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‘‘(i) this section (other than this para-
graph and subsection (i)) shall not apply to
the expatriate, but
‘‘(ii) in the case of property to which
this section would apply but for such elec-
tion, the expatriate shall be subject to tax
under this title in the same manner as if
the individual were a United States citizen.
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—Subparagraph (A)
shall not apply to an individual unless the
individual—
‘‘(i) provides security for payment of
tax in such form and manner, and in such
amount, as the Secretary may require,
‘‘(ii) consents to the waiver of any
right of the individual under any treaty of
the United States which would preclude as-
sessment or collection of any tax which may
be imposed by reason of this paragraph,
and
‘‘(iii) complies with such other require-
ments as the Secretary may prescribe.
‘‘(C) ELECTION.—An election under sub-
paragraph (A) shall apply to all property to
which this section would apply but for the elec-
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tion and, once made, shall be irrevocable. Such
election shall also apply to property the basis of
which is determined in whole or in part by ref-
erence to the property with respect to which the
election was made.
‘‘(b) ELECTION TO DEFER TAX.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the taxpayer elects the ap-
plication of this subsection with respect to any prop-
erty treated as sold by reason of subsection (a), the
payment of the additional tax attributable to such
property shall be postponed until the due date of the
return for the taxable year in which such property is
disposed of (or, in the case of property disposed of in
a transaction in which gain is not recognized in
whole or in part, until such other date as the Sec-
retary may prescribe).
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF TAX WITH RESPECT TO
PROPERTY.—For purposes of paragraph (1), the addi-
tional tax attributable to any property is an amount
which bears the same ratio to the additional tax im-
posed by this chapter for the taxable year solely by
reason of subsection (a) as the gain taken into ac-
count under subsection (a) with respect to such prop-
erty bears to the total gain taken into account under
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subsection (a) with respect to all property to which
subsection (a) applies.
‘‘(3) TERMINATION OF POSTPONEMENT.—No tax
may be postponed under this subsection later than the
due date for the return of tax imposed by this chapter
for the taxable year which includes the date of death
of the expatriate (or, if earlier, the time that the secu-
rity provided with respect to the property fails to
meet the requirements of paragraph (4), unless the
taxpayer corrects such failure within the time speci-
fied by the Secretary).
‘‘(4) SECURITY.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—No election may be
made under paragraph (1) with respect to any
property unless adequate security is provided to
the Secretary with respect to such property.
‘‘(B) ADEQUATE SECURITY.—For purposes
of subparagraph (A), security with respect to
any property shall be treated as adequate secu-
rity if—
‘‘(i) it is a bond in an amount equal
to the deferred tax amount under paragraph
(2) for the property, or
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‘‘(ii) the taxpayer otherwise establishes
to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the
security is adequate.
‘‘(5) WAIVER OF CERTAIN RIGHTS.—No election
may be made under paragraph (1) unless the tax-
payer consents to the waiver of any right under any
treaty of the United States which would preclude as-
sessment or collection of any tax imposed by reason
of this section.
‘‘(6) ELECTIONS.—An election under paragraph
(1) shall only apply to property described in the elec-
tion and, once made, is irrevocable. An election may
be made under paragraph (1) with respect to an in-
terest in a trust with respect to which gain is re-
quired to be recognized under subsection (f)(1).
‘‘(7) INTEREST.—For purposes of section 6601—
‘‘(A) the last date for the payment of tax
shall be determined without regard to the election
under this subsection, and
‘‘(B) section 6621(a)(2) shall be applied by
substituting ‘5 percentage points’ for ‘3 percent-
age points’ in subparagraph (B) thereof.
‘‘(c) COVERED EXPATRIATE.—For purposes of this
section—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the term ‘covered expatriate’ means an ex-
patriate.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—An individual shall not be
treated as a covered expatriate if—
‘‘(A) the individual—
‘‘(i) became at birth a citizen of the
United States and a citizen of another
country and, as of the expatriation date,
continues to be a citizen of, and is taxed as
a resident of, such other country, and
‘‘(ii) has not been a resident of the
United States (as defined in section
7701(b)(1)(A)(ii)) during the 5 taxable
years ending with the taxable year during
which the expatriation date occurs, or
‘‘(B)(i) the individual’s relinquishment of
United States citizenship occurs before such indi-
vidual attains age 181⁄2, and
‘‘(ii) the individual has been a resident of
the United States (as so defined) for not more
than 5 taxable years before the date of relin-
quishment.
‘‘(d) EXEMPT PROPERTY; SPECIAL RULES FOR PEN-
SION PLANS.—
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‘‘(1) EXEMPT PROPERTY.—This section shall not
apply to the following:
‘‘(A) UNITED STATES REAL PROPERTY IN-
TERESTS.—Any United States real property in-
terest (as defined in section 897(c)(1)), other
than stock of a United States real property hold-
ing corporation which does not, on the day before
the expatriation date, meet the requirements of
section 897(c)(2).
‘‘(B) SPECIFIED PROPERTY.—Any property
or interest in property not described in subpara-
graph (A) which the Secretary specifies in regu-
lations.
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN RETIREMENT
PLANS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If a covered expatriate
holds on the day before the expatriation date any
interest in a retirement plan to which this para-
graph applies—
‘‘(i) such interest shall not be treated
as sold for purposes of subsection (a)(1), but
‘‘(ii) an amount equal to the present
value of the expatriate’s nonforfeitable ac-
crued benefit shall be treated as having been
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received by such individual on such date as
a distribution under the plan.
‘‘(B) TREATMENT
OF
SUBSEQUENT
DIS-
TRIBUTIONS.—In the case of any distribution on
or after the expatriation date to or on behalf of
the covered expatriate from a plan from which
the expatriate was treated as receiving a dis-
tribution under subparagraph (A), the amount
otherwise includible in gross income by reason of
the subsequent distribution shall be reduced by
the excess of the amount includible in gross in-
come under subparagraph (A) over any portion
of such amount to which this subparagraph pre-
viously applied.
‘‘(C) TREATMENT
OF
SUBSEQUENT
DIS-
TRIBUTIONS BY PLAN.—For purposes of this title,
a retirement plan to which this paragraph ap-
plies, and any person acting on the plan’s behalf,
shall treat any subsequent distribution described
in subparagraph (B) in the same manner as
such distribution would be treated without re-
gard to this paragraph.
‘‘(D) APPLICABLE PLANS.—This paragraph
shall apply to—
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‘‘(i) any qualified retirement plan (as
defined in section 4974(c)),
‘‘(ii) an eligible deferred compensation
plan (as defined in section 457(b)) of an el-
igible 
employer 
described 
in 
section
457(e)(1)(A), and
‘‘(iii) to the extent provided in regula-
tions, any foreign pension plan or similar
retirement arrangements or programs.
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) 
EXPATRIATE.—The 
term 
‘expatriate’
means—
‘‘(A) any United States citizen who relin-
quishes citizenship, and
‘‘(B) any long-term resident of the United
States who—
‘‘(i) ceases to be a lawful permanent
resident of the United States (within the
meaning of section 7701(b)(6)), or
‘‘(ii) commences to be treated as a resi-
dent of a foreign country under the provi-
sions of a tax treaty between the United
States and the foreign country and who
does not waive the benefits of such treaty
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applicable to residents of the foreign coun-
try.
‘‘(2) EXPATRIATION DATE.—The term ‘expatria-
tion 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 of the event described
in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (1)(B).
‘‘(3) RELINQUISHMENT OF CITIZENSHIP.—A cit-
izen shall be treated as relinquishing United States
citizenship on the earliest of—
‘‘(A) the date the individual renounces such
individual’s United States nationality before a
diplomatic or consular officer of the United
States pursuant to paragraph (5) of section
349(a) of the Immigration 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 performance of
an act of expatriation specified in paragraph
(1), (2), (3), or (4) of section 349(a) of the Im-
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migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1481(a)(1)–(4)),
‘‘(C) the date the United States Department
of State issues to the individual a certificate of
loss of nationality, or
‘‘(D) the date a court of the United States
cancels a naturalized citizen’s certificate of natu-
ralization.
Subparagraph (A) or (B) shall not apply to any in-
dividual unless the renunciation or voluntary relin-
quishment is subsequently approved by the issuance to
the individual of a certificate of loss of nationality by
the United States Department of State.
‘‘(4) LONG-TERM
RESIDENT.—The term ‘long-
term resident’ has the meaning given to such term by
section 877(e)(2).
‘‘(f) SPECIAL RULES APPLICABLE TO BENEFICIARIES’
INTERESTS IN TRUST.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), if an individual is determined under para-
graph (3) to hold an interest in a trust on the day
before the expatriation date—
‘‘(A) the individual shall not be treated as
having sold such interest,