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Jobs Friendly America Act (Duncan Hunter's pro-american manufacturing act - 1993)
Library of Congress ^ | Nov 22, 1993 | Duncan Hunter

Posted on 06/11/2007 4:03:37 PM PDT by pissant

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide investment incentives for any corporation with a majority of its manufacturing operations in the United States.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 22, 1993 Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. EVERETT, Ms. KAPTUR, and Mr. TRAFICANT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide investment incentives for any corporation with a majority of its manufacturing operations in the United States.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Jobs Friendly America Act'.

SEC. 2. ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION FOR EQUIPMENT USED TO MANUFACTURE OR DEVELOP PRODUCTS IN THE UNITED STATES.

(a) IN GENERAL- Subparagraph (A) of section 168(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to classification of property) is amended by striking `and' at the end of clause (i), by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting `, and', and by adding at the end the following new clause:

`(iii) any tool of production of a qualifying corporation (as defined in subsection (i)(14)) used by such corporation to manufacture or develop products in the United States.'

(b) QUALIFYING CORPORATION- Subsection (i) of section 168 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

`(14) QUALIFYING CORPORATION-

`(A) IN GENERAL- The term `qualifying corporation' means any corporation having a majority of its manufacturing equipment in the United States.

`(B) CONTROLLED GROUPS- For purposes of subparagraph (A), all corporations which are members of the same controlled group of corporations shall be treated as 1 corporation. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `controlled group of corporations' has the meaning given such term by section 1563(a); except that--

`(i) `more than 10 percent' shall be substituted for `at least 80 percent' each place it appears in section 1563(a)(1), and

`(ii) section 1563(b)(2) shall be applied without regard to subparagraph (C) thereof.'

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 1993.

SEC. 3. REDUCTION IN CORPORATE CAPITAL GAINS RATE.

(a) GENERAL RULE- Section 1201 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to alternative tax for corporations) is amended by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c), and by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:

`(a) GENERAL RULE- If for any taxable year a qualifying corporation (as defined in section 168(i)(14)) has a net capital gain, then, in lieu of the tax imposed by section 11, 511, or 831(a) (whichever applies), there is hereby imposed a tax (if such tax is less than the tax imposed by such section) which shall consist of the sum of--

`(1) a tax computed on the taxable income reduced by the net capital gain, at the same rates and in the same manner as if this subsection had not been enacted, plus

`(2) a tax of 15 percent of the net capital gain.

`(b) TRANSITIONAL RULE- In the case of a taxable year which includes the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the amount of the net capital gain for purposes of subsection (a) shall not exceed the net capital gain determined by only taking into account gains and losses properly taken into account for the portion of the taxable year after such date.'

(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS-

(1) Clause (iii) of section 852(b)(3)(D) of such Code is amended by striking `65 percent' and inserting `85 percent'.

(2) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1445(e) of such Code are each amended by striking `35 percent' and inserting `15 percent'.

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by this section shall apply to sales and exchanges occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act in taxable years ending after such date.

SEC. 4. REDUCTION IN INDIVIDUAL CAPITAL GAINS RATE.

(a) GENERAL RULE- Subsection (h) of section 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to maximum capital gains rate) is amended to read as follows:

`(h) MAXIMUM CAPITAL GAINS RATE-

`(1) IN GENERAL- If a taxpayer has a net capital gain for any taxable year, then the tax imposed by this section shall not exceed the sum of--

`(A) a tax computed at the rates and in the same manner as if this subsection had not been enacted on the taxable income reduced by the net capital gain, plus

`(B) a tax equal to the sum of--

`(i) 7.5 percent of so much of the net capital gain as does not exceed--

`(I) the maximum amount of taxable income to which the 15-percent rate applies under the table applicable to the taxpayer, reduced by

`(II) the taxable income to which subparagraph (A) applies, plus

`(ii) 15 percent of the net capital gain in excess of the net capital gain to which clause (i) applies.

`(2) TRANSITIONAL RULE- In the case of a taxable year which includes the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the amount of the net capital gain for purposes of paragraph (1) shall not exceed the net capital gain determined by only taking into account gains and losses properly taken into account for the portion of the taxable year after such date.'

(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS-

(1) Paragraph (1) of section 170(e) of such Code is amended by striking `the amount of gain' in the material following subparagraph (B)(ii) and inserting `13/28 (19/34 in the case of a corporation) of the amount of gain'.

(2)(A) The second sentence of section 7518(g)(6)(A) of such Code is amended by striking `28 percent (34 percent in the case of a corporation)' and inserting `15 percent'.

(B) The second sentence of section 607(h)(6)(A) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, is amended by striking `28 percent (34 percent in the case of a corporation)' and inserting `15 percent'.

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by this section shall apply to sales and exchanges occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act in taxable years ending after such date.

SEC. 5. REPEAL OF DEFERRAL ON FOREIGN EARNINGS.

(a) IN GENERAL- Subparagraph (A) of section 956A(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:

`(A) the average of the amounts of--

`(i) passive assets, and

`(ii) post-1993 foreign investments,

held by such corporation as of the close of each quarter of such taxable year, over.'

(b) POST-1993 FOREIGN INVESTMENT- Subsection (c) of section 956A of such Code is amended by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:

`(3) POST-1993 FOREIGN INVESTMENT- For purposes of this subsection, the term `post-1993 foreign investment' means any asset (other than United States property as defined in section 956) acquired by the controlled foreign corporation after December 31, 1993.'

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years of controlled foreign corporations ending after December 31, 1993.


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KEYWORDS: business; duncanhunter; manufacturing; trade
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Hunter...doing his level best to promote America's Arsenal of Democracy --- thru Tax incentives.


1 posted on 06/11/2007 4:03:42 PM PDT by pissant
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To: Antoninus; Ultra Sonic 007; AuntB; WalterSkinner; Paperdoll; rob21; RasterMaster

Pro America, Pro Military, Pro manufacturing PING


2 posted on 06/11/2007 4:05:05 PM PDT by pissant
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To: pissant

I especially like his idea of dropping the tax on manufacturing. Liberals will scream that it’s a corporate tax break but any long time factory worker knows better.


3 posted on 06/11/2007 4:06:05 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Greed is NOT a conservative ideal.)
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To: cripplecreek

He has promised to flat line all taxes on exports.


4 posted on 06/11/2007 4:07:11 PM PDT by pissant
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To: pissant

I love this guy.


5 posted on 06/11/2007 4:09:13 PM PDT by freekitty
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To: freekitty

A patriot’s patriot.


6 posted on 06/11/2007 4:10:34 PM PDT by pissant
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To: pissant

Pissant,although we have our differences I think your guy is a solid conservative who I could vote for.Here’s the problem,Hunter’s not getting much spin nationally and during the debates he didn’t get enough time to show the country what he’s about !!!


7 posted on 06/11/2007 4:12:22 PM PDT by Obie Wan
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To: Obie Wan

He’s in it for the long haul. The Blogosphere keeps adding fans. He still has time to make the case.


8 posted on 06/11/2007 4:13:54 PM PDT by pissant
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To: pissant
He has promised to flat line all taxes on exports.

Great. Does he suggest doing the same on imports?

9 posted on 06/11/2007 4:15:00 PM PDT by billbears (Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. --Santayana)
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To: billbears

We tax very few imports.


10 posted on 06/11/2007 4:16:01 PM PDT by pissant
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To: pissant

A lot of our outsourcing problems could be alleviated if the as*hats in congress would lower the tax rates on corporations. Of course that is an alien concept to the socialists on Capitol Hill.


11 posted on 06/11/2007 4:16:19 PM PDT by dljordan
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To: dljordan

That’s what Hunter wants to do.


12 posted on 06/11/2007 4:17:06 PM PDT by pissant
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To: cripplecreek
Corporate income taxes are the absolute dumbest idea ever devised by man. Corporations pass the tax along to their customers. Duh.

Liberals are so fricken stooopid, they don't understand capitalism.

13 posted on 06/11/2007 4:23:37 PM PDT by Cobra64 (www.BulletBras.net)
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To: Cobra64

It’s funny in a sad sorta way. Every single piece and part sitting in a factory is taxed.....as it was in the factory that made it in the first place and will be again as it moves down the line to the next factory.

As a former foreman told me, “Every screw starts racking up taxes as soon as it comes out of the ground as ore till it drives off the lot deep inside a transmission of a new car.”


14 posted on 06/11/2007 4:29:13 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Greed is NOT a conservative ideal.)
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To: freekitty
I love this guy.

me too~~

15 posted on 06/11/2007 4:31:41 PM PDT by pollywog (Joshua 1:9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid,)
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To: cripplecreek

That foreman is a hell of a lot smarter than most politicians.


16 posted on 06/11/2007 4:33:44 PM PDT by Cobra64 (www.BulletBras.net)
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To: pissant

sounds good. some good possibilities for ‘08 election. Don’t want to commit yet, but want to see what is out there. This sounds real good.


17 posted on 06/11/2007 4:59:34 PM PDT by television is just wrong (Amnesty is when you allow them to return to their country of origin without prosecution.)
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To: Obie Wan

Here’s a few poll links for you....

http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/poll?poll=186;results=2

Maybe you have not been looking at these either:

Hunter beats McCain in his home state:
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/01/16/news/top_stories/1_03_321_15_07.txt

SC Straw Poll Makes it Clear:Duncan Hunter Has Emerged as Conservative Answer
http://schotlinepress.wordpress.com/2007/03/03/sc-straw-poll-makes-it-clearduncan-hunter-has-emerged-as-conservative-answer/

Must not even pay attention to FOX polls....
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,255999,00.html


18 posted on 06/11/2007 6:00:38 PM PDT by RasterMaster (Rudy, Romney & McCain = KENNEDY wing of the Republican Party - Duncan Hunter, President 2008)
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To: pissant

Coming up next after Edwards event (15 minutes):

C-Span2
09:21 PM EDT
1:36 (est.)
Public Affairs Event
New Hampshire Republican Party Event
Republican Party, New Hampshire
Duncan Hunter , R-CA
Tommy Thompson , R-WI


19 posted on 06/11/2007 6:06:36 PM PDT by RasterMaster (Rudy, Romney & McCain = KENNEDY wing of the Republican Party - Duncan Hunter, President 2008)
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To: pissant

It’s a shame that most Americans, even a lot of so called conservatives, don’t care about the fact that the Arsenal of Democracy is located almost entirely in communist China.

We really need to make sure that Hunter gets elected President because he’s the only one who gets it.


20 posted on 06/11/2007 7:17:14 PM PDT by rob21 (Duncan Hunter 2008)
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