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<dc:title>109 HR 4019 RH: To amend title 4 of the United States Code
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<dc:publisher>U.S. House of Representatives</dc:publisher>
<dc:date>2006-06-29</dc:date>
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<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
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	<form>
		<distribution-code display="yes">IB</distribution-code>
		<calendar display="yes">Union Calendar No. 304</calendar>
		<congress display="yes">109th CONGRESS</congress>
		<session display="yes">2d Session</session>
		<legis-num display="yes">H. R. 4019</legis-num>
		<associated-doc display="yes" role="report">[Report No.
		  109–542]</associated-doc>
		<current-chamber display="yes">IN THE HOUSE OF
		  REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber>
		<action>
			<action-date date="20051007">October 7, 2005</action-date>
			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="C000116">Mr. Cannon</sponsor> introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 <committee-name added-display-style="italic" committee-id="HJU00" deleted-display-style="strikethrough">Committee on the
			 Judiciary</committee-name></action-desc>
		</action>
		<action>
			<action-date date="20060629">June 29, 2006</action-date>
			<action-desc>Additional sponsors: <cosponsor name-id="E000187">Mr.
			 English of Pennsylvania</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S000250">Mr.
			 Sessions</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="K000361">Mr. Keller</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="F000447">Mr. Feeney</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="M001158">Mr. Marchant</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="C000266">Mr. Chabot</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="P000587">Mr. Pence</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="H001036">Mr. Hensarling</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="C000556">Mr. Coble</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="F000445">Mr. Forbes</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="B000072">Mr. Baker</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="B000657">Mr. Boucher</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="T000038">Mr. Tanner</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="M001142">Mr. Matheson</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="R000487">Mr. Royce</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="H000712">Mr. Holden</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="S001143">Mr. Souder</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="H001033">Ms. Hart</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="P000591">Mr. Price of Georgia</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="B001247">Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida</cosponsor>,
			 <cosponsor name-id="G000289">Mr. Goodlatte</cosponsor>, and
			 <cosponsor name-id="C000071">Mr. Camp of Michigan</cosponsor></action-desc>
		</action>
		<action>
			<action-date date="20060629">June 29, 2006</action-date>
			<action-desc>Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of
			 the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be
			 printed</action-desc>
			<action-instruction>Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert
			 the part printed in italic</action-instruction>
		</action>
		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
		<official-title display="yes">To amend title 4 of the United States Code
		  to clarify the treatment of self-employment for purposes of the limitation on
		  State taxation of retirement income.</official-title>
	</form>
	<legis-body changed="deleted" committee-id="HJU00" id="HBE3A50261F7A4C1FB3C229601145DA96" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC">
		<section id="H3D34D1F16A5E451E8DE31EDD89A21E99" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Clarification of
			 treatment of self-employment for purposes of the limitation on state taxation
			 of retirement income</header>
			<subsection id="H598A1EEFE7BA4593B445C5FD6F73EC18"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 114(b)(1)(i)
			 of title 4, United States Code, is amended by—</text>
				<paragraph id="H7D3CD9E444C84F4A9B15E4875690EBB3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>inserting
			 <quote>and any plan, program, or arrangement providing for retirement benefits
			 to a retired partner (treated as such under applicable tax laws)</quote> after
			 <quote>section 3121(v)(2)(C) of such Code</quote>,</text>
				</paragraph><paragraph id="H0845033F9F9A479795709B454D159FE5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>inserting
			 <quote>which may include income<deleted-phrase committee-id="HJU00" reported-display-style="strikethrough"></deleted-phrase> described in
			 subparagraphs (A) through (H)</quote> after <quote>(not less frequently than
			 annually</quote>, and</text>
				</paragraph><paragraph id="HBDDA3451E981435D9EF681BC730A472"><enum>(3)</enum><text>adding at the end
			 the following: <quote>The fact that benefits may be adjusted from time to time
			 pursuant to the plan to limit total disbursements under a predetermined
			 formula, or to provide cost of living or similar adjustments, will not cause
			 the period benefits provided under the plan to fail the <quote>substantially
			 equal period payments</quote> test.</quote>.</text>
				</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB20F8C88B6654C4980116B5CF577E0D7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text>The
			 amendments made by this section apply to amounts received after December 31,
			 1995.</text>
			</subsection></section></legis-body>
	<legis-body committee-id="HJU00" display-enacting-clause="no-display-enacting-clause" id="H3BF08E3C610043248803212BBA287F18" style="OLC">
		<section changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA40E14ABB6D4BFA8FCD9F54D800F91" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Clarification of
			 treatment of self-employment for purposes of the limitation on state taxation
			 of retirement income</header>
			<subsection changed="added" id="HB308906E5BA54CB49F84A8C700F8CA67" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 114(b)(1)(I)
			 of title 4, United States Code, is amended—</text>
				<paragraph changed="added" id="H0F738E72E29A449E9ED887CA85975E25" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(or
			 any plan, program, or arrangement that is in writing, that provides for
			 retirement payments in recognition of prior service to be made to a retired
			 partner, and that is in effect immediately before retirement begins)</quote>
			 after <quote>section 3121(v)(2)(C) of such Code</quote>,</text>
				</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" id="H0474FE5219134851922ED8EFDA540482" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>which
			 may include income described in subparagraphs (A) through (H)</quote> after
			 <quote>(not less frequently than annually</quote>,</text>
				</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" id="H904C2F6DCAF84C6DBE6E64D057D8A6C7" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A65E6C62978461F9B1E14D5C1D70DC" style="USC">
						<quoted-block-continuation-text quoted-block-continuation-text-level="subparagraph">The
				fact that payments may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to such plan,
				program, or arrangement to limit total disbursements under a predetermined
				formula, or to provide cost of living or similar adjustments, will not cause
				the periodic payments provided under such plan, program, or arrangement to fail
				the <quote>substantially equal periodic payments</quote>
				test.</quoted-block-continuation-text><after-quoted-block>,
				and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
				</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" id="H5B6EF03D93CB40BF8C2EFF75FBE9EEA0" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
			 following:</text>
					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F5B8C6DAD3E4586B5C01D087FABA63E" style="USC">
						<paragraph id="HB4D5904857624AF793BC1000E53D4105"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, the term
				<quote>retired partner</quote> is an individual who is described as a partner
				in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/7701">section 7701(a)(2)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and who is retired
				under such individual’s partnership
				agreement.</text>
						</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
				</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" id="H2F5C29BAD4A04642BFEC04E2CC710761" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text>The
			 amendments made by this section apply to amounts received after December 31,
			 1995.</text>
			</subsection></section></legis-body>
	<endorsement display="yes">
		<action-date>June 29, 2006</action-date>
		<action-desc>Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of
		  the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be
		  printed</action-desc>
	</endorsement>
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