ceding sentence shall be made immediately before 
the expatriation date. 
‘‘(4) SPECIAL
RULES
RELATING
TO
WITH-
HOLDING.—For purposes of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) rules similar to the rules of sub-
section (d)(6) shall apply, and 
‘‘(B) the covered expatriate shall be treat-
ed as having waived any right to claim any re-
duction under any treaty with the United 
States in withholding on any distribution to 
which paragraph (1)(A) applies. 
‘‘(5) 
APPLICATION.—This 
subsection 
shall 
apply to a nongrantor trust only if the covered expa-
triate was a beneficiary of the trust on the day be-
fore the expatriation date. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES RELATING 
TO EXPATRIATION.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) COVERED EXPATRIATE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘covered ex-
patriate’ means an expatriate who meets the re-
quirements of subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of 
section 877(a)(2). 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—An individual shall 
not be treated as meeting the requirements of 
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subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 877(a)(2) 
if— 
‘‘(i) the individual— 
‘‘(I) became at birth a citizen of 
the United States and a citizen of an-
other country and, as of the expatria-
tion date, continues to be a citizen of, 
and is taxed as a resident of, such 
other country, and 
‘‘(II) has been a resident of the 
United States (as defined in section 
7701(b)(1)(A)(ii)) for not more than 
10 taxable years during the 15-tax-
able year period ending with the tax-
able year during which the expatria-
tion date occurs, or 
‘‘(ii)(I) the individual’s relinquishment 
of United States citizenship occurs before 
such individual attains age 181⁄2, and 
‘‘(II) the individual has been a resi-
dent of the United States (as so defined) 
for not more than 10 taxable years before 
the date of relinquishment. 
‘‘(C) COVERED
EXPATRIATES
ALSO
SUB-
JECT TO TAX AS CITIZENS OR RESIDENTS.—In 
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the case of any covered expatriate who is sub-
ject to tax as a citizen or resident of the United 
States for any period beginning after the expa-
triation date, such individual shall not be treat-
ed as a covered expatriate during such period 
for purposes of subsections (d)(1) and (f) and 
section 2801. 
‘‘(2) 
EXPATRIATE.—The 
term 
‘expatriate’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) any United States citizen who relin-
quishes his citizenship, and 
‘‘(B) any long-term resident of the United 
States who ceases to be a lawful permanent 
resident of the United States (within the mean-
ing of section 7701(b)(6)). 
‘‘(3) EXPATRIATION
DATE.—The term ‘expa-
triation date’ means— 
‘‘(A) the date an individual relinquishes 
United States citizenship, or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a long-term resident of 
the United States, the date on which the indi-
vidual ceases to be a lawful permanent resident 
of the United States (within the meaning of 
section 7701(b)(6)). 
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‘‘(4) RELINQUISHMENT
OF
CITIZENSHIP.—A 
citizen shall be treated as relinquishing his United 
States citizenship on the earliest of— 
‘‘(A) the date the individual renounces his 
United States nationality before a diplomatic or 
consular officer of the United States pursuant 
to paragraph (5) of section 349(a) of the Immi-
gration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1481(a)(5)), 
‘‘(B) the date the individual furnishes to 
the United States Department of State a signed 
statement 
of 
voluntary 
relinquishment 
of 
United States nationality confirming the per-
formance of an act of expatriation specified in 
paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of section 349(a) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1481(a)(1)–(4)), 
‘‘(C) the date the United States Depart-
ment of State issues to the individual a certifi-
cate of loss of nationality, or 
‘‘(D) the date a court of the United States 
cancels a naturalized citizen’s certificate of nat-
uralization. 
Subparagraph (A) or (B) shall not apply to any indi-
vidual unless the renunciation or voluntary relin-
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quishment is subsequently approved by the issuance 
to the individual of a certificate of loss of nationality 
by the United States Department of State. 
‘‘(5) LONG-TERM RESIDENT.—The term ‘long- 
term resident’ has the meaning given to such term 
by section 877(e)(2). 
‘‘(6) EARLY
DISTRIBUTION
TAX.—The term 
‘early distribution tax’ means any increase in tax im-
posed under section 72(t), 220(e)(4), 223(f)(4), 
409A(a)(1)(B), 529(c)(6), or 530(d)(4). 
‘‘(h) OTHER RULES.— 
‘‘(1) TERMINATION OF DEFERRALS, ETC.—In 
the case of any covered expatriate, notwithstanding 
any other provision of this title— 
‘‘(A) any time period for acquiring prop-
erty which would result in the reduction in the 
amount of gain recognized with respect to prop-
erty disposed of by the taxpayer shall terminate 
on the day before the expatriation date, and 
‘‘(B) any extension of time for payment of 
tax shall cease to apply on the day before the 
expatriation date and the unpaid portion of 
such tax shall be due and payable at the time 
and in the manner prescribed by the Secretary. 
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‘‘(2) STEP-UP IN BASIS.—Solely for purposes of 
determining any tax imposed by reason of subsection 
(a), property which was held by an individual on the 
date the individual first became a resident of the 
United States (within the meaning of section 
7701(b)) shall be treated as having a basis on such 
date of not less than the fair market value of such 
property on such date. The preceding sentence shall 
not apply if the individual elects not to have such 
sentence apply. Such an election, once made, shall 
be irrevocable. 
‘‘(3) COORDINATION
WITH
SECTION 684.—If 
the expatriation of any individual would result in the 
recognition of gain under section 684, this section 
shall be applied after the application of section 684. 
‘‘(i) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to 
carry out the purposes of this section.’’. 
(b) TAX ON GIFTS AND BEQUESTS RECEIVED BY 
UNITED STATES CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS FROM EXPA-
TRIATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B (relating to estate 
and gift taxes) is amended by inserting after chapter 
14 the following new chapter: 
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