text: SECTION 1. INCREASED EXCLUSION AND OTHER MODIFICATIONS APPLICABLE TO 
                QUALIFIED SMALL BUSINESS STOCK.
  
      (a) Increased Exclusion.--
              (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 1202 of the 
          Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (50-percent exclusion for gain 
          from certain small business stock) is amended--
                      (A) by striking ``50 percent'' and inserting ``75 
                  percent'', and
                      (B) by striking ``50-Percent'' in the heading and 
                  inserting ``75-Percent''.
              (2) Conforming amendments.--
                      (A) Paragraph (8) of section 1(h) of such Code is 
                  amended to read as follows:
              ``(8) Section 1202 gain.--For purposes of this subsection, 
          the term `section 1202 gain' means an amount equal to 25 
          percent of the gain which would be excluded from gross income 
          under section 1202(a) without regard to the 75 percent 
          limitation in such section.''
                      (B) The heading for section 1202 of such Code is 
                  amended by striking ``50-percent'' and inserting ``75-
                  percent''.
                      (C) The table of sections for part I of subchapter 
                  P of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking 
                  ``50-percent'' in the item relating to section 1202 and 
                  inserting ``75-percent''.
      (b) Reduction in Holding Period.--
              (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 1202 of such 
          Code is amended by striking ``5 years'' and inserting ``3 
          years''.
              (2) Conforming amendment.--Subsections (g)(2)(A) and 
          (j)(1)(A) of section 1202 of such Code are each amended by 
          striking ``5 years'' and inserting ``3 years''.
      (c) Exclusion Available to Corporations.--
              (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 1202 of such 
          Code is amended by striking ``other than a corporation''.
              (2) Technical amendment.--Subsection (c) of section 1202 of 
          such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new 
          paragraph:
              ``(4) Stock held among members of controlled group not 
          eligible.--Stock of a member of a parent-subsidiary controlled 
          group (as defined in subsection (d)(3)) shall not be treated as 
          qualified small business stock while held by another member of 
          such group.''
      (d) Repeal of Minimum Tax Preference.--
              (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 57 of such Code 
          (relating to items of tax preference) is amended by striking 
          paragraph (7).
              (2) Technical amendment.--Subclause (II) of section 
          53(d)(1)(B)(ii) of such Code is amended by striking ``, (5), 
          and (7)'' and inserting ``and (5)''.
      (e) Stock of Larger Businesses Eligible for Exclusion.--
              (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 1202(d) of such 
          Code (defining qualified small business) is amended by striking 
          ``$50,000,000'' each place it appears and inserting 
          ``$300,000,000''.
              (2) Inflation adjustment.--Section 1202(d) of such Code is 
          amended by adding at the end the following:
              ``(4) Inflation adjustment of asset limitation.--In the 
          case of stock issued in any calendar year after 1999, the 
          $300,000,000 amount contained in paragraph (1) shall be 
          increased by an amount equal to--
                      ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
                      ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined 
                  under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which 
                  the taxable year begins, determined by substituting 
                  `calendar year 1998' for `calendar year 1992' in 
                  subparagraph (B) thereof.
          If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence is not a 
          multiple of $10,000, such amount shall be rounded to the 
          nearest multiple of $10,000.''
      (f) Repeal of Per-Issuer Limitation.--Section 1202 of such Code is 
  amended by striking subsection (b).
      (g) Other Modifications.--
              (1) Repeal of working capital limitation.--Section 
          1202(e)(6) of such Code (relating to working capital) is 
          amended--
                      (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``2 years'' 
                  and inserting ``5 years''; and
                      (B) by striking the last sentence.
              (2) Exception from redemption rules where business 
          purpose.--Section 1202(c)(3) of such Code (relating to certain 
          purchases by corporation of its own stock) is amended by adding 
          at the end the following:
                      ``(D) Waiver where business purpose.--A purchase of 
                  stock by the issuing corporation shall be disregarded 
                  for purposes of subparagraph (B) if the issuing 
                  corporation establishes that there was a business 
                  purpose for such purchase and one of the principal 
                  purposes of the purchase was not to avoid the 
                  limitations of this section.''
      (h) Qualified Trade or Business.--Section 1202(e)(3) of such Code 
  (defining qualified trade or business) is amended by inserting ``and'' 
  at the end of subparagraph (C), by striking ``, and'' at the end of 
  subparagraph (D) and inserting a period, and by striking subparagraph 
  (E).
      (i) Effective Dates.--
              (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
          amendments made by this section apply to stock issued after the 
          date of enactment of this Act.
              (2) Special rule.--The amendments made by subsections (a), 
          (c), (e), (f), and (g)(1) apply to stock issued after August 
          10, 1993.
  
  SEC. 2. INCREASED EXCLUSION FOR INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS; EXCEPTION FROM 
                ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX.
  
      (a) Increased Exclusion.--Subsection (d) of section 422 of the 
  Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to $100,000 per year 
  limitation) is amended by striking ``$100,000'' each place it appears 
  and inserting ``$200,000''.
      (b) Exception From Alternative Minimum Tax.--Subsection (b) of 
  section 56 of such Code is amended by striking paragraph (3).
      (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
  apply to options exercised in calendar years beginning after the date 
  of the enactment of this Act.
target: Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions concerning the exclusion of gain from certain small business stock to, among other things:  (1) increase from 50 to 75 percent the amount of gain excluded from the sale certain small business stock; (2) reduce from five to three years the holding period applicable to such a sale; (3) make such exclusion available to corporations; and (4) make the stock of larger businesses eligible. 
  Doubles the annual limitation on incentive stock options.
feat_title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock, to increase the annual limit with respect to incentive stock options, and for other purposes.