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409:) directing DHS to report, within 90 days of the act's passage, on the steps it was undertaking to enforce the Reed Amendment, including a schedule for issuing guidance or regulations, if necessary. DHS' report, submitted to Congress in November 2015, stated that "there currently are no advisable options for altering enforcement of the inadmissibility ground against persons who do not affirmatively admit to renouncing their U.S. citizenship for the purpose of avoiding U.S. taxation". DHS considered implementing the Reed Amendment by presuming that a former citizen seeking entry had renounced U.S. citizenship for the purpose of avoiding taxation if he or she failed to pay the expatriation tax, obtained a windfall shortly after renunciation, or established residence in a 472:
overcome; in FY 2017, there was one ineligibility finding and one overcome. Charles M. Bruce of Moore & Bruce LLP states that some U.S. consular officers may have "unofficially and improperly" applied the Reed Amendment to refuse issuance of visas to former U.S. citizens. Mark Nestmann similarly states that he knows of occasional cases in which former citizens have been denied U.S. visas, with consuls citing the Reed Amendment as their authority. Nevertheless, Eugene Chow of Chow & King Associates states that in spite of the Reed Amendment, consular officers "routinely issue visas" to ex-U.S. citizens, and the State Department's
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the required determination of tax motivation, as no IRS staff might be available to respond to the request for information on a weekend. Additionally, the IRS already had a large workload drafting other guidance for former citizens and green card holders under newly passed tax laws. Furthermore, DHS later indicated that even if the department were able to obtain tax information on former citizens, their agents "lack the expertise and resources to review tax filings meaningfully or engage in complicated tax liability analysis, involving both domestic and foreign tax law". In the end, the proposed regulations were never issued.
678: 319:, including (1) obtaining nationality in a foreign country, (2) swearing allegiance to a foreign government, (3) serving in a foreign military under certain conditions, or (4) working for a foreign government), or only those who specifically "renounced" by making a formal renunciation of nationality under § 1481(a)(5) or (6). Mark Nestmann of The Nestmann Group states that despite non-enforcement of the Reed Amendment, he advises his clients to avoid making a formal renunciation of nationality, and instead to naturalize as a citizen of a foreign country and then obtain a U.S. 20: 332: 783:, adding provisions to account for the possibility that a former citizen who met the asset or tax liability thresholds to trigger the tax might subsequently spend significant amounts of time in the United States. Kirsch describes this as "implicit recognition" of the "substantive and technical problems" of the Reed Amendment. Kirsch outlined an alternative proposal to more narrowly tailor the Reed Amendment in a way he suggested would make it enforceable. 430: 413:, and placing the burden of proof on the individual to rebut this presumption; however, the department concluded that this procedure would have both many false negatives (failing to identify people who renounced for tax avoidance reasons) as well as many false positives (incorrectly denying entry to people who had other reasons for renouncing U.S. citizenship). 255:
unenforceable ... This is the way we legislate at 5 o'clock in the morning 4 days before adjournment." Moynihan went on to state that it was inappropriate to use visa restrictions to enforce the tax law, called it a provision "which does not reflect well on a free society", and advocated for the alternative plan of modifying the
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has no procedures in effect to implement the Reed Amendment. The FAM instructs consular officers that "he role of the Department and the consular officer is very limited in implementing this ground of inadmissibility. Unless the applicant appears as a hit in the lookout system revealing a finding of
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However, there were various practical difficulties with these proposed regulations. Most notably, only one IRS agent would have been assigned to handling such requests; if a former U.S. citizen arrived on a weekend, he or she might have to be detained until Monday in order for border agents to make
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Among various academics' and practitioners' criticisms of the law, Renee S. Liu describes it as "an inappropriate response" to the problem it sought to address, while Michelle Leigh Carter argues that it may "unconstitutionally infringe on the fundamental right to expatriate". Temple University law
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made a speech on the Senate floor denouncing the Reed Amendment in harsh terms, saying: "The wording of the statute is embarrassing. How can an alien renounce U.S. citizenship? In what capacity would said alien do so officially? One assumes that a court of law would find the language incoherent and
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both wrote to the State Department to protest, and by October 1995, the government of Belize had withdrawn its nomination of Dart as consul. Wealthy people who renounced U.S. citizenship for tax reasons were estimated to comprise about a dozen of the roughly one thousand people per year who became
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has stated that they cannot obtain the information required to enforce the amendment unless the former U.S. citizen "affirmatively admit" his or her reasons for renouncing citizenship, and so from 2002 to 2015, only two people were denied entry to the United States on the grounds of the amendment.
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included the relevant statistics, and 2015, no consular officer found any visa applicant ineligible for entry into the United States on the grounds of the Reed Amendment. However in the Department of State Fiscal Year 2016 report, there were two INA 212(a)(10(E) findings and one ineligibility
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Any alien who is a former citizen of the United States who relinquishes United States citizenship (within the meaning of section 877A(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) and who is determined by the Attorney General, after consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, not to be in
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Michael G. Pfeifer of Caplin & Drysdale states that it is unclear whether the Reed Amendment is intended to apply to all persons "relinquishing" U.S. citizenship by committing an "expatriating act" with the intention of losing U.S. citizenship (all the acts listed in
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Passport control at John F. Kennedy International Airport. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers decide whether former U.S. citizens arriving in the U.S. are inadmissible based on the Reed Amendment. They have only found two people inadmissible in the past 15
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Any alien who is a former citizen of the United States who officially renounces United States citizenship and who is determined by the Attorney General to have renounced United States citizenship for the purpose of avoiding taxation by the United States is
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According to the DHS report, two individuals were denied admission to the United States on the grounds of the Reed Amendment between 2002 and 2015, while another five individuals "were identified as possibly inadmissible" on that basis but were not
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later criticised it as inappropriate, embarrassing, and badly-drafted. Efforts at establishing procedures to enforce the amendment ran into early difficulties, and the executive branch never promulgated the implementing regulations. The
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should "not be able to return to the United States". At the time, the issue of giving up U.S. citizenship for tax purposes was receiving a large amount of media attention, which also resulted in Congress adding provisions to the
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The U.S. government has never issued regulations to implement the Reed Amendment. One issue with the enforcement of the law was that the Attorney General was never authorized to obtain the required information from the
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inadmissibility under INA 212(a)(10)(E), you must assume the applicant is eligible." Finally, the FAM states that a person who is found inadmissible due to the Reed Amendment could request a
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the waiver to the IRS so that the IRS could provide Customs with tax information relating to the former citizen, in particular whether the former citizen met the asset thresholds of
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approved Reed's amendment by a vote of 25 to 5, over objections from opponents of the law arguing that it was punitive, difficult to enforce, and gave too much discretion to the
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had renounced his U.S. citizenship, there was speculation that the Reed Amendment might be invoked against him, and Reed himself (by then senior RI senator) sent a letter to
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Representative Lamar S. Smith (R-TX), who originally opposed the Reed Amendment, later attempted to broaden it to cover all people who had renounced U.S. citizenship.
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on their U.S. investments, but it died in committee. The following year, Reed himself, along with Schumer and Casey, moved the Ex-PATRIOT Act as an amendment to the
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Kirsch, Michael S. (2004). "Alternative Sanctions and the Federal Tax Law: Symbols, Shaming, and Social Norm Management as a Substitute for Effective Tax Policy".
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and clarify its scope. Academics have also written papers in legal journals suggesting changes to the Reed Amendment. None of these proposals have become law.
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to allow the Internal Revenue Service to share ex-citizens' tax information with the Attorney-General in order to enforce the entry ban. In September 2002,
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in order to be able to make the determination whether a former American's loss of citizenship was motivated by tax reasons. This restriction arises from
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Immigration in the National Interest Act of 1995: Report of the Committee on the Judiciary on H.R. 2202, together with dissenting and additional views
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of 1996. Those who were identified as former U.S. citizens would be required to sign a waiver of their rights under § 6103; Customs would then
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bill in February 2008. In June 2008, the expatriation tax and gift tax provisions of the original Baucus-Bingaman-Burns amendment (i.e.
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report only includes information on immigrant visa ineligibilities and not non-immigrant visa ineligibilities under the Reed Amendment.
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and the IRS' Office of Associate Chief Counsel (International) worked together in an effort to create procedures to work around the
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Congresses), many veterans' benefits and tax bills introduced in the Senate contained the above provisions (i.e. the enactment of
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The Securing America's Freedom Through Enforcement Reform Act, an immigration reform bill introduced by Reed Amendment opponent
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Review of the Present-Law Tax and Immigration Treatment of Relinquishment of Citizenship and Termination of Long-Term Residency
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Since 2002, both Democratic and Republican legislators have introduced bills or amendments aiming to change the language of
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Any alien who is a former citizen of the United States who officially renounced United States citizenship is inadmissible.
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Reed first introduced his eponymous amendment during the debate on the Immigration in the National Interest Act of 1995 (
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Though the Reed Amendment received strong bipartisan support during the committee stage, Democratic lawmakers including
987:"33. Amendment offered by Mr. Reed excluding from entry persons who renounce U.S. citizenship to avoid paying taxes". 583: 473: 234:, contained the Reed Amendment in its originally-introduced version, and went on to be enacted on September 30, 1996. 1478: 1474: 1943: 1466: 1462: 1282: 941:"The Expatriate Exclusion Clause: An Inappropriate Response to Relinquishing Citizenship for Tax Avoidance Purposes" 19: 1685: 1596: 1525:"Acquisition of Chinese nationality in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Expatriation under U.S. law" 1329: 1506: 1450: 1446: 1442: 1113: 294: 268: 108:'s list of "Classes of aliens ineligible for visas or admissions", under the "Miscellaneous grounds" category: 1571: 988: 919: 751:(D-NY) stated that the Reed Amendment "was written in a manner that inhibits its enforcement", and so he and 1470: 1458: 251: 72: 1088: 1851: 1832:"Schumer, Casey announce plan to stop Facebook Co-Founder from dodging taxes by dropping U.S. citizenship" 1697: 1633: 1551: 1305:"Senator Reed Again Proposes Special 'Tax Expatriation' Legislation Adverse to Former Citizens (not LPRs)" 1238:"Past And Proposed Anti-Expat Legislation: Interview With Bill Yates, Former IRS Attorney (International)" 1652: 1617: 1454: 718:
The same provision was also included in bills introduced in 2003 and 2005; it did not pass either time.
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Senator Daniel Moynihan (D-NY) stated that the Reed Amendment "does not reflect well on a free society".
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regarding whether or not the former citizen had tax motivations for giving up U.S. citizenship.
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to obtain a non-immigrant visa, but that no waiver is available to obtain an immigrant visa.
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to cover all renunciants regardless of whether or not they had tax avoidance motivations:
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that all people have the right to leave any country and to change their nationality.
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A partial list includes the Veterans and Military Personnel Fairness Act of 2003,
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has reversed denials based on the Reed Amendment after being made aware of them.
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Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013
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Bruce, Charles M.; Saret, Lewis; Lagonico, Stéphane; Trow, Steve (2006-03-13).
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compliance with sections 877A and 2801 of such Code (relating to expatriation).
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According to retired IRS international tax counsel Willard Yates, the former
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on the basis of having committed an "expatriating act" under § 1481(a)(1).
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Various Democratic and Republican politicians including Reed himself,
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The Baucus-Bingaman-Burns amendment also included a variety of other
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Prasso, Sheridan; Vallikappen, Sanat; Drucker, Jesse (2012-05-18).
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Securing America's Freedom Through Enforcement Reform Act of 2003,
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Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
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Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
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urging enforcement of the Reed Amendment against Eduardo Saverin
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to insert language into the Senate report on one version of the
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Between 2000, the first year for which the State Department's
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United States federal immigration and nationality legislation
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to the Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2002,
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In the aftermath of IIRIRA's passage, Reed's fellow Democrat
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Securing America's Freedom Through Enforcement Reform Act,
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related to former citizens, among them new versions of the
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urging her to bar Saverin from re-entry. However, Senator
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list of former United States citizens published by the IRS
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make public the names of people giving up U.S. citizenship
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Buss, David; Hryck, David; Granwell, Alan (August 2007).
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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015
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Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005
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mentioned in the above quote), as well as changes to
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Inadmissibility of Tax-Based Citizenship Renunciants
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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
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House Report 104-469, Part 1. 1995-03-04 779:, Congress amended the law concerning the 267:also suggested that it conflicts with the 934: 932: 886: 884: 882: 433:The U.S. Embassy in Bridgetown, Barbados 1960:Acts of the 104th United States Congress 1138: 1136: 1668:American Renewable Energy Act of 2008, 791: 755:(D-PA) introduced new legislation, the 480:Further unenacted legislative proposals 106:Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 60:The Amendment was named for its author 1532:Nationality and Immigration Commission 1389:. U.S. Department of State. 2016-03-07 1364:. U.S. Department of State. 2008-08-06 1236:Virginia La Torre Jeker (2013-12-30). 352:limitation. Under their proposal, the 342:Immigration and Naturalization Service 259:to tax accrued capital gains instead. 1145:"The Exit Tax — A Perfectly Bad Idea" 437:rejected ex-U.S. citizen businessman 273:Universal Declaration of Human Rights 64:, and passed into law as part of the 7: 834:"8 USC § 1182: Inadmissible Aliens" 283:Official and unofficial enforcement 271:, as well as the guarantees in the 186:to serve as Belize's new consul in 1691:Tooltip Public Law (United States) 1176:Pfeifer, Michael G. (2009-09-28). 945:Georgetown Immigration Law Journal 777:American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 399:Senate Committee on Appropriations 321:Certificate of Loss of Nationality 230:(R-TX). Another similar bill, the 14: 1901:"The Tax Code as Nationality Law" 1620:to another version of the AFTFA, 1579:Tax Planning International Review 1072:"U.S. erects a Berlin (Tax) Wall" 900:. February 2003. pp. 71–72. 732:In May 2012, following news that 1965:Visa policy of the United States 1944:Reed's 2012 letter to Napolitano 1834:. schumer.senate.gov. 2012-05-17 1804:Carlson, Nicholas (2012-05-16). 1624:; another version of the AFTFA, 204:House Committee on the Judiciary 100:Overview and legislative history 1754:Hunter, Kathleen (2012-05-18). 1040:Carter, Michelle Leigh (2002). 589:From then until 2008 (i.e. the 498:Baucus–Bingaman–Burns amendment 425:In the visa application process 182:and then attempted to obtain a 78:Department of Homeland Security 23:Reed Amendment author Jack Reed 1905:Harvard Journal on Legislation 1628:; the Tax Relief Act of 2005, 1303:Martin, Patrick (2014-06-29). 806:Johnson, Jeb C. (2015-11-30). 742:Secretary of Homeland Security 178:, who had become a citizen of 1: 1737:; nor the SAFER Act of 2013, 1328:Paget, Joel H. (2012-09-12). 1264:. reed.senate.gov. 2014-06-26 1204:Nestmann, Mark (2011-06-28). 962:De Witt, Karen (1995-10-01). 639:Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 358:Customs and Border Protection 1339:. Washington Bar Association 1121:International Tax Strategies 920:in PDF form from the website 1899:Kirsch, Michael S. (2006). 1729:. 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8 U.S.C.
§ 1182(a)(10)(E)
renouncing U.S. citizenship
income taxes
Eritrea
Jack Reed
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Department of Homeland Security
Chuck Schumer
Chuck Grassley
Lamar S. Smith
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
8 U.S.C.
§ 1182(a)(10)(E)
Jack Reed
H.R. 2202
tax avoidance
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
expatriation tax
26 U.S.C.
§ 877
make public the names of people giving up U.S. citizenship
Kenneth Dart
Dart Container
Belize
diplomatic visa
Sarasota, Florida
Sam Gibbons

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