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H. Rept. 114-748 1 (2016-09-16)

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                    114TH CONGRESS                                         REPORT
                       2d Session     HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES           114-748






                    EMPOWERING EMPLOYEES THROUGH STOCK OWNERSHIP
                                                   ACT




                      SEPTEMBER 16, 2016.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
                                    State of the Union and ordered to be printed



                       Mr. BRADY  of Texas, from the Committee  on Ways  and  Means,
                                          submitted  the following


                                             REPORT

                                           [To accompany H.R. 5719]

                              [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                      The  Committee   on Ways  and  Means,  to whom  was  referred the
                    bill (H.R. 5719) to amend   the Internal Revenue   Code  of 1986 to
                    modify  the tax treatment  of certain equity grants, having consid-
                    ered the  same, report favorably thereon  with an  amendment and
                    recommend   that the bill as amended do pass.

                                                 CONTENTS
                                                                                    Page
                       I. SUMMARY AND  BACKGROUND .............................................................  5
                            A. Purpose and Sum m ary  .....................................................................  5
                            B. Background and Need for Legislation .............................................  6
                            C. Legislative  H istory  ............................................................................  6
                      II. EXPLANATION     OF  THE  BILL  .................................................................  6
                            A. Treatment of Qualified Equity Grants (sec. 2 of the bill and
                                secs. 83, 3401, 3402, and 6061 of the Code) ................................  6
                     III. VOTES OF THE COMM ITTEE ....................................................................  14
                     IV. BUDGET  EFFECTS  OF THE BILL ...........................................................  15
                            A. Committee Estimate of Budgetary Effects ......................................  15
                            B. Statement Regarding New Budget Authority and Tax Expendi-
                                tures Budget Authority  ..................................................................  15
                             C. Cost Estimate Prepared by the Congressional Budget Office .......  15
                      V. OTHER  MATTERS   TO BE  DISCUSSED  UNDER   THE  RULES  OF
                          TH E H O U SE ..............................................................................................  17
                            A. Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations .................  17
                            B. Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ............. 17
                            C. Information Relating to Unfunded Mandates ................................ 17
                            D. Applicability  of House Rule XXI 5(b)  ..............................................  17
                            E. Tax Com plexity  Analysis  ..................................................................  17
                            F. Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited
                                Tariff B enefits  .................................................................................  18
                             G. Duplication  of Federal Programs  .....................................................  18
                             H. Disclosure of Directed  Rule  Makings  ..............................................  18
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