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 PUBLIC LAW 105-34—AUG. 5, 1997 111 STAT. 939 "(III) in any other case, ownership of more than 50 percent of the beneficial interests in the entity. "(ii) CONSTRUCTIVE OWNERSHIP. —Section 318 Applicability. (relating to constructive ownership of stock) shall apply for purposes of determining ownership of stock in a corporation. Similar principles shall apply for purposes of determining ownership of interests in any other entity. "(E) RELATED PERSONS.— The Secretary shall prescribe such rules as may be necessary or appropriate to prevent avoidance of the purposes of this paragraph through the use of related persons.", (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 26 USC 512 note. (1) IN GENERAL.— Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) BINDING CONTRACTS.—The amendments made by this section shall not apply to any payment made during the first 2 taxable years beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act if such payment is made pursuant to a written binding contract in effect on June 8, 1997, and at all times thereafter before such payment. SEC. 1042. TERMINATION OF CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS FROM RULES 26 USC 833 note. RELATING TO EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS WHICH PROVIDE COMMERCIAL-TYPE INSURANCE. (a) IN GENERAL.Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 1012(c)(4) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 shall not apply to any taxable year beginning after December 31, 1997. (b) SPECIAL RULES. — In the case of an organization to which section 501(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 applies solely by reason of the amendment made by subsection (a)— (1) no adjustment shall be made under section 481 (or any other provision) of such Code on account of a change in its method of accounting for its first taxable year beginning after December 31, 1997, and (2) for purposes of determining gain or loss, the adjusted basis of any asset held on the 1st day of such taxable year shall be treated as equal to its fair market value as of such day. (c) RESERVE WEAKENING AFTER JUNE 8, 1997.— Any reserve weakening after June 8, 1997, by an organization described in subsection (b) shall be treated as occurring in such organization's 1st taxable year beginning after December 31, 1997. (d) REGULATIONS. —The Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate may prescribe rules for providing proper adjustments for organizations described in subsection (b) with respect to short taxable years which begin during 1998 by reason of section 843 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

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