§ 395. Prohibition on contracts with corporate expatriates
(a)
In general
The Secretary may not enter into any contract with a foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under subsection (b) of this section, or any subsidiary of such an entity.
(b)
Inverted domestic corporation
For purposes of this section, a foreign incorporated entity shall be treated as an inverted domestic corporation if, pursuant to a plan (or a series of related transactions)—
(1)
the entity completes before, on, or after November 25, 2002, the direct or indirect acquisition of substantially all of the properties held directly or indirectly by a domestic corporation or substantially all of the properties constituting a trade or business of a domestic partnership;
(2)
after the acquisition at least 80 percent of the stock (by vote or value) of the entity is held—
(3)
the expanded affiliated group which after the acquisition includes the entity does not have substantial business activities in the foreign country in which or under the law of which the entity is created or organized when compared to the total business activities of such expanded affiliated group.
(c)
Definitions and special rules
(1)
Rules for application of subsection (b)
In applying subsection (b) of this section for purposes of subsection (a) of this section, the following rules shall apply:
(A)
Certain stock disregarded
There shall not be taken into account in determining ownership for purposes of subsection (b)(2) of this section—
(B)
Plan deemed in certain cases
If a foreign incorporated entity acquires directly or indirectly substantially all of the properties of a domestic corporation or partnership during the 4-year period beginning on the date which is 2 years before the ownership requirements of subsection (b)(2) of this section are met, such actions shall be treated as pursuant to a plan.
(C)
Certain transfers disregarded
The transfer of properties or liabilities (including by contribution or distribution) shall be disregarded if such transfers are part of a plan a principal purpose of which is to avoid the purposes of this section.
(2)
Expanded affiliated group
The term “expanded affiliated group” means an affiliated group as defined in section
1504
(a) of title
26 (without regard to section 1504(b) of such title), except that section 1504 of such title shall be applied by substituting “more than 50 percent” for “at least 80 percent” each place it appears.
(d)
Waivers
The Secretary shall waive subsection (a) of this section with respect to any specific contract if the Secretary determines that the waiver is required in the interest of national security.
[1] So in original.