[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 43 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 43

   To make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and 
         discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 6, 2009

  Mr. Ensign introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
   To make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and 
         discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent.

    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 ``Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act 
of 2009''.

SEC. 2. PERMANENT MORATORIUM ON INTERNET ACCESS TAXES AND MULTIPLE AND 
              DISCRIMINATORY TAXES ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1101(a) of the Internet Tax Freedom Act 
(47 U.S.C. 151 note) is amended by striking ``taxes during the period 
beginning November 1, 2003, and ending November 1, 2014:'' and 
inserting ``taxes:''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to taxes imposed after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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