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PUBLIC LAW 99-000—MMMM. DD, 1986

PUBLIC LAW 9 9 - 5 1 4 - O C T. 22, 1986

100 STAT. 2841

"(g) TREATMENT OF INTEREST PARTIALLY TAX-EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 133.—For purposes of this section and subsections (a) and 0)) of

section 807, the terms 'gross investment income' and 'tax-exempt interest' shall not include any interest received with respect to a securities acquisition loan (as defined in section 133(b)). Such interest shall not be included in life insurance gross income for purposes of subsection (b)(3)." (j) TREATMENT OF FOREIGN LIFE INSURANCE (COMPANIES.—Para-

graph (1) of section 813(a) (relating to adjustment where surplus held in United States is less than specified minimum) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "The preceding sentence shall be applied before computing the amount of the special life insurance company deduction and the small life insurance company deduction, and any increase under the preceding sentence shall be treated as gross investment income." (k) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM PRE-1984 POLICYHOLDERS SURPLUS ACCOUNT.—

(1) Subsection (f) of section 815 (relating to other rules applicable to policyholders surplus account continued) is amended by striking out "sections 6501(c)(6)" and inserting in lieu thereof "sections 8190)), 6501(c)(6)". (2) Subsection (a) of section 815 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term 'indirect distribution' shall not include any bona fide loan with arms-length terms and conditions." (3) In the case of any loan made before March 1, 1986 (other than a loan which is renegotiated, extended, renewed, or revised after February 28, 1986), which does not meet the requirements of the last sentence of section 815(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (as added by paragraph (2)), the amount of the indirect distribution for purposes of such section 815(a) shall be the foregone interest on the loan (determined by using the lowest rate which would have met the arms-length requirements of such sentence for such a loan). (1) TREATMENT OF DEFICIENCY RESERVES.—Section 816 (defining life insurance company) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(h) TREATMENT OF DEFICIENCY RESERVES.—For purposes of this section and section 813(a)(4)(B), the terms 'life insurance reserves' and 'total reserves' shall not include deficiency reserves." (m) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN NONDIVERSIFIED CONTRACTS.—

(1) Subsection (h) of section 817 (relating to treatment of certain nondiversified contracts) is amended by striking out paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: '(3) SPECIAL RULE FOR INVESTMENTS IN UNITED STATES OBLIGA-

TIONS.—To the extent that any segregated asset account with respect to a variable life insurance contract is invested in securities issued by the United States Treasury, the investments made by such account shall be treated as adequately diversified for purposes of paragraph (1). "(4) LOOK-THROUGH IN CERTAIN CASES.—For purposes of this subsection, if all of the beneficial interests in a regulated investment company or in a trust are held by 1 or more— "(A) insurance companies (or affiliated companies) in their general account or in segregated asset accounts, or