[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 895 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 895

    To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include wireless 
      telecommunications equipment in the definition of qualified 
 technological equipment for purposes of determining the depreciation 
                      treatment of such equipment.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 11, 2003

  Mr. Nickles (for himself and Mrs. Lincoln) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include wireless 
      telecommunications equipment in the definition of qualified 
 technological equipment for purposes of determining the depreciation 
                      treatment of such equipment.

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

SECTION 1. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 168(i)(2) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining qualified technological 
equipment) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (ii), by 
striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting ``, and'', 
and by inserting after clause (iii) the following new clause:
                            ``(iv) any wireless telecommunications 
                        equipment.''.
    (b) Wireless Telecommunications Equipment.--Section 168(i)(2) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after 
subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) Wireless telecommunications equipment.--For 
                purposes of this paragraph, the term `wireless 
                telecommunications equipment' means all equipment used 
                in the transmission, reception, coordination, or 
                switching of wireless telecommunications service, other 
                than cell towers, buildings, and T-1 lines or other 
                cabling connecting cell sites to mobile switching 
                centers. For this purpose, `wireless telecommunications 
                service' includes any commercial mobile radio service 
                as defined in title 47 of the Code of Federal 
                Regulations.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to property placed in service on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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