A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that in certain cases where married individuals live apart community property laws will not apply for Federal tax purposes.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that in cases where married couples live apart at all times during the calendar year, do not file a joint return, report earned income which is community income under State or foreign community property laws, and do not transfer such income between themselves before the close of the calendar year, such community income shall be treated in the same manner as community income of a U.S. citizen who is married to a nonresident alien is treated for Federal income tax purposes.