[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. 893 Referred in House (RFH)]

  2d Session
                                 S. 893


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 2000

   Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and in addition to the 
   Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To amend title 46, United States Code, to provide equitable treatment 
 with respect to State and local income taxes for certain individuals 
                     who perform duties on vessels.

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

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 111 OF TITLE 46, UNITED STATES CODE.

    Section 11108 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) Withholding.--'' before ``Wages''; 
        and
             (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Liability.--
            ``(1) Limitation on jurisdiction to tax.--An individual to 
        whom this subsection applies is not subject to the income tax 
        laws of a State or political subdivision of a State, other than 
        the State and political subdivision in which the individual 
        resides, with respect to compensation for the performance of 
        duties described in paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Application.--This subsection applies to an 
        individual--
                    ``(A) engaged on a vessel to perform assigned 
                duties in more than one State as a pilot licensed under 
                section 7101 of this title or licensed or authorized 
                under the laws of a State; or
                    ``(B) who performs regularly-assigned duties while 
                engaged as a master, officer, or crewman on a vessel 
                operating on the navigable waters of more than one 
                State.''.

            Passed the Senate September 28 (legislative day, September 
      22), 2000.

            Attest:

                                                    GARY SISCO,

                                                             Secretary.