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PUBLIC LAW 88-563-SEPT. 2, 1964

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"(2) LIMITATION.—The exclusion from tax provided by paragraph (1) shall apply to the acquisition of any debt obligation of a foreign corporation only to the extent that— " (A) the applicable percentage of (i) the actual value of the debt obligation acquired, plus (ii) the actual value (determined as of the time of such acquisition) of all other debt obligations representing loans which were theretofore made to the foreign corporation during the same calendar year and which are amortizable under contracts of the type described in paragraph (1)(C), exceeds " (B) the actual value of the debt obligations described in subparagraph (A) (ii) representing loans made by United States persons, to the extent that the acquisition of such obligations was excluded from tax under this subsection. As used in this paragraph with respect to the acquisition of a debt obligation, the term 'applicable percentage' means the lesser of (i) the percentage of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the foreign corporation which is owned by United States persons at the time of such acquisition, or (ii) the percentage of the corporation's operating and amortization costs for the calendar year which all such United States persons have agreed to pay (as of the time of such acquisition) under contracts of the type described in paragraph (1)(C).

"(e) ACQUISITIONS BY INSURANCE COMPANIES DOING BUSINESS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.—

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"(1) IN GENERAL.—The tax imposed by section 4911 shall not apply to the acquisition of stock or a debt obligation by a United States person which is an insurance company subject to taxation under section 802, 821, or 831, if such stock or debt obligation is designated (in accordance with paragraph (3)) as part of a fund of assets established and maintained by such insurance company (in accordance with paragraph (2)) with respect to foreign risks insured or reinsured by such company under contracts (including annuity contracts) the proceeds of which are payable only in the currency of a foreign country. As used in this subsection, the term 'foreign risks' means risks in connection with property outside, or liability arising out of activity outside, or in connection with the lives or health of residents of countries other than, the United States. "(2)

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ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF FUND OF ASSETS.—

Each insurance company which desires to obtain the benefit of exclusions under this subsection shall (as a condition of entitlement to any such exclusion) establish and maintain a fund (or funds) of assets in accordance with this paragraph and paragraph (3). A life insurance company (as defined in section 801(a)) shall establish such a fund of assets separately for each foreign currency (other than the currency of a country which qualifies as a less developed country) in which the proceeds of its insurance contracts are payable and for which insurance reserves are maintained by such company, and with respect to which it desires to obtain the benefits of exclusions under this subsection; and the preceding sentence shall be applied separately to each such fund in determining the company's entitlement to exclude acquisitions of stock and debt obligations designated as a part thereof. An insurance company other than a life insurance company (as so defined) shall establish a single fund of assets for all foreign currencies (other than currencies of countries which qualify as less developed countries at the time of the initial designation) in which the proceeds of its insurance contracts are

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