than 90 days 
after the day on which the Secretary mails notice of such failure to 
the person required to pay such penalty, such person shall pay a 
penalty (in addition to the amount determined under the preceding 
sentence) of $10,000 for each 30-day period (or fraction thereof) 
during which such failure continues after the expiration of such 90-day 
period.
    ``(b) Special Rules for Returns Under Section 6048(b).--In the case 
of a return required under section 6048(b)--
            ``(1) the United States person referred to in such section 
        shall be liable for the penalty imposed by subsection (a), and
            ``(2) subsection (a) shall be applied by substituting `5 
        percent' for `35 percent'.
    ``(c) Gross Reportable Amount.--For purposes of subsection (a), the 
term `gross reportable amount' means--
            ``(1) the gross value of the property involved in the event 
        (determined as of the date of the event) in the case of a 
        failure relating to section 6048(a),
            ``(2) the gross value of the portion of the trust's assets 
        at the close of the year treated as owned by the United States 
        person in the case of a failure relating to section 6048(b)(1), 
        and
            ``(3) the gross amount of the distributions in the case of 
        a failure relating to section 6048(c).
    ``(d) Reasonable Cause Exception.--No penalty shall be imposed by 
this section on any failure which is shown to be due to reasonable 
cause and not due to willful neglect. The fact that a foreign 
jurisdiction would impose a civil or criminal penalty on the taxpayer 
(or any other person) for disclosing the required information is not 
reasonable cause.
    ``(e) Deficiency Procedures Not To Apply.--Subchapter B of chapter 
63 (relating to deficiency procedures for income, estate, gift, and 
certain excise taxes) shall not apply in respect of the assessment or 
collection of any penalty imposed by subsection (a).''
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Paragraph (2) of section 6724(d) of such Code is 
        amended by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (S), by 
        striking the period at the end of subparagraph (T) and 
        inserting ``, or'', and by inserting after subparagraph (T) the 
        following new subparagraph:
                    ``(U) section 6048(b)(1)(B) (relating to foreign 
                trust reporting requirements).''
            (2) The table of sections for subpart B of part III of 
        subchapter A of chapter 61 is of such Code amended by striking 
        the item relating to section 6048 and inserting the following 
        new item:

                              ``Sec. 6048. Information with respect to 
                                        certain foreign trusts.''
            (3) The table of sections for part I of subchapter B of 
        chapter 68 of such Code is amended by striking the item 
        relating to section 6677 and inserting the following new item:

                              ``Sec. 6677. Failure to file information 
                                        with respect to certain foreign 
                                        trusts.''
    (d) Effective Dates.--
            (1) Reportable events.--To the extent related to subsection 
        (a) of section 6048 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 
        amended by this section, the amendments made by this section 
        shall apply to reportable events (as defined in such section 
        6048) occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Grantor trust reporting.--To the extent related to 
        subsection (b) of such section 6048, the amendments made by 
        this section shall apply to taxable years of United States 
        persons beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (3) Reporting by united states beneficiaries.--To the 
        extent related to subsection (c) of such section 6048, the 
        amendments made by this section shall apply to distributions 
        received after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. MODIFICATIONS OF RULES RELATING TO FOREIGN TRUSTS HAVING ONE OR 
              MORE UNITED STATES BENEFICIARIES.

    (a) Treatment of Trust Obligations, Etc.--
            (1) Paragraph (2) of section 679(a) of the Internal Revenue 
        Code of 1986 is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and 
        inserting the following:
                    ``(B) Transfers at fair market value.--To any 
                transfer of property to a trust in exchange for 
                consideration of at least the fair market value of the 
                transferred property. For purposes of the preceding 
                sentence, consideration other than cash shall be taken 
                into account at its fair market value.''
            (2) Subsection (a) of section 679 of such Code (relating to 
        foreign trusts having one or more United States beneficiaries) 
        is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Certain obligations not taken into account under fair 
        market value exception.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In determining whether paragraph 
                (2)(B) applies to any transfer by a person described in 
                clause (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (C), there shall 
                not be taken into account--
                            ``(i) any obligation of a person described 
                        in subparagraph (C), and
                            ``(ii) to the extent provided in 
                        regulations, any obligation which is guaranteed 
                        by a person described in subparagraph (C).
                    ``(B) Treatment of principal payments on 
                obligation.--Principal payments by the trust on any 
                obligation referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be 
                taken into account on and after the date of the payment 
                in determining the portion of the trust attributable to 
                the property transferred.
                    ``(C) Persons described.--The persons described in 
                this subparagraph are--
                            ``(i) the trust,
                            ``(ii) any grantor or beneficiary of the 
                        trust, and
                            ``(iii) any person who is related (within 
                        the meaning of section 643(i)(3)) to any 
                        grantor or beneficiary of the trust.''
    (b) Exemption of Transfers to Charitable Trusts.--Subsection (a) of 
section 679 of such Code is amended by striking ``section 404(a)(4) or 
404A'' and inserting ``section 6048(a)(3)(B)(ii)''.
    (c) Other Modifications.--Subsection (a) of section 679 of such 
Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(4) Special rules applicable to foreign grantor who later 
        becomes a united states person.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If a nonresident alien 
                individual has a residency starting date within 5 years 
                after directly or indirectly transferring property to a 
                foreign trust, this section and section 6048 shall be 
                applied as if such individual transferred to such trust 
                on the residency starting date an amount equal to the 
                portion of such trust attributable to the property 
                transferred by such individual to such trust in such 
                transfer.
                    ``(B) Treatment of undistributed income.--For 
                purposes of this section, undistributed net income for 
                periods before such individual's residency starting 
                date shall be taken into account in determining the 
                portion of the trust which is attributable to property 
                transferred by such individual to such trust but shall 
                not otherwise be taken into account.
                    ``(C) Residency starting date.--For purposes of 
                this paragraph, an individual's residency starting date 
                is the residency starting date determined under section 
                7701(b)(2)(A).
            ``(5) Outbound trust migrations.--If--
                    ``(A) an individual who is a citizen or resident of 
                the United States transferred property to a trust which 
                was not a foreign trust, and
                    ``(B) such trust becomes a foreign trust while such 
                individual is alive,
        then this section and section 6048 shall be applied as if such 
        individual transferred to such trust on the date such trust 
        becomes a foreign trust an amount equal to the portion of such 
        trust attributable to the property previously transferred by 
        such individual to such trust. A rule similar to the rule of 
        paragraph (4)(B) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph.''
    (d) Modifications Relating to Whether Trust Has United States 
Beneficiaries.--Subsection (c) of section 679 of such Code is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(3) Certain united states beneficiaries disregarded.--A 
        beneficiary shall not be treated as a United States person in 
        applying this section with respect to any transfer of property 
        to foreign trust if such beneficiary first became a United 
        States person more than 5 years after the date of such 
        transfer.
            ``(4) Treatment of former united states persons.--To the 
        extent provided by the Secretary, for purposes of this 
        subsection, the term `United States person' includes any person 
        who was a United States person at any time during the existence 
        of the trust.''
    (e) Technical Amendment.--Subparagraph (A) of section 679(c)(2) is 
amended to read as follows:
                    ``(A) in the case of a foreign corporation, such 
                corporation is a controlled foreign corporation (as 
                defined in section 957(a)),''.
    (f) Regulations.--Section 679 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations 
as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this 
section.''
    (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to transfers of property after February 6, 1995.

SEC. 4. FOREIGN PERSONS NOT TO BE TREATED AS OWNERS UNDER GRANTOR TRUST 
              RULES.

    (a) General Rule.--
            (1) Subsection (f) of section 672 of the Internal Revenue 
        Code of 1986 (relating to special rule where grantor is foreign 
        person) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(f) Subpart Not To Result in Foreign Ownership.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        this subpart, this subpart shall apply only to the extent such 
        application results in an amount being currently taken into 
        account (directly or through 1 or more entities) under this 
        chapter in computing the income of a citizen or resident of the 
        United States or a domestic corporation.
            ``(2) Exceptions.--
                    ``(A) Certain revocable and ir-revocable trusts.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
                        any trust if--
                                    ``(I) the power to revest 
                                absolutely in the grantor title to the 
                                trust property is exercisable solely by 
                                the grantor without the approval or 
                                consent of any other person or with the 
                                consent of a related or subordinate 
                                party who is subservient to the 
                                grantor, or
                                    ``(II) the only amounts 
                                distributable from such trust (whether 
                                income or corpus) during the lifetime 
                                of the grantor are amounts 
                                distributable to the grantor or the 
                                spouse of the grantor.
                            ``(ii) Exception.--Clause (i) shall not 
                        apply to any trust which has a beneficiary who 
                        is a United States person to the extent such 
                        beneficiary has made transfers of property by 
                        gift (directly or indirectly) to a foreign 
                        person who is the grantor of such trust. For 
                        purposes of the preceding sentence, any gift 
                        shall not be taken into account to the extent 
                        such gift is excluded from taxable gifts under 
                        section 2503(b).
                    ``(B) Compensatory trusts.--Except as provided in 
                regulations, paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
                portion of a trust distributions from which are taxable 
                as compensation for services rendered.
            ``(3) Special rules.--Except as otherwise provided in 
        regulations prescribed by the Secretary--
                    ``(A) a controlled foreign corporation (as defined 
                in section 957) shall be treated as a domestic 
                corporation for purposes of paragraph (1), and
                    ``(B) paragraph (1) shall not apply for purposes of 
                applying part III of subchapter G (relating to foreign 
                personal holding companies) and part VI of subchapter P 
                (relating to treatment of certain passive foreign 
                investment companies).
            ``(4) Recharacterization of purported gifts.--In the case 
        of any transfer directly or indirectly from a partnership or 
        foreign corporation which the transferee treats as a gift or 
        bequest, the Secretary may recharacterize such transfer in such 
        circumstances as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to 
        prevent the avoidance of the purposes of this subsection.
            ``(5) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
        regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the 
        purposes of this subsection, including regulations providing 
        that paragraph (1) shall not apply in appropriate cases.''
            (2) The last sentence of subsection (c) of section 672 of 
        such Code is amended by inserting ``subsection (f) and'' before 
        ``sections 674''.
    (b) Credit for Certain Taxes.--Paragraph (2) of section 665(d) of 
such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
``Under rules or regulations prescribed by the Secretary, in the case 
of any foreign trust of which the settlor or another person would be 
treated as owner of any portion of the trust under subpart E but for 
section 672(f), the term `taxes imposed on the trust' includes the 
allocable amount of any income, war profits, and excess profits taxes 
imposed by any foreign country or possession of the United States on 
the settlor or such other person in respect of trust gross income.''
    (c) Distributions by Certain Foreign Trusts Through Nominees.--
            (1) Section 643 of such Code is amended by adding at the 
        end the following new subsection:
    ``(h) Distributions by Certain Foreign Trusts Through Nominees.--
For purposes of this part, any amount paid to a United States person 
which is derived directly or indirectly from a foreign trust of which 
the payor is not the grantor shall be deemed in the year of payment to 
have been directly paid by the foreign trust to such United States 
person.''
            (2) Section 665 of such Code is amended by striking 
        subsection (c).
    (d) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2), the 
        amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date 
        of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Exception for certain trusts.--The amendments made by 
        this section shall not apply to any trust--
                    (A) which is treated as owned by the grantor or 
                another person under section 676 or 677 (other than 
                subsection (a)(3) thereof) of the Internal Revenue Code 
                of 1986, and
                    (B) which is in existence on September 19, 1995.
        The preceding sentence shall not apply to the portion of any 
        such trust attributable to any transfer to such trust after 
        September 19, 1995.
    (e) Transitional Rule.--If--
            (1) by reason of the amendments made by this section, any 
        person other than a United States person ceases to be treated 
        as the owner of a portion of a domestic trust, and
            (2) before January 1, 1997, such trust becomes a foreign 
        trust, or the assets of such trust are transferred to a foreign 
        trust,
no tax shall be imposed by section 1491 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 by reason of such trust becoming a foreign trust or the assets of 
such trust being transferred to a foreign trust.

SEC. 5. INFORMATION REPORTING REGARDING FOREIGN GIFTS.

    (a) In General.--Subpart A of part III of subchapter A of chapter 
61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after 
section 6039E the following new section:

``SEC. 6039F. NOTICE OF GIFTS RECEIVED FROM FOREIGN PERSONS.

    ``(a) In General.--If the value of the aggregate foreign gifts 
received by a United States person (other than an organization 
described in section 501(c) and exempt from tax under section 501(a)) 
during any taxable year exceeds $10,000, such United States person 
shall furnish (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall 
prescribe) such information as the Secretary may prescribe regarding 
each foreign gift received during such year.
    ``(b) Foreign Gift.--For purposes of this section, the term 
`foreign gift' means any amount received from a person other than a 
United States person which the recipient treats as a gift or bequest. 
Such term shall not include any qualified transfer (within the meaning 
of section 2503(e)(2)).
    ``(c) Penalty for Failure To File Information.--
            ``(1) In general.--If a United States person fails to 
        furnish the information required by subsection (a) with respect 
        to any foreign gift within the time prescribed therefor 
        (including extensions)--
                    ``(A) the tax consequences of the receipt of such 
                gift shall be determined by the Secretary in the 
                Secretary's sole discretion from the Secretary's own 
                knowledge or from such information as the Secretary may 
                obtain through testimony or otherwise, and
                    ``(B) such United States person shall pay (upon 
                notice and demand by the Secretary and in the same 
                manner as tax) an amount equal to 5 percent of the 
                amount of such foreign gift for each month for which 
                the failure continues (not to exceed 25 percent of such 
                amount in the aggregate).
            ``(2) Reasonable cause exception.-- Paragraph (1) shall not 
        apply to any failure to report a foreign gift if the United 
        States person shows that the failure is due to reasonable cause 
        and not due to willful neglect.
    ``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations 
as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this 
section.''
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such subpart is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 6039E the 
following new item:

                              ``Sec. 6039F. Notice of large gifts 
                                        received from foreign 
                                        persons.''
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to amounts received after the date of the enactment of this Act 
in taxable years ending after such date.

SEC. 6. MODIFICATION OF RULES RELATING TO FOREIGN TRUSTS WHICH ARE NOT 
              GRANTOR TRUSTS.

    (a) Modification of Interest Charge on Accumulation 
Distributions.--Subsection (a) of section 668 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 (relating to interest charge on accumulation distributions 
from foreign trusts) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of the tax determined under 
section 667(a)--
            ``(1) Interest determined using underpayment rates.--The 
        interest charge determined under this section with respect to 
        any distribution is the amount of interest which would be 
        determined on the partial tax computed under section 667(b) for 
        the period described in paragraph (2) using the rates and the 
        method under section 6621 applicable to underpayments of tax.
            ``(2) Period.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the period 
        described in this paragraph is the period which begins on the 
        date which is the applicable number of years before the date of 
        the distribution and which ends on the date of the 
        distribution.
            ``(3) Applicable number of years.--For purposes of 
        paragraph (2)--
                    ``(A) In general.--The applicable number of years 
                with respect to a distribution is the number determined 
                by dividing--
                            ``(i) the sum of the products described in 
                        subparagraph (B) with respect to each 
                        undistributed income year, by
                            ``(ii) the aggregate undistributed net 
                        income.
                The quotient determined under the preceding sentence 
                shall be rounded under procedures prescribed by the 
                Secretary.
                    ``(B) Product described.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A), the product described in this 
                subparagraph with respect to any undistributed income 
                year is the product of--
                            ``(i) the undistributed net income for such 
                        year, and
                            ``(ii) the sum of the number of taxable 
                        years between such year and the taxable year of 
                        the distribution (counting in each case the 
                        undistributed income year but not counting the 
                        taxable year of the distribution).
            ``(4) Undistributed income year.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, the term `undistributed income year' means any 
        prior taxable year of the trust for which there is 
        undistributed net income, other than a taxable year during all 
        of which the beneficiary receiving the distribution was not a 
        citizen or resident of the United States.
            ``(5) Determination of undistributed net income.--
        Notwithstanding section 666, for purposes of this subsection, 
        an accumulation distribution from the trust shall be treated as 
        reducing proportionately the undistributed net income for prior 
        taxable years.
            ``(6) Periods before 1996.--Interest for the portion of the 
        period described in paragraph (2) which occurs before January 
        1, 1996, shall be determined--
                    ``(A) by using an interest rate of 6 percent, and
                    ``(B) without compounding until January 1, 1996.''
    (b) Abusive Transactions.--Section 643(a) of such Code is amended 
by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph:
            ``(7) Abusive transactions.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
        such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry 
        out the purposes of this part, including regulations to prevent 
        avoidance of such purposes.''
    (c) Treatment of Use of Trust Property.--
            (1) In general.--Section 643 of such Code (relating to 
        definitions applicable to subparts A, B, C, and D) is amended 
        by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i) Use of Foreign Trust Property.--For purposes of subparts B, 
C, and D--
            ``(1) General rule.--If a foreign trust makes a loan of 
        cash or marketable securities directly or indirectly to--
                    ``(A) any grantor or beneficiary of such trust who 
                is a United States person, or
                    ``(B) any United States person not described in 
                subparagraph (A) who is related to such grantor or 
                beneficiary,
        the amount of such loan shall be treated as a distribution by 
        such trust to such grantor or beneficiary (as the case may be).
            ``(2) Use of other property.--Except as provided in 
        regulations prescribed by the Secretary, any direct or indirect 
        use of trust property (other than cash or marketable 
        securities) by a person referred to in subparagraph (A) or (B) 
        of paragraph (1) shall be treated as a distribution to the 
        grantor or beneficiary (as the case may be) equal to the fair 
        market value of the use of such property. The Secretary may 
        prescribe regulations treating a loan guarantee by the trust as 
        a use of trust property equal to the value of the guarantee.
            ``(3) Definitions and special rules.--For purposes of this 
        subsection--
                    ``(A) Cash.--The term `cash' includes foreign 
                currencies and cash equivalents.
                    ``(B) Related person.--
                            ``(i) In general.--A person is related to 
                        another person if the relationship between such 
                        persons would result in a disallowance of 
                        losses under section 267 or 707(b). In applying 
                        section 267 for purposes of the preceding 
                        sentence, section 267(c)(4) shall be applied as 
                        if the family of an individual includes the 
                        spouses of the members of the family.
                            ``(ii) Allocation of use.--If any person 
                        described in paragraph (1)(B) is related to 
                        more than one person, the grantor or 
                        beneficiary to whom the treatment under this 
                        subsection applies shall be determined under 
                        regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
                    ``(C) Exclusion of tax-exempts.--The term `United 
                States person' does not include any entity exempt from 
                tax under this chapter.
                    ``(D) Trust not treated as simple trust.--Any trust 
                which is treated under this subsection as making a 
                distribution shall be treated as not described in 
                section 651.
            ``(4) Subsequent transactions regarding loan principal.--If 
        any loan is taken into account under paragraph (1), any 
        subsequent transaction between the trust and the original 
        borrower regarding the principal of the loan (by way of 
        complete or partial repayment, satisfaction, cancellation, 
        discharge, or otherwise) shall be disregarded for purposes of 
        this title.''
            (2) Technical amendment.--Paragraph (8) of section 7872(f) 
        is amended by inserting ``, 643(i),'' before ``or 1274'' each 
        place it appears.
    (d) Effective Dates.--
            (1) Interest charge.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
        shall apply to distributions after the date of the enactment of 
        this Act.
            (2) Abusive transactions.--The amendment made by subsection 
        (b) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (3) Use of trust property.--The amendment made by 
        subsection (c) shall apply to--
                    (A) loans of cash or marketable securities after 
                September 19, 1995, and
                    (B) uses of other trust property after December 31, 
                1995.

SEC. 7. RESIDENCE OF ESTATES AND TRUSTS, ETC.

    (a) Treatment as United States Person.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (30) of section 7701(a) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
        subparagraph (D) and by inserting after subparagraph (C) the 
        following:
                    ``(D) any estate or trust if--
                            ``(i) a court within the United States is 
                        able to exercise primary supervision over the 
                        administration of the estate or trust, and
                            ``(ii) in the case of a trust, one or more 
                        United States fiduciaries have the authority to 
                        control all substantial decisions of the 
                        trust.''
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (31) of section 
        7701(a) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
            ``(31) Foreign estate or trust.--The term `foreign estate' 
        or `foreign trust' means any estate or trust other than an 
        estate or trust described in section 7701(a)(30)(D).''
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall apply--
                    (A) to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
                1996, or
                    (B) at the election of the trustee of a trust, to 
                taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of 
                this Act.
        Such an election, once made, shall be irrevocable.
    (b) Domestic Trusts Which Become Foreign Trusts.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1491 of such Code (relating to 
        imposition of tax on transfers to avoid income tax) is amended 
        by adding at the end the following new flush sentence:
``If a trust which is not a foreign trust becomes a foreign trust, such 
trust shall be treated for purposes of this section as having 
transferred, immediately before becoming a foreign trust, all of its 
assets to a foreign trust.''
            (2) Penalty.--Section 1494 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(c) Penalty.--In the case of any failure to file a return 
required by the Secretary with respect to any transfer described in 
section 1491, the person required to file such return shall be liable 
for the penalties provided in section 6677 in the same manner as if 
such failure were a failure to file a return under section 6048(a).''
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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