To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income earned by United States merchant mariners as foreign earned income.
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Summary
Based on the bill's title, this legislation would amend the Internal Revenue Code to classify income earned by U.S. merchant mariners as foreign earned income. This classification could affect how that income is taxed under federal law, potentially allowing mariners to claim the foreign earned income exclusion or other tax benefits typically available to U.S. citizens working abroad. The bill has been referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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