[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 395 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 395

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the assessment 
              and collection of the excise tax on arrows.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 1997

 Mr. Barcia (for himself and Mr. Camp) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the assessment 
              and collection of the excise tax on arrows.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SIMPLIFICATION OF IMPOSITION OF EXCISE TAX ON ARROWS.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 4161 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to imposition of tax) is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(b) Bows and Arrows, Etc.--
            ``(1) Bows.--
                    ``(A) In general.--There is hereby imposed on the 
                sale by the manufacturer, producer, or importer of any 
                bow which has a draw weight of 10 pounds or more, a tax 
                equal to 11 percent of the price for which so sold.
                    ``(B) Parts and accessories.--There is hereby 
                imposed upon the sale by the manufacturer, producer, or 
                importer--
                            ``(i) of any part of accessory suitable for 
                        inclusion in or attachment to a bow described 
                        in subparagraph (A), and
                            ``(ii) of any quiver suitable for use with 
                        arrows described in paragraph (2),
                a tax equivalent to 11 percent of the price for which 
                so sold.
            ``(2) Arrows.--There is hereby imposed on the sale by the 
        manufacturer, producer, or importer of any shaft, point, nock, 
        or vane of a type used in the manufacture of any arrow which 
        after its assembly--
                    ``(A) measures 18 inches overall or more in length, 
                or
                    ``(B) measures less than 18 inches overall in 
                length but is suitable for use with a bow described in 
                paragraph (1)(A),
        a tax equal to 11 percent of the price for which so sold.
            ``(3) Coordination with subsection (a).--No tax shall be 
        imposed under this subsection with respect to any article 
        taxable under subsection (a).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to articles sold by the manufacturer, producer, or importer after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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