AMENDMENTS OF SUBTITLE B; ESTATE AND GIFT TAXES.

SEC. 1902. AMENDMENTS OF SUBTITLE B; ESTATE AND GIFT TAXES. (a) In General.— (1) Amendments of section 2012.— (A) Section 2012(b) (relating to credit for gift tax) is amended— (i) by Striking out “(b) in applying,” and inserting in lieu thereof “(b) Valuation Reductions.—In applying,”, and (ii) by striking out in paragraphs (2) and (3) “ deduction)—then” and inserting in lieu thereof “deduction), then”. (B) Section 2012(c) (relating to gift by spouse or third party) is amended by striking out “(c) Where the decedent” and inserting in lieu thereof “(c) Where Gift Considered Made One-Half by Spouse.—Where the decedent”. (C) Section 2012(d)(1) (relating to computation of amount of gift tax) is amended by striking out “(d)(1) For purposes of” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “(d) Computation of Amount of Gift Tax Paid.— “(1) Amount of tax.— For purposes of”. (D) Section 2012(d)(2) (relating to credit for gift tax) is amended by striking out “(2) For purposes” and inserting in lieu thereof: “(2) Amount of gift.—For purposes”., (2) Amendments of section 2013.— Section 2013(d)(3) is amended by striking out “, or the corresponding provision of prior law,”. (3) Amendment of section 2038.— Section 2038 (relating to revocable transfers) is amended by striking out subsection (c) (relating to effect of disability in certain cases). (4) Amendments of section 2055.— (A) Section 2055(b) (relating to powers of appointment) is amended to read as follows: “(b) Powers of Appointment.— Property includible in the decedent’s gross estate under section 2041 (relating to powers of appointment) received by a donee described in this section shall, for purposes of this section, be considered a bequest of such decedent.” (B) Section 2055(f) (relating to cross references) is amended to read as follows: (f) Cross References.— “(1) For option as to time for valuation for purpose of deduction under this section, see section 2032. “(2) For exemption of gifts and bequests to or for the benefit of Library of Congress, see section 5 of the Act of March 3, 1925, as amended (2 U.S.C. 161). “(3) For treatment of gifts and bequests for the benefit of the Office of Naval Records and History as gifts or bequests to or for the use of the United States, see section 7222 of title 10, United States Code. “(4) For treatment of gifts and bequests to or for the benefit of National Park Foundation as gifts or bequests to or for the use of the United States, see section 8 of the Act of December 18, 1967 (16 U.S.C. 191). “(5) For treatment of gifts, devises, or bequests accepted by the Secretary of State under the Foreign Service Act of 1946 as gifts, devices, or bequests to or for the use of the United States, see section 1021(e) of that Act (22 U.S.C. 869(e)) . “(6) For treatment of gifts or bequests of money accepted by the Attorney General for credit to ‘Commissary Funds, Federal Prisons/ as gifts or bequests to or for the use of the United States, see section 2 of the Act of May 15, 1952, as amended by the Act of July 9, 1952 (31 U.S.C. 725s–4). 90 STAT. 1805 “(7) For payment of tax on gifts and bequests of United States obligations to the United States, see section 24 of the Second Liberty Bond Act (31 U.S.C. 757e), “(8) For treatment of gifts and bequests for benefit of the Naval Academy as gifts or bequests to or for the use of the United States, see section 6973 of title 10, United States Code. _ “(9) For treatment of gifts and bequests for benefit of the Naval Academy Museum as gifts or bequests to or for the use of the United States, see section 6974 of title 10, United States Code. “(10) For exemption of gifts and bequests received by National Archives Trust Fund Board, see section 2308 of title 44, United States Code.” (5) Amendments of section 2100.— (A) Section 2106(a)(2)(F) (relating to cross references concerning the charitable deduction for estate tax purposes) is amended to read as follows: “(F) Cross References.— “(1) For option as to time for valuation for purposes of deduction under this section, see section 2032. “(2) For exemption of certain bequests for the benefit of the United States and for rules of construction for certain bequests, see section 2C55(O.” (B) Section 2106 (relating to taxable estate of nonresidents) is amended by striking out subsection (c) (relating to treatment of United States bonds). (6) Amendment of sections 2107 and 2108.— Section 2107(a) (relating to estate tax on expatriates) and section 2108(a) (relating to application of pre–1967 estate tax provisions) are each amended by striking out “the date, of enactment of this section” and inserting in lieu thereof “November 13, 1966”. (7) Amendment relating to section 2201.— (A) Section 6(b)(1) of the Act of January 2, 1975 (Public Law 93–597; 88 Stat. 1950) is amended by striking out “Section 2210” and inserting in lieu thereof “Section 2201”. (B) The amendment made by subsection (A) is effective July 1, 1973. (8) Repeal of section 2202.— Section 2202 (relating to missionaries in foreign service) is repealed. (9) Amendment of section 2204.— The last sentence of section 2204(b) (relating to the discharge from personal liability of a fiduciary other than the executor) is amended by striking out “has not been” and inserting in lieu thereof “has been”. (10) Amendment of section 2501.— Section 2501(a)(1) (relating to imposition of gift tax) is amended to read as follows: “(1) General rule.— A tax, computed as provided in section 2502, is hereby imposed for each calendar quarter on the transfer of property by gift during such calendar quarter by any individual, resident or nonresident.” (11) Amendment of section 2522.— Subsection (d) of section 2522 (relating to cross references) is amended to read as follows: “(d) Cross Reference.— “For exemption of certain gifts to or for the benefit of the United States and for rules of construction with respect to certain gifts, see section 2055(f).” (12) Amendments to sections referring to territories.— (A) The following provisions are each amended by striking out “Territory,”: sections 2055(a)(1), 2056(c)(2)(B), and 2106(a)(2)(A)(i). 90 STAT. 1806 (B) The following provisions are each amended by striking out “or Territory”: sections 2011(a), 2011(e), and 2053 (C) Section 2016 is amended by striking out “Territory or”. (D) Sections 2522(a)(1) and 2522(b)(1) are. each amended by striking out “Territory,”. (E) Section 2523(f)(1) is amended by striking out “Territory, or”. (b) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.— (1) Amendment conforming to repeal of section 2202.— The table of sections for subchapter C of chapter 11 is amended by striking out the item relating to section 2202. (2) Amendments conforming to amendment of section 2055.— (A) Section 6503, as amended by this Act, is amended by striking out subsection (e), and by redesignating subsections (f), (g) (h), and (i) as subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h), respectively. (B) Section 6167(h)(2) is amended by striking out “section 6503(f)” and inserting in lieu thereof “section 6503(e)”. (c) Effective Dates.— (1) Estate tax amendments.— The amendments made by paragraphs (1) through (10), and paragraphs (14)(A), (B),and (C), of subsection (a), and by subsection (b) shall apply in the case of estates of decedents dying after the date of the enactment of this Act, and the amendment made by paragraph (11) of subsection (a) shall apply in the case of estates of decedents dying after December 31, 1970. (2) Gift tax amendments.— The amendments made by paragraphs (12), (13), and (14)(D) and (E) of subsection (a) shall apply with respect to gifts made after December 31, 1976.