    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 124, 111th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 111-237
    111th Congress

    An Act

    To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the payment
    of the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid
    quarterly and to provide for the assessment by the Secretary of the
    Treasury of certain criminal restitution. <>

    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 ``Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act
    of 2010''.
    SEC. 2. TIME FOR PAYMENT OF MANUFACTURERS' EXCISE TAX ON
    RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 6302 of the Internal
    Revenue Code of 1986 <> (relating to mode or time of
    collection) is amended to read as follows:

    ``(d) Time for Payment of Manufacturers' Excise Tax on Recreational
    Equipment.--The taxes imposed by subchapter D of chapter 32 of this
    title (relating to taxes on recreational equipment) shall be due and
    payable on the date for filing the return for such taxes.''.
    (b) Effective <> Date.--The amendment made
    by subsection (a) shall apply to articles sold by the manufacturer,
    producer, or importer after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    SEC. 3. ASSESSMENT OF CERTAIN CRIMINAL RESTITUTION.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 6201 of the Internal
    Revenue Code of 1986 <> is amended by adding at the
    end the following new paragraph:
    ``(4) Certain orders of criminal restitution.--
    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall assess and
    collect the amount of restitution under an order
    pursuant to section 3556 of title 18, United States
    Code, for failure to pay any tax imposed under this
    title in the same manner as if such amount were such
    tax.
    ``(B) Time of assessment.--An assessment of an
    amount of restitution under an order described in
    subparagraph (A) shall not be made before all appeals of
    such order are concluded and the right to make all such
    appeals has expired.
    ``(C) Restriction on challenge of assessment.--The
    amount of such restitution may not be challenged by the
    person against whom assessed on the basis of the
    existence or amount of the underlying tax liability in
    any proceeding

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    authorized under this title (including in any suit or
    proceeding in court permitted under section 7422).''.

    (b) Exception From Certain Restrictions on Assessment and
    Collection.--
    (1) No petition to tax court, no restriction on further
    deficiency letters, etc.--Subsection (b) of section 6213 of such
    Code is amended by adding at the end the following new
    paragraph:
    ``(5) Certain orders of criminal restitution.--If the
    taxpayer is notified that an assessment has been or will be made
    pursuant to section 6201(a)(4)--
    ``(A) such notice shall not be considered as a
    notice of deficiency for the purposes of subsection (a)
    (prohibiting assessment and collection until notice of
    the deficiency has been mailed), section 6212(c)(1)
    (restricting further deficiency letters), or section
    6512(a) (prohibiting credits or refunds after petition
    to the Tax Court), and
    ``(B) subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to
    the amount of such assessment.''.
    (2) Time limitations on assessment and collection.--
    Subsection (c) of section 6501 of such Code is amended by adding
    at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(11) Certain orders of criminal restitution.--In the case
    of any amount described in section 6201(a)(4), such amount may
    be assessed, or a proceeding in court for the collection of such
    amount may be begun without assessment, at any time.''.

    (c) Effective <> Date.--The amendments made
    by this section shall apply to restitution ordered after the date of the
    enactment of this Act.
    SEC. 4. BUDGETARY PROVISIONS.

    (a) Time <> for Payment of Corporate
    Estimated Taxes.--The percentage under paragraph (2) of section 561 of
    the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act in effect on the date of
    the enactment of this Act is increased by 0.25 percentage points.

    (b) Paygo Compliance.--The budgetary effects of this Act, for the
    purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall
    be determined by reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary
    Effects of PAYGO Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in
    the Congressional Record by the Chairman

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    of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been
    submitted prior to the vote on passage.

    Approved August 16, 2010.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 5552:
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    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 156 (2010):
    June 29, considered and passed House.
    Aug. 5, considered and passed Senate.