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Guaranty Corporation for purjjoses of administration of Titles I and IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and "(2) registration statements (as described in section 6057) and information with respect to such statements to the proper officers and employees of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare for purposes of administration of section 1131 of the Social Security Act." (i) CERTAIN PUERTO RICAN PENSION, E T C., PLANS To B E EXEMPT FROM TAX UNDER SECTION 501 (a).— (1) GENERAL RULE.—Effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1973, for purposes of section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (relating to exemption from tax), any trust forming part of a pension, profit-sharing, or stock bonus plan all of the participants of which are residents of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be treated as an organization described in section 401(a) of such Code if such trust— (A) forms part of a pension, profit-sharing, or stock bonus plan, and (B) is exempt from income tax under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (2) ELECTION TO HAVE PROVISIONS OF, AND AMENDMENTS MADE BY, TITLE II OF T H I S ACT APPLY.
26 USC 7701. 26 USC 404
(A) If the administrator of a pension, profit-sharing, or stock bonus plan which is created or organized in Puerto Rico elects, at such time and in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury may require, to have the provisions of this paragraph apply, for plan years beginning after the date of election any trust forming a part of such plan shall be treated as a trust created or organized in the United States for purposes of section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. (B) An election under subparagraph (A), once made, is irrevocable. (C) This paragraph applies to plan years beginning after the date of enactment of this Act. (D) The source of any distributions made under a plan which makes an election under this paragraph to participants and beneficiaries residing outside of the United States shall be determined, for purposes of subchapter N of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, by the Secretary of the Treasury in accordance with regulations prescribed by him. For purposes of this subparagraph the United States means the United States as defined in section 7701(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. Q'^ Y E A R O F DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN E M P L O Y E R CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SEVERANCE PAYMENTS REQUIRED BY FOREIGN LAW.—Effective
for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1973, if— (1) an employer is engaged in a trade or business in a foreign country, (2) such employer is required by the laws of that country to make payments, based on periods of service, to its employees or their beneficiaries after the employees' retirement, death, or other separation from the service, and (3) such employer establishes a trust (whether organized
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