[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4151 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4151

   To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax 
              treatment of horses, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 26, 2005

    Mr. Lewis of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. 
  Chandler, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Davis of Kentucky) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
  and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax 
              treatment of horses, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Equine Equity Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. 3-YEAR DEPRECIATION FOR ALL RACE HORSES.

    (a) In General.--Clause (i) of section 168(e)(3)(A) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (defining 3-year property) is amended to read as 
follows:
                            ``(i) any race horse,''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to property placed in service on or after July 28, 2005.

SEC. 3. REDUCTION OF HOLDING PERIOD TO 12 MONTHS FOR PURPOSES OF 
              DETERMINING WHETHER HORSES ARE SECTION 1231 ASSETS.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 1231(b)(3) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to definition of property used 
in the trade or business) is amended by striking ``and horses''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005.

SEC. 4. LIVESTOCK ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--In carrying out a livestock assistance, 
compensation, or feed program, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
include horses within the definition of ``livestock'' covered by the 
program.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 602(2) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 
        U.S.C. 1471(2)) is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``horses,'' after ``bison,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``equine animals used for food or 
                in the production of food,''.
            (2) Section 806 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
        and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
        Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-387; 114 Stat. 1549A-51) is amended 
        by inserting ``(including losses to elk, reindeer, bison, and 
        horses)'' after ``livestock losses''.
            (3) Section 10104(a) of the Farm Security and Rural 
        Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1472(a)) is amended by 
        striking ``and bison'' and inserting ``bison, and horses''.
            (4) Section 203(d)(2) of the Agricultural Assistance Act of 
        2003 (Public Law 108-7; 117 Stat. 541) is amended by striking 
        ``and bison'' and inserting ``bison, and horses''.
    (c) Applicability.--
            (1) In general.--This section and the amendments made by 
        this section apply to losses resulting from a disaster that 
        occurs on or after July 28, 2005.
            (2) Prior losses.--This section and the amendments made by 
        this section do not apply to losses resulting from a disaster 
        that occurred before July 28, 2005.

SEC. 5. ELIGIBILITY OF HORSE BREEDERS FOR EMERGENCY LOANS.

     Section 321(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1961) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
            (2) by striking the period in paragraph (2) and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) `Farmers, ranchers' and `farming, ranching' includes 
        the production of horses.''.
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