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PUBLIC LAW 101-508—NOV. 5, 1990 104 STAT. 1388-457 " (2) RULES WHERE INFORMATION NOT FURNISHED, — If— "(A) for purposes of determining the amount of the reporting corporation's liability for tax under this title, the Secretary issues a summons to such corporation to produce (either directly or as an agent for a related party who is a foreign person) any records or testimony, "(B) such summons is not quashed in a proceeding begun under paragraph (4) of section 6038A(e) (as made applicable by paragraph (4) of this subsection) and is not determined to be invalid in a proceeding begun under section 7604(b) to enforce such summons, and "(C) the reporting corporation does not substantially comply in a timely manner with such summons and the Secretary has sent by certified or registered mail a notice to such reporting corporation that such reporting corporation has not so substantially complied, the Secretary may apply the rules of paragraph (3) with respect to any transaction or item to which such summons relates (whether or not the Secretary begins a proceeding to enforce such summons). If the reporting corporation fails to maintain (or cause another to maintain) records as required by subsection (a), and by reason of that failure, the summons is quashed in a proceeding described in subparagraph (B) or the reporting corporation is not able to provide the records requested in the summons, the Secretary may apply the rules of paragraph (3) with respect to any transaction or item to which the records relate. "(3) APPLICABLE RULES. — If the rules of this paragraph apply to £my transaction or item, the treatment of such transaction (or the amount and treatment of any such item) shall be determined by the Secretary in the Secretary's sole discretion from the Secretary's own knowledge or from such information as the Secretary may obtain through testimony or otherwise. "(4) JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS. — The provisions of section 6038A(e)(4) shall apply with respect to any summons referred to in paragraph (2)(A); except that subparagraph (D) of such section shall be applied by substituting 'transaction or item' for 'transaction'. "(e) DEFINITIONS.— For purposes of this section, the terms 'related party', 'foreign person', and 'records' have the respective meanings given to such terms by section 6038A(c)." (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (1) Paragraph (1) of section 6038A(a) is amended by striking "or is a foreign corporation engaged in trade or business within the United States". (2) The table of sections for subpart A of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 6038B the following new item: "Sec. 6038C. Information with respect to foreign corporations engaged in U.S. biisiness." (c) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendments made by this section shall 26 USC 6038A apply to— note. (1) any requirement to furnish information under section 6038C(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section) if the time for furnishing such information under such section is after the date of the enactment of this Act, 39-194O-91- 28:QL3Part2