,,ii #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bcfj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #bj1 #bjad ,mr4 ,levin 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,rockefeller1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mrs4 ,boxer1 ,mr4 ,nelson1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,south ,dakota1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,harkin1 ,mr4 ,franken1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,walsh1 and ,ms4 ,klobuchar7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,finance ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to modify the rules relating to inverted corporations4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,stop ,corporate ,inversions ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,modifications to rules relating to inverted corporations 7a7 ,in general ,subsection 7b7 of section #ghgd of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended to read as follows3 7b7 ,inverted corporations treated as domestic corporations 7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding section #ggja7;a77#d71 a foreign corporation shall be treated for purposes of this title as a domestic corporation if-- 7,a7 such corporation would be a surrogate foreign corporation if subsection 7a77#b7 were applied by substituting #hj percent for #fj percent1 or 7,b7 such corporation is an inverted domestic corporation4 7#b7 ,inverted domestic corporation ,for purposes of this subsection1 a foreign corporation shall be treated as an inverted domestic corporation if1 pursuant to a plan 7or a series of related transactions7-- 7,a7 the entity completes after ,may #h1 #bjad1 and before ,may #i1 #bjaf1 the direct or indirect acquisition of-- 7i7 substantially all of the properties held directly or indirectly by a domestic corporation1 or 7ii7 substantially all of the assets of1 or substantially all of the properties constituting a trade or business of1 a domestic partnership1 and 7,b7 after the acquisition1 either-- 7i7 more than #ej percent of the stock 7by vote or value7 of the entity is held-- 7,i7 in the case of an acquisition with respect to a domestic corporation1 by former shareholders of the domestic corporation by reason of holding stock in the domestic corporation1 or 7,,ii7 in the case of an acquisition with respect to a domestic partnership1 by former partners of the domestic partnership by reason of holding a capital or profits interest in the domestic partnership1 or 7ii7 the management and control of the expanded affiliated group which includes the entity occurs1 directly or indirectly1 primarily within the ,united ,states1 and such expanded affiliated group has significant domestic business activities4 7#c7 ,exception for corporations with substantial business activities in foreign country of organization ,a foreign corporation described in paragraph 7#b7 shall not be treated as an inverted domestic corporation if after the acquisition the expanded affiliated group which includes the entity has substantial business activities in the foreign country in which or under the law of which the entity is created or organized when compared to the total business activities of such expanded affiliated group4 ,for purposes of subsection 7a77#b77;,b77iii7 and the preceding sentence1 the term substantial business activities shall have the meaning given such term under regulations in effect on ,may #h1 #bjad1 except that the ,secretary may issue regulations increasing the threshold percent in any of the tests under such regulations for determining if business activities constitute substantial business activities for purposes of this paragraph4 7#d7 ,management and control ,for purposes of paragraph 7#b77;,b77ii7-- 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall prescribe regulations for purposes of determining cases in which the management and control of an expanded affiliated group is to be treated as occurring1 directly or indirectly1 primarily within the ,united ,states4 ,the regulations prescribed under the preceding sentence shall apply to periods after ,may #h1 #bjad4 7,b7 ,executive officers and senior management ,such regulations shall provide that the management and control of an expanded affiliated group shall be treated as occurring1 directly or indirectly1 primarily within the ,united ,states if substantially all of the executive officers and senior management of the expanded affiliated group who exercise day-to-day responsibility for making decisions involving strategic1 financial1 and operational policies of the expanded affiliated group are based or primarily located within the ,united ,states4 ,individuals who in fact exercise such day-to-day responsibilities shall be treated as executive officers and senior management regardless of their title4 7#e7 ,significant domestic business activities ,for purposes of paragraph 7#b77;,b77ii71 an expanded affiliated group has significant domestic business activities if at least #be percent of-- 7,a7 the employees of the group are based in the ,united ,states1 7,b7 the employee compensation incurred by the group is incurred with respect to employees based in the ,united ,states1 7,c7 the assets of the group are located in the ,united ,states1 or 7,d7 the income of the group is derived in the ,united ,states1 determined in the same manner as such determinations are made for purposes of determining substantial business activities under regulations referred to in paragraph 7#c7 as in effect on ,may #h1 #bjad1 but applied by treating all references in such regulations to foreign country and relevant foreign country as references to the ,united ,states4 ,the ,secretary may issue regulations decreasing the threshold percent in any of the tests under such regulations for determining if business activities constitute significant domestic business activities for purposes of this paragraph4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendments 7#a7 ,clause 7i7 of section #ghgd7;a77#b77;,b7 of such ,code is amended by striking after ,march #d1 #bjjc1 and inserting after ,march #d1 #bjjc1 and before ,may #i1 #bjad1 or after ,may #h1 #bjaf14 7#b7 ,subsection 7c7 of section #ghgd of such ,code is amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by striking subsection 7a77#b77;,b77ii7 and inserting subsections 7a77#b77;,b77ii7 and 7b77#b77;,b77i71 and 7ii7 by inserting or 7b77#b77;,a7 after 7a77#b77;,b77i7 in subparagraph 7,b71 7,b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by inserting or 7b77#b77;,b77i71 as the case may be1 after 7a77#b77;,b77ii71 7,c7 in paragraph 7#e71 by striking subsection 7a77#b77;,b77ii7 and inserting subsections 7a77#b77;,b77ii7 and 7b77#b77;,b77i71 and 7,d7 in paragraph 7#f71 by inserting or inverted domestic corporation1 as the case may be1 after surrogate foreign corporation4 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending after ,may #h1 #bjad4