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<bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-Senate" dms-id="A1" public-private="public">
	<form>
		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
		<congress>111th CONGRESS</congress>
		<session>1st Session</session>
		<legis-num>S. 1087</legis-num>
		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
		<action>
			<action-date date="20090520">May 20, 2009</action-date>
			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S173">Mr. Kerry</sponsor> introduced the
			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 <committee-name committee-id="SSFI00">Committee on
			 Finance</committee-name></action-desc>
		</action>
		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
		<official-title>To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal
		  certain tax incentives related to oil and gas.</official-title>
	</form>
	<legis-body>
		<section id="S1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short
			 title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as
			 the <quote><short-title>Energy Fairness for America
			 Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
		</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1408FCD59CBC429B9487CE07F5D0A2C6"><enum>2.</enum><header>Denial of
			 deduction for income attributable to domestic production of oil, natural gas,
			 or primary products thereof</header>
			<subsection id="HE7720DBCCA0740F6A83E6025EBAAE0E3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
			 general</header><text>Subparagraph (B) of
			 <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/199">section
			 199(c)(4)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
			 exceptions) is amended by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end of clause (ii),
			 by striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting <quote>,
			 or</quote>, and by inserting after clause (iii) the following new
			 clause:</text>
				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9881E060A8764FF4A83EFFDAC45D2915" style="OLC">
					<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC39AABDAAF044DE5AA8FC475364241D4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the production, refining, processing,
				transportation, or distribution of oil, natural gas, or any primary product
				thereof.</text>
					</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
			</subsection><subsection id="H337BAC6856294E21A82615CDC3B69E4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Primary
			 product</header><text>Section 199(c)(4)(B) of such Code is amended by adding at
			 the end the following flush sentence:</text>
				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF251D31B3E3F423BABFDA5605DA3E265" style="OLC">
					<quoted-block-continuation-text quoted-block-continuation-text-level="subparagraph">For
				purposes of clause (iv), the term <term>primary product</term> has the same
				meaning as when used in section 927(a)(2)(C), as in effect before its
				repeal.</quoted-block-continuation-text><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
			</subsection><subsection id="H7E14ACDB516F4972B382F5464EE62D01"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
			 amendments</header>
				<paragraph id="idAB10FE98B75842F487BDCD7CD01DE770"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 199(c)(4)
			 of such Code is amended—</text>
					<subparagraph id="HCDDD50DD22C84C4293651FB31B147869"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)(i)(III) by striking
			 <quote>electricity, natural gas,</quote> and inserting
			 <quote>electricity</quote>, and</text>
					</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF9DBBA48960F4316A8088C5C555EF545"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)(ii) by striking
			 <quote>electricity, natural gas,</quote> and inserting
			 <quote>electricity</quote>.</text>
					</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7C687E696B444944A24DDCBD7655CA98"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 199(d) of
			 such Code is amended by striking paragraph (9) and by redesignating paragraph
			 (10) as paragraph (9).</text>
				</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H77F281E899EA4B77AC11916212D1BDEC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
			 date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
			 years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
			</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE680F7BBD76B45EBA9ADBB3404AAD551"><enum>3.</enum><header>Termination of
			 credit for producing oil and gas from marginal wells</header>
			<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6E0825690FA14BEC955C2464CC82826B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
			 general</header><text>Section 45I of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
			 amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54FA916CDE424F8C88F85B7A2C50EAA9" style="OLC">
					<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE2B58AD0904C4FC0AB2C0BE2CE9A1912"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section shall not apply to any taxable
				year beginning after the date of the enactment of this
				subsection.</text>
					</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
			</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDEE186FE629B444685689383C59252B3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
			 date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
			 this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the
			 enactment of this Act.</text>
			</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2EEFD6DAC365468DAD5E02C96408B3EA"><enum>4.</enum><header>Repeal of
			 exception from passive activity rules for working interests in oil or gas
			 property</header>
			<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0332D26290664457A195F1E57DE520D9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
			 general</header><text>Section 469(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
			 amended by striking paragraph (3).</text>
			</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFC61D9F9306E44BAB9C69CECE7924C64"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
			 amendment</header><text>Paragraph (4) of section 469(c) of such Code is
			 amended—</text>
				<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF86DFBD1297846C08A6F63D5AA70E5D2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
			 <quote>Paragraphs (2) and (3)</quote> and inserting <quote>Paragraph
			 (2)</quote>, and</text>
				</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0A9A7ED38F414260BA14907F9CE47C03"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
			 <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">paragraphs (2) and
			 (3)</header-in-text></quote> in the heading and inserting
			 <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">paragraph
			 (2)</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
				</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9A49749265044FDDBAAE20AC1709C1B8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
			 date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
			 this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the
			 enactment of this Act.</text>
			</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1332930443524CFE87CF7C4E6F195FC1"><enum>5.</enum><header>7-year
			 amortization of geological and geophysical expenditures for all oil and gas
			 exploration and development</header>
			<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6EDF1E6AC49A44B3BBC7AA66360E2D22"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
			 general</header><text>Section 167(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
			 amended—</text>
				<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ADD39D79C7045258469C0D360BC80E2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
			 <quote>24-month period</quote> each place it appears in paragraphs (1) and (4)
			 and inserting <quote>7-year period</quote>, and</text>
				</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id461324A193F64D3598845B6DB2901B5B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
			 paragraph (5).</text>
				</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20BF2D30E2D64D568513B866B675358C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
			 date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
			 this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the
			 enactment of this Act.</text>
			</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2CE6516F2DA64A6E93B3C869697D6E09" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination of deduction for intangible
			 drilling and development costs</header>
			<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id56B73721D0684CB3BFF8B8062D4602BE"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 263(c) of the Internal Revenue Code
			 of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: <quote>This
			 subsection shall not apply to any taxable year beginning after the date of the
			 enactment of this sentence.</quote>.</text>
			</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBD6029EB759043409DE198119D5AE5FC"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 291(b) of
			 such Code are each amended by striking <quote>section 263(c), 616(a),</quote>
			 and inserting <quote>section 616(a)</quote>.</text>
			</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id742F04098EB449F38FF49832231EF9EE"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
			 date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
			 this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the
			 enactment of this Act.</text>
			</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28A1316778A543A098E87B73ABE6FBB5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination of percentage depletion
			 allowance for oil and gas wells</header>
			<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id908B340EAAC34401A2D81C86C52AFC9E"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 613A of the Internal Revenue Code
			 of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD8399830EF764C10A5DE61E3A92458D0" style="OLC">
					<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90DB761011E24F18AE7F236CC14EDAD0"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of any taxable year beginning
				after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the allowance for
				percentage depletion shall be
				zero.</text>
					</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
			</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D9E1831D80B424BB03C01D259F28F61"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
			 date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
			 this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the
			 enactment of this Act.</text>
			</subsection></section></legis-body>
</bill>
