H.R. 2847 (111th): Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act
111th Congress, 2009–2010. Text as of Aug 25, 2010 (Passed Congress/Enrolled Bill).
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One Hundred Eleventh Congress of the United States of America
At the Second Session
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten
H. R. 2847
AN ACT
Making appropriations for
the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related
Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other
purposes.
Short title; amendment of 1986 Code; table of contents
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act.
Amendment of 1986 Code
Except
as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or
repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section
or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a
section or other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Table of Contents
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; amendment of 1986 Code; table of contents.
Title I—Incentives for hiring and retaining unemployed workers
Sec. 101. Payroll tax forgiveness for hiring unemployed workers.
Sec. 102. Business credit for retention of certain newly hired individuals in 2010.
Title II—Expensing
Sec. 201. Increase in expensing of certain depreciable business assets.
Title III—Qualified tax credit bonds
Sec. 301. Issuer allowed refundable credit for certain qualified tax credit bonds.
Title IV—Extension of current surface transportation programs
Sec. 401. Short title.
Subtitle A—Federal-aid highways
Sec. 411. In general.
Sec. 412. Administrative expenses.
Sec. 413. Rescission of unobligated balances.
Sec. 414. Reconciliation of funds.
Subtitle B—National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and additional programs
Sec. 421. Extension of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Highway Safety Programs.
Sec. 422. Extension of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Programs.
Sec. 423. Additional programs.
Subtitle C—Public transportation programs
Sec. 431. Allocation of funds for planning programs.
Sec. 432. Special rule for urbanized area formula grants.
Sec. 433. Allocating amounts for capital investment grants.
Sec. 434. Apportionment of formula grants for other than urbanized areas.
Sec. 435. Apportionment based on fixed guideway factors.
Sec. 436. Authorizations for public transportation.
Sec. 437. Amendments to SAFETEA–LU.
Subtitle D—Revenue provisions
Sec. 441. Repeal of provision prohibiting the crediting of interest to the Highway Trust Fund.
Sec. 442. Restoration of certain foregone interest to Highway Trust Fund.
Sec. 443. Treatment of certain amounts appropriated to Highway Trust Fund.
Sec. 444. Termination of transfers from highway trust fund for certain repayments and credits.
Sec. 445. Extension of authority for expenditures.
Sec. 446. Level of obligation limitations.
Subtitle E—Disadvantaged Business Enterprises
Sec. 451. Disadvantaged business enterprises.
Title V—Offset provisions
Subtitle A—Foreign account tax compliance
Part I—Increased disclosure of beneficial owners
Sec. 501. Reporting on certain foreign accounts.
Sec. 502. Repeal of certain foreign exceptions to registered bond requirements.
Part II—Under reporting with respect to foreign assets
Sec. 511. Disclosure of information with respect to foreign financial assets.
Sec. 512. Penalties for underpayments attributable to undisclosed foreign financial assets.
Sec. 513. Modification of statute of limitations for significant omission of income in connection with foreign assets.
Part III—Other disclosure provisions
Sec. 521. Reporting of activities with respect to passive foreign investment companies.
Sec.
522. Secretary permitted to require financial institutions to file
certain returns related to withholding on foreign transfers
electronically.
Part IV—Provisions related to foreign trusts
Sec. 531. Clarifications with respect to foreign trusts which are treated as having a United States beneficiary.
Sec. 532. Presumption that foreign trust has United States beneficiary.
Sec. 533. Uncompensated use of trust property.
Sec. 534. Reporting requirement of United States owners of foreign trusts.
Sec. 535. Minimum penalty with respect to failure to report on certain foreign trusts.
Part V—Substitute dividends and dividend equivalent payments received by foreign persons treated as dividends
Sec. 541. Substitute dividends and dividend equivalent payments received by foreign persons treated as dividends.
Subtitle B—Delay in application of worldwide allocation of interest
Sec. 551. Delay in application of worldwide allocation of interest.
Subtitle C—Budgetary Provisions
Sec. 561. Time for payment of corporate estimated taxes.
Sec. 562. PAYGO Compliance.
Incentives for hiring and retaining unemployed workers
Payroll tax forgiveness for hiring unemployed workers
In general
Section 3111 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
Special exemption for certain individuals hired in 2010
In general
Subsection
(a) shall not apply to wages paid by a qualified employer with respect
to employment during the period beginning on the day after the date of
the enactment of this subsection and ending on December 31, 2010, of any
qualified individual for services performed—
in a trade or business of such qualified employer, or
in
the case of a qualified employer exempt from tax under section 501(a),
in furtherance of the activities related to the purpose or function
constituting the basis of the employer’s exemption under section 501.
Qualified employer
For purposes of this subsection—
In general
The term qualified employer
means any employer other than the United States, any State, or any
political subdivision thereof, or any instrumentality of the foregoing.
Treatment of employees of post-secondary educational institutions
Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the term qualified employer
includes any employer which is a public institution of higher education
(as defined in section 101(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965).
Qualified individual
For purposes of this subsection, the term qualified individual means any individual who—
begins employment with a qualified employer after February 3, 2010, and before January 1, 2011,
certifies
by signed affidavit, under penalties of perjury, that such individual
has not been employed for more than 40 hours during the 60-day period
ending on the date such individual begins such employment,
is
not employed by the qualified employer to replace another employee of
such employer unless such other employee separated from employment
voluntarily or for cause, and
is not an individual described in section 51(i)(1) (applied by substituting
qualified employerfor
taxpayereach place it appears).
Election
A
qualified employer may elect to have this subsection not apply. Such
election shall be made in such manner as the Secretary may require.
Special rule for first calendar quarter of 2010
Nonapplication of exemption during first quarter
Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to wages paid during the first calendar quarter of 2010.
Crediting of first quarter exemption during second quarter
The
amount by which the tax imposed under subsection (a) would (but for
subparagraph (A)) have been reduced with respect to wages paid by a
qualified employer during the first calendar quarter of 2010 shall be
treated as a payment against the tax imposed under subsection (a) with
respect to the qualified employer for the second calendar quarter of
2010 which is made on the date that such tax is due.
.
Coordination with work opportunity credit
Section 51(c) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
Coordination with payroll tax forgiveness
The term wages
shall not include any amount paid or incurred to a qualified individual
(as defined in section 3111(d)(3)) during the 1-year period beginning
on the hiring date of such individual by a qualified employer (as
defined in section 3111(d)) unless such qualified employer makes an
election not to have section 3111(d) apply.
.
Transfers to Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund
There
are hereby appropriated to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Trust Fund
and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund established under
section 201 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401) amounts equal to
the reduction in revenues to the Treasury by reason of the amendments
made by subsection (a). Amounts appropriated by the preceding sentence
shall be transferred from the general fund at such times and in such
manner as to replicate to the extent possible the transfers which would
have occurred to such Trust Fund had such amendments not been enacted.
Application to Railroad Retirement Taxes
In general
Section
3221 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating
subsection (c) as subsection (d) and by inserting after subsection (b)
the following new subsection:
Special Rate for Certain Individuals Hired in 2010
In general
In
the case of compensation paid by a qualified employer during the period
beginning on the day after the date of the enactment of this subsection
and ending on December 31, 2010, with respect to having a qualified
individual in the employer's employ for services rendered to such
qualified employer, the applicable percentage under subsection (a) shall
be equal to the rate of tax in effect under section 3111(b) for the
calendar year.
Qualified employer
The
term ‘qualified employer’ means any employer other than the United
States, any State, or any political subdivision thereof, or any
instrumentality of the foregoing.
Qualified individual
For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘qualified individual’ means any individual who—
begins employment with a qualified employer after February 3, 2010, and before January 1, 2011,
certifies
by signed affidavit, under penalties of perjury, that such individual
has not been employed for more than 40 hours during the 60-day period
ending on the date such individual begins such employment,
is
not employed by the qualified employer to replace another employee of
such employer unless such other employee separated from employment
voluntarily or for cause, and
is
not an individual described in section 51(i)(1) (applied by
substituting ‘qualified employer’ for ‘taxpayer’ each place it appears).
Election
A
qualified employer may elect to have this subsection not apply. Such
election shall be made in such manner as the Secretary may require.
Special rule for first calendar quarter of 2010
Nonapplication of exemption during first quarter
Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to compensation paid during the first calendar quarter of 2010.
Crediting of first quarter exemption during second quarter
The
amount by which the tax imposed under subsection (a) would (but for
subparagraph (A)) have been reduced with respect to compensation paid by
a qualified employer during the first calendar quarter of 2010 shall be
treated as a payment against the tax imposed under subsection (a) with
respect to the qualified employer for the second calendar quarter of
2010 which is made on the date that such tax is due.
.
Transfers to social security equivalent benefit account
There
are hereby appropriated to the Social Security Equivalent Benefit
Account established under section 15A(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act
of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231n–1(a)) amounts equal to the reduction in revenues
to the Treasury by reason of the amendments made by paragraph (1).
Amounts appropriated by the preceding sentence shall be transferred from
the general fund at such times and in such manner as to replicate to
the extent possible the transfers which would have occurred to such
Account had such amendments not been enacted.
Effective Dates
In general
Except
as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this subsection
shall apply to wages paid after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Railroad retirement taxes
The amendments made by subsection (d) shall apply to compensation paid after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Business credit for retention of certain newly hired individuals in 2010
In general
In
the case of any taxable year ending after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the current year business credit determined under section
38(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for such taxable year shall
be increased, with respect to each retained worker with respect to which
subsection (b)(2) is first satisfied during such taxable year, by the
lesser of—
$1,000, or
6.2
percent of the wages (as defined in section 3401(a)) paid by the
taxpayer to such retained worker during the 52 consecutive week period
referred to in subsection (b)(2).
Retained worker
For purposes of this section, the term retained worker means any qualified individual (as defined in section 3111(d)(3) or section 3221(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986)—
who was employed by the taxpayer on any date during the taxable year,
who was so employed by the taxpayer for a period of not less than 52 consecutive weeks, and
whose
wages (as defined in section 3401(a)) for such employment during the
last 26 weeks of such period equaled at least 80 percent of such wages
for the first 26 weeks of such period.
Limitation on carrybacks
No
portion of the unused business credit under section 38 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 for any taxable year which is attributable to the
increase in the current year business credit under this section may be
carried to a taxable year beginning before the date of the enactment of
this section.
Treatment of Possessions
Payments to possessions
Mirror code possessions
The
Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to each possession of the United
States with a mirror code tax system amounts equal to the loss to that
possession by reason of the application of this section (other than this
subsection). Such amounts shall be determined by the Secretary of the
Treasury based on information provided by the government of the
respective possession.
Other possessions
The
Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to each possession of the United
States which does not have a mirror code tax system amounts estimated by
the Secretary of the Treasury as being equal to the aggregate benefits
that would have been provided to residents of such possession by reason
of the application of this section (other than this subsection) if a
mirror code tax system had been in effect in such possession. The
preceding sentence shall not apply with respect to any possession of the
United States unless such possession has a plan, which has been
approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, under which such possession
will promptly distribute such payments to the residents of such
possession.
Coordination with credit allowed against united states income taxes
No
increase in the credit determined under section 38(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 against United States income taxes for any taxable
year determined under subsection (a) shall be taken into account with
respect to any person—
to whom a credit is allowed against taxes imposed by the possession by reason of this section for such taxable year, or
who is eligible for a payment under a plan described in paragraph (1)(B) with respect to such taxable year.
Definitions and special rules
Possession of the united states
For
purposes of this subsection, the term “possession of the United States”
includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands.
Mirror code tax system
For
purposes of this subsection, the term “mirror code tax system” means,
with respect to any possession of the United States, the income tax
system of such possession if the income tax liability of the residents
of such possession under such system is determined by reference to the
income tax laws of the United States as if such possession were the
United States.
Treatment of payments
For
purposes of section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code, rules
similar to the rules of section 1001(b)(3)(C) of the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 shall apply.
Expensing
Increase in expensing of certain depreciable business assets
In general
Subsection (b) of section 179 is amended—
by striking
($125,000 in the case of taxable years beginning after 2006 and before 2011)in paragraph (1) and inserting
($250,000 in the case of taxable years beginning after 2007 and before 2011),
by striking
($500,000 in the case of taxable years beginning after 2006 and before 2011)in paragraph (2) and inserting
($800,000 in the case of taxable years beginning after 2007 and before 2011),
by striking paragraphs (5) and (7), and
by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009.
Qualified tax credit bonds
Issuer allowed refundable credit for certain qualified tax credit bonds
Credit allowed
Section 6431 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
Application of section to certain qualified tax credit bonds
In general
In the case of any specified tax credit bond—
such bond shall be treated as a qualified bond for purposes of this section,
subsection (a) shall be applied without regard to the requirement that the qualified bond be issued before January 1, 2011,
the
amount of the payment determined under subsection (b) with respect to
any interest payment due under such bond shall be equal to the lesser
of—
the amount of interest payable under such bond on such date, or
the
amount of interest which would have been payable under such bond on
such date if such interest were determined at the applicable credit rate
determined under section 54A(b)(3),
interest on any such bond shall be includible in gross income for purposes of this title,
no credit shall be allowed under section 54A with respect to such bond,
any payment made under subsection (b) shall not be includible as income for purposes of this title, and
the
deduction otherwise allowed under this title to the issuer of such bond
with respect to interest paid under such bond shall be reduced by the
amount of the payment made under this section with respect to such
interest.
Special rule for new clean renewable energy bonds and qualified energy conservation bonds
In
the case of any specified tax credit bond described in clause (i) or
(ii) of paragraph (3)(A), the amount determined under paragraph
(1)(C)(ii) shall be 70 percent of the amount so determined without
regard to this paragraph and sections 54C(b) and 54D(b).
Specified tax credit bond
For purposes of this subsection, the term
specified tax credit bondmeans any qualified tax credit bond (as defined in section 54A(d)) if—
such bond is—
a new clean renewable energy bond (as defined in section 54C),
a qualified energy conservation bond (as defined in section 54D),
a qualified zone academy bond (as defined in section 54E), or
a qualified school construction bond (as defined in section 54F), and
the issuer of such bond makes an irrevocable election to have this subsection apply.
.
Technical corrections relating to qualified school construction bonds
The second sentence of section 54F(d)(1) is amended by striking
by the Stateand inserting
by the State education agency (or such other agency as is authorized under State law to make such allocation).
The second sentence of section 54F(e) is amended by striking
subsection (d)(4)and inserting
paragraphs (2) and (4) of subsection (d).
Effective dates
In general
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to bonds issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Technical corrections
The
amendments made by subsection (b) shall take effect as if included in
section 1521 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009.
Extension of current surface transportation programs
Short title
This title may be cited as the
Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2010.
Federal-aid highways
In general
In general
Except
as provided in this Act, requirements, authorities, conditions,
eligibilities, limitations, and other provisions authorized under titles
I, V, and VI of the SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1144), the SAFETEA–LU
Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (122 Stat. 1572), titles I and VI of
the Intermodal Surface Transportation Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1914),
titles I and V of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
(112 Stat. 107), and title 23, United States Code (excluding chapter 4
of that title), which would otherwise expire on or cease to apply after
September 30, 2009, or the date specified in section 106(3) of the
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2010 (Public Law 111–68), are
incorporated by reference and shall continue in effect until December
31, 2010.
Authorization of appropriations
Except
as provided in section 412, there are authorized to be appropriated out
of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account)—
for
fiscal year 2010, a sum equal to the total amount authorized to be
appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund for programs, projects, and
activities for fiscal year 2009 under titles I, V, and VI of the
SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1144), and title 23, United States Code (excluding
chapter 4 of that title); and
for
the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31,
2010, a sum equal to ¼ of the total amount authorized to be appropriated
out of the Highway Trust Fund for programs, projects, and activities
for fiscal year 2009 under titles I, V, and VI of the SAFETEA–LU (119
Stat. 1144), and title 23, United States Code (excluding chapter 4 of
that title).
Use of funds
Fiscal year 2010
Except
as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, funds authorized to be
appropriated under subsection (b)(1) for fiscal year 2010 shall be
distributed, administered, limited, and made available for obligation in
the same manner and at the same level as funds authorized to be
appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund for fiscal year 2009 to carry
out programs, projects, activities, eligibilities, and requirements
under the SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1144), the SAFETEA–LU Technical
Corrections Act of 2008 (122 Stat. 1572), titles I and VI of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1914), titles I
and V of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat.
107), and title 23, United States Code (excluding chapter 4 of that
title).
Fiscal year 2011
Except
as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, funds authorized to be
appropriated under subsection (b)(2) for the period beginning on October
1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010, shall be distributed,
administered, limited, and made available for obligation in the same
manner and at the same level as ¼ of the total amount of funds
authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund for fiscal
year 2009 to carry out programs, projects, activities, eligibilities,
and requirements under the SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1144), the SAFETEA–LU
Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (122 Stat. 1572), titles I and VI of
the Intermodal Surface Transportation Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1914),
titles I and V of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
(112 Stat. 107), and title 23, United States Code (excluding chapter 4
of that title).
Calculation
The
amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (b) shall be
calculated without regard to any rescission or cancellation of funds or
contract authority for fiscal year 2009 under the SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat.
1144) or any other law.
Contract authority
In general
Except
as provided in subparagraph (B), funds authorized to be appropriated
under this section shall be available for obligation and shall be
administered in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, and—
for
fiscal year 2010, shall be subject to a limitation on obligations for
Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs included
in an Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2010 or a portion of
that fiscal year; and
for
the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31,
2010, shall be subject to a limitation on obligations included in an Act
making appropriations for fiscal year 2011 or a portion of that fiscal
year, except that during such period obligations subject to such
limitation shall not exceed ¼ of the limitation on obligations included
in an Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2011.
Exceptions
A limitation on obligations described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any obligation under—
section 125 of title 23, United States Code; or
section 105 of title 23, United States Code—
for fiscal year 2010, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000; and
for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010, only in an amount equal to $159,750,000.
Calculations for distribution of obligation limitation
Upon
enactment of an Act making appropriations for the Department of
Transportation for fiscal year 2011 (other than an Act or resolution
making continuing appropriations), the Secretary shall—
as
necessary for purposes of making the calculations for the distribution
of any obligation limitation under such Act, annualize the amount of
contract authority provided under this Act for Federal-aid highways and
highway safety construction programs; and
multiply the resulting distribution of any obligation limitation under such Act by ¼.
Extension and flexibility for certain allocated programs
Fiscal year 2010
Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2010, the portion of the
share of funds of a State under subsection (b)(1) determined by the
amount that the State received or was authorized to receive for fiscal
year 2009 to carry out sections 1301, 1302, 1307, 1702, and 1934 of the
SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1198, 1204, 1217, 1256, and 1485), and section
144(f)(1) of title 23, United States Code, shall be—
made
available to the State for programs apportioned under sections 104(b)
and 144 of title 23, United States Code, and in the same proportion for
each such program that—
the amount apportioned to the State for that program for fiscal year 2009; bears to
the amount apportioned to the State for fiscal year 2009 for all programs apportioned under such sections of such Code; and
administered
in the same manner and with the same period of availability as such
funding is administered under programs identified in subparagraph (A),
except that no funds may be used to carry out the project described in
section 1307(d)(1) of the SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1217; 122 Stat. 1577).
Fiscal year 2011
Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, for the period beginning on October 1,
2010, and ending on December 31, 2010, the portion of the share of funds
of a State under subsection (b)(2) determined by ¼ of the amount that
the State received or was authorized to receive for fiscal year 2009 to
carry out sections 1301, 1302, 1307, 1702, and 1934 of the SAFETEA–LU
(119 Stat. 1198, 1204, 1217, 1256, and 1485) and section 144(f)(1) of
title 23, United States Code, shall be—
made
available to the State for programs apportioned under sections 104(b)
and 144 of title 23, United States Code, and in the same proportion for
each such program that—
the amount apportioned to the State for that program for fiscal year 2009; bears to
the amount apportioned to the State for fiscal year 2009 for all programs apportioned under such sections of such Code; and
administered
in the same manner and with the same period of availability as such
funding is administered under programs identified in subparagraph (A),
except that no funds may be used to carry out the project described in
section 1307(d)(1) of the SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1217; 122 Stat. 1577).
Territories and Puerto Rico
Fiscal year 2010
Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2010, the portion of the
share of funds of a territory or Puerto Rico under paragraph (b)(1)
determined by the amount that the territory or Puerto Rico received or
was authorized to receive for fiscal year 2009 to carry out section 1934
of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1485), shall be—
for
a territory, made available and administered in the same manner as
funding is made available and administered under section 215 of title
23, United States Code; and
for
Puerto Rico, made available and administered in the same manner as
funding is made available and administered under section 165 of title
23, United States Code.
Fiscal year 2011
Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, for the period beginning on October 1,
2010, and ending on December 31, 2010, the portion of the share of funds
of a territory or Puerto Rico under paragraph (b)(2) determined by ¼ of
the amount that the territory or Puerto Rico received or was authorized
to receive for fiscal year 2009 to carry out section 1934 of SAFETEA–LU
(119 Stat. 1485), shall be—
for
a territory, made available and administered in the same manner as
funding is made available and administered under section 215 of title
23, United States Code; and
for
Puerto Rico, made available and administered in the same manner as
funding is made available and administered under section 165 of title
23, United States Code.
Territory defined
In this paragraph, the term territory
means any of the following territories of the United States: American
Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, or the
United States Virgin Islands.
Additional funds
In general
No
additional funds shall be provided for any project or activity under
subsection (c), or paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection, that the
Secretary of Transportation determines was sufficiently funded before or
during fiscal year 2009 to achieve the authorized purpose of the
project or activity.
Reservation and redistribution of funds
Funds
made available in accordance with paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection
(c) or paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection for a project or activity
described in subparagraph (A) shall be—
reserved by the Secretary of Transportation; and
distributed
to each State in accordance with paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection
(c), or paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection, as appropriate, for use
in carrying out other highway projects and activities extended by
subsection (c) or this subsection, in the proportion that—
the
total amount of funds made available for fiscal year 2009 for projects
and activities described in subparagraph (A) in the State; bears to
the total amount of funds made available for fiscal year 2009 for those projects and activities in all States.
Extension of Authorizations Under Title V of SAFETEA–LU
In general
The
programs authorized under paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 5101(a)
of the SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1779) shall be continued—
for fiscal year 2010, at the funding levels authorized for those programs for fiscal year 2009; and
for
the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31,
2010, at ¼ the funding levels authorized for those programs for fiscal
year 2009.
Distribution of funds
Funds
for programs continued under paragraph (1) shall be distributed to
major program areas under those programs in the same proportions as
funds were allocated for those program areas for fiscal year 2009,
except that designations for specific activities shall not be required
to be continued for—
fiscal year 2010; or
the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010.
Additional funds
In general
No
additional funds shall be provided for any project or activity under
this subsection that the Secretary of Transportation determines was
sufficiently funded before or during fiscal year 2009 to achieve the
authorized purpose of the project or activity.
Distribution
Funds
that would have been made available under paragraph (1) for a project
or activity but for the prohibition under subparagraph (A) shall be
distributed in accordance with paragraph (2).
Administrative expenses
Authorization of contract authority
Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Act or any other law, there are authorized
to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass
Transit Account), from amounts provided under section 411, for
administrative expenses of the Federal-aid highway program—
$422,425,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
$105,606,250 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010.
Contract authority
Funds authorized to be appropriated by this section shall be—
available
for obligation, and shall be administered, in the same manner as if
such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States
Code; and
subject
to a limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway
safety construction programs, except that such funds shall remain
available until expended.
Rescission of unobligated balances
In general
The
Secretary of Transportation shall restore funds rescinded pursuant to
section 10212 of the SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59; 119 Stat. 1937) to
the States and to the programs from which the funds were rescinded.
Administration of funds
The
restored amounts shall be administered in the same manner as the funds
originally rescinded, except those funds may only be used with an
obligation limitation provided in an Act making appropriations for
Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs enacted
after implementation of the rescission under section 10212 of the
SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59; 119 Stat. 1937).
Funding
In general
There
is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other
than the Mass Transit Account) for fiscal year 2010 to carry out this
section an amount equal to the amount of funds rescinded under section
10212 of the SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59; 119 Stat. 1937).
Availability for obligation
Funds authorized to be appropriated by this section shall be—
made
available under this section and available for obligation in the same
manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code, except that the funds shall retain the
characteristics of the funds originally rescinded; and
subject
to a limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway
safety construction programs included in an Act making appropriations
for fiscal year 2010 or a portion of the fiscal year.
Limitation
No funds authorized to be restored under this section shall be restored after the end of fiscal year 2010.
Reconciliation of funds
The
Secretary shall reduce the amount apportioned or allocated for a
program, project, or activity under this title by amounts apportioned or
allocated pursuant to the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2010
(Public Law 111–68).
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and additional programs
Extension of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Highway Safety Programs
Chapter 4 highway safety programs
Section 2001(a)(1) of the SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1519) is amended—
by striking
and; and
by striking
2009.and inserting
2009, $235,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $58,750,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010..
Highway safety research and development
Section 2001(a)(2) of the SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1519) is amended—
by striking
and; and
by striking
2009.and inserting
2009, $107,329,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $27,061,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010..
Occupant protection incentive grants
Extension of program
Section 405(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (3), by striking
6and inserting
8; and
in paragraph (4)(C), by striking
fifth and sixthand inserting
fifth through eighth.
Authorization of appropriations
Section 2001(a)(3) of the SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1519) is amended—
by striking
and; and
by striking
2009.and inserting
2009, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $6,250,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010..
Safety belt performance grants
Section 2001(a)(4) of the SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1519) is amended—
by striking
and; and
by striking
2009.and inserting
2009, $124,500,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $31,125,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010..
State traffic safety information system improvements
Section 2001(a)(5) of the SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1519) is amended—
by striking
and; and
by striking
2009.and inserting
2009, $34,500,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $8,625,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010..
Alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures incentive grant program
Extension of program
Section 410 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (a)(3)(C), by striking
fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighthand inserting
fifth through tenth; and
in subsection (b)(2)(C), by striking
2008 and 2009and inserting
2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011.
Authorization of appropriations
Section 2001(a)(6) of the SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1519) is amended—
by striking
and; and
by striking
2009.and inserting
2009, $139,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $34,750,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010..
National driver register
Section 2001(a)(7) of the SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1520) is amended—
by striking
and; and
by striking
2009.and inserting
2009, $4,078,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $1,029,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010..
High visibility enforcement program
Extension of program
Section 2009(a) of the SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 402 note) is amended by striking
2009and inserting
2011.
Authorization of appropriations
Section 2001(a)(8) of the SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1520) is amended—
by striking
and; and
by striking
2009.and inserting
2009, $29,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $7,250,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010..
Motorcyclist safety
Extension of program
Section 2010(d)(1)(B) of the SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 402 note) is amended by striking
and fourthand inserting
fourth, fifth, and sixth.
Authorization of appropriations
Section 2001(a)(9) of the SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1520) is amended—
by striking
and; and
by striking
2009.and inserting
2009, $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $1,750,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010..
Child safety and child booster seat safety incentive grants
Extension of program
Section 2011(c)(2) of the SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 405 note) is amended by striking
fourth fiscal yearand inserting
fourth, fifth, and sixth fiscal years.
Authorization of appropriations
Section 2001(a)(10) of the SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1520) is amended—
by striking
and; and
by striking
2009.and inserting
2009, $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $1,750,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010..
Administrative expenses
Section 2001(a)(11) of the SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1520) is amended—
by striking
andthe last place it appears; and
by striking
2009.and inserting
2009, $25,047,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $6,332,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010..
Applicability of title 23
Section 2001(c) of the SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1520) is amended by striking
2009and inserting
2011.
Drug-impaired driving enforcement
Section 2013(f) of the SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 403 note) is amended by striking
2009and inserting
2011.
Older driver safety; law enforcement training
Section 2017 of the SAFETEA–LU is amended—
in subsection (a)(1) (119 Stat. 1541), by striking
2009and inserting
2011; and
in subsection (b)(2) (23 U.S.C. 402 note), by striking
2009and inserting
2011.
Extension of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Programs
Motor carrier safety grants
Section 31104(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (4), by striking
andat the end;
in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting
; and; and
by adding at the end the following:
$209,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
$52,679,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010.
.
Administrative expenses
Section 31104(i)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
in subparagraph (D), by striking
and;
in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting
; and; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(F) $239,828,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
“(G) $61,036,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010.
.
Grant programs
Section 4101(c) of the SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1715) is amended—
in paragraph (1), by striking
2009.and inserting
2009, and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $6,301,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010.;
in paragraph (2), by striking
2009.and inserting
2009, $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $8,066,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010.;
in paragraph (3), by striking
2009.and inserting
2009, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $1,260,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010.;
in paragraph (4), by striking
2009.and inserting
2009, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $6,301,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010.; and
in paragraph (5), by striking
2009.and inserting
2009, $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $756,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010..
High-priority activities
Section 31104(k) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking
2009in paragraph (2) and inserting
2009, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $3,781,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010.
New entrant audits
Section 31144(g)(5)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting
(and up to $7,310,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010)after
fiscal year.
Commercial driver’s license information system modernization
Section 4123(d) of the SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1736) is amended—
in paragraph (3), by striking
andat the end;
in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
by adding at the end the following:
$8,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
$2,016,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010.
.
Outreach and education
Section 4127(e) of the SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1741) is amended by striking
and 2009and inserting
2009, and 2010, and $252,000 to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and $756,000 to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010,.
Grant program for commercial motor vehicle operators
Section 4134(c) of the SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1744) is amended by striking
2009and inserting
2009, 2010, and $252,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010,.
Motor carrier safety advisory committee
Section 4144(d) of the SAFETEA–LU (1119 Stat. 1748) is amended by striking
September 30, 2010and inserting
December 31, 2010.
Working group for development of practices and procedures To enhance Federal-State relations
Section 4213(d) of the SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 14710 note) is amended by striking
September 30, 2009and inserting
December 31, 2010.
Additional programs
Hazardous materials research projects
Section 7131(c) of the SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1910) is amended by striking
through 2009and inserting
through 2010, and $315,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010,.
Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act
Section 4 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) is amended—
in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
2009,and inserting
2010 and for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010,; and
in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking
2010,and inserting
and for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010,.
Public transportation programs
Allocation of funds for planning programs
Section 5305(g) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking
2009and inserting
2010, and for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2010,.
Special rule for urbanized area formula grants
Section 5307(b)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
in the paragraph heading, by striking
2009and inserting
2010, and the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2010;
in subparagraph (A), by striking
2009,and inserting
2010, and the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2010,; and
in subparagraph (E)—
in the subparagraph heading, by striking
and 2009and inserting
through 2010 and during the period beginning october 1, 2010, and ending december 31, 2010; and
in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking
and 2009and inserting
through 2010, and during the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2010,.
Allocating amounts for capital investment grants
Section 5309(m) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (2)—
in the heading, by striking
2009and inserting
2010 and October 1, 2010, through December 31, 2010;
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
2009and inserting
2010, and during the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2010,; and
in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking
2009and inserting
2010, and $50,000,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2010,;
in paragraph (6)—
in subparagraph (B), by striking
2009and inserting
2010, and $3,750,000 shall be available for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2010,; and
in subparagraph (C), by striking
2009and inserting
2010, and $1,250,000 shall be available for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2010,; and
in paragraph (7)—
in subparagraph (A)—
by redesignating clauses (i) through (viii) as subclauses (I) through (VIII), respectively;
in the matter preceding subclause (I), as so redesignated, by striking
$10,000,000and all that follows through
2009and inserting the following:
Fiscal years 2006 through 2010
$10,000,000 shall be available in each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010
; and
by inserting after subclause (VIII), as so redesignated, the following:
Special rule for october 1, 2010, through december 31, 2010
$2,500,000
shall be available in the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending
December 31, 2010, for ferry boats or ferry terminal facilities. The
Secretary shall set aside a portion of such amount in accordance with
clause (i), except that the Secretary shall set aside 25 percent of each
dollar amount specified in subclauses (I) through (VIII).”;
.
in subparagraph (B), by inserting after
2009.the following:
$13,500,000 for fiscal year 2010.
$3,375,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2010.
;
in subparagraph (C), by inserting
, and during the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2010,after
fiscal year;
in subparagraph (D), by inserting
, and not less than $8,750,000 shall be available for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2010,after
year; and
in subparagraph (E), by inserting
, and $750,000 shall be available for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2010,after
year.
Apportionment of formula grants for other than urbanized areas
Section 5311(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.
$3,750,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2010.
.
Apportionment based on fixed guideway factors
Section 5337 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
2009and inserting
2010; and
by adding at the end the following:
Special rule for October 1, 2010, through December 31, 2010
The
Secretary shall apportion amounts made available for fixed guideway
modernization under section 5309 for the period beginning October 1,
2010, and ending December 31, 2010, in accordance with subsection (a),
except that the Secretary shall apportion 25 percent of each dollar
amount specified in subsection (a).
.
Authorizations for public transportation
Formula and bus grants
Section 5338(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (1)—
in subparagraph (C), by striking
andat the end;
in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
by adding at the end the following:
$8,360,565,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
$2,090,141,250 for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2010.
; and
in paragraph (2)—
in subparagraph (A), by striking
and $113,500,000 for fiscal year 2009and inserting
$113,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010, and $28,375,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2010,;
in subparagraph (B), by striking
and $4,160,365,000 for fiscal year 2009and inserting
$4,160,365,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010, and $1,040,091,250 for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2010,;
in subparagraph (C), by striking
and $51,500,000 for fiscal year 2009and inserting
$51,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010, and $12,875,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2010,;
in subparagraph (D), by striking
and $1,666,500,000 for fiscal year 2009and inserting
$1,666,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010, and $416,625,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2010,;
in subparagraph (E), by striking
and $984,000,000 for fiscal year 2009and inserting
$984,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010, and $246,000,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2010,;
in subparagraph (F), by striking
and $133,500,000 for fiscal year 2009and inserting
$133,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010, and $33,375,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2010,;
in subparagraph (G), by striking
and $465,000,000 for fiscal year 2009and inserting
$465,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010, and $116,250,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2010,;
in subparagraph (H), by striking
and $164,500,000 for fiscal year 2009and inserting
$164,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010, and $41,125,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2010,;
in subparagraph (I), by striking
and $92,500,000 for fiscal year 2009and inserting
$92,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010, and $23,125,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2010,;
in subparagraph (J), by striking
and $26,900,000 for fiscal year 2009and inserting
$26,900,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010, and $6,725,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2010,;
in subparagraph (K), by striking
and $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2009and inserting
$3,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010, and $875,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2010,;
in subparagraph (L), by striking
and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2009and inserting
$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010, and $6,250,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2010,;
in subparagraph (M), by striking
and $465,000,000 for fiscal year 2009and inserting
$465,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010, and $116,250,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2010,; and
in subparagraph (N), by striking
and $8,800,000 for fiscal year 2009and inserting
$8,800,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010, and $2,200,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2010,.
Capital investment grants
Section 5338(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (3), by striking
andat the end;
in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
by adding at the end the following:
$2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
$500,000,000 for the period of October 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010.
.
Research and university research centers
Section 5338(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
and $69,750,000 for fiscal year 2009and inserting
$69,750,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010, and $17,437,500 for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2010; and
by adding at the end the following:
Additional authorizations
In general
Fiscal year 2010
Of
amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2010 under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall allocate for each of the activities
and projects described in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (1)
an amount equal to the amount allocated for fiscal year 2009 under each
such subparagraph.
October 1, 2010 through december 31, 2010
Of
amounts authorized to be appropriated for the period beginning October
1, 2010, through December 31, 2010, under paragraph (1), the Secretary
shall allocate for each of the activities and projects described in
subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (1) an amount equal to 25
percent of the amount allocated for fiscal year 2009 under each such
subparagraph.
University centers program
Fiscal year 2010
Of
the amounts allocated under subparagraph (A)(i) for the university
centers program under section 5506 for fiscal year 2010, the Secretary
shall allocate for each program described in clauses (i) through (iii)
and (v) through (viii) of paragraph (2)(A) an amount equal to the amount
allocated for fiscal year 2009 under each such clause.
October 1, 2010 through december 31, 2010
Of
the amounts allocated under subparagraph (A)(i) for the university
centers program under section 5506 for the period beginning October 1,
2010, and ending December 31, 2010, the Secretary shall allocate for
each program described in clauses (i) through (iii) and (v) through
(viii) of paragraph (2)(A) an amount equal to 25 percent of the amount
allocated for fiscal year 2009 under each such clause.
Funding
If
the Secretary determines that a project or activity described in
paragraph (2) received sufficient funds in fiscal year 2009, or a
previous fiscal year, to carry out the purpose for which the project or
activity was authorized, the Secretary may not allocate any amounts
under clause (i) or (ii) for the project or activity for fiscal year
2010, or any subsequent fiscal year.
.
Administration
Section 5338(e) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (3), by striking
andat the end;
in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
by adding at the end the following:
$98,911,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
$24,727,750 for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2010.
.
Amendments to SAFETEA–LU
Contracted paratransit pilot
Section 3009(i)(1) of the SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59; 119 Stat. 1572) is amended by striking
2009and inserting
2010, and for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2010.
Public-private partnership pilot program
Section 3011 of the SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 5309 note) is amended—
in subsection (c)(5), by striking
2009and inserting
2010 and the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2010; and
in subsection (d), by striking
2009and inserting
2010, and for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2010.
Elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities pilot program
Section 3012(b)(8) of the SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 5310 note) is amended by striking
September 30, 2009and inserting
December 31, 2010.
Obligation ceiling
Section 3040 of the SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59; 119 Stat. 1639) is amended—
in paragraph (4), by striking
andat the end;
in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
by adding at the end the following:
$10,507,752,000 for fiscal year 2010, of which not more than $8,360,565,000 shall be from the Mass Transit Account; and
$2,626,938,000
for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2010,
of which not more than $2,090,141,250 shall be from the Mass Transit
Account.
.
Project authorizations for new fixed guideway capital projects
Section 3043 of the SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59; 119 Stat. 1640) is amended—
in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
2009and inserting
2010, and for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2010,; and
in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
2009and inserting
2010, and for the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2010,.
Allocations for national research and technology programs
Section 3046 of the SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 5338 note) is amended—
in subsection (b), by inserting
or periodafter
fiscal year; and
by adding at the end the following:
Additional appropriations
The
Secretary shall allocate amounts appropriated pursuant to section
5338(d) of title 49, United States Code, for national research and
technology programs under sections 5312, 5314, and 5322 of such title—
for
fiscal year 2010, in amounts equal to the amounts allocated for fiscal
year 2009 under each of paragraphs (2), (3), (5), (6), and (8) through
(25) of subsection (a); and
for
the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2010, in
amounts equal to 25 percent of the amounts allocated for fiscal year
2009 under each of paragraphs (2), (3), (5), (6), and (8) through (25)
of subsection (a).
Funding
If
the Secretary determines that a project or activity described in
subsection (a) received sufficient funds in fiscal year 2009, or a
previous fiscal year, to carry out the purpose for which the project or
activity was authorized, the Secretary may not allocate any amounts
under subsection (c) for the project or activity for fiscal year 2010,
or any subsequent fiscal year.
.
Revenue provisions
Repeal of provision prohibiting the crediting of interest to the Highway Trust Fund
In General
Paragraph (1) of section 9503(f) is amended by striking subparagraph (B).
Conforming Amendments
Such paragraph, as amended by paragraph (1), is further amended—
by striking
, andat the end of subparagraph (A) and inserting a period; and
by striking
1998in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and all that follows through
the opening balanceand inserting
1998, the opening balance.
Effective Date
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this title.
Restoration of certain foregone interest to Highway Trust Fund
In General
Paragraph (2) of section 9503(f) is amended to read as follows:
Restoration of foregone interest
Out of money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is hereby appropriated—
$14,700,000,000 to the Highway Account (as defined in subsection (e)(5)(B)) in the Highway Trust Fund; and
$4,800,000,000 to the Mass Transit Account in the Highway Trust Fund.
.
Conforming Amendment
Paragraph (1) of section 9503(e) is amended by striking
this subsectionand inserting
this section.
Effective Date
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
Treatment of certain amounts appropriated to Highway Trust Fund
In General
Section 9503(f), as amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
Treatment of appropriated amounts
Any amount appropriated under this subsection to the Highway Trust Fund shall remain available without fiscal year limitation.
.
Effective Date
The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
Termination of transfers from highway trust fund for certain repayments and credits
In general
Section
9503(c) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and by redesignating
paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5),
respectively.
Conforming amendments
Section 9502(a) is amended by striking
section 9503(c)(7)and inserting
section 9503(c)(5).
Section 9503(b)(4)(D) is amended by striking
paragraph (4)(D) or (5)(B)and inserting
paragraph (3)(D) or (4)(B).
Paragraph
(2) of section 9503(c), as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended
by adding at the end the following new sentence:
The amounts payable from the Highway Trust Fund under the preceding sentence shall be determined by taking into account only the portion of the taxes which are deposited into the Highway Trust Fund..
Section 9503(e)(5)(A) is amended by striking
(2), (3), and (4)and inserting
(2) and (3).
Section 9504(a) is amended by striking
section 9503(c)(4), section 9503(c)(5)and inserting
section 9503(c)(3), section 9503(c)(4).
Section 9504(b)(2) is amended by striking
section 9503(c)(5)and inserting
section 9503(c)(4).
Section 9504(e) is amended by striking
section 9503(c)(4)and inserting section
9503(c)(3).
Effective date
The
amendment made by this section shall apply to transfers relating to
amounts paid and credits allowed after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
Extension of authority for expenditures
Highways Trust Fund
Highway Account
Paragraph (1) of section 9503(c) is amended—
by striking
September 30, 2009 (October 1, 2009and inserting
December 31, 2010 (January 1, 2011; and
by striking
underand all that follows and inserting
under the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2010 or any other provision of law which was referred to in this paragraph before the date of the enactment of such Act (as such Act and provisions of law are in effect on the date of the enactment of such Act)..
Mass Transit Account
Paragraph (3) of section 9503(e) is amended—
by striking
October 1, 2009and inserting
January 1, 2011; and
by striking
in accordance withand all that follows and inserting
in accordance with the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2010 or any other provision of law which was referred to in this paragraph before the date of the enactment of such Act (as such Act and provisions of law are in effect on the date of the enactment of such Act)..
Exception to Limitation on Transfers
Subparagraph (B) of section 9503(b)(6) is amended by striking
September 30, 2009 (October 1, 2009and inserting
December 31, 2010 (January 1, 2011.
Sport fish restoration and boating trust fund
In general
Paragraph (2) of section 9504(b) is amended—
by striking
(as in effectin subparagraph (A) and all that follows in such subparagraph and inserting
(as in effect on the date of the enactment of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2010),,
by striking
(as in effectin subparagraph (B) and all that follows in such subparagraph and inserting
(as in effect on the date of the enactment of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2010), and, and
by striking
(as in effectin subparagraph (C) and all that follows in such subparagraph and inserting
(as in effect on the date of the enactment of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2010)..
Exception to limitation on transfers
Paragraph (2) of section 9504(d) is amended by striking
October 1, 2009and inserting
January 1, 2011.
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on September 30, 2009.
Level of obligation limitations
Highway Category
Section 8003(a) of the SAFETEA–LU (2 U.S.C. 901 note; 119 Stat. 1917) is amended—
in paragraph (4), by striking
andat the end;
in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting
; and; and
by adding at the end the following:
for the period beginning on October 1, 2009, and ending on September 30, 2010, $42,469,970,178.
for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010, $10,617,492,545.
.
Mass Transit Category
Section 8003(b) of the SAFETEA–LU (2 U.S.C. 901 note; 119 Stat. 1917) is amended—
in paragraph (4), by striking
andat the end;
in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting
; and; and
by adding at the end the following:
for the period beginning on October 1, 2009, and ending on December 31, 2010, $10,338,065,000.
for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2010, $2,584,516,250.
.
Treatment of Funds
No adjustment pursuant to section 110 of title 23, United States Code, shall be made for fiscal year 2010 or fiscal year 2011.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises
Disadvantaged business enterprises
Definitions
In this section, the following definitions apply:
Small business concern
The
term “small business concern” has the meaning that term has under
section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632), except that the
term shall not include any concern or group of concerns controlled by
the same socially and economically disadvantaged individual or
individuals which has average annual gross receipts over the preceding 3
fiscal years in excess of $22,410,000, as adjusted annually by the
Secretary of Transportation for inflation.
Socially and economically disadvantaged individuals
The
term “socially and economically disadvantaged individuals” has the
meaning that term has under section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 637(d)) and relevant subcontracting regulations issued pursuant
to that Act, except that women shall be presumed to be socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals for purposes of this section.
General Rule
Except
to the extent that the Secretary of Transportation determines
otherwise, not less than 10 percent of the amounts made available for
any program under titles I, III, and V of SAFETEA–LU (Public Law
109–59), subtitles A and C of this title, and section 403 of title 23,
United States Code, shall be expended through small business concerns
owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals.
Annual Listing of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises
Each State shall annually
survey
and compile a list of the small business concerns referred to in
subsection (a) and the location of the concerns in the State; and
notify
the Secretary of Transportation, in writing, of the percentage of the
concerns that are controlled by women, by socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals (other than women), and by individuals who are
women and are otherwise socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals.
Uniform Certification
The
Secretary of Transportation shall establish minimum uniform criteria
for State governments to use in certifying whether a concern qualifies
for purposes of this section. The minimum uniform criteria shall
include, but not be limited to, on-site visits, personal interviews,
licenses, analysis of stock ownership, listing of equipment, analysis of
bonding capacity, listing of work completed, resume of principal
owners, financial capacity, and type of work preferred.
Compliance With Court Orders
Nothing
in this section limits the eligibility of an entity or person to
receive funds made available under titles I, III, and V of SAFETEA–LU
(Public Law 109–59), subtitles A and C of this title, and section 403 of
title 23, United States Code, if the entity or person is prevented, in
whole or in part, from complying with subsection (b) because a Federal
court issues a final order in which the court finds that the requirement
of subsection (b), or the program established under subsection (b), is
unconstitutional.
Offset provisions
Foreign account tax compliance
Increased disclosure of beneficial owners
Reporting on certain foreign accounts
In general
The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after chapter 3 the following new chapter:
Taxes To enforce reporting on certain foreign accounts
Sec. 1471. Withholdable payments to foreign financial institutions.
Sec. 1472. Withholdable payments to other foreign entities.
Sec. 1473. Definitions.
Sec. 1474. Special rules.
Withholdable payments to foreign financial institutions
In general
In
the case of any withholdable payment to a foreign financial institution
which does not meet the requirements of subsection (b), the withholding
agent with respect to such payment shall deduct and withhold from such
payment a tax equal to 30 percent of the amount of such payment.
Reporting requirements, etc
In general
The
requirements of this subsection are met with respect to any foreign
financial institution if an agreement is in effect between such
institution and the Secretary under which such institution agrees—
to
obtain such information regarding each holder of each account
maintained by such institution as is necessary to determine which (if
any) of such accounts are United States accounts,
to
comply with such verification and due diligence procedures as the
Secretary may require with respect to the identification of United
States accounts,
in
the case of any United States account maintained by such institution,
to report on an annual basis the information described in subsection (c)
with respect to such account,
to deduct and withhold a tax equal to 30 percent of—
any
passthru payment which is made by such institution to a recalcitrant
account holder or another foreign financial institution which does not
meet the requirements of this subsection, and
in
the case of any passthru payment which is made by such institution to a
foreign financial institution which has in effect an election under
paragraph (3) with respect to such payment, so much of such payment as
is allocable to accounts held by recalcitrant account holders or foreign
financial institutions which do not meet the requirements of this
subsection,
to
comply with requests by the Secretary for additional information with
respect to any United States account maintained by such institution, and
in
any case in which any foreign law would (but for a waiver described in
clause (i)) prevent the reporting of any information referred to in this
subsection or subsection (c) with respect to any United States account
maintained by such institution—
to attempt to obtain a valid and effective waiver of such law from each holder of such account, and
if
a waiver described in clause (i) is not obtained from each such holder
within a reasonable period of time, to close such account.
Financial institutions deemed to meet requirements in certain cases
A foreign financial institution may be treated by the Secretary as meeting the requirements of this subsection if—
such institution—
complies
with such procedures as the Secretary may prescribe to ensure that such
institution does not maintain United States accounts, and
meets
such other requirements as the Secretary may prescribe with respect to
accounts of other foreign financial institutions maintained by such
institution, or
such
institution is a member of a class of institutions with respect to
which the Secretary has determined that the application of this section
is not necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
Election
to be withheld upon rather than withhold on payments to recalcitrant
account holders and nonparticipating foreign financial institutions
In
the case of a foreign financial institution which meets the
requirements of this subsection and such other requirements as the
Secretary may provide and which elects the application of this
paragraph—
the requirements of paragraph (1)(D) shall not apply,
the
withholding tax imposed under subsection (a) shall apply with respect
to any withholdable payment to such institution to the extent such
payment is allocable to accounts held by recalcitrant account holders or
foreign financial institutions which do not meet the requirements of
this subsection, and
the agreement described in paragraph (1) shall—
require
such institution to notify the withholding agent with respect to each
such payment of the institution’s election under this paragraph and such
other information as may be necessary for the withholding agent to
determine the appropriate amount to deduct and withhold from such
payment, and
include
a waiver of any right under any treaty of the United States with
respect to any amount deducted and withheld pursuant to an election
under this paragraph.
Information required To be reported on United States accounts
In general
The
agreement described in subsection (b) shall require the foreign
financial institution to report the following with respect to each
United States account maintained by such institution:
The
name, address, and TIN of each account holder which is a specified
United States person and, in the case of any account holder which is a
United States owned foreign entity, the name, address, and TIN of each
substantial United States owner of such entity.
The account number.
The account balance or value (determined at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may provide).
Except
to the extent provided by the Secretary, the gross receipts and gross
withdrawals or payments from the account (determined for such period and
in such manner as the Secretary may provide).
Election to be subject to same reporting as United States financial institutions
In the case of a foreign financial institution which elects the application of this paragraph—
subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (1) shall not apply, and
the
agreement described in subsection (b) shall require such foreign
financial institution to report such information with respect to each
United States account maintained by such institution as such institution
would be required to report under sections 6041, 6042, 6045, and 6049
if—
such institution were a United States person, and
each
holder of such account which is a specified United States person or
United States owned foreign entity were a natural person and citizen of
the United States.
Separate requirements for qualified intermediaries
In
the case of a foreign financial institution which is treated as a
qualified intermediary by the Secretary for purposes of section 1441 and
the regulations issued thereunder, the requirements of this section
shall be in addition to any reporting or other requirements imposed by
the Secretary for purposes of such treatment.
Definitions
For purposes of this section—
United States account
In general
The term United States account
means any financial account which is held by one or more specified
United States persons or United States owned foreign entities.
Exception for certain accounts held by individuals
Unless
the foreign financial institution elects to not have this subparagraph
apply, such term shall not include any depository account maintained by
such financial institution if—
each holder of such account is a natural person, and
with
respect to each holder of such account, the aggregate value of all
depository accounts held (in whole or in part) by such holder and
maintained by the same financial institution which maintains such
account does not exceed $50,000.
Elimination of duplicative reporting requirements
Such term shall not include any financial account in a foreign financial institution if—
such account is held by another financial institution which meets the requirements of subsection (b), or
the
holder of such account is otherwise subject to information reporting
requirements which the Secretary determines would make the reporting
required by this section with respect to United States accounts
duplicative.
Financial account
Except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, the term financial account means, with respect to any financial institution—
any depository account maintained by such financial institution,
any custodial account maintained by such financial institution, and
any
equity or debt interest in such financial institution (other than
interests which are regularly traded on an established securities
market).
United States owned foreign entity
The term United States owned foreign entity means any foreign entity which has one or more substantial United States owners.
Foreign financial institution
The term
foreign financial institutionmeans any financial institution which is a foreign entity. Except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, such term shall not include a financial institution which is organized under the laws of any possession of the United States.
Financial institution
Except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, the term financial institution means any entity that—
accepts deposits in the ordinary course of a banking or similar business,
as a substantial portion of its business, holds financial assets for the account of others, or
is
engaged (or holding itself out as being engaged) primarily in the
business of investing, reinvesting, or trading in securities (as defined
in section 475(c)(2) without regard to the last sentence thereof),
partnership interests, commodities (as defined in section 475(e)(2)), or
any interest (including a futures or forward contract or option) in
such securities, partnership interests, or commodities.
Recalcitrant account holder
The term recalcitrant account holder means any account holder which—
fails to comply with reasonable requests for the information referred to in subsection (b)(1)(A) or (c)(1)(A), or
fails to provide a waiver described in subsection (b)(1)(F) upon request.
Passthru payment
The term passthru payment means any withholdable payment or other payment to the extent attributable to a withholdable payment.
Affiliated groups
In general
The requirements of subsections (b) and (c)(1) shall apply—
with respect to United States accounts maintained by the foreign financial institution, and
except
as otherwise provided by the Secretary, with respect to United States
accounts maintained by each other foreign financial institution (other
than any foreign financial institution which meets the requirements of
subsection (b)) which is a member of the same expanded affiliated group
as such foreign financial institution.
Expanded affiliated group
For purposes of this section, the term
expanded affiliated groupmeans an affiliated group as defined in section 1504(a), determined—
by substituting
more than 50 percentfor
at least 80 percenteach place it appears, and
without regard to paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 1504(b).
Exception for certain payments
Subsection (a) shall not apply to any payment to the extent that the beneficial owner of such payment is—
any
foreign government, any political subdivision of a foreign government,
or any wholly owned agency or instrumentality of any one or more of the
foregoing,
any international organization or any wholly owned agency or instrumentality thereof,
any foreign central bank of issue, or
any other class of persons identified by the Secretary for purposes of this subsection as posing a low risk of tax evasion.
Withholdable payments to other foreign entities
In general
In the case of any withholdable payment to a non-financial foreign entity, if—
the beneficial owner of such payment is such entity or any other non-financial foreign entity, and
the requirements of subsection (b) are not met with respect to such beneficial owner,
Requirements for waiver of withholding
The requirements of this subsection are met with respect to the beneficial owner of a payment if—
such beneficial owner or the payee provides the withholding agent with either—
a certification that such beneficial owner does not have any substantial United States owners, or
the name, address, and TIN of each substantial United States owner of such beneficial owner,
the withholding agent does not know, or have reason to know, that any information provided under paragraph (1) is incorrect, and
the
withholding agent reports the information provided under paragraph
(1)(B) to the Secretary in such manner as the Secretary may provide.
Exceptions
Subsection (a) shall not apply to—
except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, any payment beneficially owned by—
any corporation the stock of which is regularly traded on an established securities market,
any
corporation which is a member of the same expanded affiliated group (as
defined in section 1471(e)(2) without regard to the last sentence
thereof) as a corporation described in subparagraph (A),
any
entity which is organized under the laws of a possession of the United
States and which is wholly owned by one or more bona fide residents (as
defined in section 937(a)) of such possession,
any
foreign government, any political subdivision of a foreign government,
or any wholly owned agency or instrumentality of any one or more of the
foregoing,
any international organization or any wholly owned agency or instrumentality thereof,
any foreign central bank of issue, or
any other class of persons identified by the Secretary for purposes of this subsection, and
any class of payments identified by the Secretary for purposes of this subsection as posing a low risk of tax evasion.
Non-Financial foreign entity
For purposes of this section, the term non-financial foreign entity means any foreign entity which is not a financial institution (as defined in section 1471(d)(5)).
Definitions
For purposes of this chapter—
Withholdable payment
Except as otherwise provided by the Secretary—
In general
The term withholdable payment means—
any
payment of interest (including any original issue discount), dividends,
rents, salaries, wages, premiums, annuities, compensations,
remunerations, emoluments, and other fixed or determinable annual or
periodical gains, profits, and income, if such payment is from sources
within the United States, and
any
gross proceeds from the sale or other disposition of any property of a
type which can produce interest or dividends from sources within the
United States.
Exception for income connected with United States business
Such
term shall not include any item of income which is taken into account
under section 871(b)(1) or 882(a)(1) for the taxable year.
Special rule for sourcing interest paid by foreign branches of domestic financial institutions
Subparagraph (B) of section 861(a)(1) shall not apply.
Substantial United States owner
In general
The term substantial United States owner means—
with
respect to any corporation, any specified United States person which
owns, directly or indirectly, more than 10 percent of the stock of such
corporation (by vote or value),
with
respect to any partnership, any specified United States person which
owns, directly or indirectly, more than 10 percent of the profits
interests or capital interests in such partnership, and
in the case of a trust—
any
specified United States person treated as an owner of any portion of
such trust under subpart E of part I of subchapter J of chapter 1, and
to
the extent provided by the Secretary in regulations or other guidance,
any specified United States person which holds, directly or indirectly,
more than 10 percent of the beneficial interests of such trust.
Special rule for investment vehicles
In
the case of any financial institution described in section
1471(d)(5)(C), clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subparagraph (A) shall be
applied by substituting
0 percentfor
10 percent.
Specified United States person
Except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, the term specified United States person means any United States person other than—
any corporation the stock of which is regularly traded on an established securities market,
any
corporation which is a member of the same expanded affiliated group (as
defined in section 1471(e)(2) without regard to the last sentence
thereof) as a corporation the stock of which is regularly traded on an
established securities market,
any organization exempt from taxation under section 501(a) or an individual retirement plan,
the United States or any wholly owned agency or instrumentality thereof,
any
State, the District of Columbia, any possession of the United States,
any political subdivision of any of the foregoing, or any wholly owned
agency or instrumentality of any one or more of the foregoing,
any bank (as defined in section 581),
any real estate investment trust (as defined in section 856),
any regulated investment company (as defined in section 851),
any common trust fund (as defined in section 584(a)), and
any trust which—
is exempt from tax under section 664(c), or
is described in section 4947(a)(1).
Withholding agent
The term withholding agent
means all persons, in whatever capacity acting, having the control,
receipt, custody, disposal, or payment of any withholdable payment.
Foreign entity
The term foreign entity means any entity which is not a United States person.
Special rules
Liability for withheld tax
Every
person required to deduct and withhold any tax under this chapter is
hereby made liable for such tax and is hereby indemnified against the
claims and demands of any person for the amount of any payments made in
accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Credits and refunds
In general
Except
as provided in paragraph (2), the determination of whether any tax
deducted and withheld under this chapter results in an overpayment by
the beneficial owner of the payment to which such tax is attributable
shall be made as if such tax had been deducted and withheld under
subchapter A of chapter 3.
Special rule where foreign financial institution is beneficial owner of payment
In general
In the case of any tax properly deducted and withheld under section 1471 from a specified financial institution payment—
if
the foreign financial institution referred to in subparagraph (B) with
respect to such payment is entitled to a reduced rate of tax with
respect to such payment by reason of any treaty obligation of the United
States—
the
amount of any credit or refund with respect to such tax shall not
exceed the amount of credit or refund attributable to such reduction in
rate, and
no interest shall be allowed or paid with respect to such credit or refund, and
if such foreign financial institution is not so entitled, no credit or refund shall be allowed or paid with respect to such tax.
Specified financial institution payment
The term
specified financial institution paymentmeans any payment if the beneficial owner of such payment is a foreign financial institution.
Requirement to identify substantial United States owners
No
credit or refund shall be allowed or paid with respect to any tax
properly deducted and withheld under this chapter unless the beneficial
owner of the payment provides the Secretary such information as the
Secretary may require to determine whether such beneficial owner is a
United States owned foreign entity (as defined in section 1471(d)(3))
and the identity of any substantial United States owners of such entity.
Confidentiality of information
In general
For purposes of this chapter, rules similar to the rules of section 3406(f) shall apply.
Disclosure of list of participating foreign financial institutions permitted
The
identity of a foreign financial institution which meets the
requirements of section 1471(b) shall not be treated as return
information for purposes of section 6103.
Coordination with other withholding provisions
The
Secretary shall provide for the coordination of this chapter with other
withholding provisions under this title, including providing for the
proper crediting of amounts deducted and withheld under this chapter
against amounts required to be deducted and withheld under such other
provisions.
Treatment of withholding under agreements
Any
tax deducted and withheld pursuant to an agreement described in section
1471(b) shall be treated for purposes of this title as a tax deducted
and withheld by a withholding agent under section 1471(a).
Regulations
The
Secretary shall prescribe such regulations or other guidance as may be
necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of, and prevent the
avoidance of, this chapter.
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Special rule for interest on overpayments
Subsection (e) of section 6611 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
Certain withholding taxes
In
the case of any overpayment resulting from tax deducted and withheld
under chapter 3 or 4, paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) shall be applied by
substituting
180 daysfor
45 dayseach place it appears.
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Conforming amendments
Section 6414 is amended by inserting
or 4after
chapter 3.
Paragraph (1) of section 6501(b) is amended by inserting
4,after
chapter 3,.
Paragraph (2) of section 6501(b) is amended—
by inserting
4,after
chapter 3,in the text thereof, and
by striking
taxes and tax imposed by chapter 3in the heading thereof and inserting
and withholding taxes.
Paragraph (3) of section 6513(b) is amended—
by inserting
or 4after
chapter 3, and
by inserting
or 1474(b)after
section 1462.
Subsection (c) of section 6513 is amended by inserting
4,after
chapter 3,.
Paragraph (1) of section 6724(d) is amended by inserting
under chapter 4 orafter
filed with the Secretaryin the last sentence thereof.
Paragraph (2) of section 6724(d) is amended by inserting
or 4after
chapter 3.
The table of chapters of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
Chapter 4—Taxes To enforce reporting on certain foreign accounts.
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Effective date
In general
Except
as otherwise provided in this subsection, the amendments made by this
section shall apply to payments made after December 31, 2012.
Grandfathered treatment of outstanding obligations
The
amendments made by this section shall not require any amount to be
deducted or withheld from any payment under any obligation outstanding
on the date which is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act
or from the gross proceeds from any disposition of such an obligation.
Interest on overpayments
The amendment made by subsection (b) shall apply—
in
the case of such amendment’s application to paragraph (1) of section
6611(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to returns the due date
for which (determined without regard to extensions) is after the date of
the enactment of this Act,
in
the case of such amendment’s application to paragraph (2) of such
section, to claims for credit or refund of any overpayment filed after
the date of the enactment of this Act (regardless of the taxable period
to which such refund relates), and
in
the case of such amendment’s application to paragraph (3) of such
section, to refunds paid after the date of the enactment of this Act
(regardless of the taxable period to which such refund relates).
Repeal of certain foreign exceptions to registered bond requirements
Repeal of exception to denial of deduction for interest on non-Registered bonds
In general
Paragraph
(2) of section 163(f) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and by
redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).
Conforming amendments
Paragraph (2) of section 149(a) is amended by inserting
orat the end of subparagraph (A), by striking
, orat the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting a period, and by striking subparagraph (C).
Subparagraph (A) of section 163(f)(2) is amended by inserting
orat the end of clause (ii), by striking
, orat the end of clause (iii) and inserting a period, and by striking clause (iv).
Subparagraph (B) of section 163(f)(2), as redesignated by paragraph (1), is amended—
by striking
, and subparagraph (B),in the matter preceding clause (i), and
by amending clause (i) to read as follows:
such
obligation is of a type which the Secretary has determined by
regulations to be used frequently in avoiding Federal taxes, and
.
Sections 165(j)(2)(A) and 1287(b)(1) are each amended by striking
except that clause (iv) of subparagraph (A), and subparagraph (B), of such section shall not apply.
Repeal of treatment as portfolio debt
In general
Paragraph (2) of section 871(h) is amended to read as follows:
Portfolio interest
For purposes of this subsection, the term portfolio interest means any interest (including original issue discount) which—
would be subject to tax under subsection (a) but for this subsection, and
is paid on an obligation—
which is in registered form, and
with respect to which—
the
United States person who would otherwise be required to deduct and
withhold tax from such interest under section 1441(a) receives a
statement (which meets the requirements of paragraph (5)) that the
beneficial owner of the obligation is not a United States person, or
the Secretary has determined that such a statement is not required in order to carry out the purposes of this subsection.
.
Conforming amendments
Section 871(h)(3)(A) is amended by striking
subparagraph (A) or (B) of.
Paragraph (2) of section 881(c) is amended to read as follows:
Portfolio interest
For purposes of this subsection, the term
portfolio interestmeans any interest (including original issue discount) which—
would be subject to tax under subsection (a) but for this subsection, and
is paid on an obligation—
which is in registered form, and
with respect to which—
the
person who would otherwise be required to deduct and withhold tax from
such interest under section 1442(a) receives a statement which meets the
requirements of section 871(h)(5) that the beneficial owner of the
obligation is not a United States person, or
the Secretary has determined that such a statement is not required in order to carry out the purposes of this subsection.
.
Dematerialized book entry systems treated as registered form
Paragraph (3) of section 163(f) is amended by inserting
, except that a dematerialized book entry system or other book entry system specified by the Secretary shall be treated as a book entry system described in such sectionbefore the period at the end.
Repeal of exception to requirement that Treasury obligations be in registered form
In general
Subsection
(g) of section 3121 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by
striking paragraph (2) and by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as
paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.
Conforming amendments
Paragraph (1) of section 3121(g) of such title is amended—
by adding
orat the end of subparagraph (A),
by striking
; orat the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting a period, and
by striking subparagraph (C).
Preservation of exception for excise tax purposes
Paragraph (1) of section 4701(b) is amended to read as follows:
Registration-required obligation
In general
The term registration-required obligation has the same meaning as when used in section 163(f), except that such term shall not include any obligation which—
is required to be registered under section 149(a), or
is described in subparagraph (B).
Certain obligations not included
An obligation is described in this subparagraph if—
there
are arrangements reasonably designed to ensure that such obligation
will be sold (or resold in connection with the original issue) only to a
person who is not a United States person,
interest on such obligation is payable only outside the United States and its possessions, and
on
the face of such obligation there is a statement that any United States
person who holds such obligation will be subject to limitations under
the United States income tax laws.
.
Effective date
The
amendments made by this section shall apply to obligations issued after
the date which is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Under reporting with respect to foreign assets
Disclosure of information with respect to foreign financial assets
In general
Subpart A of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 is amended by inserting after section 6038C the following new section:
Information with respect to foreign financial assets
In general
Any
individual who, during any taxable year, holds any interest in a
specified foreign financial asset shall attach to such person’s return
of tax imposed by subtitle A for such taxable year the information
described in subsection (c) with respect to each such asset if the
aggregate value of all such assets exceeds $50,000 (or such higher
dollar amount as the Secretary may prescribe).
Specified foreign financial assets
For purposes of this section, the term specified foreign financial asset means—
any
financial account (as defined in section 1471(d)(2)) maintained by a
foreign financial institution (as defined in section 1471(d)(4)), and
any
of the following assets which are not held in an account maintained by a
financial institution (as defined in section 1471(d)(5))—
any stock or security issued by a person other than a United States person,
any
financial instrument or contract held for investment that has an issuer
or counterparty which is other than a United States person, and
any interest in a foreign entity (as defined in section 1473).
Required information
The information described in this subsection with respect to any asset is:
In
the case of any account, the name and address of the financial
institution in which such account is maintained and the number of such
account.
In
the case of any stock or security, the name and address of the issuer
and such information as is necessary to identify the class or issue of
which such stock or security is a part.
In the case of any other instrument, contract, or interest—
such information as is necessary to identify such instrument, contract, or interest, and
the names and addresses of all issuers and counterparties with respect to such instrument, contract, or interest.
The maximum value of the asset during the taxable year.
Penalty for failure To disclose
In general
If
any individual fails to furnish the information described in subsection
(c) with respect to any taxable year at the time and in the manner
described in subsection (a), such person shall pay a penalty of $10,000.
Increase in penalty where failure continues after notification
If
any failure described in paragraph (1) continues for more than 90 days
after the day on which the Secretary mails notice of such failure to the
individual, such individual shall pay a penalty (in addition to the
penalties under paragraph (1)) of $10,000 for each 30-day period (or
fraction thereof) during which such failure continues after the
expiration of such 90-day period. The penalty imposed under this
paragraph with respect to any failure shall not exceed $50,000.
Presumption that value of specified foreign financial assets exceeds dollar threshold
If—
the Secretary determines that an individual has an interest in one or more specified foreign financial assets, and
such individual does not provide sufficient information to demonstrate the aggregate value of such assets,
Application to certain entities
To
the extent provided by the Secretary in regulations or other guidance,
the provisions of this section shall apply to any domestic entity which
is formed or availed of for purposes of holding, directly or indirectly,
specified foreign financial assets, in the same manner as if such
entity were an individual.
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.
Regulations
The
Secretary shall prescribe such regulations or other guidance as may be
necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section,
including regulations or other guidance which provide appropriate
exceptions from the application of this section in the case of—
classes
of assets identified by the Secretary, including any assets with
respect to which the Secretary determines that disclosure under this
section would be duplicative of other disclosures,
nonresident aliens, and
bona fide residents of any possession of the United States.
.
Clerical amendment
The
table of sections for subpart A of part III of subchapter A of chapter
61 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 6038C the
following new item:
Sec. 6038D. Information with respect to foreign financial assets.
.
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Penalties for underpayments attributable to undisclosed foreign financial assets
In general
Section 6662, as amended by this Act, is amended—
in subsection (b), by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph:
Any undisclosed foreign financial asset understatement.
, and
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
Undisclosed foreign financial asset understatement
In general
For purposes of this section, the term undisclosed foreign financial asset understatement
means, for any taxable year, the portion of the understatement for such
taxable year which is attributable to any transaction involving an
undisclosed foreign financial asset.
Undisclosed foreign financial asset
For purposes of this subsection, the term undisclosed foreign financial asset
means, with respect to any taxable year, any asset with respect to
which information was required to be provided under section 6038, 6038B,
6038D, 6046A, or 6048 for such taxable year but was not provided by the
taxpayer as required under the provisions of those sections.
Increase in penalty for undisclosed foreign financial asset understatements
In
the case of any portion of an underpayment which is attributable to any
undisclosed foreign financial asset understatement, subsection (a)
shall be applied with respect to such portion by substituting
40 percentfor
20 percent.
.
Effective Date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Modification of statute of limitations for significant omission of income in connection with foreign assets
Extension of statute of limitations
In general
Paragraph
(1) of section 6501(e) is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (A)
and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively, and by inserting
before subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated) the following new
subparagraph:
General rule
If the taxpayer omits from gross income an amount properly includible therein and—
such amount is in excess of 25 percent of the amount of gross income stated in the return, or
such amount—
is
attributable to one or more assets with respect to which information is
required to be reported under section 6038D (or would be so required if
such section were applied without regard to the dollar threshold
specified in subsection (a) thereof and without regard to any exceptions
provided pursuant to subsection (h)(1) thereof), and
is in excess of $5,000,
.
Conforming amendments
Subparagraph
(B) of section 6501(e)(1), as redesignated by paragraph (1), is amended
by striking all that precedes clause (i) and inserting the following:
Determination of gross income
For purposes of subparagraph (A)—
.
Paragraph (2) of section 6229(c) is amended by striking
which is in excess of 25 percent of the amount of gross income stated in its returnand inserting
and such amount is described in clause (i) or (ii) of section 6501(e)(1)(A).
Additional reports subject to extended period
Paragraph (8) of section 6501(c) is amended—
by inserting
pursuant to an election under section 1295(b) orbefore
under section 6038,
by inserting
1298(f),before
6038, and
by inserting
6038D,after
6038B,.
Clarifications related to failure To disclose foreign transfers
Paragraph (8) of section 6501(c) is amended by striking
eventand inserting
tax return, event,.
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to—
returns filed after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
returns
filed on or before such date if the period specified in section 6501 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (determined without regard to such
amendments) for assessment of such taxes has not expired as of such
date.
Other disclosure provisions
Reporting of activities with respect to passive foreign investment companies
In general
Section
1298 is amended by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g) and
by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection:
Reporting requirement
Except
as otherwise provided by the Secretary, each United States person who
is a shareholder of a passive foreign investment company shall file an
annual report containing such information as the Secretary may require.
.
Conforming amendment
Subsection (e) of section 1291 is amended by striking
, (d), and (f)and inserting
and (d).
Effective date
The amendments made by this section take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
Secretary
permitted to require financial institutions to file certain returns
related to withholding on foreign transfers electronically
In general
Subsection (e) of section 6011 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
Special rule for returns filed by financial institutions with respect to withholding on foreign transfers
The
numerical limitation under paragraph (2)(A) shall not apply to any
return filed by a financial institution (as defined in section
1471(d)(5)) with respect to tax for which such institution is made
liable under section 1461 or 1474(a).
.
Conforming amendment
Subsection (c) of section 6724 is amended by inserting
or with respect to a return described in section 6011(e)(4)before the end period.
Effective date
The
amendment made by this section shall apply to returns the due date for
which (determined without regard to extensions) is after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
Provisions related to foreign trusts
Clarifications with respect to foreign trusts which are treated as having a United States beneficiary
In general
Paragraph (1) of section 679(c) is amended by adding at the end the following:
For
purposes of subparagraph (A), an amount shall be treated as accumulated
for the benefit of a United States person even if the United States
person’s interest in the trust is contingent on a future event.
.
Clarification regarding discretion To identify beneficiaries
Subsection (c) of section 679 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
Special rule in case of discretion to identify beneficiaries
For
purposes of paragraph (1)(A), if any person has the discretion (by
authority given in the trust agreement, by power of appointment, or
otherwise) of making a distribution from the trust to, or for the
benefit of, any person, such trust shall be treated as having a
beneficiary who is a United States person unless—
the terms of the trust specifically identify the class of persons to whom such distributions may be made, and
none of those persons are United States persons during the taxable year.
.
Clarification that certain agreements and understandings are terms of the trust
Subsection (c) of section 679, as amended by subsection (b), is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
Certain agreements and understandings treated as terms of the trust
For
purposes of paragraph (1)(A), if any United States person who directly
or indirectly transfers property to the trust is directly or indirectly
involved in any agreement or understanding (whether written, oral, or
otherwise) that may result in the income or corpus of the trust being
paid or accumulated to or for the benefit of a United States person,
such agreement or understanding shall be treated as a term of the trust.
.
Presumption that foreign trust has United States beneficiary
In general
Section
679 is amended by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e) and
inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:
Presumption that foreign trust has United States beneficiary
If
a United States person directly or indirectly transfers property to a
foreign trust (other than a trust described in section
6048(a)(3)(B)(ii)), the Secretary may treat such trust as having a
United States beneficiary for purposes of applying this section to such
transfer unless such person—
submits such information to the Secretary as the Secretary may require with respect to such transfer, and
demonstrates
to the satisfaction of the Secretary that such trust satisfies the
requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (c)(1).
.
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to transfers of property after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Uncompensated use of trust property
In general
Paragraph (1) of section 643(i) is amended—
by striking
directly or indirectly toand inserting
(or permits the use of any other trust property) directly or indirectly to or by, and
by inserting
(or the fair market value of the use of such property)after
the amount of such loan.
Exception for compensated use
Paragraph (2) of section 643(i) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
Exception for compensated use of property
In
the case of the use of any trust property other than a loan of cash or
marketable securities, paragraph (1) shall not apply to the extent that
the trust is paid the fair market value of such use within a reasonable
period of time of such use.
.
Application to grantor trusts
Subsection (c) of section 679, as amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
Uncompensated use of trust property treated as a payment
For
purposes of this subsection, a loan of cash or marketable securities
(or the use of any other trust property) directly or indirectly to or by
any United States person (whether or not a beneficiary under the terms
of the trust) shall be treated as paid or accumulated for the benefit of
a United States person. The preceding sentence shall not apply to the
extent that the United States person repays the loan at a market rate of
interest (or pays the fair market value of the use of such property)
within a reasonable period of time.
.
Conforming amendments
Paragraph (3) of section 643(i) is amended—
by inserting
(or use of property)after
If any loan,
by inserting
or the return of such propertybefore
shall be disregarded, and
by striking
regarding loan principalin the heading thereof.
Effective date
The
amendments made by this section shall apply to loans made, and uses of
property, after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Reporting requirement of United States owners of foreign trusts
In general
Paragraph (1) of section 6048(b) is amended by inserting
shall submit such information as the Secretary may prescribe with respect to such trust for such year andbefore
shall be responsible to ensure.
Effective date
The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Minimum penalty with respect to failure to report on certain foreign trusts
In general
Subsection (a) of section 6677 is amended—
by inserting
the greater of $10,000 orbefore
35 percent, and
by striking the last sentence and inserting the following:
At such time as the gross reportable amount with respect to any failure can be determined by the Secretary, any subsequent penalty imposed under this subsection with respect to such failure shall be reduced as necessary to assure that the aggregate amount of such penalties do not exceed the gross reportable amount (and to the extent that such aggregate amount already exceeds the gross reportable amount the Secretary shall refund such excess to the taxpayer).
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to notices and returns required to be filed after December 31, 2009.
Substitute dividends and dividend equivalent payments received by foreign persons treated as dividends
Substitute dividends and dividend equivalent payments received by foreign persons treated as dividends
In general
Section
871 is amended by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (m) and by
inserting after subsection (k) the following new subsection:
Treatment of dividend equivalent payments
In general
For
purposes of subsection (a), sections 881 and 4948(a), and chapters 3
and 4, a dividend equivalent shall be treated as a dividend from sources
within the United States.
Dividend equivalent
For purposes of this subsection, the term dividend equivalent means—
any
substitute dividend made pursuant to a securities lending or a
sale-repurchase transaction that (directly or indirectly) is contingent
upon, or determined by reference to, the payment of a dividend from
sources within the United States,
any
payment made pursuant to a specified notional principal contract that
(directly or indirectly) is contingent upon, or determined by reference
to, the payment of a dividend from sources within the United States, and
any other payment determined by the Secretary to be substantially similar to a payment described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
Specified notional principal contract
For purposes of this subsection, the term specified notional principal contract means—
any notional principal contract if—
in
connection with entering into such contract, any long party to the
contract transfers the underlying security to any short party to the
contract,
in
connection with the termination of such contract, any short party to
the contract transfers the underlying security to any long party to the
contract,
the underlying security is not readily tradable on an established securities market,
in
connection with entering into such contract, the underlying security is
posted as collateral by any short party to the contract with any long
party to the contract, or
such contract is identified by the Secretary as a specified notional principal contract,
in
the case of payments made after the date which is 2 years after the
date of the enactment of this subsection, any notional principal
contract unless the Secretary determines that such contract is of a type
which does not have the potential for tax avoidance.
Definitions
For purposes of paragraph (3)(A)—
Long party
The term long party
means, with respect to any underlying security of any notional
principal contract, any party to the contract which is entitled to
receive any payment pursuant to such contract which is contingent upon,
or determined by reference to, the payment of a dividend from sources
within the United States with respect to such underlying security.
Short party
The term short party
means, with respect to any underlying security of any notional
principal contract, any party to the contract which is not a long party
with respect to such underlying security.
Underlying security
The term underlying security
means, with respect to any notional principal contract, the security
with respect to which the dividend referred to in paragraph (2)(B) is
paid. For purposes of this paragraph, any index or fixed basket of
securities shall be treated as a single security.
Payments determined on gross basis
For purposes of this subsection, the term payment includes any gross amount which is used in computing any net amount which is transferred to or from the taxpayer.
Prevention of over-withholding
In
the case of any chain of dividend equivalents one or more of which is
subject to tax under subsection (a) or section 881, the Secretary may
reduce such tax, but only to the extent that the taxpayer can establish
that such tax has been paid with respect to another dividend equivalent
in such chain, or is not otherwise due, or as the Secretary determines
is appropriate to address the role of financial intermediaries in such
chain. For purposes of this paragraph, a dividend shall be treated as a
dividend equivalent.
Coordination with chapters 3 and 4
For
purposes of chapters 3 and 4, each person that is a party to any
contract or other arrangement that provides for the payment of a
dividend equivalent shall be treated as having control of such payment.
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Effective date
The
amendments made by this section shall apply to payments made on or
after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
Delay in application of worldwide allocation of interest
Delay in application of worldwide allocation of interest
In general
Paragraphs (5)(D) and (6) of section 864(f) are each amended by striking
December 31, 2017and inserting
December 31, 2020.
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
Budgetary Provisions
Time for payment of corporate estimated taxes
Notwithstanding
section 6655 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of a
corporation with assets of not less than $1,000,000,000 (determined as
of the end of the preceding taxable year)—
the
percentage under paragraph (1) of section 202(b) of the Corporate
Estimated Tax Shift Act of 2009 in effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act is increased by 23 percentage points,
the
amount of any required installment of corporate estimated tax which is
otherwise due in July, August, or September of 2015 shall be 121.5
percent of such amount,
the
amount of any required installment of corporate estimated tax which is
otherwise due in July, August, or September of 2019 shall be 106.5
percent of such amount, and
the
amount of the next required installment after an installment referred
to in paragraph (2) or (3) shall be appropriately reduced to reflect the
amount of the increase by reason of such paragraph.
PAYGO Compliance
The
budgetary effects of this Act, for purposes of complying with the
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to
the latest statement titled “Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation”
for this Act, jointly submitted for printing in the Congressional Record
by the Chairman of the House and Senate Budget Committees, provided
that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage in
the House acting first on this conference report or amendments between
the Houses.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
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