[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4297 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4297

    To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the 
       concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 10, 2005

  Mr. Thomas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
    To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the 
       concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.

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

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE, ETC.

    (a) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly 
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in 
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, 
the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other 
provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Amendment of 1986 Code, etc.
         TITLE I--EXTENSIONS OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS THROUGH 2006

Sec. 101. Allowance of nonrefundable personal credits against regular 
                            and minimum tax liability.
Sec. 102. State and local general sales taxes.
Sec. 103. Research credit.
Sec. 104. Qualified tuition and related expenses.
Sec. 105. Certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.
Sec. 106. Qualified Zone Academy Bonds.
Sec. 107. Tax incentives for business activities on Indian 
                            reservations.
Sec. 108. Deduction for corporate donations of computer technology and 
                            equipment.
Sec. 109. Availability of medical savings accounts.
Sec. 110. 15-year cost recovery for leasehold improvements.
Sec. 111. 15-year cost recovery for restaurant improvements.
Sec. 112. Taxable income limit on percentage depletion for oil and 
                            natural gas produced from marginal 
                            properties.
Sec. 113. District of Columbia Enterprise Zone.
Sec. 114. Possession tax credit with respect to American Samoa.
Sec. 115. Parity in the application of certain limits to mental health 
                            benefits.
Sec. 116. Authority for undercover operations.
              TITLE II--OTHER EXTENSIONS AND MODIFICATIONS

Sec. 201. Work opportunity credit and welfare-to-work credit.
Sec. 202. Expensing of environmental remediation costs.
Sec. 203. Controlled foreign corporations.
        TITLE III--EXTENSIONS OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS THROUGH 2010

Sec. 301. Saver's credit.
Sec. 302. Increased expensing for small business.
Sec. 303. Capital gains and dividends rates.

         TITLE I--EXTENSIONS OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS THROUGH 2006

SEC. 101. ALLOWANCE OF NONREFUNDABLE PERSONAL CREDITS AGAINST REGULAR 
              AND MINIMUM TAX LIABILITY.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 26(a) (relating to 
special rule for taxable years 2000 through 2005) is amended--
            (1) in the text by striking ``or 2005'' and inserting 
        ``2005, or 2006'', and
            (2) in the heading by striking ``2005'' and inserting 
        ``2006''.
    (b) Conforming Provisions.--
            (1) Subsection (i) of section 904 (relating to coordination 
        with nonrefundable personal credits) is amended by striking 
        ``or 2005'' and inserting ``2005, or 2006''.
            (2) The amendments made by sections 201(b), 202(f), and 
        618(b) of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act 
        of 2001 shall not apply to taxable years beginning during 2006.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005.

SEC. 102. STATE AND LOCAL GENERAL SALES TAXES.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (I) of section 164(b)(5) (relating to 
application of paragraph) is amended by striking ``January 1, 2006'' 
and inserting ``January 1, 2007''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005.

SEC. 103. RESEARCH CREDIT.

    (a) Extension.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 41(h)(1) 
        (relating to termination) is amended by striking ``December 31, 
        2005'' and inserting ``December 31, 2006''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (D) of section 
        45C(b)(1) (relating to special rule) is amended by striking 
        ``December 31, 2005'' and inserting ``December 31, 2006''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 2005.

SEC. 104. QUALIFIED TUITION AND RELATED EXPENSES.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 222 (relating to 
termination) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2005'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2006''.
    (b) Limitations.--Paragraph (2) of section 222(b) (relating to 
applicable dollar limit) is amended by striking subparagraphs (A) and 
(B), by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B), and by 
inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated) the following:
                    ``(A) 2006.--In the case of a taxable year 
                beginning in 2006, the applicable dollar amount shall 
                be equal to--
                            ``(i) in the case of a taxpayer whose 
                        adjusted gross income for the taxable year does 
                        not exceed $65,000 ($130,000 in the case of a 
                        joint return), $4,000,
                            ``(ii) in the case of a taxpayer not 
                        described in clause (i) whose adjusted gross 
                        income for the taxable year does not exceed 
                        $80,000 ($160,000 in the case of a joint 
                        return), $2,000, and
                            ``(iii) in the case of any other taxpayer, 
                        zero.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to payments made in taxable years beginning after December 31, 
2005.

SEC. 105. CERTAIN EXPENSES OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (D) of section 62(a)(2) (relating to 
certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers) is 
amended by striking ``or 2005'' and inserting ``2005, or 2006''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to expenses paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2005.

SEC. 106. QUALIFIED ZONE ACADEMY BONDS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 1397E(e) (relating to 
national limit) is amended by striking ``and 2005'' and inserting 
``2005, and 2006''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to obligations issued after December 31, 2005.

SEC. 107. TAX INCENTIVES FOR BUSINESS ACTIVITIES ON INDIAN 
              RESERVATIONS.

    (a) Indian Employment Tax Credit.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (f) of section 45A (relating to 
        termination) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2005'' and 
        inserting ``December 31, 2006''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
        shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005.
    (b) Accelerated Depreciation for Business Property on Indian 
Reservations.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (8) of section 168(j) (relating 
        to termination) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2005'' 
        and inserting ``December 31, 2006''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
        shall apply with respect to property placed in service after 
        December 31, 2005.

SEC. 108. DEDUCTION FOR CORPORATE DONATIONS OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND 
              EQUIPMENT.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (G) of section 170(e)(6) (relating to 
termination) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2005'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2006''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to contributions made in taxable years beginning after December 
31, 2005.

SEC. 109. AVAILABILITY OF MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraphs (2) and (3)(B) of section 220(i) 
(defining cut-off year) are each amended by striking ``2005'' each 
place it appears in the text and headings and inserting ``2006''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Paragraph (2) of section 220(j) is amended--
                    (A) in the text by striking ``or 2004'' each place 
                it appears and inserting ``2004, or 2005'', and
                    (B) in the heading by striking ``or 2004'' and 
                inserting ``2004, or 2005''.
            (2) Subparagraph (A) of section 220(j)(4) is amended by 
        striking ``and 2004'' and inserting ``2004, and 2005''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (d) Time for Filing Reports, Etc.--
            (1) The report required by section 220(j)(4) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to be made on August 1, 2005, 
        shall be treated as timely if made before the close of the 90-
        day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) The determination and publication required by section 
        220(j)(5) of such Code with respect to calendar year 2005 shall 
        be treated as timely if made before the close of the 120-day 
        period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. If 
        the determination under the preceding sentence is that 2005 is 
        a cut-off year under section 220(i) of such Code, the cut-off 
        date under such section 220(i) shall be the last day of such 
        120-day period.

SEC. 110. 15-YEAR COST RECOVERY FOR LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Clause (iv) of section 168(e)(3)(E) (relating to 
15-year property) is amended by striking ``January 1, 2006'' and 
inserting ``January 1, 2007''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2005.

SEC. 111. 15-YEAR COST RECOVERY FOR RESTAURANT IMPROVEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Clause (v) of section 168(e)(3)(E) (relating to 
15-year property) is amended by striking ``January 1, 2006'' and 
inserting ``January 1, 2007''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2005.

SEC. 112. TAXABLE INCOME LIMIT ON PERCENTAGE DEPLETION FOR OIL AND 
              NATURAL GAS PRODUCED FROM MARGINAL PROPERTIES.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (H) of section 613A(c)(6) (relating 
to oil and natural gas produced from marginal properties) is amended by 
striking ``January 1, 2006'' and inserting ``January 1, 2007''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005.

SEC. 113. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ENTERPRISE ZONE.

    (a) Period for Which Designation Applicable.--Subsection (f) of 
section 1400 (relating to time for which designation applicable) is 
amended by striking ``December 31, 2005'' both places it appears and 
inserting ``December 31, 2006''.
    (b) Tax-Exempt Economic Development Bonds.--Subsection (b) of 
section 1400A (relating to period of applicability) is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2005'' and inserting ``December 31, 2006''.
    (c) Zero Percent Capital Gains Rate.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 1400B (relating 
        to DC Zone Asset) is amended by striking ``January 1, 2006'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``January 1, 2007''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Paragraph (2) of section 1400B(e) (relating to 
                gain before 1998 and after 2010 not qualified) is 
                amended--
                            (i) by striking ``December 31, 2010'' and 
                        inserting ``December 31, 2011'', and
                            (ii) by striking ``2010'' in the heading 
                        and inserting ``2011''.
                    (B) Paragraph (2) of section 1400B(g) (relating to 
                sales and exchanges of interests in partnerships and S 
                corporations which are DC Zone businesses) is amended 
                by striking ``December 31, 2010'' and inserting 
                ``December 31, 2011''.
                    (C) Subsection (d) of section 1400F (relating to 
                certain rules to apply) is amended by striking 
                ``December 31, 2010'' and inserting ``December 31, 
                2011''.
    (d) First-Time Homebuyer Credit for District of Columbia.--
Subsection (i) of section 1400C (relating to application of section) is 
amended by striking ``January 1, 2006'' and inserting ``January 1, 
2007''.
    (e) Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 
        2006.
            (2) Tax-exempt economic development bonds.--The amendment 
        made by subsection (b) shall apply to obligations issued after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 114. POSSESSION TAX CREDIT WITH RESPECT TO AMERICAN SAMOA.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 936(j)(8) (relating to 
special rules for certain possessions) is amended by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ``(before January 1, 2007, in the 
case of American Samoa)''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005.

SEC. 115. PARITY IN THE APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LIMITS TO MENTAL HEALTH 
              BENEFITS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 9812(f) (relating to 
application of section) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2005'' 
and inserting ``December 31, 2006''.
    (b) Effective Dates.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 116. AUTHORITY FOR UNDERCOVER OPERATIONS.

    Paragraph (6) of section 7608(c) (relating to application of 
section) is amended by striking ``January 1, 2006'' both places is 
appears and inserting ``January 1, 2007''.

              TITLE II--OTHER EXTENSIONS AND MODIFICATIONS

SEC. 201. WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT AND WELFARE-TO-WORK CREDIT.

    (a) Extension of Work Opportunity Credit.--Paragraph (4) of section 
51(c) (relating to termination) is amended by striking ``December 31, 
2005'' and inserting ``December 31, 2007''.
    (b) Consolidation of Work Opportunity Credit With Welfare-to-Work 
Credit.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 51(d) (relating 
        to members of targeted groups) is amended by striking ``or'' at 
        the end of subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end 
        of subparagraph (H) and inserting ``, or'', and by adding at 
        the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(I) a long-term family assistance recipient.''
            (2) Long-term family assistance recipient.--Subsection (d) 
        of section 51 (relating to members of targeted groups) is 
        amended by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (12) as 
        paragraphs (11) through (13), respectively, and by inserting 
        after paragraph (9) the following new paragraph:
            ``(10) Long-term family assistance recipient.--The term 
        `long-term family assistance recipient' means any individual 
        who is certified by the designated local agency--
                    ``(A) as being a member of a family receiving 
                assistance under a IV-A program (as defined in 
                paragraph (2)(B)) for at least the 18-month period 
                ending on the hiring date,
                    ``(B)(i) as being a member of a family receiving 
                such assistance for 18 months beginning after August 5, 
                1997, and
                    ``(ii) as having a hiring date which is not more 
                than 2 years after the end of the earliest such 18-
                month period, or
                    ``(C)(i) as being a member of a family which ceased 
                to be eligible for such assistance by reason of any 
                limitation imposed by Federal or State law on the 
                maximum period such assistance is payable to a family, 
                and
                    ``(ii) as having a hiring date which is not more 
                than 2 years after the date of such cessation.''
            (3) Repeal of separate welfare-to-work credit.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 51A is hereby repealed.
                    (B) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for 
                subpart F of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is 
                amended by striking the item relating to section 51A.
    (c) Repeal of Income Test for Ex-Felons.--Paragraph (4) of section 
51(d) (relating to qualified ex-felon) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), 
        and
            (2) by striking ``, and'' at the end of subparagraph (B) 
        and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and 
        inserting a period.
    (d) Increase in Age Limit for Food Stamp Recipients.--Clause (i) of 
section 51(d)(8)(A) (relating to qualified food stamp recipient) is 
amended by striking ``25'' and inserting ``35''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to individuals who begin work for the employer after December 31, 
2005.

SEC. 202. EXPENSING OF ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION COSTS.

    (a) Extension of Termination Date.--Subsection (h) of section 198 
(relating to termination) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2005'' 
and inserting ``December 31, 2007''.
    (b) Petroleum Products Treated as Hazardous Substance.--Paragraph 
(1) of section 198(d) (relating to hazardous substance) is amended by 
striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period 
at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) any petroleum product (as defined in section 
                4612(a)(3)).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to expenditures paid or incurred after December 31, 2005.

SEC. 203. CONTROLLED FOREIGN CORPORATIONS.

    (a) Subpart F Exception for Active Financing.--
            (1) Exempt insurance income.--Paragraph (10) of section 
        953(e) (relating to application) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``January 1, 2007'' and inserting 
                ``January 1, 2009'', and
                    (B) by striking ``December 31, 2006'' and inserting 
                ``December 31, 2008''.
            (2) Exception to treatment as foreign personal holding 
        company income.--Paragraph (9) of section 954(h) (relating to 
        application) is amended by striking ``January 1, 2007'' and 
        inserting ``January 1, 2009''.
    (b) Look-Through Treatment of Payments Between Related Controlled 
Foreign Corporations Under the Foreign Personal Holding Company 
Rules.--Subsection (c) of section 954 (relating to foreign personal 
holding company income) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph:
            ``(6) Look-thru rule for related controlled foreign 
        corporations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, 
                dividends, interest, rents, and royalties received or 
                accrued from a controlled foreign corporation which is 
                a related person shall not be treated as foreign 
                personal holding company income to the extent 
                attributable or properly allocable (determined under 
                rules similar to the rules of subparagraphs (C) and (D) 
                of section 904(d)(3)) to income of the related person 
                which is not subpart F income. For purposes of this 
                subparagraph, interest shall include factoring income 
                which is treated as income equivalent to interest for 
                purposes of paragraph (1)(E). The Secretary shall 
                prescribe such regulations as may be appropriate to 
                prevent the abuse of the purposes of this paragraph.
                    ``(B) Application.--Subparagraph (A) shall apply to 
                taxable years of foreign corporations beginning after 
                December 31, 2005, and before January 1, 2009, and to 
                taxable years of United States shareholders with or 
                within which such taxable years of foreign corporations 
                end.''.

        TITLE III--EXTENSIONS OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS THROUGH 2010

SEC. 301. SAVER'S CREDIT.

    Subsection (h) of section 25B (relating to elective deferrals and 
IRA contributions by certain individuals) is amended by striking 
``December 31, 2006'' and inserting ``December 31, 2010''.

SEC. 302. INCREASED EXPENSING FOR SMALL BUSINESS.

    Subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(5), (c)(2), and (d)(1)(A)(ii) of 
section 179(b) (relating to election to expense certain depreciable 
business assets) are each amended by striking ``2008'' and inserting 
``2011''.

SEC. 303. CAPITAL GAINS AND DIVIDENDS RATES.

    Section 303 of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 
2003 is amended by striking ``December 31, 2008'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2010''.
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