California § 17132.5 - Section 101 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to certain death benefits, is

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§ 17132.5. Section 101 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to certain death benefits, is

Section 101 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to certain death benefits, is modified as follows: (a) Section 101(h) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to survivor benefits attributable to service by a public safety officer who is killed in the line of duty, is modified to apply to amounts received in taxable years beginning after December 31, 1996, with respect to individuals dying after December 31, 1996. (b) (1) Section 101 of the Internal Revenue Code, as modified by subdivision (a) is modified to additionally provide that Section 101(h) of the Internal Revenue Code shall not apply to survivor benefits attributable to service by a public safety officer who is killed in the line of duty with respect to deaths occurring before December 31, 1996, that would otherwise be eligible for exclusion pursuant to Section 101(h) of the Internal Revenue Code, as modified by Public Law 107-15. (2) The amendments made to this section by Chapter 691 of the Statutes of 2005 shall apply to amounts paid after December 31, 2001, with respect to deaths occurring on or before December 31, 1996. (c) (1) Section 101 of the Internal Revenue Code, as modified by subdivision (b), is modified to additionally provide that Section 101(i) of the Internal Revenue Code shall apply to any astronaut whose death occurs in the line of duty. (2) The amendments made to this section by Chapter 552 of the Statutes of 2004 shall apply to amounts received in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2002, with respect to deaths occurring after that date. (d) Section 101(j) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to the treatment of certain employer-owned life insurance contracts, shall apply in accordance with the provisions of Section 863 of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-280), relating to effective dates, except that the phrase “January 1, 2010,” shall be substituted for “the date of the enactment of this Act” contained therein.

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