
States, day, September 17), 2008. (H.R. 1424) entitled Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health
Service Act, equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder
benefits under group health plans, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of
genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, and for
other purposes. the enacting clause and insert the
following: Stabilization contents title cited as the Stabilization Act of 2008 contents follows: of contents. Definitions. Program assets. assets. Considerations. Oversight Board. sale of troubled assets; revenues and sale proceeds. procedures. interest. mitigation efforts. homeowners. compensation and corporate governance. foreign authorities and central banks. long-term costs and maximization of benefits for taxpayers. transparency. purchase. audits. margin authority. related matters. authority. General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program. limit on the public debt. reform. amendments. Oversight Panel. authority. FBI. effective date. exercise of loan authority. corrections. Stabilization Fund reimbursement. mark-to-market accounting. mark-to-market accounting. Recoupment. authority. deposit and share insurance coverage. provisions congressional support agencies. of Management and Budget and the Congressional Budget Office. President’s Budget. treatment. Provisions sale or exchange of certain preferred stock. treatment of executive compensation of employers participating in the troubled
assets relief program. exclusion of income from discharge of qualified principal residence
indebtedness. facilities that the Secretary of the Treasury can use to restore liquidity and
stability to the financial system of the United States; and authority and such facilities are used in a manner that— college funds, retirement accounts, and life savings; and promotes jobs and economic growth; to the taxpayers of the United States; and accountability for the exercise of such authority. definitions shall apply: of Congress Congress Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Finance, the Committee on the
Budget, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and Financial Services, the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on the
Budget, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives. term System. agencies Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation. term Corporation. institution institution, including, but not limited to, any bank, savings association,
credit union, security broker or dealer, or insurance company, established and
regulated under the laws of the United States or any State, territory, or
possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or
the United States Virgin Islands, and having significant operations in the
United States, but excluding any central bank of, or institution owned by, a
foreign government. term established under section 102. term term under section 101. assets mortgages and any securities, obligations, or other instruments that are based
on or related to such mortgages, that in each case was originated or issued on
or before March 14, 2008, the purchase of which the Secretary determines
promotes financial market stability; and instrument that the Secretary, after consultation with the Chairman of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, determines the purchase of
which is necessary to promote financial market stability, but only upon
transmittal of such determination, in writing, to the appropriate committees of
Congress. Program assets Authority Secretary is authorized to establish the Troubled Asset Relief Program (or
troubled assets from any financial institution, on such terms and conditions as
are determined by the Secretary, and in accordance with this Act and the
policies and procedures developed and published by the Secretary. program similar administrative requirements imposed on the Secretary by this Act are
not intended to delay the commencement of the TARP. Treasury office general (1) through an Office of Financial Stability, established for such purpose
within the Office of Domestic Finance of the Department of the Treasury, which
office shall be headed by an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, appointed by
the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, except that an
interim Assistant Secretary may be appointed by the Secretary. amendments 5 item relating to Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury, by striking
31 striking section, the Secretary shall consult with the Board, the Corporation, the
Comptroller of the Currency, the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision,
the Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration Board, and the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Actions Secretary deems necessary to carry out the authorities in this Act, including,
without limitation, the following: direct hiring authority with respect to the appointment of employees to
administer this Act. including contracts for services authorized by States Code. institutions as financial agents of the Federal Government, and such
institutions shall perform all such reasonable duties related to this Act as
financial agents of the Federal Government as may be required. Secretary with the flexibility to manage troubled assets in a manner designed
to minimize cost to the taxpayers, establishing vehicles that are authorized,
subject to supervision by the Secretary, to purchase, hold, and sell troubled
assets and issue obligations. and other guidance as may be necessary or appropriate to define terms or carry
out the authorities or purposes of this Act. guidelines period beginning on the date of the first purchase of troubled assets pursuant
to the authority under this section or the end of the 45-day period beginning
on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish program
guidelines, including the following: troubled assets. valuing troubled assets. asset managers. troubled assets for purchase. enrichment the Secretary shall take such steps as may be necessary to prevent unjust
enrichment of financial institutions participating in a program established
under this section, including by preventing the sale of a troubled asset to the
Secretary at a higher price than what the seller paid to purchase the asset.
This subsection does not apply to troubled assets acquired in a merger or
acquisition, or a purchase of assets from a financial institution in
conservatorship or receivership, or that has initiated bankruptcy proceedings
under title 11, United States Code. assets general section 101, then the Secretary shall establish a program to guarantee troubled
assets originated or issued prior to March 14, 2008, including mortgage-backed
securities. establishing any program under this subsection, the Secretary may develop
guarantees of troubled assets and the associated premiums for such guarantees.
Such guarantees and premiums may be determined by category or class of the
troubled assets to be guaranteed. guarantee may guarantee the timely payment of principal of, and interest on, troubled
assets in amounts not to exceed 100 percent of such payments. Such guarantee
may be on such terms and conditions as are determined by the Secretary,
provided that such terms and conditions are consistent with the purposes of
this Act. later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the program established
under subsection (a). general institution participating in the program established under subsection (a). Such
premiums shall be in an amount that the Secretary determines necessary to meet
the purposes of this Act and to provide sufficient reserves pursuant to
paragraph (3). premiums on product risk paragraph (1), the Secretary may provide for variations in such rates according
to the credit risk associated with the particular troubled asset that is being
guaranteed. The Secretary shall publish the methodology for setting the premium
for a class of troubled assets together with an explanation of the
appropriateness of the class of assets for participation in the program
established under this section. The methodology shall ensure that the premium
is consistent with paragraph (3). level the Secretary at a level necessary to create reserves sufficient to meet
anticipated claims, based on an actuarial analysis, and to ensure that
taxpayers are fully protected. authority reduced by an amount equal to the difference between the total of the
outstanding guaranteed obligations and the balance in the Troubled Assets
Insurance Financing Fund. insurance financing fund Secretary shall deposit fees collected under this section into the Fund
established under paragraph (2). is established a Troubled Assets Insurance Financing Fund that shall consist of
the amounts collected pursuant to paragraph (1), and any balance in such fund
shall be invested by the Secretary in United States Treasury securities, or
kept in cash on hand or on deposit, as necessary. fund the Fund to fulfill obligations of the guarantees provided to financial
institutions under subsection (a). this Act, the Secretary shall take into consideration— of taxpayers by maximizing overall returns and minimizing the impact on the
national debt; preventing disruption to financial markets in order to limit the impact on the
economy and protect American jobs, savings, and retirement security; keep their homes and to stabilize communities; engage in a direct purchase from an individual financial institution, the
long-term viability of the financial institution in determining whether the
purchase represents the most efficient use of funds under this Act; are eligible to participate in the program, without discrimination based on
size, geography, form of organization, or the size, type, and number of assets
eligible for purchase under this Act; institutions, including those serving low- and moderate-income populations and
other underserved communities, and that have assets less than $1,000,000,000,
that were well or adequately capitalized as of June 30, 2008, and that as a
result of the devaluation of the preferred government-sponsored enterprises
stock will drop one or more capital levels, in a manner sufficient to restore
the financial institutions to at least an adequately capitalized level; States public instrumentalities, such as counties and cities, that may have
suffered significant increased costs or losses in the current market
turmoil; Americans by purchasing troubled assets held by or on behalf of an eligible
retirement plan described in clause (iii), (iv), (v), or (vi) of section
402(c)(8)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, except that such authority
shall not extend to any compensation arrangements subject to section 409A of
such Code; and other real estate owned and instruments backed by mortgages on multifamily
properties. Oversight Board is established the Financial Stability Oversight Board, which shall be
responsible for— authority under a program developed in accordance with this Act,
including— the Secretary and the Office of Financial Stability created under sections 101
and 102, including the appointment of financial agents, the designation of
asset classes to be purchased, and plans for the structure of vehicles used to
purchase troubled assets; and actions in assisting American families in preserving home ownership,
stabilizing financial markets, and protecting taxpayers; as appropriate, to the Secretary regarding use of the authority under this Act;
and fraud, misrepresentation, or malfeasance to the Special Inspector General for
the Troubled Assets Relief Program or the Attorney General of the United
States, consistent with shall be comprised of— of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Federal Housing Finance Agency; Securities Exchange Commission; and and Urban Development. Oversight Board shall be elected by the members of the Board from among the
members other than the Secretary. shall meet 2 weeks after the first exercise of the purchase authority of the
Secretary under this Act, and monthly thereafter. authorities the responsibilities described in subsection (a), the Financial Stability
Oversight Board shall have the authority to ensure that the policies
implemented by the Secretary are— Act; States; and accordance with section 113(a). committee Stability Oversight Board may appoint a credit review committee for the purpose
of evaluating the exercise of the purchase authority provided under this Act
and the assets acquired through the exercise of such authority, as the
Financial Stability Oversight Board determines appropriate. Financial Stability Oversight Board shall report to the appropriate committees
of Congress and the Congressional Oversight Panel established under section
125, not less frequently than quarterly, on the matters described under
subsection (a)(1). Financial Stability Oversight Board, and its authority under this section,
shall terminate on the expiration of the 15-day period beginning upon the later
of— troubled asset acquired by the Secretary under section 101 has been sold or
transferred out of the ownership or control of the Federal Government;
or the last insurance contract issued under section 102. general of the 60-day period beginning on the date of the first exercise of the
authority granted in section 101(a), or of the first exercise of the authority
granted in section 102, whichever occurs first, and every 30-day period
thereafter, the Secretary shall report to the appropriate committees of
Congress, with respect to each such period— Secretary, including the considerations required by section 103 and the efforts
under section 109; expenditure of the funds provided for administrative expenses by section 118
during such period and the expected expenditure of such funds in the subsequent
period; and statement with respect to the exercise of authority under this Act,
including— renewed; entered into pursuant to section 102; occurring during such period, including the types of parties involved; purchased; liabilities; including compensation for financial agents; method used for each transaction; and vehicles established to exercise such authority. Congress Secretary shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress, at the times
specified in paragraph (2), a written report, including— the transactions made during the reporting period; pricing mechanism for the transactions; price paid for and other financial terms associated with the
transactions; impact of the exercise of such authority on the financial system, supported, to
the extent possible, by specific data; challenges that remain in the financial system, including any benchmarks yet to
be achieved; and actions under the authority provided under this Act that may be necessary to
address such challenges. report required by this subsection shall be submitted not later than 7 days
after the date on which commitments to purchase troubled assets under the
authorities provided in this Act first reach an aggregate of $50,000,000,000
and not later than 7 days after each $50,000,000,000 interval of such
commitments is reached thereafter. modernization report Secretary shall review the current state of the financial markets and the
regulatory system and submit a written report to the appropriate committees of
Congress not later than April 30, 2009, analyzing the current state of the
regulatory system and its effectiveness at overseeing the participants in the
financial markets, including the over-the-counter swaps market and
government-sponsored enterprises, and providing recommendations for
improvement, including— markets that are currently outside the regulatory system should become subject
to the regulatory system; and of over-the-counter swaps; and recommendations. information submitted to the Congressional Oversight Panel established under section
125. reporting requirements under this section shall terminate on the later
of— troubled asset acquired by the Secretary under section 101 has been sold or
transferred out of the ownership or control of the Federal Government;
or the last insurance contract issued under section 102. sale of troubled assets; revenues and sale proceeds rights received in connection with troubled assets purchased under this Act. assets assets purchased under this Act, including revenues and portfolio risks
therefrom. assets and at a price determined by the Secretary, sell, or enter into securities
loans, repurchase transactions, or other financial transactions in regard to,
any troubled asset purchased under this Act. treasury assets purchased under this Act, or from the sale, exercise, or surrender of
warrants or senior debt instruments acquired under section 113 shall be paid
into the general fund of the Treasury for reduction of the public debt. to troubled assets troubled asset purchased under this Act before the termination date in section
120, or to purchase or fund the purchase of a troubled asset under a commitment
entered into before the termination date in section 120, is not subject to the
provisions of section 120. procedures process specific provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation upon a determination
that urgent and compelling circumstances make compliance with such provisions
contrary to the public interest. Any such determination, and the justification
for such determination, shall be submitted to the Committees on Oversight and
Government Reform and Financial Services of the House of Representatives and
the Committees on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate within 7 days. requirements solicitation or contract where the Secretary has, pursuant to subsection (a),
waived any provision of the Federal Acquisition Regulation pertaining to
minority contracting, the Secretary shall develop and implement standards and
procedures to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, the inclusion and
utilization of minorities (as such term is defined in section 1204(c) of the
Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C.
1811 note)) and women, and minority- and women-owned businesses (as such terms
are defined in section 21A(r)(4) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C.
1441a(r)(4)), in that solicitation or contract, including contracts to asset
managers, servicers, property managers, and other service providers or expert
consultants. FDIC Corporation— and shall be considered in, the selection of asset managers for residential
mortgage loans and residential mortgage-backed securities; and the Secretary for any services provided. interest required issue regulations or guidelines necessary to address and manage or to prohibit
conflicts of interest that may arise in connection with the administration and
execution of the authorities provided under this Act, including— hiring of contractors or advisors, including asset managers; assets; held; and as the Secretary deems necessary or appropriate in the public interest. or guidelines required by this section shall be issued as soon as practicable
after the date of enactment of this Act. efforts loan servicing standards acquires mortgages, mortgage backed securities, and other assets secured by
residential real estate, including multifamily housing, the Secretary shall
implement a plan that seeks to maximize assistance for homeowners and use the
authority of the Secretary to encourage the servicers of the underlying
mortgages, considering net present value to the taxpayer, to take advantage of
the HOPE for Homeowners Program under section 257 of the National Housing Act
or other available programs to minimize foreclosures. In addition, the
Secretary may use loan guarantees and credit enhancements to facilitate loan
modifications to prevent avoidable foreclosures. Secretary shall coordinate with the Corporation, the Board (with respect to any
mortgage or mortgage-backed securities or pool of securities held, owned, or
controlled by or on behalf of a Federal reserve bank, as provided in section
110(a)(1)(C)), the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development, and other Federal Government entities that hold troubled
assets to attempt to identify opportunities for the acquisition of classes of
troubled assets that will improve the ability of the Secretary to improve the
loan modification and restructuring process and, where permissible, to permit
bona fide tenants who are current on their rent to remain in their homes under
the terms of the lease. In the case of a mortgage on a residential rental
property, the plan required under this section shall include protecting
Federal, State, and local rental subsidies and protections, and ensuring any
modification takes into account the need for operating funds to maintain decent
and safe conditions at the property. loan modification requests existing investment contracts, the Secretary shall consent, where appropriate,
and considering net present value to the taxpayer, to reasonable requests for
loss mitigation measures, including term extensions, rate reductions, principal
write downs, increases in the proportion of loans within a trust or other
structure allowed to be modified, or removal of other limitation on
modifications. homeowners used in this section— property manager Finance Agency, in its capacity as conservator of the Federal National Mortgage
Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation; respect to residential mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities held by
any bridge depository institution pursuant to section 11(n) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act; and to any mortgage or mortgage-backed securities or pool of securities held,
owned, or controlled by or on behalf of a Federal reserve bank, other than
mortgages or securities held, owned, or controlled in connection with open
market operations under section 14 of the Federal Reserve Act ( or as collateral for an advance or discount that is not in default; Lending Act ( depository institution Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 ( agencies general owns, or controls mortgages, mortgage backed securities, and other assets
secured by residential real estate, including multifamily housing, the Federal
property manager shall implement a plan that seeks to maximize assistance for
homeowners and use its authority to encourage the servicers of the underlying
mortgages, and considering net present value to the taxpayer, to take advantage
of the HOPE for Homeowners Program under section 257 of the National Housing
Act or other available programs to minimize foreclosures. the case of a residential mortgage loan, modifications made under paragraph (1)
may include— rates; principal; and modifications. protections mortgages on residential rental properties, modifications made under paragraph
(1) shall ensure— existing Federal, State, and local rental subsidies and protections; and into account the need for operating funds to maintain decent and safe
conditions at the property. Federal property manager shall develop and begin implementation of the plan
required by this subsection not later than 60 days after the date of enactment
of this Act. congress date of enactment of this Act and every 30 days thereafter, report to Congress
specific information on the number and types of loan modifications made and the
number of actual foreclosures occurring during the reporting period in
accordance with this section. developing the plan required by this subsection, the Federal property managers
shall consult with one another and, to the extent possible, utilize consistent
approaches to implement the requirements of this subsection. servicers the owner of a residential mortgage loan, but holds an interest in obligations
or pools of obligations secured by residential mortgage loans, the Federal
property manager shall— by the loan servicers of loan modifications developed under subsection (b);
and any such modifications, to the extent possible. requirements of this section shall not supersede any other duty or requirement
imposed on the Federal property managers under otherwise applicable law. and corporate governance financial institution that sells troubled assets to the Secretary under this
Act shall be subject to the executive compensation requirements of subsections
(b) and (c) and the provisions under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
provided under the amendment by section 302, as applicable. purchases general Act are best met through direct purchases of troubled assets from an individual
financial institution where no bidding process or market prices are available,
and the Secretary receives a meaningful equity or debt position in the
financial institution as a result of the transaction, the Secretary shall
require that the financial institution meet appropriate standards for executive
compensation and corporate governance. The standards required under this
subsection shall be effective for the duration of the period that the Secretary
holds an equity or debt position in the financial institution. standards required under this subsection shall include— that exclude incentives for senior executive officers of a financial
institution to take unnecessary and excessive risks that threaten the value of
the financial institution during the period that the Secretary holds an equity
or debt position in the financial institution; recovery by the financial institution of any bonus or incentive compensation
paid to a senior executive officer based on statements of earnings, gains, or
other criteria that are later proven to be materially inaccurate; and financial institution making any golden parachute payment to its senior
executive officer during the period that the Secretary holds an equity or debt
position in the financial institution. 5 highly paid executives of a public company, whose compensation is required to
be disclosed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and any
regulations issued thereunder, and non-public company counterparts. purchases this Act are best met through auction purchases of troubled assets, and only
where such purchases per financial institution in the aggregate exceed
$300,000,000 (including direct purchases), the Secretary shall prohibit, for
such financial institution, any new employment contract with a senior executive
officer that provides a golden parachute in the event of an involuntary
termination, bankruptcy filing, insolvency, or receivership. The Secretary
shall issue guidance to carry out this paragraph not later than 2 months after
the date of enactment of this Act, and such guidance shall be effective upon
issuance. provisions of subsection (c) shall apply only to arrangements entered into
during the period during which the authorities under section 101(a) are in
effect, as determined under section 120. foreign authorities and central banks appropriate, with foreign financial authorities and central banks to work
toward the establishment of similar programs by such authorities and central
banks. To the extent that such foreign financial authorities or banks hold
troubled assets as a result of extending financing to financial institutions
that have failed or defaulted on such financing, such troubled assets qualify
for purchase under section 101. long-term costs and maximization of benefits for taxpayers benefits impact manner that will minimize any potential long-term negative impact on the
taxpayer, taking into account the direct outlays, potential long-term returns
on assets purchased, and the overall economic benefits of the program,
including economic benefits due to improvements in economic activity and the
availability of credit, the impact on the savings and pensions of individuals,
and reductions in losses to the Federal Government. carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— maturity or for resale for and until such time as the Secretary determines that
the market is optimal for selling such assets, in order to maximize the value
for taxpayers; and price that the Secretary determines, based on available financial analysis,
will maximize return on investment for the Federal Government. participation participate in purchases of troubled assets, and to invest in financial
institutions, consistent with the provisions of this section. mechanisms shall— the lowest price that the Secretary determines to be consistent with the
purposes of this Act; and of the use of taxpayer resources by using market mechanisms, including auctions
or reverse auctions, where appropriate. purchases mechanism under subsection (b) is not feasible or appropriate, and the purposes
of the Act are best met through direct purchases from an individual financial
institution, the Secretary shall pursue additional measures to ensure that
prices paid for assets are reasonable and reflect the underlying value of the
asset. authority for warrants and debt instruments general purchase, any troubled asset under the authority of this Act, unless the
Secretary receives from the financial institution from which such assets are to
be purchased— financial institution, the securities of which are traded on a national
securities exchange, a warrant giving the right to the Secretary to receive
nonvoting common stock or preferred stock in such financial institution, or
voting stock with respect to which, the Secretary agrees not to exercise voting
power, as the Secretary determines appropriate; or financial institution other than one described in subparagraph (A), a warrant
for common or preferred stock, or a senior debt instrument from such financial
institution, as described in paragraph (2)(C). conditions instrument required under paragraph (1) shall meet the following
requirements: terms and conditions shall, at a minimum, be designed— participation by the Secretary, for the benefit of taxpayers, in equity
appreciation in the case of a warrant or other equity security, or a reasonable
interest rate premium, in the case of a debt instrument; and protection for the taxpayer against losses from sale of assets by the Secretary
under this Act and the administrative expenses of the TARP. exercise, or surrender surrender a warrant or any senior debt instrument received under this
subsection, based on the conditions established under subparagraph (A). warrant shall provide that if, after the warrant is received by the Secretary
under this subsection, the financial institution that issued the warrant is no
longer listed or traded on a national securities exchange or securities
association, as described in paragraph (1)(A), such warrants shall convert to
senior debt, or contain appropriate protections for the Secretary to ensure
that the Treasury is appropriately compensated for the value of the warrant, in
an amount determined by the Secretary. warrant representing securities to be received by the Secretary under this
subsection shall contain anti-dilution provisions of the type employed in
capital market transactions, as determined by the Secretary. Such provisions
shall protect the value of the securities from market transactions such as
stock splits, stock distributions, dividends, and other distributions, mergers,
and other forms of reorganization or recapitalization. price subsection shall be set by the Secretary, in the interest of the
taxpayers. financial institution shall guarantee to the Secretary that it has authorized
shares of nonvoting stock available to fulfill its obligations under this
subsection. Should the financial institution not have sufficient authorized
shares, including preferred shares that may carry dividend rights equal to a
multiple number of common shares, the Secretary may, to the extent necessary,
accept a senior debt note in an amount, and on such terms as will compensate
the Secretary with equivalent value, in the event that a sufficient shareholder
vote to authorize the necessary additional shares cannot be obtained. minimis the requirements of this subsection, based on the size of the cumulative
transactions of troubled assets purchased from any one financial institution
for the duration of the program, at not more than $100,000,000. exceptions requirements of this subsection and appropriate alternative requirements for
any participating financial institution that is legally prohibited from issuing
securities and debt instruments, so as not to allow circumvention of the
requirements of this section. transparency Secretary shall make available to the public, in electronic form, a
description, amounts, and pricing of assets acquired under this Act, within 2
business days of purchase, trade, or other disposition. that sells troubled assets to the Secretary under this Act, the Secretary shall
determine whether the public disclosure required for such financial
institutions with respect to off-balance sheet transactions, derivatives
instruments, contingent liabilities, and similar sources of potential exposure
is adequate to provide to the public sufficient information as to the true
financial position of the institutions. If such disclosure is not adequate for
that purpose, the Secretary shall make recommendations for additional
disclosure requirements to the relevant regulators. authorization to purchase troubled assets under this Act shall be limited as follows: of enactment of this Act, such authority shall be limited to $250,000,000,000
outstanding at any one time. the Congress a written certification that the Secretary needs to exercise the
authority under this paragraph, effective upon such submission, such authority
shall be limited to $350,000,000,000 outstanding at any one time. paragraph (2) has been made, the President transmits to the Congress a written
report detailing the plan of the Secretary to exercise the authority under this
paragraph, unless there is enacted, within 15 calendar days of such
transmission, a joint resolution described in subsection (c), effective upon
the expiration of such 15-day period, such authority shall be limited to
$700,000,000,000 outstanding at any one time. prices assets purchased by the Secretary outstanding at any one time shall be
determined for purposes of the dollar amount limitations under subsection (a)
by aggregating the purchase prices of all troubled assets held. disapproval general Secretary may not exercise any authority to make purchases under this Act with
regard to any amount in excess of $350,000,000,000 previously obligated, as
described in this section if, within 15 calendar days after the date on which
Congress receives a report of the plan of the Secretary described in subsection
(a)(3), there is enacted into law a joint resolution disapproving the plan of
the Secretary with respect to such additional amount. resolution resolution later than 3 calendar days after the date on which the report of the plan of
the Secretary referred to in subsection (a)(3) is received by Congress; preamble; follows: under the Act of 2008 resolving clause of which is as follows: obligation of any amount exceeding the amounts obligated as described in
paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 115(a) of the
2008 consideration in House of Representatives receipt of a report under subsection (a)(3), the Speaker, if the House would
otherwise be adjourned, shall notify the Members of the House that, pursuant to
this section, the House shall convene not later than the second calendar day
after receipt of such report; discharge a joint resolution is referred shall report it to the House not later than 5
calendar days after the date of receipt of the report described in subsection
(a)(3). If a committee fails to report the joint resolution within that period,
the committee shall be discharged from further consideration of the joint
resolution and the joint resolution shall be referred to the appropriate
calendar. consideration resolution reports it to the House or has been discharged from its
consideration, it shall be in order, not later than the sixth day after
Congress receives the report described in subsection (a)(3), to move to proceed
to consider the joint resolution in the House. All points of order against the
motion are waived. Such a motion shall not be in order after the House has
disposed of a motion to proceed on the joint resolution. The previous question
shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without
intervening motion. The motion shall not be debatable. A motion to reconsider
the vote by which the motion is disposed of shall not be in order. joint resolution shall be considered as read. All points of order against the
joint resolution and against its consideration are waived. The previous
question shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution to its passage
without intervening motion except two hours of debate equally divided and
controlled by the proponent and an opponent. A motion to reconsider the vote on
passage of the joint resolution shall not be in order. consideration in Senate receipt of a report under subsection (a)(3), if the Senate has adjourned or
recessed for more than 2 days, the majority leader of the Senate, after
consultation with the minority leader of the Senate, shall notify the Members
of the Senate that, pursuant to this section, the Senate shall convene not
later than the second calendar day after receipt of such message. calendar shall be placed immediately on the calendar. consideration general Senate, it is in order at any time during the period beginning on the 4th day
after the date on which Congress receives a report of the plan of the Secretary
described in subsection (a)(3) and ending on the 6th day after the date on
which Congress receives a report of the plan of the Secretary described in
subsection (a)(3) (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been
disagreed to) to move to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution,
and all points of order against the joint resolution (and against consideration
of the joint resolution) are waived. The motion to proceed is not debatable.
The motion is not subject to a motion to postpone. A motion to reconsider the
vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If
a motion to proceed to the consideration of the resolution is agreed to, the
joint resolution shall remain the unfinished business until disposed of. on the joint resolution, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection
therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided
equally between the majority and minority leaders or their designees. A motion
further to limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a
motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other
business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution is not in order. passage conclusion of the debate on a joint resolution, and a single quorum call at the
conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the
Senate. procedure application of the rules of the Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure
relating to a joint resolution shall be decided without debate. Senate and House of Representatives action by other house joint resolution of that House, that House receives from the other House a
joint resolution, then the following procedures shall apply: the other House shall not be referred to a committee. resolution of the House receiving the resolution— House shall be the same as if no joint resolution had been received from the
other House; but shall be on the joint resolution of the other House. resolution of other House consider a joint resolution under this section, the joint resolution of the
other House shall be entitled to expedited floor procedures under this
section. measures Senate, the Senate then receives the companion measure from the House of
Representatives, the companion measure shall not be debatable. passage general beginning on the date the President is presented with the joint resolution and
ending on the date the President takes action with respect to the joint
resolution shall be disregarded in computing the 15-calendar day period
described in subsection (a)(3). the President vetoes the joint resolution— the date the President vetoes the joint resolution and ending on the date the
Congress receives the veto message with respect to the joint resolution shall
be disregarded in computing the 15-calendar day period described in subsection
(a)(3), and in the Senate under this section shall be 1 hour equally divided between the
majority and minority leaders or their designees. representatives and senate (d), and (e) are enacted by Congress— rulemaking power of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, and
as such it is deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but
applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in that House in
the case of a joint resolution, and it supersedes other rules only to the
extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and the constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so far as
relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and
to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House. audits Oversight Oversight General of the United States shall, upon establishment of the troubled assets
relief program under this Act (in this section referred to as the
performance of the TARP and of any agents and representatives of the TARP (as
related to the agent or representative’s activities on behalf of or under the
authority of the TARP), including vehicles established by the Secretary under
this Act. The subjects of such oversight shall include the following: TARP in meeting the purposes of this Act, particularly those involving— mitigation; stability or prevented disruption to the financial markets or the banking
system; and taxpayers. and internal controls of the TARP, its representatives and agents. transactions and commitments entered into, including transaction type,
frequency, size, prices paid, and all other relevant terms and conditions, and
the timing, duration and terms of any future commitments to purchase
assets. disposition of acquired assets, including type, acquisition price, current
market value, sale prices and terms, and use of proceeds from sales. operations of the TARP in the use of appropriated funds. applicable laws and regulations by the TARP, its agents and
representatives. to prevent, identify, and minimize conflicts of interest involving any agent or
representative performing activities on behalf of or under the authority of the
TARP. pursuant to section 107(b), including, as applicable, the efforts of the TARP
in evaluating proposals for inclusion and contracting to the maximum extent
possible of minorities (as such term is defined in 1204(c) of the Financial
Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enhancement Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 1811
note), women, and minority- and women-owned businesses, including ascertaining
and reporting the total amount of fees paid and other value delivered by the
TARP to all of its agents and representatives, and such amounts paid or
delivered to such firms that are minority- and women-owned businesses (as such
terms are defined in section 21A of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C.
1441a)). Administration of oversight presence provide the Comptroller General with appropriate space and facilities in the
Department of the Treasury as necessary to facilitate oversight of the TARP
until the termination date established in section 120. records Comptroller General shall have access, upon request, to any information, data,
schedules, books, accounts, financial records, reports, files, electronic
communications, or other papers, things, or property belonging to or in use by
the TARP, or any vehicles established by the Secretary under this Act, and to
the officers, directors, employees, independent public accountants, financial
advisors, and other agents and representatives of the TARP (as related to the
agent or representative’s activities on behalf of or under the authority of the
TARP) or any such vehicle at such reasonable time as the Comptroller General
may request. The Comptroller General shall be afforded full facilities for
verifying transactions with the balances or securities held by depositaries,
fiscal agents, and custodians. The Comptroller General may make and retain
copies of such books, accounts, and other records as the Comptroller General
deems appropriate. costs Office for the full cost of any such oversight activities as billed therefor by
the Comptroller General of the United States. Such reimbursements shall be
credited to the appropriation account “Salaries and Expenses, Government
Accountability Office” current when the payment is received and remain
available until expended. reports of findings under this section, regularly and no less frequently than
once every 60 days, to the appropriate committees of Congress, and the Special
Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program established under this
Act on the activities and performance of the TARP. The Comptroller may also
submit special reports under this subsection as warranted by the findings of
its oversight activities. audits audit prepare and issue to the appropriate committees of Congress and the public
audited financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, and the Comptroller General shall annually audit such
statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. The
Treasury shall reimburse the Government Accountability Office for the full cost
of any such audit as billed therefor by the Comptroller General. Such
reimbursements shall be credited to the appropriation account “Salaries and
Expenses, Government Accountability Office” current when the payment is
received and remain available until expended. The financial statements prepared
under this paragraph shall be on the fiscal year basis prescribed under section
1102 of title 31, United States Code. Comptroller General may audit the programs, activities, receipts, expenditures,
and financial transactions of the TARP and any agents and representatives of
the TARP (as related to the agent or representative’s activities on behalf of
or under the authority of the TARP), including vehicles established by the
Secretary under this Act. audit problems deficiencies identified by the Comptroller General or other auditor engaged by
the TARP; or committees of Congress that no action is necessary or appropriate. Control effective system of internal control, consistent with the standards prescribed
under assurance of— efficiency of operations, including the use of the resources of the
TARP; financial reporting, including financial statements and other reports for
internal and external use; and applicable laws and regulations. conjunction with each annual financial statement issued under this section, the
TARP shall— of management for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over
financial reporting; and of the end of the most recent year covered by such financial statement of the
TARP, of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial
reporting. information also be submitted to the Congressional Oversight Panel established under
section 125. oversight, reporting, or audit requirement under this section shall terminate
on the later of— troubled asset acquired by the Secretary under section 101 has been sold or
transferred out of the ownership or control of the Federal Government;
or the last insurance contract issued under section 102. margin authority Comptroller General shall undertake a study to determine the extent to which
leverage and sudden deleveraging of financial institutions was a factor behind
the current financial crisis. study required by this section shall include— and responsibilities of the Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the
Secretary, and other Federal banking agencies with respect to monitoring
leverage and acting to curtail excessive leveraging; authority of the Board to regulate leverage, including by setting margin
requirements, and what process the Board used to decide whether or not to use
its authority; of the margin authority by the Board; and Board and appropriate committees of Congress with respect to the existing
authority of the Board. Comptroller General shall complete and submit a report on the study required by
this section to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the
Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives. information submitted to the Congressional Oversight Panel established under section
125. in this Act, and for the costs of administering those authorities, the
Secretary may use the proceeds of the sale of any securities issued under
securities may be issued under extended to include actions authorized by this Act, including the payment of
administrative expenses. Any funds expended or obligated by the Secretary for
actions authorized by this Act, including the payment of administrative
expenses, shall be deemed appropriated at the time of such expenditure or
obligation. related matters review by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act shall be subject to
shall be held unlawful and set aside if found to be arbitrary, capricious, an
abuse of discretion, or not in accordance with law. equitable relief injunction or other form of equitable relief shall be issued against the
Secretary for actions pursuant to section 101, 102, 106, and 109, other than to
remedy a violation of the Constitution. order Secretary for actions pursuant to this Act shall be considered and granted or
denied by the court within 3 days of the date of the request. injunction Secretary for actions pursuant to this Act shall be considered and granted or
denied by the court on an expedited basis consistent with the provisions of
rule 65(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or any successor
thereto. injunction Secretary for actions pursuant to this Act shall be considered and granted or
denied by the court on an expedited basis. Whenever possible, the court shall
consolidate trial on the merits with any hearing on a request for a preliminary
injunction, consistent with the provisions of rule 65(a)(2) of the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure, or any successor thereto. by participating companies against the Secretary by any person that divests its assets with respect to its
participation in a program under this Act, except as provided in paragraph (1),
other than as expressly provided in a written contract with the
Secretary. injunction or other form of equitable relief issued against the Secretary for
actions pursuant to section 101, 102, 106, and 109, shall be automatically
stayed. The stay shall be lifted unless the Secretary seeks a stay from a
higher court within 3 calendar days after the date on which the relief is
issued. matters homeowners' rights that is part of any purchase by the Secretary under this Act shall remain
subject to all claims and defenses that would otherwise apply, notwithstanding
the exercise of authority by the Secretary under this Act. clause this Act shall not impair the claims or defenses that would otherwise apply
with respect to persons other than the Secretary. Except as established in any
contract, a servicer of pooled residential mortgages owes any duty to determine
whether the net present value of the payments on the loan, as modified, is
likely to be greater than the anticipated net recovery that would result from
foreclosure to all investors and holders of beneficial interests in such
investment, but not to any individual or groups of investors or beneficial
interest holders, and shall be deemed to act in the best interests of all such
investors or holders of beneficial interests if the servicer agrees to or
implements a modification or workout plan when the servicer takes reasonable
loss mitigation actions, including partial payments. authority 101(a), excluding section 101(a)(3), and 102 shall terminate on December 31,
2009. certification upon submission of a written certification to Congress, may extend the
authority provided under this Act to expire not later than 2 years from the
date of enactment of this Act. Such certification shall include a justification
of why the extension is necessary to assist American families and stabilize
financial markets, as well as the expected cost to the taxpayers for such an
extension. General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program General Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Inspector General; removal of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program is the
Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (in this
section referred to as the be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate. Special Inspector General shall be made on the basis of integrity and
demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law,
management analysis, public administration, or investigations. individual as Special Inspector General shall be made as soon as practicable
after the establishment of any program under sections 101 and 102. General shall be removable from office in accordance with the provisions of
7324 of title 5, United States Code, the Special Inspector General shall not be
considered an employee who determines policies to be pursued by the United
States in the nationwide administration of Federal law. pay of the Special Inspector General shall be the annual rate of basic pay for
an Inspector General under U.S.C. App.). the Special Inspector General to conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits and
investigations of the purchase, management, and sale of assets by the Secretary
of the Treasury under any program established by the Secretary under section
101, and the management by the Secretary of any program established under
section 102, including by collecting and summarizing the following
information: categories of troubled assets purchased or otherwise procured by the
Secretary. assets purchased in each such category described under subparagraph (A). explanation of the reasons the Secretary deemed it necessary to purchase each
such troubled asset. financial institution that such troubled assets were purchased from. listing of and detailed biographical information on each person or entity hired
to manage such troubled assets. total amount of troubled assets purchased pursuant to any program established
under section 101, the amount of troubled assets on the books of the Treasury,
the amount of troubled assets sold, and the profit and loss incurred on each
sale or disposition of each such troubled asset. insurance contracts issued under section 102. General shall establish, maintain, and oversee such systems, procedures, and
controls as the Special Inspector General considers appropriate to discharge
the duty under paragraph (1). specified in paragraphs (1) and (2), the Inspector General shall also have the
duties and responsibilities of inspectors general under the Inspector General
Act of 1978. authorities duties specified in subsection (c), the Special Inspector General shall have
the authorities provided in section 6 of the Inspector General Act of
1978. General shall carry out the duties specified in subsection (c)(1) in accordance
with section 4(b)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978. and other resources General may select, appoint, and employ such officers and employees as may be
necessary for carrying out the duties of the Special Inspector General, subject
to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the
competitive service, and the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of
chapter 53 of such title, relating to classification and General Schedule pay
rates. General may obtain services as authorized by States Code, at daily rates not to exceed the equivalent rate prescribed for
grade GS–15 of the General Schedule by section 5332 of such title. General may enter into contracts and other arrangements for audits, studies,
analyses, and other services with public agencies and with private persons, and
make such payments as may be necessary to carry out the duties of the Inspector
General. Special Inspector General for information or assistance from any department,
agency, or other entity of the Federal Government, the head of such entity
shall, insofar as is practicable and not in contravention of any existing law,
furnish such information or assistance to the Special Inspector General, or an
authorized designee. assistance requested by the Special Inspector General is, in the judgment of
the Special Inspector General, unreasonably refused or not provided, the
Special Inspector General shall report the circumstances to the appropriate
committees of Congress without delay. after the confirmation of the Special Inspector General, and every calendar
quarter thereafter, the Special Inspector General shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report summarizing the activities of the
Special Inspector General during the 120-day period ending on the date of such
report. Each report shall include, for the period covered by such report, a
detailed statement of all purchases, obligations, expenditures, and revenues
associated with any program established by the Secretary of the Treasury under
sections 101 and 102, as well as the information collected under subsection
(c)(1). subsection shall be construed to authorize the public disclosure of information
that is— from disclosure by any other provision of law; Executive order to be protected from disclosure in the interest of national
defense or national security or in the conduct of foreign affairs; or criminal investigation. under this section shall also be submitted to the Congressional Oversight Panel
established under section 125. available to the Secretary of the Treasury under section 118, $50,000,000 shall
be available to the Special Inspector General to carry out this section. under paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended. Office of the Special Inspector General shall terminate on the later of— troubled asset acquired by the Secretary under section 101 has been sold or
transferred out of the ownership or control of the Federal Government;
or the last insurance contract issued under section 102. limit on the public debt United States Code, is amended by striking out the dollar limitation contained
in such subsection and inserting General (b), the costs of purchases of troubled assets made under section 101(a) and
guarantees of troubled assets under section 102, and any cash flows associated
with the activities authorized in section 102 and subsections (a), (b), and (c)
of section 106 shall be determined as provided under the Federal Credit Reform
Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et. seq.). the purposes of section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2
U.S.C. 661a(5))— assets and guarantees of troubled assets shall be calculated by adjusting the
discount rate in section 502(5)(E) ( and modification of a troubled asset or guarantee of a troubled asset shall be the
difference between the current estimate consistent with paragraph (1) under the
terms of the troubled asset or guarantee of the troubled asset and the current
estimate consistent with paragraph (1) under the terms of the troubled asset or
guarantee of the troubled asset, as modified. amendments National Housing Act ( inserting before is likely to have, due to the terms of the mortgage being
reset, inserting before the period at the end Board determines, in the discretion of the Board) (4)(A)— inserting after payments made under this paragraph, following: accepted as payment in full of all indebtedness under the eligible mortgage, to
any holder of an existing subordinate mortgage, in lieu of any future
appreciation payments authorized under subparagraph (B). inserting after payments pursuant to subsection (e)(4)(A) Oversight Panel Congressional Oversight Panel (hereafter in this section referred to as the
branch. Oversight Panel shall review the current state of the financial markets and the
regulatory system and submit the following reports to Congress: reports general following: of authority under this Act, including with respect to the use of contracting
authority and administration of the program. made under the Act on the financial markets and financial institutions. information made available on transactions under the program has contributed to
market transparency. foreclosure mitigation efforts, and the effectiveness of the program from the
standpoint of minimizing long-term costs to the taxpayers and maximizing the
benefits for taxpayers. reports required under this paragraph shall be submitted not later than 30 days
after the first exercise by the Secretary of the authority under section 101(a)
or 102, and every 30 days thereafter. regulatory reform report on regulatory reform not later than January 20, 2009, analyzing the
current state of the regulatory system and its effectiveness at overseeing the
participants in the financial system and protecting consumers, and providing
recommendations for improvement, including recommendations regarding whether
any participants in the financial markets that are currently outside the
regulatory system should become subject to the regulatory system, the rationale
underlying such recommendation, and whether there are any gaps in existing
consumer protections. general follows: Speaker of the House of Representatives. minority leader of the House of Representatives. majority leader of the Senate. minority leader of the Senate. Speaker of the House of Representatives and the majority leader of the Senate,
after consultation with the minority leader of the Senate and the minority
leader of the House of Representatives. member of the Oversight Panel shall each be paid at a rate equal to the daily
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level I of the Executive
Schedule for each day (including travel time) during which such member is
engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the Commission. compensation of federal employees who are full-time officers or employees of the United States or Members of
Congress may not receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of
their service on the Oversight Panel. expenses diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under
subchapter I of members of the Oversight Panel shall constitute a quorum but a lesser number
may hold hearings. vacancy on the Oversight Panel shall be filled in the manner in which the
original appointment was made. Oversight Panel shall meet at the call of the Chairperson or a majority of its
members. general may appoint and fix the pay of any personnel as the Commission considers
appropriate. consultants intermittent services under Code. agencies Federal department or agency may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the
personnel of that department or agency to the Oversight Panel to assist it in
carrying out its duties under this Act. sessions this section, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places, take testimony,
and receive evidence as the Panel considers appropriate and may administer
oaths or affirmations to witnesses appearing before it. agents authorized by the Oversight Panel, take any action which the Oversight Panel is
authorized to take by this section. Data or agency of the United States information necessary to enable it to carry out
this section. Upon request of the Chairperson of the Oversight Panel, the head
of that department or agency shall furnish that information to the Oversight
Panel. Oversight Panel shall receive and consider all reports required to be submitted
to the Oversight Panel under this Act. Oversight Panel shall terminate 6 months after the termination date specified
in section 120. expenses appropriations authorized to be appropriated to the Oversight Panel such sums as may be
necessary for any fiscal year, half of which shall be derived from the
applicable account of the House of Representatives, and half of which shall be
derived from the contingent fund of the Senate. amounts shall be promptly transferred by the Secretary, from time to time upon the
presentment of a statement of such expenses by the Chairperson of the Oversight
Panel, from funds made available to the Secretary under this Act to the
applicable fund of the House of Representatives and the contingent fund of the
Senate, as appropriate, as reimbursement for amounts expended from such account
and fund under paragraph (1). authority General 1828(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: misuse of fdic names, and misrepresentation to indicate insured status advertising and misuse of fdic names imply that any deposit liability, obligation, certificate, or share is insured
or guaranteed by the Corporation, if such deposit liability, obligation,
certificate, or share is not insured or guaranteed by the Corporation— terms, or the abbreviation firm name of any person, including any corporation, partnership, business
trust, association, or other business entity; or any other terms, sign, or symbol as part of an advertisement, solicitation, or
other document. misrepresentations of insured status misrepresent— liability, obligation, certificate, or share is insured, under this Act, if
such deposit liability, obligation, certificate, or share is not so insured;
or the manner in which any deposit liability, obligation, certificate, or share is
insured under this Act, if such deposit liability, obligation, certificate, or
share is not so insured, to the extent or in the manner represented. appropriate federal banking agency banking agency shall have enforcement authority in the case of a violation of
this paragraph by any person for which the agency is the appropriate Federal
banking agency, or any institution-affiliated party thereof. if the appropriate federal banking agency fails to follow
recommendation the appropriate Federal banking agency that the agency take any enforcement
action authorized under section 8 for purposes of enforcement of this paragraph
with respect to any person for which the agency is the appropriate Federal
banking agency or any institution-affiliated party thereof. response within 30 days of the date of receipt of a recommendation under clause (i),
take the enforcement action with respect to this paragraph recommended by the
Corporation or provide a plan acceptable to the Corporation for responding to
the situation presented, the Corporation may take the recommended enforcement
action against such person or institution-affiliated party. authority and (D), for purposes of this paragraph, the Corporation shall have, in the
same manner and to the same extent as with respect to a State nonmember insured
bank— another agency is the appropriate Federal banking agency or any
institution-affiliated party thereof; and abets a violation of this paragraph by a person described in subclause (I);
and of this paragraph, the authority of the Corporation under— investigations; and (d) and (i) of section 8 to conduct enforcement actions. preserved barring any action otherwise available, under the laws of the United States or
any State, to any Federal or State agency or
individual. Orders Deposit Insurance Act the end the following new paragraph: misuse of names to indicate insured status order general specifies on the basis of particular facts that any person engaged or is
engaging in conduct described in section 18(a)(4), the Corporation or other
appropriate Federal banking agency may issue a temporary order
requiring— of any activity or practice described, which gave rise to the notice of
charges; and prevent any further, or to remedy any existing, violation. order take effect upon service. temporary order shall remain effective and enforceable, pending the completion of an
administrative proceeding pursuant to subsection (b)(1) in connection with the
notice of charges— appropriate Federal banking agency dismisses the charges specified in such
notice; or order is issued against such person, until the effective date of such
order. penalties section 18(a)(4) shall be subject to civil money penalties, as set forth in
subsection (i), except that for any person other than an insured depository
institution or an institution-affiliated party that is found to have violated
this paragraph, the Corporation or other appropriate Federal banking agency
shall not be required to demonstrate any loss to an insured depository
institution. certain agreements Act ( paragraph: certain agreements future standstill, confidentiality, or other agreement that, directly or
indirectly— limits the ability of any person to offer to acquire or acquire, offering to acquire or acquiring, or using any previously disclosed information in connection with any such offer to
acquire or acquisition of, institution, including any liabilities, assets, or interest therein, in
connection with any transaction in which the Corporation exercises its
authority under section 11 or 13, shall be enforceable against or impose any
liability on such person, as such enforcement or liability shall be contrary to
public
policy. Conforming Amendments 18 of the Act (a)(3)— subsection the second place that term appears and inserting and subsection (a), by striking Logo Insurance FBI regulatory agency shall cooperate with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and
other law enforcement agencies investigating fraud, misrepresentation, and
malfeasance with respect to development, advertising, and sale of financial
products. effective date the Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006 ( amended by striking 1, 2008 exercise of loan authority general exercises its authority under the third paragraph of section 13 of the Federal
Reserve Act ( partnerships, and corporations) the Board shall provide to the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
Financial Services of the House of Representatives a report which
includes— exercising the authority; and actions of the Board, including the size and duration of the lending, available
information concerning the value of any collateral held with respect to such a
loan, the recipient of warrants or any other potential equity in exchange for
the loan, and any expected cost to the taxpayers for such exercise. updates specified in subsection (a) not less frequently than once every 60 days while
the subject loan is outstanding, including— loan; collateral held by the Federal reserve bank which initiated the loan;
and taxpayers of the loan. information submitted to the Congress under this section shall be kept
confidential, upon the written request of the Chairman of the Board, in which
case it shall be made available only to the Chairpersons and Ranking Members of
the Committees described in subsection (a). provisions of this section shall be in force for all uses of the authority
provided under section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act occurring during the
period beginning on March 1, 2008 and ending on the after the date of enactment
of this Act, and reports described in subsection (a) shall be required
beginning not later than 30 days after that date of enactment, with respect to
any such exercise of authority. information submitted to the Congressional Oversight Panel established under section
125. corrections general the Truth in Lending Act ( the Mortgage Disclosure Improvement Act of 2008 ( amended— striking subparagraph (G), in the case (G) to read as follows: extension of credit relating to a plan described in section 101(53D) of title
11, United States Code— requirements of subparagraphs (A) through (E) shall not apply; and faith estimate of the disclosures required under subsection (a) shall be made
in accordance with regulations of the Board under section 121(c) before such
credit is extended, or shall be delivered or placed in the mail not later than
3 business days after the date on which the creditor receives the written
application of the consumer for such credit, whichever is earlier. a disclosure statement furnished within 3 business days of the written
application (as provided under clause (i)(II)) contains an annual percentage
rate which is subsequently rendered inaccurate, within the meaning of section
107(c), the creditor shall furnish another disclosure statement at the time of
settlement or consummation of the
transaction. date subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by
section 2502 of the Mortgage Disclosure Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law
110–289). Stabilization Fund reimbursement Stabilization Fund established under Code, for any funds that are used for the Treasury Money Market Funds Guaranty
Program for the United States money market mutual fund industry, from funds
under this Act. Exchange Stabilization Fund Exchange Stabilization Fund for the establishment of any future guaranty
programs for the United States money market mutual fund industry. mark-to-market accounting Securities and Exchange Commission shall have the authority under the
securities laws (as such term is defined in section 3(a)(47) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 ( order, the application of Statement Number 157 of the Financial Accounting
Standards Board for any issuer (as such term is defined in section 3(a)(8) of
such Act) or with respect to any class or category of transaction if the
Commission determines that is necessary or appropriate in the public interest
and is consistent with the protection of investors. provision restrict or limit any authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission under
securities laws as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act. mark-to-market accounting Securities and Exchange Commission, in consultation with the Board and the
Secretary, shall conduct a study on mark-to-market accounting standards as
provided in Statement Number 157 of the Financial Accounting Standards Board,
as such standards are applicable to financial institutions, including
depository institutions. Such a study shall consider at a minimum— accounting standards on a financial institution's balance sheet; accounting on bank failures in 2008; standards on the quality of financial information available to
investors; Financial Accounting Standards Board in developing accounting standards; feasibility of modifications to such standards; and standards to those provided in such Statement Number 157. Securities and Exchange Commission shall submit to Congress a report of such
study before the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act containing the findings and determinations of the
Commission, including such administrative and legislative recommendations as
the Commission determines appropriate. beginning upon the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Director of the
Congressional Budget Office, shall submit a report to the Congress on the net
amount within the Troubled Asset Relief Program under this Act. In any case
where there is a shortfall, the President shall submit a legislative proposal
that recoups from the financial industry an amount equal to the shortfall in
order to ensure that the Troubled Asset Relief Program does not add to the
deficit or national debt. authority of section 131, nothing in this Act may be construed to limit the authority of
the Secretary or the Board under any other provision of law. deposit and share insurance coverage Insurance Act; temporary increase in deposit insurance amount enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2009, section 11(a)(1)(E) of
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( to be considered for setting assessments in the standard maximum deposit insurance amount made under paragraph (1) shall
not be taken into account by the Board of Directors of the Corporation for
purposes of setting assessments under section 7(b)(2) of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act ( temporarily lifted period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on December
31, 2009, the Board of Directors of the Corporation may request from the
Secretary, and the Secretary shall approve, a loan or loans in an amount or
amounts necessary to carry out this subsection, without regard to the
limitations on such borrowing under section 14(a) and 15(c) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act ( Act; temporary increase in share insurance amount enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2009, section 207(k)(5) of the
Federal Credit Union Act ( to be considered for setting insurance premium charges and insurance deposit
adjustments insurance amount made under paragraph (1) shall not be taken into account by
the National Credit Union Administration Board for purposes of setting
insurance premium charges and share insurance deposit adjustments under section
202(c)(2) of the Federal Credit Union Act ( temporarily lifted period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on December
31, 2009, the National Credit Union Administration Board may request from the
Secretary, and the Secretary shall approve, a loan or loans in an amount or
amounts necessary to carry out this subsection, without regard to the
limitations on such borrowing under section 203(d)(1) of the Federal Credit
Union Act ( inflation adjustments maximum deposit insurance amount made under this section shall not be used to
make any inflation adjustment under section 11(a)(1)(F) of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act ( Credit Union Act. provisions congressional support agencies consistent with law, all information used by the Secretary in connection with
activities authorized under this Act (including the records to which the
Comptroller General is entitled under this Act) shall be made available to
congressional support agencies (in accordance with their obligations to support
the Congress as set out in their authorizing statutes) for the purposes of
assisting the committees of Congress with conducting oversight, monitoring, and
analysis of the activities authorized under this Act. Office of Management and Budget and the Congressional Budget Office of Management and Budget the authority granted in section 101(a), but in no case later than December 31,
2008, and semiannually thereafter, the Office of Management and Budget shall
report to the President and the Congress— notwithstanding section 502(5)(F) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2
U.S.C. 661a(5)(F)), as of the first business day that is at least 30 days prior
to the issuance of the report, of the cost of the troubled assets, and
guarantees of the troubled assets, determined in accordance with section
123; derive the estimate, including assets purchased or guaranteed, prices paid,
revenues received, the impact on the deficit and debt, and a description of any
outstanding commitments to purchase troubled assets; and how the estimate has changed from the previous report. subsection (a), the Office of Management and Budget shall explain the
differences between the Congressional Budget Office estimates delivered in
accordance with subsection (b) and prior Office of Management and Budget
estimates. Congressional Budget Office Congress of each report from the Office of Management and Budget under
subsection (a), the Congressional Budget Office shall report to the Congress
the Congressional Budget Office’s assessment of the report submitted by the
Office of Management and Budget, including— assets and guarantees of the troubled assets, valuation methods used to calculate such cost, and and the debt. expertise performing analyses of activities under this Act, the Director of the
Congressional Budget Office may employ personnel and procure the services of
experts and consultants. appropriations as may be necessary to produce reports required by this section. President’s Budget general amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: materials, a separate analysis of the budgetary effects for all prior fiscal
years, the current fiscal year, the fiscal year for which the budget is
submitted, and ensuing fiscal years of the actions the Secretary of the
Treasury has taken or plans to take using any authority provided in the
2008 assets purchased, sold, and guaranteed under the authority provided in the
2008 of 1990 ( 2008 by the public, and the gross Federal debt using methodology required by the
Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 and section 123 of the
2008 assets purchased, sold, and guaranteed under the authority provided in the
2008 held by the public, and the gross Federal debt, substituting the cash-based
estimates in subparagraph (C) for the estimates calculated under subparagraph
(A) pursuant to the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 and section 123 of the
2008 attributed to any action taken by the Secretary using authority provided by the
2008 most recent estimate is due to a reestimate using the methodology required by
the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 and section 123 of the
2008 of Office of Management and Budget shall consult periodically, but at least
annually, with the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives, the
Committee on the Budget of the Senate, and the Director of the Congressional
Budget Office. date apply beginning with respect to the fiscal year 2010 budget submission of the
President. treatment this Act are designated as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet
emergency needs pursuant to section 204(a) of S. Con. Res 21 (110th Congress),
the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008 and rescissions of
any amounts provided in this Act shall not be counted for purposes of budget
enforcement. sale or exchange of certain preferred stock general or loss from the sale or exchange of any applicable preferred stock by any
applicable financial institution shall be treated as ordinary income or
loss. stock preferred stock in— Mortgage Association, established pursuant to the Federal National Mortgage
Association Charter Act ( Mortgage Corporation, established pursuant to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation Act ( applicable financial institution on September 6, 2008, or the applicable financial institution on or after January 1, 2008, and before
September 7, 2008. institution general referred to in or holding company (as defined in section 3(w)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Act ( certain sales described in subsection (b)(2)(B), an entity shall be treated as an applicable
financial institution only if it was an entity described in subparagraph (A) or
(B) of paragraph (1) at the time of the sale or exchange, and September 6, 2008, of preferred stock described in subsection (b)(2)(A), an
entity shall be treated as an applicable financial institution only if it was
an entity described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) at all times
during the period beginning on September 6, 2008, and ending on the date of the
sale or exchange of the preferred stock. certain property not held on September 6, 2008 the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate may extend the application of this
section to all or a portion of the gain or loss from a sale or exchange in any
case where— institution sells or exchanges applicable preferred stock after September 6,
2008, which the applicable financial institution did not hold on such date, but
the basis of which in the hands of the applicable financial institution at the
time of the sale or exchange is the same as the basis in the hands of the
person which held such stock on such date, or institution is a partner in a partnership which— September 6, 2008, and later sold or exchanged such stock, or stock during the period described in subsection (b)(2)(B). authority delegate may prescribe such guidance, rules, or regulations as are necessary to
carry out the purposes of this section. date after December 31, 2007, in taxable years ending after such date. treatment of executive compensation of employers participating in the troubled
assets relief program deduction Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph: application to employers participating in the Troubled Assets Relief
Program general be allowed under this chapter— remuneration for any applicable taxable year which is attributable to services
performed by a covered executive during such applicable taxable year, to the
extent that the amount of such remuneration exceeds $500,000, or deduction executive remuneration for any taxable year for services performed
during any applicable taxable year by a covered executive, to the extent that
the amount of such remuneration exceeds $500,000 reduced (but not below zero)
by the sum of— remuneration for such applicable taxable year, plus deferred deduction executive remuneration for such services which was taken
into account under this clause in a preceding taxable year. employer general troubled assets are acquired under a program established by the Secretary under
section 101(a) of the Stabilization Act of 2008 so acquired for all taxable years exceeds $300,000,000. assets sold through direct purchase assets by an employer under the program described in clause (i) are through 1
or more direct purchases (within the meaning of section 113(c) of the
2008 (i) in determining whether the employer is an applicable employer for purposes
of this paragraph. rules under subsection (b) or (c) of section 414 shall be treated as a single
employer, except that in applying section 1563(a) for purposes of either such
subsection, paragraphs (2) and (3) thereof shall be disregarded. year taxable year the employer— portion of the period during which the authorities under section 101(a) of the
2008 and amount of troubled assets acquired from the employer during the taxable year
pursuant to such authorities (other than assets to which subparagraph (B)(ii)
applies), when added to the aggregate amount so acquired for all preceding
taxable years, exceeds $300,000,000, and year which includes any portion of such period. executive general respect to any applicable taxable year, any employee— the portion of the taxable year during which the authorities under section
101(a) of the Stabilization Act of 2008 120 thereof), is the chief executive officer of the applicable employer or the
chief financial officer of the applicable employer, or an individual acting in
either such capacity, or clause (ii). employees is 1 of the 3 highest compensated officers of the applicable employer for the
taxable year (other than an individual described in clause (i)(I)),
determined— shareholder disclosure rules for compensation under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (without regard to whether those rules apply to the employer),
and account employees employed during the portion of the taxable year described in
clause (i)(I). covered executive respect to an applicable employer for any applicable taxable year, such
employee shall be treated as a covered executive with respect to such employer
for all subsequent applicable taxable years and for all subsequent taxable
years in which deferred deduction executive remuneration with respect to
services performed in all such applicable taxable years would (but for this
paragraph) be deductible. remuneration of the covered executive, as determined under paragraph (4) without regard to
subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) thereof. Such term shall not include any
deferred deduction executive remuneration with respect to services performed in
a prior applicable taxable year. executive remuneration would be executive remuneration for services performed in an applicable taxable
year but for the fact that the deduction under this chapter (determined without
regard to this paragraph) for such remuneration is allowable in a subsequent
taxable year. similar to the rules of subparagraphs (F) and (G) of paragraph (4) shall apply
for purposes of this paragraph. authority regulations as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this paragraph and
the 2008 case of any acquisition, merger, or reorganization of an applicable
employer. rule amended— subsection (e) as subsection (f), and subsection (d) the following new subsection: application to employers participating in the Troubled Assets Relief
Program general executive of an applicable employer during the period during which the
authorities under section 101(a) of the are in effect (determined under section 120 of such Act), this section shall be
applied to payments to such executive with the following modifications: disqualified individual (other than in subsection (c)) shall be treated as a
reference to a covered executive. described in subsection (b)(2)(A)(i) shall be treated as a reference to an
applicable severance from employment of a covered executive, and any reference
to a payment contingent on such a change shall be treated as a reference to any
payment made during an applicable taxable year of the employer on account of
such applicable severance from employment. corporation shall be treated as a reference to an applicable employer. subsections (b)(2)(C), (b)(4), (b)(5), and (d)(5) shall not apply. rules term used in this subsection which is also used in section 162(m)(5) shall have
the meaning given such term by such section. from employment employment executive— involuntary termination of the executive by the employer, or bankruptcy, liquidation, or receivership of the employer. rules general reason of this subsection is also a parachute payment determined without regard
to this subsection, this subsection shall not apply to such payment. authority regulations as are necessary— of this subsection and the Stabilization Act of 2008 subsection applies in the case of any acquisition, merger, or reorganization of
an applicable employer, and section 4999 in cases where one or more payments with respect to any
individual are treated as parachute payments by reason of this subsection, and
other payments with respect to such individual are treated as parachute
payments under this section without regard to this subsection, and avoidance of the application of this section through the mischaracterization of
a severance from employment as other than an applicable severance from
employment. dates general taxable years ending on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. rule payments with respect to severances occurring during the period during which
the authorities under section 101(a) of this Act are in effect (determined
under section 120 of this Act). exclusion of income from discharge of qualified principal residence
indebtedness the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 2010 date of indebtedness occurring on or after January 1, 2010. Extension Act of 2008 of 2008 whenever in this division 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. as follows: etc. incentives incentives credit. electricity produced from marine renewables. credit. small wind property. geothermal heat pump systems. residential energy efficient property. energy bonds. industry fuel. implement FERC and State electric restructuring policy. and coal provisions modification of advanced coal project investment credit. modification of coal gasification investment credit. coal excise tax; funding of Black Lung Disability Trust Fund. refund of the coal excise tax to certain coal producers and
exporters. dioxide sequestration. gains relating to industrial source carbon dioxide treated as qualifying income
for publicly traded partnerships. tax code. domestic fuel security provisions cellulosic biofuel in bonus depreciation for biomass ethanol plant
property. and renewable diesel. credits for fuel are designed to provide an incentive for United States
production. modification of alternative fuel credit. qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles. truck tax for idling reduction units and advanced insulation. vehicle refueling property credit. gains relating to alcohol fuels and mixtures, biodiesel fuels and mixtures, and
alternative fuels and mixtures treated as qualifying income for publicly traded
partnerships. modification of election to expense certain refineries. suspension of taxable income limit on percentage depletion for oil and natural
gas produced from marginal properties. benefit to bicycle commuters. efficiency provisions conservation bonds. nonbusiness energy property. commercial buildings deduction. home credit. energy efficient appliance credit for appliances produced after
2007. depreciation of smart meters and smart grid systems. building and sustainable design projects. allowance for certain reuse and recycling property. provisions deduction for income attributable to domestic production of oil, gas, or
primary products thereof. different treatment of foreign oil and gas extraction income and foreign oil
related income for purposes of the foreign tax credit. customer’s basis in securities transactions. surtax. extension of Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund tax. credit wind and refined coal facilities section 45(d) are each amended by striking inserting certain other facilities section 45(d) is amended by striking inserting paragraph (2)(A). of paragraph (3)(A). of paragraph (9). coal as a qualified energy resource increased market value test refined coal), as amended by section 108, is amended— (IV), and emission reduction emission reduction) is amended by inserting emissions of amended— burns paragraph (6)) which uses by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C) and by inserting after
subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph: in service after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph in connection
with a facility described in subparagraph (A), but only to the extent of the
increased amount of electricity produced at the facility by reason of such new
unit. facilities section 45(d) is amended by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C)
and inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph: in service after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph in connection
with a facility described in subparagraph (A)(i), but only to the extent of the
increased amount of electricity produced at the facility by reason of such new
unit. production of section 45(c)(8) is amended to read as follows: facility is described in this subparagraph if— nonhydroelectric dam is licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
and meets all other applicable environmental, licensing, and regulatory
requirements, service before the date of the enactment of this paragraph and operated for
flood control, navigation, or water supply purposes and did not produce
hydroelectric power on the date of the enactment of this paragraph, and that the water surface elevation at any given location and time that would have
occurred in the absence of the hydroelectric project is maintained, subject to
any license requirements imposed under applicable law that change the water
surface elevation for the purpose of improving environmental quality of the
affected waterway. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, shall certify if a hydroelectric project
licensed at a nonhydroelectric dam meets the criteria in clause (iii). Nothing
in this section shall affect the standards under which the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission issues licenses for and regulates hydropower projects
under part I of the Federal Power
Act. subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to property
originally placed in service after December 31, 2008. coal subsection (b) shall apply to coal produced and sold from facilities placed in
service after December 31, 2008. apply to electricity produced and sold after the date of the enactment of this
Act. facilities made by subsection (d) shall apply to property placed in service after the date
of the enactment of this Act. from marine renewables by striking period at the end of subparagraph (H) and inserting by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: energy. adding at the end the following new paragraph: energy renewable energy estuaries, and tidal areas, streams, canal, or other man-made channel, including projects that utilize nonmechanical
structures to accelerate the flow of water for electric power production
purposes, or thermal energy conversion). which is derived from any source which utilizes a dam, diversionary structure
(except as provided in subparagraph (A)(iii)), or impoundment for electric
power production
purposes. adding at the end the following new paragraph: facilities facility producing electricity from marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy,
the term taxpayer— least 150 kilowatts, and after the date of the enactment of this paragraph and before January 1,
2012. amended by striking (11) power section 45(d), as amended by section 101, is amended by striking 1, 2012 (11) date this section shall apply to electricity produced and sold after the date of the
enactment of this Act, in taxable years ending after such date. section 48(a) are each amended by striking inserting amended by striking amended by striking alternative minimum tax general section 38(c)(4), as amended by the Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008, is
amended by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (vi) and (vii), respectively,
and by inserting after clause (iv) the following new clause: the extent that such credit is attributable to the energy credit determined
under section
48, amendment paragraph (1), is amended by striking attributable to credit is attributable to the rehabilitation credit under section 47, but only
with respect to system property the end of clause (iv), and by adding at the end the following new
clause: property, Property section 48 is amended— property; qualified microturbine property heading and inserting paragraph: Property property a system— simultaneous or sequential generation of electrical power, mechanical shaft
power, or both, in combination with the generation of steam or other forms of
useful thermal energy (including heating and cooling applications), energy in the form of thermal energy which is not used to produce electrical or
mechanical power (or combination thereof), and energy in the form of electrical or mechanical power (or combination
thereof), exceeds 60 percent, and 1, 2017. system property with an electrical capacity in excess of the applicable
capacity placed in service during the taxable year, the credit under subsection
(a)(1) (determined without regard to this paragraph) for such year shall be
equal to the amount which bears the same ratio to such credit as the applicable
capacity bears to the capacity of such property. capacity of more than 20,000 horsepower or an equivalent combination of
electrical and mechanical energy capacities. system property such system has a capacity in excess of 50 megawatts or a mechanical energy
capacity in excess of 67,000 horsepower or an equivalent combination of
electrical and mechanical energy capacities. efficiency percentage of a system is the fraction— electrical, thermal, and mechanical power produced by the system at normal
operating rates, and expected to be consumed in its normal application,
and heating value of the fuel sources for the system. basis percentage and the percentages under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be determined
on a Btu basis. included used to transport the energy source to the facility or to distribute energy
produced by the facility. (within the meaning of paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 45(c) without regard
to the last sentence of paragraph (3)(A)) for at least 90 percent of the energy
source— but subsection (a) with respect to such system shall not exceed the amount which
bears the same ratio to such amount of credit (determined without regard to
this subparagraph) as the energy efficiency percentage of such system bears to
60
percent. amendment (1)(B), (2)(B), and (3)(B) property section 48(c)(1) is amended by striking account by striking the second sentence thereof. by striking subparagraph (D) and redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph
(D). by striking subparagraph (D) and redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph
(D). subsection, the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date
of the enactment of this Act. tax subsection (b) shall apply to credits determined under section 46 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in taxable years beginning after the date of the
enactment of this Act and to carrybacks of such credits. property by subsections (c) and (d) shall apply to periods after the date of the
enactment of this Act, in taxable years ending after such date, under rules
similar to the rules of in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Revenue
Reconciliation Act of 1990). apply to periods after February 13, 2008, in taxable years ending after such
date, under rules similar to the rules of section 48(m) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the
Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990). small wind property general amended by striking the following new clause: energy
property, credit subclause (III) the following new subclause: energy property,
and energy property amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: energy property general property generate electricity. the case of qualified small wind energy property placed in service during the
taxable year, the credit otherwise determined under subsection (a)(1) for such
year with respect to all such property of the taxpayer shall not exceed
$4,000. turbine a wind turbine which has a nameplate capacity of not more than 100
kilowatts. term property for any period after December 31,
2016. amendment by striking date after the date of the enactment of this Act, in taxable years ending after such
date, under rules similar to the rules of section 48(m) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the
Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990). geothermal heat pump systems general section 48(a)(3),
as amended by this Act, is amended by striking
the end of clause (vi), and by adding at the end the following new
clause: the ground or ground water as a thermal energy source to heat a structure or as
a thermal energy sink to cool a structure, but only with respect to periods
ending before January 1,
2017, date after the date of the enactment of this Act, in taxable years ending after such
date, under rules similar to the rules of section 48(m) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the
Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990). property 2016 property subsections (c) and (d), is amended— (E) as subparagraphs (A) through and (D), respectively. subsections (c) and (d), is amended— as clauses (i) and (iv), respectively. property end of paragraph (3) and inserting end the following new paragraph: energy property expenditures made by the taxpayer during such
year. the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting at the end the following new subparagraph: capacity (not to exceed $4,000) of wind turbines for which qualified small wind
energy property expenditures are
made. expenditures end the following new paragraph: expenditure expenditure for property which uses a wind turbine to generate electricity for
use in connection with a dwelling unit located in the United States and used as
a residence by the
taxpayer. the end the following new sentence: facility with respect to which any qualified small wind energy property
expenditure (as defined in subsection (d)(4) of section 25D) is taken into
account in determining the credit under such section. occupancy 25D(e)(4)(A) is amended by striking (ii), by striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting and capacity (not to exceed $13,333) of wind turbines for which qualified small
wind energy property expenditures are
made. systems (c), is amended by striking striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting and pump property expenditures made by the taxpayer during such
year. (c), is amended by striking by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting and geothermal heat pump property
expenditures. expenditure as amended by subsection (c), is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph: expenditure pump property expenditure heat pump property installed on or in connection with a dwelling unit located
in the United States and used as a residence by the taxpayer. property which— thermal energy source to heat the dwelling unit referred to in subparagraph (A)
or as a thermal energy sink to cool such dwelling unit, and program which are in effect at the time that the expenditure for such equipment
is
made. occupancy 25D(e)(4)(A), as amended by subsection (c), is amended by striking
end of clause (iv) and inserting the following new clause: geothermal heat pump property
expenditures. tax read as follows: carryforward of unused credit tax year to which section 26(a)(2) does not apply, the credit allowed under
subsection (a) for the taxable year shall not exceed the excess of— defined in section 26(b)) plus the tax imposed by section 55, over subpart (other than this section) and section 27 for the taxable year. credits allowed against regular and alternative minimum tax section 26(a)(2) applies, if the credit allowable under subsection (a) exceeds
the limitation imposed by section 26(a)(2) for such taxable year reduced by the
sum of the credits allowable under this subpart (other than this section), such
excess shall be carried to the succeeding taxable year and added to the credit
allowable under subsection (a) for such succeeding taxable year. section 26(a)(2) does not apply, if the credit allowable under subsection (a)
exceeds the limitation imposed by paragraph (1) for such taxable year, such
excess shall be carried to the succeeding taxable year and added to the credit
allowable under subsection (a) for such succeeding taxable
year. 25D amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2007. limitation taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008. and (B) of subsection (e)(2) shall be subject to title IX of the Economic
Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 in the same manner as the
provisions of such Act to which such amendments relate. chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: bond subpart, the term issued as part of an issue if— proceeds of such issue are to be used for capital expenditures incurred by
governmental bodies, public power providers, or cooperative electric companies
for one or more qualified renewable energy facilities, and purposes of this section. 54A(b) with respect to any new clean renewable energy bond shall be 70 percent
of the amount so determined without regard to this subsection. designated which may be designated under subsection (a) by any issuer shall not exceed the
limitation amount allocated under this subsection to such issuer. designated national new clean renewable energy bond limitation of $800,000,000 which shall
be allocated by the Secretary as provided in paragraph (3), except that— percent thereof may be allocated to qualified projects of public power
providers, percent thereof may be allocated to qualified projects of governmental bodies,
and percent thereof may be allocated to qualified projects of cooperative electric
companies. providers determines the qualified projects of public power providers which are
appropriate for receiving an allocation of the national new clean renewable
energy bond limitation, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable,
make allocations among such projects in such manner that the amount allocated
to each such project bears the same ratio to the cost of such project as the
limitation under paragraph (2)(A) bears to the cost of all such
projects. cooperative electric companies amount of the national new clean renewable energy bond limitation described in
paragraphs (2)(B) and (2)(C) among qualified projects of governmental bodies
and cooperative electric companies, respectively, in such manner as the
Secretary determines appropriate. facility determined under section 45(d) without regard to paragraphs (8) and (10)
thereof and to any placed in service date) owned by a public power provider, a
governmental body, or a cooperative electric company. means a State utility with a service obligation, as such terms are defined in
section 217 of the Federal Power Act (as in effect on the date of the enactment
of this paragraph). means any State or Indian tribal government, or any political subdivision
thereof. company section 501(c)(12) or section 1381(a)(2)(C). lender renewable energy bond lender is owned by, or has outstanding loans to, 100 or more cooperative electric
companies and is in existence on February 1, 2002, and shall include any
affiliated entity which is controlled by such lender. means a public power provider, a cooperative electric company, a governmental
body, a clean renewable energy bond lender, or a not-for-profit electric
utility which has received a loan or loan guarantee under the Rural
Electrification
Act. to read as follows: bond or is part of an issue that meets requirements of paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5),
and
(6). amended to read as follows: conservation bond, a purpose specified in section 54B(e), and bond, a purpose specified in section
54C(a)(1). IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following
new item: bonds. renewable energy bonds striking 2009 date this section shall apply to obligations issued after the date of the enactment
of this Act. industry fuel coal general Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refined coal), as amended by this Act, is
amended to read as follows: general solid fuel produced from coal (including lignite) or high carbon fly ash,
including such fuel used as a feedstock, with the reasonable expectation that it will be used for purpose of producing
steam, taxpayer as resulting (when used in the production of steam) in a qualified
emission reduction, and manner as to result in an increase of at least 50 percent in the market value
of the refined coal (excluding any increase caused by materials combined or
added during the production process), as compared to the value of the feedstock
coal, or fuel. defined adding at the end the following new subparagraph: fuel general which— process of liquifying coal waste sludge and distributing it on coal, and for the manufacture of coke. sludge decanter sludge and related byproducts of the coking process, including such
materials that have been stored in ground, in tanks and in lagoons, that have
been treated as hazardous wastes under applicable Federal environmental rules
absent liquefaction and processing with coal into a feedstock for the
manufacture of
coke. general Code of 1986 (relating to refined coal production facilities) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph industry fuel general fuel— applied separately with respect to steel industry fuel and other refined coal,
and paragraph to steel industry fuel, the modifications in clause (ii) shall
apply. amount ton period and (ii)(II) of subparagraph (A), the credit period shall be the period
beginning on the later of the date such facility was originally placed in
service, the date the modifications described in clause (iii) were placed in
service, or October 1, 2008, and ending on the later of December 31, 2009, or
the date which is 1 year after the date such facility or the modifications
described in clause (iii) were placed in service. phaseout modifications described in this clause are modifications to an existing
facility which allow such facility to produce steel industry fuel. equivalent equivalent is the amount of steel industry fuel that has a Btu content of
5,800,000
Btus. adjustment by inserting (8) of coal production facility), as amended by this Act, is amended to read as
follows: facility the term facility producing steel industry fuel, any facility (or any modification to a
facility) which is placed in service before January 1, 2010, and facility producing refined coal, any facility placed in service after the date
of the enactment of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 and before January
1,
2010. credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source general Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— term general and following new clause: industry coal fuel, clause (i) shall not apply to so much of the refined coal produced at
such facility as is steel industry
fuel. benefit the end the following new subparagraph: section 45 qualified fuel which is steel industry fuel (as defined in section 45(c)(7)) if
a credit is allowed to the taxpayer for such fuel under section
45. date produced and sold after September 30, 2008. electric restructuring policy utilities by inserting electric utility) redesignating paragraphs (6) through (10) as paragraphs (7) through (11),
respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new
paragraph: of the qualifying electric transmission transaction, is vertically integrated,
in that it is both— section 3(23) of the Federal Power Act ( transmission facilities to which the election under this subsection applies,
and 3(22) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C.
796(22))). operational control authorized by FERC amended by striking date which is 4 years after the close of the taxable year in which the
transaction occurs not treated as exempt utility property by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: united states located outside the United
States. apply to transactions after December 31, 2007. control subsection (b) shall take effect as if included in section 909 of the American
Jobs Creation Act of 2004. united states made by subsection (c) shall apply to transactions after the date of the
enactment of this Act. provisions project investment credit end of paragraph (2) and inserting end the following new paragraph: such taxable year in the case of projects described in clause (iii) of
subsection
(d)(3)(B). credits is amended by striking Projects amended to read as follows: the Secretary is authorized to certify— combined cycle projects the application for which is submitted during the
period described in paragraph (2)(A)(i), advanced coal-based generation technologies the application for which is
submitted during the period described in paragraph (2)(A)(i), and generation technology projects the application for which is submitted during
the period described in paragraph
(2)(A)(ii). projects section 48A(d)(2) is amended to read as follows: paragraph shall submit an application meeting the requirements of subparagraph
(B). An applicant may only submit an application— specified in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (3)(B) during the 3-year period
beginning on the date the Secretary establishes the program under paragraph
(1), and specified in paragraph (3)(B)(iii) during the 3-year period beginning at the
earlier of the termination of the period described in clause (i) or the date
prescribed by the
Secretary. emissions requirement the end of subparagraph (F) and inserting at the end the following new subparagraph: for which is submitted during the period described in subsection (d)(2)(A)(ii),
the project includes equipment which separates and sequesters at least 65
percent (70 percent in the case of an application for reallocated credits under
subsection (d)(4)) of such project's total carbon dioxide
emissions. sequester carbon dioxide emissions at the end of subparagraph (B)(iii) and inserting adding at the end the following new subparagraph: greatest separation and sequestration percentage of total carbon dioxide
emissions. sequester amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: sequester provide for recapturing the benefit of any credit allowable under subsection
(a) with respect to any project which fails to attain or maintain the
separation and sequestration requirements of subsection
(e)(1)(G). partnerships 48A(e)(3)(B), as amended by paragraph (3)(B), is amended— of clause (ii), (iv), and following new clause: partnership with an eligible educational institution (as defined in section
529(e)(5)),
and combined cycle end the following new paragraph: certification under this subsection or section 48B(d), publicly disclose the
identity of the applicant and the amount of the credit certified with respect
to such
applicant. subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to credits the
application for which is submitted during the period described in section
48A(d)(2)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and which are allocated
or reallocated after the date of the enactment of this Act. apply to certifications made after the date of the enactment of this
Act. shall take effect as if included in the amendment made by section 1307(b) of
the Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2005. gasification investment credit (d)(1)(B)) credits amended by striking follows and inserting exceed— projects that include equipment which separates and sequesters at least 75
percent of such project’s total carbon dioxide
emissions. sequester amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: sequester provide for recapturing the benefit of any credit allowable under subsection
(a) with respect to any project which fails to attain or maintain the
separation and sequestration requirements for such project under subsection
(d)(1). end the following new paragraph: gasification projects to certify under this section, the Secretary
shall— greatest separation and sequestration percentage of total carbon dioxide
emissions, and participants who have a research partnership with an eligible educational
institution (as defined in section
529(e)(5)). include transportation grade liquid fuels (defining eligible entity) is amended by striking of subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (G) and
inserting subparagraph: liquid
fuels. date this section shall apply to credits described in section 48B(d)(1)(B) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which are allocated or reallocated after the date
of the enactment of this Act. funding of Black Lung Disability Trust Fund increase section 4121(e) is amended— in subparagraph (A) and inserting 1981 2007 Fund debt purposes of this subsection— outstanding repayable advances, plus accrued interest outstanding repayable advances, plus accrued interest value (determined by the Secretary of the Treasury as of the refinancing date
and using the Treasury rate as the discount rate) of the stream of principal
and interest payments derived assuming that each repayable advance that is
outstanding on the refinancing date is due on the 30th anniversary of the end
of the fiscal year in which the advance was made to the Trust Fund, and that
all such principal and interest payments are made on September 30 of the
applicable fiscal year. date enactment of this Act. advance the Trust Fund in order to make benefit payments and other expenditures that
are authorized under required to be repaid when the Secretary of the Treasury determines that monies
are available in the Trust Fund for such purpose. rate rate into consideration current market yields on outstanding marketable obligations
of the United States of comparable maturities. rate 1-year rate taking into consideration current market yields on outstanding marketable
obligations of the United States with remaining periods to maturity of
approximately 1 year, to have been in effect as of the close of business 1
business day prior to the date on which the Trust Fund issues obligations to
the Secretary of the Treasury under paragraph (2)(B). outstanding principal of repayable advances and unpaid interest on such
advances fund market value of the outstanding repayable advances, plus accrued interest, by
transferring into the general fund of the Treasury the following sums: obligations that the Trust Fund shall issue to the Secretary of the Treasury in
such amounts as the Secretaries of Labor and the Treasury shall determine and
bearing interest at the Treasury rate, and that shall be in such forms and
denominations and be subject to such other terms and conditions, including
maturity, as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe. the appropriation made to the Trust Fund pursuant to paragraph (3) that is
needed to cover the difference defined in that paragraph. obligations the obligations that it has issued to the Secretary of the Treasury under
subparagraph (A)(i) and this subparagraph, or is unable to make benefit
payments and other authorized expenditures, the Trust Fund shall issue
obligations to the Secretary of the Treasury in such amounts as may be
necessary to make such repayments, payments, and expenditures, with a maturity
of 1 year, and bearing interest at the Treasury 1-year rate. These obligations
shall be in such forms and denominations and be subject to such other terms and
conditions as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe. obligations the Secretary of the Treasury under subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B). The Secretary
of the Treasury is authorized to purchase such obligations of the Trust Fund.
For the purposes of making such purchases, the Secretary of the Treasury may
use as a public debt transaction the proceeds from the sale of any securities
issued under which securities may be issued under such chapter are extended to include any
purchase of such Trust Fund obligations under this subparagraph. appropriation appropriated to the Trust Fund an amount sufficient to pay to the general fund
of the Treasury the difference between— outstanding repayable advances, plus accrued interest; and obligations issued by the Trust Fund to the Secretary of the Treasury under
paragraph (2)(A)(i). Fund obligations Fund is authorized to repay any obligation issued to the Secretary of the
Treasury under subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B) of paragraph (2) prior to its
maturity date by paying a prepayment price that would, if the obligation being
prepaid (including all unpaid interest accrued thereon through the date of
prepayment) were purchased by a third party and held to the maturity date of
such obligation, produce a yield to the third-party purchaser for the period
from the date of purchase to the maturity date of such obligation substantially
equal to the Treasury yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the United
States having a comparable maturity to this period. tax to certain coal producers and exporters of section 6416 and if— producer, or a party related to such coal producer, exported coal produced by
such coal producer to a foreign country or shipped coal produced by such coal
producer to a possession of the United States, or caused such coal to be
exported or shipped, the export or shipment of which was other than through an
exporter who meets the requirements of paragraph (2), return on or after October 1, 1990, and on or before the date of the enactment
of this Act, and with the Secretary not later than the close of the 30-day period beginning on
the date of the enactment of this Act, producer an amount equal to the tax paid under section 4121 of such Code on
such coal exported or shipped by the coal producer or a party related to such
coal producer, or caused by the coal producer or a party related to such coal
producer to be exported or shipped. taxpayers this section— coal producer has received a judgment described in clause (iii), such coal
producer shall be deemed to have established the export of coal to a foreign
country or shipment of coal to a possession of the United States under
subparagraph (A)(i). entitled to a payment under subparagraph (A), the amount of such payment shall
be reduced by any amount paid pursuant to the judgment described in clause
(iii). subparagraph if such judgment— jurisdiction within the United States, paid on exported coal under and party related to the coal producer. of section 6416 and judgment described in paragraph (1)(B)(iii) of this subsection, if— exported coal to a foreign country or shipped coal to a possession of the
United States, or caused such coal to be so exported or shipped, after October 1, 1990, and on or before the date of the enactment of this Act,
and the Secretary not later than the close of the 30-day period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pay to such exporter an amount equal to $0.825 per ton of
such coal exported by the exporter or caused to be exported or shipped, or
caused to be exported or shipped, by the exporter. to exported coal if a settlement with the Federal Government has been made with
and accepted by, the coal producer, a party related to such coal producer, or
the exporter, of such coal, as of the date that the claim is filed under this
section with respect to such exported coal. For purposes of this subsection,
the term any settlement or stipulation entered into as of the date of the enactment of
this Act, the terms of which contemplate a judgment concerning which any party
has reserved the right to file an appeal, or has filed an appeal. to the extent that a credit or refund of such tax on such exported or shipped
coal has been paid to any person. the person in whom is vested ownership of the coal immediately after the coal
is severed from the ground, without regard to the existence of any contractual
arrangement for the sale or other disposition of the coal or the payment of any
royalties between the producer and third parties. The term includes any person
who extracts coal from coal waste refuse piles or from the silt waste product
which results from the wet washing (or similar processing) of coal. person, other than a coal producer, who does not have a contract, fee
arrangement, or any other agreement with a producer or seller of such coal to
export or ship such coal to a third party on behalf of the producer or seller
of such coal and— declaration or other documentation as the exporter of record, or country or shipped such coal to a possession of the United States, or caused
such coal to be so exported or shipped. producer any degree of common management, stock ownership, or voting control, 144(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) to such coal producer,
or other agreement with such coal producer to sell such coal to a third party on
behalf of such coal producer. Secretary of Treasury or the Secretary's designee. pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall determine whether the
requirements of this section are met not later than 180 days after such claim
is filed. If the Secretary determines that the requirements of this section are
met, the claim for refund shall be paid not later than 180 days after the
Secretary makes such determination. shall be paid by the Secretary with interest from the date of overpayment
determined by using the overpayment rate and method under section 6621 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. respect to any coal shall not exceed— producer, the amount of tax paid under section 4121 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 with respect to such coal by such coal producer or a party related
to such coal producer, and amount equal to $0.825 per ton with respect to such coal exported by the
exporter or caused to be exported by the exporter. exported or shipped on or after October 1, 1990, through the date of the
enactment of this Act. shall not confer standing upon an exporter to commence, or intervene in, any
judicial or administrative proceeding concerning a claim for refund by a coal
producer of any Federal or State tax, fee, or royalty paid by the coal
producer. producers coal producers, this section shall not confer standing upon a coal producer to
commence, or intervene in, any judicial or administrative proceeding concerning
a claim for refund by an exporter of any Federal or State tax, fee, or royalty
paid by the producer and alleged to have been passed on to an exporter. carbon dioxide sequestration general (relating to business credits) is amended by adding at the end the following
new section: dioxide sequestration rule 38, the carbon dioxide sequestration credit for any taxable year is an amount
equal to the sum of— qualified carbon dioxide which is— at a qualified facility, and taxpayer in secure geological storage, and qualified carbon dioxide which is— at a qualified facility, and tertiary injectant in a qualified enhanced oil or natural gas recovery
project. dioxide general carbon dioxide captured from an industrial source which— released into the atmosphere as industrial emission of greenhouse gas,
and of capture and verified at the point of disposal or injection. dioxide the initial deposit of captured carbon dioxide used as a tertiary injectant.
Such term does not include carbon dioxide that is re-captured, recycled, and
re-injected as part of the enhanced oil and natural gas recovery
process. facility facility taxpayer, equipment is placed in service, and than 500,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide during the taxable year. definitions captured and disposed of or used within the United States taken into
account respect to qualified carbon dioxide the capture and disposal or use of which is
within— the meaning of section 638(1)), or United States (within the meaning of section 638(2)). storage the Environmental Protection Agency, shall establish regulations for
determining adequate security measures for the geological storage of carbon
dioxide under subsection (a)(1)(B) such that the carbon dioxide does not escape
into the atmosphere. Such term shall include storage at deep saline formations
and unminable coal seems under such conditions as the Secretary may determine
under such regulations. injectant meaning as when used within section 193(b)(1). or natural gas recovery project oil or natural gas recovery project substituting oil taxpayer the person that captures and physically or contractually ensures the disposal
of or the use as a tertiary injectant of the qualified carbon dioxide, except
to the extent provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary. Secretary shall, by regulations, provide for recapturing the benefit of any
credit allowable under subsection (a) with respect to any qualified carbon
dioxide which ceases to be captured, disposed of, or used as a tertiary
injectant in a manner consistent with the requirements of this section. adjustment taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2009, there shall be
substituted for each dollar amount contained in subsection (a) an amount equal
to the product of— factor for such calendar year determined under section 43(b)(3)(B) for such
calendar year, determined by substituting section qualified carbon dioxide before the end of the calendar year in which the
Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, certifies that 75,000,000 metric tons of qualified carbon
dioxide have been captured and disposed of or used as a tertiary
injectant. amendment amended by striking striking the period at the end of paragraph (33) and inserting plus determined under section
45Q(a). amendment subchapter A of chapter 1 (relating to other credits) is amended by adding at
the end the following new section: dioxide
sequestration. date dioxide captured after the date of the enactment of this Act. gains relating to industrial source carbon dioxide treated as qualifying income
for publicly traded partnerships general qualifying income) is amended by inserting dioxide date date of the enactment of this Act, in taxable years ending after such
date. into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to undertake a
comprehensive review of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to identify the types
of and specific tax provisions that have the largest effects on carbon and
other greenhouse gas emissions and to estimate the magnitude of those
effects. enactment of this Act, the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to
Congress a report containing the results of study authorized under this
section. appropriations authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,500,000 for the
period of fiscal years 2009 and 2010. provisions depreciation for biomass ethanol plant property to read as follows: means any liquid fuel which is produced from any lignocellulosic or
hemicellulosic matter that is available on a renewable or recurring
basis. amended— ethanol biofuel ethanol inserting biofuel ethanol inserting biofuel date this section shall apply to property placed in service after the date of the
enactment of this Act, in taxable years ending after such date. diesel 6427(e)(5)(B) are each amended by striking inserting 40A(b) are each amended by striking to read as follows: applicable amount is
$1.00. striking paragraph (3) and by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively. to read as follows: respect to renewable
diesel. are each amended by striking amended by striking biomass section 40A(f) is amended— inserting depolymerization process standard approved by the Secretary petroleum feedstock by adding at the end the following new sentences: include any fuel derived from coprocessing biomass with a feedstock which is
not biomass. For purposes of this paragraph, the term the meaning given such term by section 45K(c)(3). by striking aviation fuel renewable diesel) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph: fuel general (3), the term biomass which meets the requirements of a Department of Defense specification
for military jet fuel or an American Society of Testing and Materials
specification for aviation turbine fuel. credits solely by reason of subparagraph (A), subsection (b)(1) and section 6426(c)
shall be applied with respect to such fuel by treating kerosene as though it
were diesel
fuel. to definition of agri-biodiesel (relating to agri-biodiesel) is amended by striking seeds subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to fuel produced,
and sold or used, after December 31, 2008. petroleum feedstock amendment made by subsection (d) shall apply to fuel produced, and sold or
used, after the date of the enactment of this Act. designed to provide an incentive for United States production adding at the end the following new paragraph: the United States shall be determined under this section with respect to any alcohol which is
produced outside the United States for use as a fuel outside the United States.
For purposes of this paragraph, the term any possession of the United
States. adding at the end the following new paragraph: the United States shall be determined under this section with respect to any biodiesel which is
produced outside the United States for use as a fuel outside the United States.
For purposes of this paragraph, the term any possession of the United
States. end the following new subsection: United States section with respect to any alcohol which is produced outside the United States
for use as a fuel outside the United States. fuels determined under this section with respect to any biodiesel or alternative fuel
which is produced outside the United States for use as a fuel outside the
United States. purposes of this subsection, the term possession of the United
States. by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6) and by inserting after
paragraph (4) the following new paragraph: United States be payable under paragraph (1) or (2) with respect to any mixture or
alternative fuel if credit is not allowed with respect to such mixture or
alternative fuel by reason of section
6426(i). date this section shall apply to claims for credit or payment made on or after May
15, 2008. modification of alternative fuel credit credit fuel credit) is amended by striking inserting mixture credit alternative fuel mixture credit) is amended by striking 2009 (C) of section 6427(e)(5) (relating to termination) is amended by striking
2009 include compressed or liquified biomass gas section 6426(d) (relating to alternative fuel credit) is amended by striking
subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G), and by inserting after subparagraph (E)
the following new subparagraph: gas derived from biomass (as defined in section 45K(c)(3)),
and aviation use of fuel by inserting after requirement for certain fuels general (a), is amended by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5) and by
inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph: requirement general certified, under such procedures as required by the Secretary, as having been
derived from coal produced at a gasification facility which separates and
sequesters not less than the applicable percentage of such facility's total
carbon dioxide emissions. percentage percentage is— fuel produced after September 30, 2009, and on or before December 30, 2009,
and of fuel produced after December 30,
2009. amendment inserting is date or used after the date of the enactment of this Act. qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles motor vehicle credit chapter 1 (relating to other credits) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section: electric drive motor vehicles credit general imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the applicable
amount with respect to each new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle
placed in service by the taxpayer during the taxable year. amount sum of— hour of traction battery capacity in excess of 4 kilowatt hours. weight reason of subsection (a)(2) shall not exceed— any new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle with a gross vehicle
weight rating of not more than 10,000 pounds, plug-in electric drive motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more
than 10,000 pounds but not more than 14,000 pounds, plug-in electric drive motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more
than 14,000 pounds but not more than 26,000 pounds, and plug-in electric drive motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more
than 26,000 pounds. passenger vehicles and light trucks eligible for credit general motor vehicle sold during the phaseout period, only the applicable percentage
of the credit otherwise allowable under subsection (a) shall be allowed. period the period beginning with the second calendar quarter following the calendar
quarter which includes the first date on which the total number of such new
qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles sold for use in the United
States after December 31, 2008, is at least 250,000. percentage subparagraph (A), the applicable percentage is— 2 calendar quarters of the phaseout period, and 4th calendar quarters of the phaseout period, and calendar quarter thereafter. groups apply for purposes of this subsection. electric drive motor vehicle vehicle— battery with at least 4 kilowatt hours of capacity, recharge such battery, or light truck which has a gross vehicle weight rating of not more than 8,500
pounds, has received a certificate of conformity under the Clean Air Act and
meets or exceeds the equivalent qualifying California low emission vehicle
standard under section 243(e)(2) of the Clean Air Act for that make and model
year, and having a gross vehicle weight rating of 6,000 pounds or less, the Bin 5 Tier II
emission standard established in regulations prescribed by the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency under section 202(i) of the Clean Air Act
for that make and model year vehicle, and having a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 6,000 pounds but not more
than 8,500 pounds, the Bin 8 Tier II emission standard which is so
established, commences with the taxpayer, or lease by the taxpayer and not for resale, and manufacturer. credits as part of general business credit allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year (determined without regard to
this subsection) that is attributable to property of a character subject to an
allowance for depreciation shall be treated as a credit listed in section 38(b)
for such taxable year (and not allowed under subsection (a)). credit general subsection (a) for any taxable year (determined after application of paragraph
(1)) shall be treated as a credit allowable under subpart A for such taxable
year. amount of tax 26(a)(2) does not apply, the credit allowed under subsection (a) for any
taxable year (determined after application of paragraph (1)) shall not exceed
the excess of— tax liability (as defined in section 26(b)) plus the tax imposed by section 55,
over allowable under subpart A (other than this section and sections 23 and 25D) and
section 27 for the taxable year. special rules vehicle such term by section 30(c)(2). terms truck in regulations prescribed by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency for purposes of the administration of title II of the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7521 et seq.). capacity hours from a 100 percent state of charge to a zero percent state of
charge. basis for which a credit is allowable under subsection (a) shall be reduced by the
amount of such credit so allowed. benefit under this chapter for a new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle
shall be reduced by the amount of credit allowed under subsection (a) for such
vehicle for the taxable year. tax-exempt entity described in paragraph (3) or (4) of section 50(b) and which is not subject to
a lease, the person who sold such vehicle to the person or entity using such
vehicle shall be treated as the taxpayer that placed such vehicle in service,
but only if such person clearly discloses to such person or entity in a
document the amount of any credit allowable under subsection (a) with respect
to such vehicle (determined without regard to subsection (b)(2)). United States, etc., not qualified under subsection (a) with respect to any property referred to in section
50(b)(1) or with respect to the portion of the cost of any property taken into
account under section 179. Secretary shall, by regulations, provide for recapturing the benefit of any
credit allowable under subsection (a) with respect to any property which ceases
to be property eligible for such credit (including recapture in the case of a
lease period of less than the economic life of a vehicle). credit vehicle if the taxpayer elects not to have this section apply to such
vehicle. quality and motor vehicle safety standards provided in this section, a motor vehicle shall not be considered eligible for
a credit under this section unless such vehicle is in compliance with— of the Clean Air Act for the applicable make and model year of the vehicle (or
applicable air quality provisions of State law in the case of a State which has
adopted such provision under a waiver under section 209(b) of the Clean Air
Act), and provisions of sections 30101 through 30169 of title 49, United States
Code. general promulgate such regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of this
section. prescription of certain regulations Treasury, in coordination with the Secretary of Transportation and the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall prescribe such
regulations as necessary to determine whether a motor vehicle meets the
requirements to be eligible for a credit under this section. section shall not apply to property purchased after December 31,
2014. alternative motor vehicle credit adding at the end the following new subparagraph: vehicles under section 30D (determined without regard to subsection (d) thereof) shall
not be taken into account under this
section. general business credit amended by striking striking the period at the end of paragraph (34) and inserting
paragraph: qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle credit to which section
30D(d)(1)
applies. amendments amended by section 106, is amended by striking inserting is amended by inserting amended by section 106, is amended by striking inserting amended by section 106, is amended by striking inserting amended by striking 30D amended by striking striking the period at the end of paragraph (36) and inserting and in section
30D(e)(4). amended by inserting subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the
end the following new item: motor
vehicles. date years beginning after December 31, 2008. sunset subject to title IX of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of
2001 in the same manner as the provision of such Act to which such amendment
relates. reduction units and advanced insulation end the following new paragraphs: which— services (such as heat, air conditioning, or electricity) that would otherwise
require the operation of the main drive engine while the vehicle is temporarily
parked or remains stationary using one or more devices affixed to a tractor,
and Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy
and the Secretary of Transportation, to reduce idling of such vehicle at a
motor vehicle rest stop or other location where such vehicles are temporarily
parked or remain stationary. less than R35 per
inch. date this section shall apply to sales or installations after the date of the
enactment of this Act. credit by striking 2010 electricity as a clean-burning fuel by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: date this section shall apply to property placed in service after the date of the
enactment of this Act, in taxable years ending after such date. alcohol fuels and mixtures, biodiesel fuels and mixtures, and alternative fuels
and mixtures treated as qualifying income for publicly traded
partnerships amended by this Act, is amended by striking dioxide transportation or storage of any fuel described in subsection (b), (c), (d), or
(e) of section 6426, or any alcohol fuel defined in section 6426(b)(4)(A) or
any biodiesel fuel as defined in section 40A(d)(1)” after
date this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, in
taxable years ending after such date. modification of election to expense certain refineries (1) of section 179C(c) (relating to qualified refinery property) is
amended— 1, 2014 inserting derived from shale and tar sands general in section 45K(c)) amendment inserting fuels date placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act. suspension of taxable income limit on percentage depletion for oil and natural
gas produced from marginal properties (relating to oil and gas produced from marginal properties) is amended by
striking inserting year— before January 1, 2008, or before January 1,
2010. commuters by adding at the end the following: reimbursement. by striking period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: case of any qualified bicycle commuting
reimbursement. by adding at the end the following: reimbursement reimbursement any calendar year, any employer reimbursement during the 15-month period
beginning with the first day of such calendar year for reasonable expenses
incurred by the employee during such calendar year for the purchase of a
bicycle and bicycle improvements, repair, and storage, if such bicycle is
regularly used for travel between the employee’s residence and place of
employment. limitation the product of $20 multiplied by the number of qualified bicycle commuting
months during such year. month employee, any month during which such employee— substantial portion of the travel between the employee’s residence and place of
employment, and subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph
(1). benefit section 132(f) is amended by inserting commuting reimbursement) fringe date this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31,
2008. provisions bonds chapter 1, as amended by section 107, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section: bonds bond subchapter, the term bond issued as part of an issue if— proceeds of such issue are to be used for one or more qualified conservation
purposes, government, and purposes of this section. 54A(b) with respect to any qualified energy conservation bond shall be 70
percent of the amount so determined without regard to this subsection. designated aggregate face amount of bonds which may be designated under subsection (a) by
any issuer shall not exceed the limitation amount allocated to such issuer
under subsection (e). designated national qualified energy conservation bond limitation of $800,000,000. (d) shall be allocated by the Secretary among the States in proportion to the
population of the States. governments a large local government, each such local government shall be allocated a
portion of such State’s allocation which bears the same ratio to the State’s
allocation (determined without regard to this subparagraph) as the population
of such large local government bears to the population of such State. State under this subsection to a large local government may be reallocated by such
local government to the State in which such local government is located. municipality or county has a population of 100,000 or more. private activity bonds allocation under this subsection to a State or large local government shall be
allocated by such State or large local government to issuers within the State
in a manner that results in not less than 70 percent of the allocation to such
State or large local government being used to designate bonds which are not
private activity bonds. purpose section— purpose of— publicly-owned buildings by at least 20 percent, programs, of electricity from renewable energy resources, or section 45(d) without regard to paragraphs (8) and (10) thereof and without
regard to any placed in service date). facilities, and research grants, to support research in— nonfossil fuels, sequestration of carbon dioxide produced through the use of fossil
fuels, technologies for producing nonfossil fuels, technologies to reduce fossil fuel consumption in transportation, or buildings. facilities that reduce the consumption of energy, including expenditures to
reduce pollution from vehicles used for mass commuting. the commercialization of— the production of fuel or otherwise, technologies, electricity, or sequestration of carbon dioxide emitted from combusting fossil fuels in order
to produce electricity. energy efficiency. bonds section, in the case of any private activity bond, the term conservation purposes capital expenditure. government shall be determined for purposes of this section as provided in
section 146(j) for the calendar year which includes the date of the enactment
of this section. for purposes of this section, any population of such county which is taken into
account in determining the population of any municipality which is a large
local government shall not be taken into account in determining the population
of such county. governments government shall be treated for purposes of this section in the same manner as
a large local government, except that— treated for purposes of subsection (e) as located within a State to the extent
of so much of the population of such government as resides within such State,
and government shall be treated as a qualified energy conservation bond only if
issued as part of an issue the available project proceeds of which are used for
purposes for which such Indian tribal government could issue bonds to which
section 103(a)
applies. by this Act, is amended to read as follows: bond bond, or bond, is part of an issue that meets requirements of paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5),
and
(6). amended by this Act, is amended to read as follows: conservation bond, a purpose specified in section 54B(e), bond, a purpose specified in section 54C(a)(1), and conservation bond, a purpose specified in section
54D(a)(1). IV of subchapter A of chapter 1, as amended by this Act, is amended by adding
at the end the following new item: bonds. date this section shall apply to obligations issued after the date of the enactment
of this Act. property in service— and before January 1, 2009, or 2009. of subparagraph (D), subparagraph (E) and inserting subparagraph: fuel to heat a dwelling unit located in the United States and used as a
residence by the taxpayer, or to heat water for use in such a dwelling unit,
and which has a thermal efficiency rating of at least 75
percent. end the following new paragraph: any plant-derived fuel available on a renewable or recurring basis, including
agricultural crops and trees, wood and wood waste and residues (including wood
pellets), plants (including aquatic plants), grasses, residues, and
fibers. requirements 25C(d)(3)(E) is amended by inserting 90 percent geothermal heat pump property expenditures by subsections (b) and (c), is amended by striking subparagraph (C) and by
redesignating subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and
(E), respectively. amended to read as follows: conditioners and heat pumps by the Secretary under subparagraph (B) with respect to the energy efficiency
ratio (EER) for central air conditioners and electric heat pumps— published data which is tested by manufacturers at 95 degrees Fahrenheit,
and Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute that are prepared in partnership
with the Consortium for Energy
Efficiency. improvements by inserting granules, requirements amended— after granules amendments made this section shall apply to expenditures made after December
31, 2008. improvements made by subsection (e) shall apply to property placed in service after the date
of the enactment of this Act. deduction section 179D is amended by striking inserting home credit section 45L (relating to termination) is amended by striking 31, 2008 credit for appliances produced after 2007 read as follows: manufactured in calendar year 2008 or 2009 and which uses no more than 324
kilowatt hours per year and 5.8 gallons per cycle, and manufactured in calendar year 2008, 2009, or 2010 and which uses no more than
307 kilowatt hours per year and 5.0 gallons per cycle (5.5 gallons per cycle
for dishwashers designed for greater than 12 place settings). top-loading clothes washer manufactured in calendar year 2008 which meets or
exceeds a 1.72 modified energy factor and does not exceed a 8.0 water
consumption factor, top-loading clothes washer manufactured in calendar year 2008 or 2009 which
meets or exceeds a 1.8 modified energy factor and does not exceed a 7.5 water
consumption factor, commercial clothes washer manufactured in calendar year 2008, 2009, or 2010
which meets or exceeds 2.0 modified energy factor and does not exceed a 6.0
water consumption factor, and commercial clothes washer manufactured in calendar year 2008, 2009, or 2010
which meets or exceeds 2.2 modified energy factor and does not exceed a 4.5
water consumption factor. manufactured in calendar year 2008, and consumes at least 20 percent but not
more than 22.9 percent less kilowatt hours per year than the 2001 energy
conservation standards, manufactured in calendar year 2008 or 2009, and consumes at least 23 percent
but no more than 24.9 percent less kilowatt hours per year than the 2001 energy
conservation standards, manufactured in calendar year 2008, 2009, or 2010, and consumes at least 25
percent but not more than 29.9 percent less kilowatt hours per year than the
2001 energy conservation standards, and manufactured in calendar year 2008, 2009, or 2010 and which consumes at least
30 percent less energy than the 2001 energy conservation
standards. appliances section 45M is amended— general eligible line with the subsection heading, and as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and by moving such paragraphs 2 ems to
the left. by paragraph (1), is amended by striking inserting appliances section 45M is amended to read as follows: appliance this section, the types of energy efficient appliances are— (b)(1), (b)(2), and (b)(3). to read as follows: allowed of credit allowed under subsection (a) with respect to a taxpayer for any
taxable year shall not exceed $75,000,000 reduced by the amount of the credit
allowed under subsection (a) to the taxpayer (or any predecessor) for all prior
taxable years beginning after December 31,
2007. clothes washers of section 45M(e) is amended to read as follows: and clothes washers (b)(3)(D) and clothes washers described in subsection (b)(2)(D) shall not be
taken into account under paragraph
(1). appliances to read as follows: appliance (b)(1), (b)(2), and (b)(3). washer amended by inserting redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (5), (6), (7),
and (8), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new
paragraph: washer compartment access located on the top of the machine and which operates on a
vertical
axis. paragraph (3), is amended to read as follows: factor Energy for compliance with the Federal energy conservation
standard. factor amended by paragraph (3), is amended by adding at the end the following: means, with respect to a dishwasher, the amount of water, expressed in gallons,
required to complete a normal cycle of a dishwasher. factor total weighted per-cycle water consumption divided by the cubic foot (or liter)
capacity of the clothes
washer. date this section shall apply to appliances produced after December 31, 2007. depreciation of smart meters and smart grid systems of clause (ii) and inserting a comma, and by inserting after clause (ii) the
following new clauses: and system. the end the following new paragraph: meter supplier of electric energy or a provider of electric energy services,
and life (determined without regard to subsection (e)) of less than 10
years. communication equipment which is capable of being used by the taxpayer as part
of a system that— on a time-differentiated basis in at least 24 separate time segments per
day, between supplier or provider and the customer’s electric meter in support of
time-based rates or other forms of demand response, so that the supplier or provider can provide energy usage information to
customers electronically, and systems grid system distribution grid communications, monitoring, and management placed in service
by a taxpayer who is a supplier of electric energy or a provider of electric
energy services, and life (determined without regard to subsection (e)) of less than 10
years. term that is capable of— or from all portions of a utility’s electric distribution grid, to monitor or manage such grid, and prediction based upon collected data that can be used to improve electric
distribution system reliability, quality, and
performance. declining balance method by striking subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D), and by inserting after subparagraph (B)
the following new subparagraph: in paragraph (3)) which is a qualified smart electric meter or qualified smart
electric grid system,
or date this section shall apply to property placed in service after the date of the
enactment of this Act. design projects by striking 30, 2012 bonds section 142(l) is amended by striking inserting the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 is amended by striking
respect to such project, reuse and recycling property the following new subsection: recycling property recycling property— section 167(a) for the taxable year in which such property is placed in service
shall include an allowance equal to 50 percent of the adjusted basis of the
qualified reuse and recycling property, and and recycling property shall be reduced by the amount of such deduction before
computing the amount otherwise allowable as a depreciation deduction under this
chapter for such taxable year and any subsequent taxable year. property subsection— recycling property years, the taxpayer after August 31, 2008, and 179(d)(2)) by the taxpayer after August 31, 2008, but only if no written
binding contract for the acquisition was in effect before September 1, 2008,
or written binding contract which was entered into after August 31, 2008. subsection recycling property 168(k) applies. property property to which the alternative depreciation system under subsection (g)
applies, determined without regard to paragraph (7) of subsection (g) (relating
to election to have system apply). clause with respect to any class of property for any taxable year, this
subsection shall not apply to all property in such class placed in service
during such taxable year. property taxpayer manufacturing, constructing, or producing property for the taxpayer's
own use, the requirements of clause (iv) of subparagraph (A) shall be treated
as met if the taxpayer begins manufacturing, constructing, or producing the
property after August 31, 2008. tax determining alternative minimum taxable income under section 55, the deduction
under subsection (a) for qualified reuse and recycling property shall be
determined under this section without regard to any adjustment under section
56. property real estate), along with all appurtenances thereto, including software
necessary to operate such equipment, which is used exclusively to collect,
distribute, or recycle qualified reuse and recyclable materials. other equipment used to transport reuse and recyclable materials. materials recyclable materials scrap rubber, scrap packaging, recovered fiber, scrap ferrous and nonferrous
metals, or electronic scrap generated by an individual or business. similar video display device with a screen size greater than 4 inches measured
diagonally, or superfluous materials are manufactured or processed into specification grade
commodities that are suitable for use as a replacement or substitute for virgin
materials in manufacturing tangible consumer and commercial products, including
packaging. date this section shall apply to property placed in service after August 31,
2008. provisions deduction for income attributable to domestic production of oil, gas, or
primary products thereof general redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10) and by inserting after paragraph
(8) the following new paragraph: taxpayers with oil related qualified production activities income general activities income for any taxable year beginning after 2009, the amount
otherwise allowable as a deduction under subsection (a) shall be reduced by 3
percent of the least of— production activities income of the taxpayer for the taxable year, activities income of the taxpayer for the taxable year, or (determined without regard to this section). production activities income term any taxable year the qualified production activities income which is
attributable to the production, refining, processing, transportation, or
distribution of oil, gas, or any primary product thereof during such taxable
year. product product effect before its
repeal. amendment individuals) is amended by striking inserting date years beginning after December 31, 2008. different treatment of foreign oil and gas extraction income and foreign oil
related income for purposes of the foreign tax credit general special rules in case of foreign oil and gas income) are amended to read as
follows: allowed as foreign tax under section 901 the amount of any foreign oil and gas taxes paid or accrued (or deemed to have
been paid) during the taxable year which would (but for this subsection) be
taken into account for purposes of section 901 shall be reduced by the amount
(if any) by which the amount of such taxes exceeds the product of— combined foreign oil and gas income for the taxable year, corporation, the percentage which is equal to the highest rate of tax specified
under section 11(b), or individual, a fraction the numerator of which is the tax against which the
credit under section 901(a) is taken and the denominator of which is the
taxpayer's entire taxable income. and gas income; foreign oil and gas taxes section— and gas income income extraction income, and income. taxes respect to any taxable year, the sum of— taxes, and and excess profits taxes paid or accrued (or deemed to have been paid or
accrued under section 902 or 960) during the taxable year with respect to
foreign oil related income (determined without regard to subsection (c)(4)) or
loss which would be taken into account for purposes of section 901 without
regard to this
section. oil and gas losses recapture of foreign oil and gas extraction losses by recharacterizing later
extraction income) is amended to read as follows: oil and gas losses by recharacterizing later combined foreign oil and gas
income general a taxable year (determined without regard to this paragraph) shall be
reduced— determined under subparagraph (B), and determined under subparagraph (C). shall be treated as income (from sources without the United States) which is
not combined foreign oil and gas income. foreign oil extraction losses shall be equal to the lesser of— extraction income of the taxpayer for the taxable year (determined without
regard to this paragraph), or foreign oil extraction losses for preceding taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1982, and before January 1, 2009, over aggregate amount as was recharacterized under this paragraph (as in effect
before and after the date of the enactment of the
2008 1982. foreign oil and gas losses shall be equal to the lesser of— and gas income of the taxpayer for the taxable year (determined without regard
to this paragraph), reduced by an amount equal to the reduction under
subparagraph (A) for the taxable year, or foreign oil and gas losses for preceding taxable years beginning after December
31, 2008, over aggregate amount as was recharacterized under this paragraph for preceding
taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008. loss defined general oil and gas loss taxable year from sources without the United States and its possessions
(whether or not the taxpayer chooses the benefits of this subpart for such
taxable year) taken into account in determining the combined foreign oil and
gas income for such year, is exceeded by deductions properly apportioned or allocated thereto. deduction not taken into account net operating loss deduction allowable for the taxable year under section
172(a) shall not be taken into account. casualty losses not taken into account (i), there shall not be taken into account— loss (as defined in section 172(h) (as in effect on the day before the date of
the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990)) for the taxable year,
or year which arises from fire, storm, shipwreck, or other casualty, or from
theft, compensated for by insurance or otherwise. loss extraction losses shall be determined under this paragraph as in effect on the
day before the date of the enactment of the 2008 of disallowed credits carryover of disallowed credits) is amended— and gas extraction taxes following new paragraph: pre-2009 and 2009 disallowed credits credits January 1, 2009, this subsection shall be applied to any unused oil and gas
extraction taxes carried from such unused credit year to a year beginning after
December 31, 2008— taxes purposes of paragraph (2)(A), the limitation under subparagraph (A) for the
year to which such taxes are carried by substituting extraction income subsection (a). credits the amendments made to this subsection by the shall be treated as being in effect for any preceding year beginning before
January 1, 2009, solely for purposes of determining how much of the unused
foreign oil and gas taxes for such unused credit year may be deemed paid or
accrued in such preceding
year. amendment gas extraction taxes taxes made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31,
2008. securities transactions transactions amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: of securities transactions, etc return under subsection (a) with respect to the gross proceeds of the sale of a
covered security, the broker shall include in such return the information
described in paragraph (2). (1) to be shown on a return with respect to a covered security of a customer
shall include the customer’s adjusted basis in such security and whether any
gain or loss with respect to such security is long-term or short-term (within
the meaning of section 1222). basis subparagraph (A)— determined— stock for which an average basis method is permissible under section 1012), in
accordance with the first-in first-out method unless the customer notifies the
broker by means of making an adequate identification of the stock sold or
transferred, and average basis method is permissible under section 1012, in accordance with the
broker’s default method unless the customer notifies the broker that he elects
another acceptable method under section 1012 with respect to the account in
which such stock is held. Secretary, the customer’s adjusted basis shall be determined without regard to
section 1091 (relating to loss from wash sales of stock or securities) unless
the transactions occur in the same account with respect to identical
securities. means any specified security acquired on or after the applicable date if such
security— account in which such security is held, or account in which such security was a covered security, but only if the broker
received a statement under section 6045A with respect to the transfer. means— evidence of indebtedness, with respect to such commodity, if the Secretary determines that adjusted basis
reporting is appropriate for purposes of this subsection, and to which the Secretary determines that adjusted basis reporting is appropriate
for purposes of this subsection. means— specified security which is stock in a corporation (other than any stock
described in clause (ii)), for which an average basis method is permissible under section 1012, and determined by the Secretary in the case of any other specified security. security acquired by an S corporation (other than a financial institution)
after December 31, 2011, such S corporation shall be treated in the same manner
as a partnership for purposes of this section. under this section shall be made for the year in which such sale is
closed. options amended by subsection (a), is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection: securities security is acquired or disposed of pursuant to the exercise of an option that
was granted or acquired in the same account as the covered security, the amount
received with respect to the grant or paid with respect to the acquisition of
such option shall be treated as an adjustment to gross proceeds or as an
adjustment to basis, as the case may be. transaction (as defined in section 1234(b)(2)(A))) of an option on a specified
security or the exercise of a cash-settled option on a specified security,
reporting under subsections (a) and (g) with respect to such option shall be
made for the calendar year which includes the date of such lapse, closing
transaction, or exercise. any option which is granted or acquired before January 1, 2013. the meanings given such terms in subsection
(g)(3). customers by striking 15 payments section 6045 is amended— and item. under the preceding sentence shall be furnished on or before February 15 of the
year following the calendar year in which the payment was made. by adding at the end the following: reporting statement (as defined in regulations) with respect to any customer,
any statement which would otherwise be required to be furnished on or before
January 31 of a calendar year with respect to any item reportable to the
taxpayer shall instead be required to be furnished on or before February 15 of
such calendar year if furnished with such consolidated reporting
statement. securities on account by account or average basis method property property property taxes property and subsections: disposition of a specified security on or after the applicable date, the
conventions prescribed by regulations under this section shall be applied on an
account by account basis. stock for which an average basis method is permissible under section 1012 which
is acquired before January 1, 2012, shall be treated as a separate account from
any such stock acquired on or after such date. account in subparagraph (A) elects to have this subparagraph apply with respect to one
or more of its stockholders— respect to any stock in such fund held by such stockholders, and such stockholders shall be treated as covered securities described in section
6045(g)(3) without regard to the date of the acquisition of such stock. rule similar to the rule of the preceding sentence shall apply with respect to
a broker holding such stock as a nominee. meaning given such terms in section 6045(g). to a dividend reinvestment plan December 31, 2010, in connection with a dividend reinvestment plan, the basis
of such stock while held as part of such plan shall be determined using one of
the methods which may be used for determining the basis of stock in an open-end
fund. account of stock to which paragraph (1) applies, such stock shall have a cost
basis in such other account equal to its basis in the dividend reinvestment
plan immediately before such transfer (properly adjusted for any fees or other
charges taken into account in connection with such transfer). as single account similar to the rules of subsection (c)(2) shall apply for purposes of this
subsection. plan reinvested in stock identical to the stock with respect to which the dividends
are paid. acquired in connection with plan connection with a dividend reinvestment plan if such stock is acquired pursuant
to such plan or if the dividends paid on such stock are subject to such
plan. brokers chapter 61 is amended by inserting after section 6045 the following new
section: transfers of covered securities to brokers a broker (as defined in section 6045(c)(1)) a security which is a covered
security (as defined in section 6045(g)(3)) in the hands of such applicable
person shall furnish to such broker a written statement in such manner and
setting forth such information as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe
for purposes of enabling such broker to meet the requirements of section
6045(g). 6045(c)(1)), and Secretary in regulations. Secretary, any statement required by subsection (a) shall be furnished not
later than 15 days after the date of the transfer described in such
subsection. amended by the Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008, is amended by redesignating
subparagraphs (I) through (DD) as subparagraphs (J) through (EE), respectively,
and by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following new subparagraph: required in connection with transfers of covered securities to
brokers), III of subchapter A of chapter 61 is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 6045 the following new item: with transfers of covered securities to
brokers. brokers chapter 61, as amended by subsection (b), is amended by inserting after section
6045A the following new section: of specified securities prescribed by the Secretary, any issuer of a specified security shall make a
return setting forth— which affects the basis of such specified security of such issuer, such specified security resulting from such action, and prescribe. be filed not later than the earlier of— described in subsection (a), or calendar year during which such action occurred. specified securities or their nominees prescribed by the Secretary, every person required to make a return under
subsection (a) with respect to a specified security shall furnish to the
nominee with respect to the specified security (or certificate holder if there
is no nominee) a written statement showing— information contact of the person required to make such return, such return with respect to such security, and prescribe. written statement required under the preceding sentence shall be furnished to
the holder on or before January 15 of the year following the calendar year
during which the action described in subsection (a) occurred. 6045(g)(3)(B). No return shall be required under this section with respect to
actions described in subsection (a) with respect to a specified security which
occur before the applicable date (as defined in section 6045(g)(3)(C)) with
respect to such security. return waive the requirements under subsections (a) and (c) with respect to a
specified security, if the person required to make the return under subsection
(a) makes publicly available, in such form and manner as the Secretary
determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this section— address of the information contact of such person, and (1), (2), and (3) of subsection
(a). amended by the Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008, is amended by redesignating
clause (iv) and each of the clauses which follow as clauses (v) through
(xxiii), respectively, and by inserting after clause (iii) the following new
clause: relating to actions affecting basis of specified
securities), amended by the Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008 and by subsection (c)(2), is
amended by redesignating subparagraphs (J) through (EE) as subparagraphs (K)
through (FF), respectively, and by inserting after subparagraph (I) the
following new subparagraph: (relating to returns relating to actions affecting basis of specified
securities), III of subchapter A of chapter 61, as amended by subsection (b)(3), is amended
by inserting after the item relating to section 6045A the following new
item: affecting basis of specified
securities. subsection, the amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1,
2011. customers by subsection (a)(3) shall apply to statements required to be furnished after
December 31, 2008. surtax general 2009 date paid after December 31, 2008. of Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund tax rate general striking inserting received or petroleum products entered before January 1, 2017, 8 cents a
barrel, and received or petroleum products entered after December 31, 2016, 9 cents a
barrel. date after the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning more than 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act. general Liability Trust Fund financing rate) is amended by striking paragraphs (2) and
(3) and inserting the following new paragraph: Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate shall not apply after December
31,
2017. amendment (2) date the date of the enactment of this Act. alternative minimum tax relief 1986 Code; table of contents title 2008 Code expressly provided, whenever in this division 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. contents follows: of 1986 Code; table of contents. relief alternative minimum tax relief for nonrefundable personal credits. increased alternative minimum tax exemption amount. refundable credit amount for individuals with long-term unused credits for
prior year minimum tax liability, etc. tax provisions and local sales taxes. qualified tuition and related expenses. expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers. deduction for real property taxes for nonitemizers. distributions from individual retirement plans for charitable
purposes. dividends of regulated investment companies. purposes of determining estates of nonresidents not citizens. entities. tax provisions modification of research credit. credit. income. look-thru rule for related controlled foreign corporations. straight-line cost recovery for qualified leasehold improvements and qualified
restaurant improvements; 15-year straight-line cost recovery for certain
improvements to retail space. treatment of certain payments to controlling exempt organizations. stock of S corporations making charitable contributions of
property. cover over of rum excise tax to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. development credit for American Samoa. rescue team training credit. to expense advanced mine safety equipment. with respect to income attributable to domestic production activities in Puerto
Rico. academy bonds. credit. depreciation for business property on Indian reservations. maintenance. recovery period for motorsports racing track facility. environmental remediation costs. opportunity tax credit for Hurricane Katrina employees. increased rehabilitation credit for structures in the Gulf Opportunity
Zone. for qualified computer contributions. investment in the District of Columbia. deductions for contributions of food inventory. charitable deduction for contributions of book inventory. modification of duty suspension on wool products; wool research fund; wool duty
refunds. administration provisions for undercover operations. for disclosure of information relating to terrorist activities. other tax provisions provisions threshold used to calculate refundable portion of child tax credit. film and television productions. tax for certain wooden arrows designed for use by children. amounts received in connection with the Exxon Valdez litigation. business machinery and equipment treated as 5-year property. penalty on understatement of taxpayer’s liability by tax return
preparer. Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 title. parity. provisions and community self-determination program. mine reclamation fund. relief Hurricane Ike disaster relief title. for areas damaged by 2008 Midwestern severe storms, tornados, and
flooding. requirements relating to disaster relief contributions. and low-income housing tax relief for areas damaged by Hurricane
Ike. relief to federally declared disasters. Qualified Disaster Expenses. attributable to federally declared disasters. mortgage revenue bond requirements following federally declared
disasters. allowance for qualified disaster property. for qualified disaster assistance property. Heartland disaster relief. and appropriate revenue raisers for new tax relief policy compensation from certain tax indifferent parties. relief alternative minimum tax relief for nonrefundable personal credits general for taxable years 2000 through 2007) is amended— 2007 date years beginning after December 31, 2007. increased alternative minimum tax exemption amount general amount) is amended— subparagraph (A) and inserting beginning in 2008) subparagraph (B) and inserting beginning in 2008) date years beginning after December 31, 2007. refundable credit amount for individuals with long-term unused credits for
prior year minimum tax liability, etc general follows: amount refundable credit amount amount (not in excess of the long-term unused minimum tax credit for such
taxable year) equal to the greater of— long-term unused minimum tax credit for such taxable year, or credit amount determined under this paragraph for the taxpayer’s preceding
taxable year (determined without regard to subsection
(f)(2)). underpayments, interest, and penalties attributable to the treatment of
incentive stock options end the following new subsection: underpayments, interest, and penalties attributable to the treatment of
incentive stock options underpayment of tax outstanding on the date of the enactment of this subsection
which is attributable to the application of section 56(b)(3) for any taxable
year ending before January 1, 2008, and any interest or penalty with respect to
such underpayment which is outstanding on such date of enactment, is hereby
abated. The amount determined under subsection (b)(1) shall not include any tax
abated under the preceding sentence. certain interest and penalties already paid credit amount, and the minimum tax credit determined under subsection (b), for
the taxpayer’s first 2 taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007, shall
each be increased by 50 percent of the aggregate amount of the interest and
penalties which were paid by the taxpayer before the date of the enactment of
this subsection and which would (but for such payment) have been abated under
paragraph
(1). general by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31,
2007. 53(f)(1), as added by subsection (b), shall take effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act. tax provisions and local sales taxes general striking 2010 date years beginning after December 31, 2007. qualified tuition and related expenses general is amended by striking date years beginning after December 31, 2007. expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers general section 62(a)(2) (relating to certain expenses of elementary and secondary
school teachers) is amended by striking date years beginning after December 31, 2007. deduction for real property taxes for nonitemizers general Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008, is amended by inserting 2009 date years beginning after December 31, 2008. distributions from individual retirement plans for charitable purposes general termination) is amended by striking inserting date distributions made in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007. dividends of regulated investment companies dividends interest-related dividend) is amended by striking 2007 dividends section 871(k)(2) (defining short-term capital gain dividend) is amended by
striking 2009 date with respect to taxable years of regulated investment companies beginning after
December 31, 2007. purposes of determining estates of nonresidents not citizens general section 2105(d) (relating to stock in a RIC) is amended by striking
2009 date dying after December 31, 2007. entities general section 897(h)(4)(A) (relating to termination) is amended by striking
2009 date January 1, 2008. tax provisions modification of research credit general striking 2009 amendment special rule) is amended by striking inserting alternative incremental credit redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3), and by inserting after paragraph
(1) the following new paragraph: alternative incremental credit (c)(4) shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31,
2008. alternative simplified credit (relating to election of alternative simplified credit) is amended by striking
case of taxable years ending before January 1, 2009) correction follows: year in which credit terminates with respect to which this section applies to a number of days which is less
than the total number of days in such taxable year— under subsection (c)(1)(B) with respect to such taxable year shall be the
amount which bears the same ratio to such amount (determined without regard to
this paragraph) as the number of days in such taxable year to which this
section applies bears to the total number of days in such taxable year,
and subsection (c)(5), the average qualified research expenses for the preceding 3
taxable years shall be the amount which bears the same ratio to such average
qualified research expenses (determined without regard to this paragraph) as
the number of days in such taxable year to which this section applies bears to
the total number of days in such taxable
year. general by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31,
2007. amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after
December 31, 2007. credit section 45D(f)(1) (relating to national limitation on amount of investments
designated) is amended by striking income income is amended— and 2009 as foreign personal holding company income section 954(h) (relating to application) is amended by striking 1, 2009 rule for related controlled foreign corporations general application) is amended by striking inserting date years of foreign corporations beginning after December 31, 2007, and to taxable
years of United States shareholders with or within which such taxable years of
foreign corporations end. straight-line cost recovery for qualified leasehold improvements and qualified
restaurant improvements; 15-year straight-line cost recovery for certain
improvements to retail space and restaurant improvements general 15-year property) are each amended by striking and inserting date property placed in service after December 31, 2007. new construction general classification of property) is amended to read as follows: property general any section 1250 property which is— building is placed in service after December 31, 2008, and before January 1,
2010, or building, square footage is devoted to preparation of, and seating for on-premises
consumption of, prepared meals. depreciation considered qualified property for purposes of subsection
(k). date property placed in service after December 31, 2008. depreciation of certain improvements to retail space period amended by striking the period at the end of clause (viii) and inserting by adding at the end the following new clause: improvement property placed in service after December 31, 2008, and before
January 1,
2010. improvement property end the following new paragraph: improvement property general property which is nonresidential real property if— the general public and is used in the retail trade or business of selling
tangible personal property to the general public, and placed in service more than 3 years after the date the building was first
placed in service. owner improvement, such improvement shall be qualified retail improvement property
(if at all) only so long as such improvement is held by such owner. Rules
similar to the rules under paragraph (6)(B) shall apply for purposes of the
preceding sentence. not included which the expenditure is attributable to— building, escalator, component benefitting a common area, or framework of the building. depreciation considered qualified property for purposes of subsection (k). term shall not include any improvement placed in service after December 31,
2009. straight line method the end the following new subparagraph: improvement property described in subsection
(e)(8). system inserting after the item relating to subparagraph (E)(viii) the following new
item: date property placed in service after December 31, 2008. treatment of certain payments to controlling exempt organizations general termination) is amended by striking inserting date received or accrued after December 31, 2007. stock of S corporations making charitable contributions of property general decreases in basis) is amended by striking inserting date contributions made in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007. cover over of rum excise tax to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands general 2010 date spirits brought into the United States after December 31, 2007. development credit for American Samoa general section 119 of division A of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 is
amended— two taxable years and 2010 date years beginning after December 31, 2007. rescue team training credit amended by striking to expense advanced mine safety equipment amended by striking with respect to income attributable to domestic production activities in Puerto
Rico general termination) is amended— 2 taxable years and 2010 date years beginning after December 31, 2007. academy bonds general of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new
section: academy bonds bonds zone academy bond proceeds of such issue are to be used for a qualified purpose with respect to a
qualified zone academy established by an eligible local education
agency, State or local government within the jurisdiction of which such academy is
located, and purposes of this section, written assurances that the private business contribution requirement of
subsection (b) will be met with respect to such academy, and written approval of the eligible local education agency for such bond
issuance. contribution requirement purposes of subsection (a), the private business contribution requirement of
this subsection is met with respect to any issue if the eligible local
education agency that established the qualified zone academy has written
commitments from private entities to make qualified contributions having a
present value (as of the date of issuance of the issue) of not less than 10
percent of the proceeds of the issue. bonds designated limitation national zone academy bond limitation for each calendar year. Such limitation
is $400,000,000 for 2008 and 2009, and, except as provided in paragraph (4),
zero thereafter. limitation academy bond limitation for a calendar year shall be allocated by the Secretary
among the States on the basis of their respective populations of individuals
below the poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget). The
limitation amount allocated to a State under the preceding sentence shall be
allocated by the State education agency to qualified zone academies within such
State. limitation amount aggregate face amount of bonds issued during any calendar year which may be
designated under subsection (a) with respect to any qualified zone academy
shall not exceed the limitation amount allocated to such academy under
paragraph (2) for such calendar year. limitation general any State, exceeds which are designated under subsection (a) with respect to qualified zone
academies within such State, the following calendar year shall be increased by the amount of such
excess. carryover a limitation amount may be carried only to the first 2 years following the
unused limitation year. For purposes of the preceding sentence, a limitation
amount shall be treated as used on a first-in first-out basis. section 1397E (relating to carryover of unused limitation) with respect to any State to
calendar year 2008 or 2009 shall be treated for purposes of this section as a
carryover with respect to such State for such calendar year under subparagraph
(A), and the limitation of subparagraph (B) shall apply to such carryover
taking into account the calendar years to which such carryover relates. purposes of this section— academy public school (or academic program within a public school) which is established
by and operated under the supervision of an eligible local education agency to
provide education or training below the postsecondary level if— program (as the case may be) is designed in cooperation with business to
enhance the academic curriculum, increase graduation and employment rates, and
better prepare students for the rigors of college and the increasingly complex
workforce, school or program (as the case may be) will be subject to the same academic
standards and assessments as other students educated by the eligible local
education agency, education plan of such public school or program is approved by the eligible
local education agency, and located in an empowerment zone or enterprise community (including any such zone
or community designated after the date of the enactment of this section),
or expectation (as of the date of issuance of the bonds) that at least 35 percent
of the students attending such school or participating in such program (as the
case may be) will be eligible for free or reduced-cost lunches under the school
lunch program established under the National School Lunch Act. education agency agency as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965. purpose respect to any qualified zone academy— repairing the public school facility in which the academy is
established, use at such academy, materials for education to be provided at such academy, and other school personnel in such academy. contributions means any contribution (of a type and quality acceptable to the eligible local
education agency) of— qualified zone academy (including state-of-the-art technology and vocational
equipment), developing curriculum or in training teachers in order to promote appropriate
market driven technology in the classroom, volunteer mentors, or other educational opportunities outside the academy for students, or service specified by the eligible local education
agency. amendments 54A(d), as amended by this Act, is amended by striking end of subparagraph (B), by inserting subparagraph (C), and by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new
subparagraph: bond, section 54A(d)(2), as amended by this Act, is amended by striking
of clause (iii) and inserting the following new clause: bond, a purpose specified in section
54E(a)(1). by adding at the end the following new subsection: obligation issued after the date of the enactment of the
Relief Act of
2008 IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following
new item: bonds. date obligations issued after the date of the enactment of this Act. credit general is amended by striking date years beginning after December 31, 2007. depreciation for business property on Indian reservations general is amended by striking date placed in service after December 31, 2007. maintenance general section) is amended by striking alternative minimum tax amended by this Act, is amended— (v), (vi), and (vii) as clauses (vi), (vii), and (viii), respectively,
and (iv) the following new clause: under section
45G, dates subsection (a) shall apply to expenditures paid or incurred during taxable
years beginning after December 31, 2007. subsection (b) shall apply to credits determined under section 45G of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in taxable years beginning after December 31,
2007, and to carrybacks of such credits. recovery period for motorsports racing track facility general termination) is amended by striking inserting date placed in service after December 31, 2007. environmental remediation costs general is amended by striking date expenditures paid or incurred after December 31, 2007. opportunity tax credit for Hurricane Katrina employees general section 201(b) of the Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005 is amended by
striking date subsection (a) shall apply to individuals hired after August 27, 2007. rehabilitation credit for structures in the Gulf Opportunity Zone general 2009 date expenditures paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this
Act. contributions amended by striking date this section shall apply to contributions made during taxable years beginning
after December 31, 2007. investment in the District of Columbia Zone general date periods beginning after December 31, 2007. Development Bonds general date issued after December 31, 2007. Gains Rate general amendments amended— amended by striking amended by striking dates amendments made by paragraph (1) shall apply to acquisitions after December 31,
2007. amendments on the date of the enactment of this Act. Credit general date property purchased after December 31, 2007. contributions of food inventory (relating to termination) is amended by striking 2007 date this subsection shall apply to contributions made after December 31,
2007. charitable contributions end the following new paragraph: charitable contributions the case of a qualified farmer or rancher (as defined in paragraph (1)(E)(v)),
any charitable contribution of food— (without regard to clause (ii) thereof), and on the date of the enactment of this paragraph and before January 1,
2009, be treated for purposes of paragraph (1)(E) or (2)(B), whichever is applicable,
as if it were a qualified conservation contribution which is made by a
qualified farmer or rancher and which otherwise meets the requirements of such
paragraph. date this subsection shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the
enactment of this Act. for contributions of book inventory (relating to termination) is amended by striking 2007 (relating to certification by donee) is amended by inserting books date this section shall apply to contributions made after December 31, 2007. modification of duty suspension on wool products; wool research fund; wool duty
refunds duty reductions Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking the date in the
effective period column and inserting (relating to fabrics of worsted wool). (relating to yarn of combed wool). (relating to wool fiber, waste, garnetted stock, combed wool, or wool
top). (relating to fabrics of combed wool). (relating to fabrics of combed wool). refunds and wool research trust fund general Extension Act of 2004 ( striking striking 2014 506(f) of the Trade and Development Act of 2000 (Public 106–200; 114 Stat. 303
( administration provisions for undercover operations general (relating to rules relating to undercover operations) is amended by striking
paragraph (6). date conducted after the date of the enactment of this Act. for disclosure of information relating to terrorist activities information To apprise appropriate officials of terrorist
activities striking clause (iv). of information relating to terrorist activities section 6103(i) is amended by striking subparagraph (E). date disclosures after the date of the enactment of this Act. other tax provisions provisions threshold used to calculate refundable portion of child tax credit general amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 2008 year beginning in 2008, the dollar amount in effect for such taxable year under
paragraph (1)(B)(i) shall be
$8,500. date years beginning after December 31, 2007. film and television productions rules for qualified film and television productions amended by striking limitation on expensing amended to read as follows: general not apply to so much of the aggregate cost of any qualified film or television
production as exceeds
$15,000,000. deduction for domestic activities wages end the following new subparagraph: qualified film a qualified film, such term shall include compensation for services performed
in the United States by actors, production personnel, directors, and
producers. film end the following: trademarks, or other intangibles with respect to such film. The methods and
means of distributing a qualified film shall not affect the availability of the
deduction under this section. (A) of section 199(d)(1) is amended by striking of clause (ii), by striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting
partner of a partnership, or shareholder of an S corporation, who owns
(directly or indirectly) at least 20 percent of the capital interests in such
partnership or of the stock of such S corporation— shareholder shall be treated as having engaged directly in any film produced by
such partnership or S corporation, and corporation shall be treated as having engaged directly in any film produced by
such partner or
shareholder. amendment production personnel, directors, and producers. dates general amendments made by this section shall apply to qualified film and television
productions commencing after December 31, 2007. amendments made by subsection (c) shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2007. excise tax for certain wooden arrows designed for use by children general section 4161(b) is amended by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph
(C) and by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new
subparagraph: wooden arrow shafts consisting of all natural wood with no laminations or artificial means of
enhancing the spine of such shaft (whether sold separately or incorporated as
part of a finished or unfinished product) of a type used in the manufacture of
any arrow which after its assembly— with a bow described in paragraph
(1)(A). date first sold after the date of enactment of this Act. connection with the Exxon Valdez litigation the Exxon Valdez litigation Internal Revenue Code of 1986— who receives any qualified settlement income in any taxable year shall be
treated as engaged in a fishing business (determined without regard to the
commercial nature of the business), and income shall be treated as income attributable to such a fishing business for
such taxable year. retirement accounts qualified settlement income during the taxable year may, at any time before the
end of the taxable year in which such income was received, make one or more
contributions to an eligible retirement plan of which such qualified taxpayer
is a beneficiary in an aggregate amount not to exceed the lesser of— qualified settlement income contributed to an eligible retirement plan in prior
taxable years pursuant to this subsection), or received by the individual during the taxable year. made paragraph (1), a qualified taxpayer shall be deemed to have made a contribution
to an eligible retirement plan on the last day of the taxable year in which
such income is received if the contribution is made on account of such taxable
year and is made not later than the time prescribed by law for filing the
return for such taxable year (not including extensions thereof). retirement plans of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, if a contribution is made pursuant to
paragraph (1) with respect to qualified settlement income, then— qualified settlement income shall not be included in taxable income, and such contribution shall not be considered to be investment in the
contract, of the amount of the contribution, be treated— income— individual retirement plan (as defined under section 7701(a)(37) of such Code),
in a distribution described in section 408(d)(3) of such Code, and retirement plan, in an eligible rollover distribution (as defined under section
402(f)(2) of such Code), and eligible retirement plan in a direct trustee to trustee transfer within 60 days
of the distribution, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall not apply with respect to amounts
treated as a rollover under this paragraph, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall not apply with respect to amounts
contributed to a Roth IRA (as defined under section 408A(b) of such Code) or a
designated Roth contribution to an applicable retirement plan (within the
meaning of section 402A of such Code) under this paragraph. of 1986, if a contribution is made pursuant to paragraph (1) with respect to
qualified settlement income to a Roth IRA (as defined under section 408A(b) of
such Code) or as a designated Roth contribution to an applicable retirement
plan (within the meaning of section 402A of such Code), then— includible in taxable income, and such contribution shall be considered to be investment in the contract. under employment taxes Revenue Code of 1986 and section 211 of the Social Security Act, no portion of
qualified settlement income received by a qualified taxpayer shall be treated
as self-employment income. purposes of the Social Security Act, no portion of qualified settlement income received by
a qualified taxpayer shall be treated as wages. civil action In re Exxon Valdez, No. 89–095–CV (HRH) (Consolidated) (D.
Alaska); or estate of such a plaintiff who— settlement income from that plaintiff; and that plaintiff. awards which are— and payments) in connection with the civil action In re Exxon Valdez, No. 89–095–CV
(HRH) (Consolidated) (D. Alaska) (whether pre- or post-judgment and whether
related to a settlement or judgment). business machinery and equipment treated as 5-year property General amended by striking the period at the end of clause (vi)(III) and inserting and by inserting after clause (vi) the following new clause: equipment (other than any grain bin, cotton ginning asset, fence, or other land
improvement) which is used in a farming business (as defined in section
263A(e)(4)), the original use of which commences with the taxpayer after
December 31, 2008, and which is placed in service before January 1,
2010. System special rule for certain property assigned to classes) is amended by inserting
after the item relating to subparagraph (B)(iii) the following:
Date placed in service after December 31, 2008. of taxpayer’s liability by tax return preparer to read as follows: positions respect to which any part of an understatement of liability is due to a
position described in paragraph (2), and the position, tax return preparer shall pay a penalty with respect to each such return or
claim in an amount equal to the greater of $1,000 or 50 percent of the income
derived (or to be derived) by the tax return preparer with respect to the
return or claim. paragraph, a position is described in this paragraph unless there is or was
substantial authority for the position. in section 6662(d)(2)(B)(ii)(I) and is not a position to which subparagraph (C)
applies, the position is described in this paragraph unless there is a
reasonable basis for the position. transactions is with respect to a tax shelter (as defined in section 6662(d)(2)(C)(ii)) or a
reportable transaction to which section 6662A applies, the position is
described in this paragraph unless it is reasonable to believe that the
position would more likely than not be sustained on its merits. subsection if it is shown that there is reasonable cause for the understatement
and the tax return preparer acted in good
faith. date this section shall apply— position described in subparagraph (C) of section 6694(a)(2) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended by this section), to returns prepared after
May 25, 2007, and subparagraph (C), to returns prepared for taxable years ending after the date
of the enactment of this Act. Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 title cited as the Addiction Equity Act of 2008 parity ERISA Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 amended— adding at the end the following: and treatment limitations general coverage offered in connection with such a plan) that provides both medical and
surgical benefits and mental health or substance use disorder benefits, such
plan or coverage shall ensure that— such mental health or substance use disorder benefits are no more restrictive
than the predominant financial requirements applied to substantially all
medical and surgical benefits covered by the plan (or coverage), and there are
no separate cost sharing requirements that are applicable only with respect to
mental health or substance use disorder benefits; and such mental health or substance use disorder benefits are no more restrictive
than the predominant treatment limitations applied to substantially all medical
and surgical benefits covered by the plan (or coverage) and there are no
separate treatment limitations that are applicable only with respect to mental
health or substance use disorder benefits. requirement coinsurance, and out-of-pocket expenses, but excludes an aggregate lifetime
limit and an annual limit subject to paragraphs (1) and (2), is considered to be predominant if it is the most common or frequent of such
type of limit or requirement. limitation treatment, number of visits, days of coverage, or other similar limits on the
scope or duration of treatment. information medical necessity determinations made under the plan with respect to mental
health or substance use disorder benefits (or the health insurance coverage
offered in connection with the plan with respect to such benefits) shall be
made available by the plan administrator (or the health insurance issuer
offering such coverage) in accordance with regulations to any current or
potential participant, beneficiary, or contracting provider upon request. The
reason for any denial under the plan (or coverage) of reimbursement or payment
for services with respect to mental health or substance use disorder benefits
in the case of any participant or beneficiary shall, on request or as otherwise
required, be made available by the plan administrator (or the health insurance
issuer offering such coverage) to the participant or beneficiary in accordance
with regulations. providers plan or coverage that provides both medical and surgical benefits and mental
health or substance use disorder benefits, if the plan or coverage provides
coverage for medical or surgical benefits provided by out-of-network providers,
the plan or coverage shall provide coverage for mental health or substance use
disorder benefits provided by out-of-network providers in a manner that is
consistent with the requirements of this
section. amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan) that provides
mental health or substance use disorder benefits, as affecting the terms and
conditions of the plan or coverage relating to such benefits under the plan or
coverage, except as provided in subsection
(a). (1)(B)— in the case of an employer residing in a State that permits small groups to
include a single individual) place that such appears; and who employs at least 2 employees on the first day of the plan year and and inserting the following: general coverage offered in connection with such a plan), if the application of this
section to such plan (or coverage) results in an increase for the plan year
involved of the actual total costs of coverage with respect to medical and
surgical benefits and mental health and substance use disorder benefits under
the plan (as determined and certified under subparagraph (C)) by an amount that
exceeds the applicable percentage described in subparagraph (B) of the actual
total plan costs, the provisions of this section shall not apply to such plan
(or coverage) during the following plan year, and such exemption shall apply to
the plan (or coverage) for 1 plan year. An employer may elect to continue to
apply mental health and substance use disorder parity pursuant to this section
with respect to the group health plan (or coverage) involved regardless of any
increase in total costs. percentage percentage described in this subparagraph shall be— the first plan year in which this section is applied; and each subsequent plan year. actuaries plan (or coverage) for purposes of this section shall be made and certified by
a qualified and licensed actuary who is a member in good standing of the
American Academy of Actuaries. All such determinations shall be in a written
report prepared by the actuary. The report, and all underlying documentation
relied upon by the actuary, shall be maintained by the group health plan or
health insurance issuer for a period of 6 years following the notification made
under subparagraph (E). determinations issuer offering coverage in connection with a group health plan) seeks an
exemption under this paragraph, determinations under subparagraph (A) shall be
made after such plan (or coverage) has complied with this section for the first
6 months of the plan year involved. general offering coverage in connection with a group health plan) that, based upon a
certification described under subparagraph (C), qualifies for an exemption
under this paragraph, and elects to implement the exemption, shall promptly
notify the Secretary, the appropriate State agencies, and participants and
beneficiaries in the plan of such election. notification to the Secretary under clause (i) shall include— number of covered lives under the plan (or coverage) involved at the time of
the notification, and as applicable, at the time of any prior election of the
cost-exemption under this paragraph by such plan (or coverage); upon which a cost exemption is sought and the year prior, a description of the
actual total costs of coverage with respect to medical and surgical benefits
and mental health and substance use disorder benefits under the plan;
and upon which a cost exemption is sought and the year prior, the actual total
costs of coverage with respect to mental health and substance use disorder
benefits under the plan. clause (i) shall be confidential. The Secretary shall make available, upon
request and on not more than an annual basis, an anonymous itemization of such
notifications, that includes— the size and type of employers submitting such notification; and received under clause (ii). agencies Secretary may audit the books and records of a group health plan or health
insurance issuer relating to an exemption, including any actuarial reports
prepared pursuant to subparagraph (C), during the 6 year period following the
notification of such exemption under subparagraph (E). A State agency receiving
a notification under subparagraph (E) may also conduct such an audit with
respect to an exemption covered by such
notification. striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: benefits benefits with respect to services for mental health conditions, as defined
under the terms of the plan and in accordance with applicable Federal and State
law. benefits services for substance use disorders, as defined under the terms of the plan
and in accordance with applicable Federal and State
law. (f); subsection (e) the following: report by January 1, 2012, and every two years thereafter, submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a report on compliance of group health plans (and health
insurance coverage offered in connection with such plans) with the requirements
of this section. Such report shall include the results of any surveys or audits
on compliance of group health plans (and health insurance coverage offered in
connection with such plans) with such requirements and an analysis of the
reasons for any failures to comply. assistance cooperation with the Secretaries of Health and Human Services and Treasury, as
appropriate, shall publish and widely disseminate guidance and information for
group health plans, participants and beneficiaries, applicable State and local
regulatory bodies, and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners
concerning the requirements of this section and shall provide assistance
concerning such requirements and the continued operation of applicable State
law. Such guidance and information shall inform participants and beneficiaries
of how they may obtain assistance under this section, including, where
appropriate, assistance from State consumer and insurance
agencies. benefits benefits (a)(2)(B)(i), and (a)(2)(C); and benefits benefits the previous paragraph). Health Service Act U.S.C. 300gg–5) is amended— adding at the end the following: and treatment limitations general group health plan (or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such
a plan) that provides both medical and surgical benefits and mental health or
substance use disorder benefits, such plan or coverage shall ensure
that— such mental health or substance use disorder benefits are no more restrictive
than the predominant financial requirements applied to substantially all
medical and surgical benefits covered by the plan (or coverage), and there are
no separate cost sharing requirements that are applicable only with respect to
mental health or substance use disorder benefits; and such mental health or substance use disorder benefits are no more restrictive
than the predominant treatment limitations applied to substantially all medical
and surgical benefits covered by the plan (or coverage) and there are no
separate treatment limitations that are applicable only with respect to mental
health or substance use disorder benefits. requirement coinsurance, and out-of-pocket expenses, but excludes an aggregate lifetime
limit and an annual limit subject to paragraphs (1) and (2). is considered to be predominant if it is the most common or frequent of such
type of limit or requirement. limitation treatment, number of visits, days of coverage, or other similar limits on the
scope or duration of treatment. information medical necessity determinations made under the plan with respect to mental
health or substance use disorder benefits (or the health insurance coverage
offered in connection with the plan with respect to such benefits) shall be
made available by the plan administrator (or the health insurance issuer
offering such coverage) in accordance with regulations to any current or
potential participant, beneficiary, or contracting provider upon request. The
reason for any denial under the plan (or coverage) of reimbursement or payment
for services with respect to mental health or substance use disorder benefits
in the case of any participant or beneficiary shall, on request or as otherwise
required, be made available by the plan administrator (or the health insurance
issuer offering such coverage) to the participant or beneficiary in accordance
with regulations. providers plan or coverage that provides both medical and surgical benefits and mental
health or substance use disorder benefits, if the plan or coverage provides
coverage for medical or surgical benefits provided by out-of-network providers,
the plan or coverage shall provide coverage for mental health or substance use
disorder benefits provided by out-of-network providers in a manner that is
consistent with the requirements of this
section. amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan) that provides
mental health or substance use disorder benefits, as affecting the terms and
conditions of the plan or coverage relating to such benefits under the plan or
coverage, except as provided in subsection
(a). period the following: purposes of this paragraph such term shall include employers with 1 employee in
the case of an employer residing in a State that permits small groups to
include a single individual) and inserting the following: general coverage offered in connection with such a plan), if the application of this
section to such plan (or coverage) results in an increase for the plan year
involved of the actual total costs of coverage with respect to medical and
surgical benefits and mental health and substance use disorder benefits under
the plan (as determined and certified under subparagraph (C)) by an amount that
exceeds the applicable percentage described in subparagraph (B) of the actual
total plan costs, the provisions of this section shall not apply to such plan
(or coverage) during the following plan year, and such exemption shall apply to
the plan (or coverage) for 1 plan year. An employer may elect to continue to
apply mental health and substance use disorder parity pursuant to this section
with respect to the group health plan (or coverage) involved regardless of any
increase in total costs. percentage percentage described in this subparagraph shall be— the first plan year in which this section is applied; and each subsequent plan year. actuaries plan (or coverage) for purposes of this section shall be made and certified by
a qualified and licensed actuary who is a member in good standing of the
American Academy of Actuaries. All such determinations shall be in a written
report prepared by the actuary. The report, and all underlying documentation
relied upon by the actuary, shall be maintained by the group health plan or
health insurance issuer for a period of 6 years following the notification made
under subparagraph (E). determinations issuer offering coverage in connection with a group health plan) seeks an
exemption under this paragraph, determinations under subparagraph (A) shall be
made after such plan (or coverage) has complied with this section for the first
6 months of the plan year involved. general offering coverage in connection with a group health plan) that, based upon a
certification described under subparagraph (C), qualifies for an exemption
under this paragraph, and elects to implement the exemption, shall promptly
notify the Secretary, the appropriate State agencies, and participants and
beneficiaries in the plan of such election. notification to the Secretary under clause (i) shall include— number of covered lives under the plan (or coverage) involved at the time of
the notification, and as applicable, at the time of any prior election of the
cost-exemption under this paragraph by such plan (or coverage); upon which a cost exemption is sought and the year prior, a description of the
actual total costs of coverage with respect to medical and surgical benefits
and mental health and substance use disorder benefits under the plan;
and upon which a cost exemption is sought and the year prior, the actual total
costs of coverage with respect to mental health and substance use disorder
benefits under the plan. clause (i) shall be confidential. The Secretary shall make available, upon
request and on not more than an annual basis, an anonymous itemization of such
notifications, that includes— the size and type of employers submitting such notification; and received under clause (ii). agencies Secretary may audit the books and records of a group health plan or health
insurance issuer relating to an exemption, including any actuarial reports
prepared pursuant to subparagraph (C), during the 6 year period following the
notification of such exemption under subparagraph (E). A State agency receiving
a notification under subparagraph (E) may also conduct such an audit with
respect to an exemption covered by such
notification. striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: benefits benefits with respect to services for mental health conditions, as defined
under the terms of the plan and in accordance with applicable Federal and State
law. benefits services for substance use disorders, as defined under the terms of the plan
and in accordance with applicable Federal and State
law. (f); benefits benefits (a)(2)(B)(i), and (a)(2)(C); and benefits benefits the previous paragraph). Revenue Code amended— adding at the end the following: and treatment limitations general group health plan that provides both medical and surgical benefits and mental
health or substance use disorder benefits, such plan shall ensure that— such mental health or substance use disorder benefits are no more restrictive
than the predominant financial requirements applied to substantially all
medical and surgical benefits covered by the plan, and there are no separate
cost sharing requirements that are applicable only with respect to mental
health or substance use disorder benefits; and such mental health or substance use disorder benefits are no more restrictive
than the predominant treatment limitations applied to substantially all medical
and surgical benefits covered by the plan and there are no separate treatment
limitations that are applicable only with respect to mental health or substance
use disorder benefits. requirement coinsurance, and out-of-pocket expenses, but excludes an aggregate lifetime
limit and an annual limit subject to paragraphs (1) and (2), is considered to be predominant if it is the most common or frequent of such
type of limit or requirement. limitation treatment, number of visits, days of coverage, or other similar limits on the
scope or duration of treatment. information medical necessity determinations made under the plan with respect to mental
health or substance use disorder benefits shall be made available by the plan
administrator in accordance with regulations to any current or potential
participant, beneficiary, or contracting provider upon request. The reason for
any denial under the plan of reimbursement or payment for services with respect
to mental health or substance use disorder benefits in the case of any
participant or beneficiary shall, on request or as otherwise required, be made
available by the plan administrator to the participant or beneficiary in
accordance with regulations. providers plan that provides both medical and surgical benefits and mental health or
substance use disorder benefits, if the plan provides coverage for medical or
surgical benefits provided by out-of-network providers, the plan shall provide
coverage for mental health or substance use disorder benefits provided by
out-of-network providers in a manner that is consistent with the requirements
of this
section. amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: provides mental health or substance use disorder benefits, as affecting the
terms and conditions of the plan relating to such benefits under the plan,
except as provided in subsection
(a). follows: exemption general not apply to any group health plan for any plan year of a small
employer. employer employer employer who employed an average of at least 2 (or 1 in the case of an employer
residing in a State that permits small groups to include a single individual)
but not more than 50 employees on business days during the preceding calendar
year. For purposes of the preceding sentence, all persons treated as a single
employer under subsection (b), (c), (m), or (o) of section 414 shall be treated
as 1 employer and rules similar to rules of subparagraphs (B) and (C) of
section 4980D(d)(2) shall apply. and and inserting the following: general of this section to such plan results in an increase for the plan year involved
of the actual total costs of coverage with respect to medical and surgical
benefits and mental health and substance use disorder benefits under the plan
(as determined and certified under subparagraph (C)) by an amount that exceeds
the applicable percentage described in subparagraph (B) of the actual total
plan costs, the provisions of this section shall not apply to such plan during
the following plan year, and such exemption shall apply to the plan for 1 plan
year. An employer may elect to continue to apply mental health and substance
use disorder parity pursuant to this section with respect to the group health
plan involved regardless of any increase in total costs. percentage described in this subparagraph shall be— the first plan year in which this section is applied; and each subsequent plan year. actuaries plan for purposes of this section shall be made and certified by a qualified
and licensed actuary who is a member in good standing of the American Academy
of Actuaries. All such determinations shall be in a written report prepared by
the actuary. The report, and all underlying documentation relied upon by the
actuary, shall be maintained by the group health plan for a period of 6 years
following the notification made under subparagraph (E). determinations this paragraph, determinations under subparagraph (A) shall be made after such
plan has complied with this section for the first 6 months of the plan year
involved. general described under subparagraph (C), qualifies for an exemption under this
paragraph, and elects to implement the exemption, shall promptly notify the
Secretary, the appropriate State agencies, and participants and beneficiaries
in the plan of such election. notification to the Secretary under clause (i) shall include— number of covered lives under the plan involved at the time of the
notification, and as applicable, at the time of any prior election of the
cost-exemption under this paragraph by such plan; upon which a cost exemption is sought and the year prior, a description of the
actual total costs of coverage with respect to medical and surgical benefits
and mental health and substance use disorder benefits under the plan;
and upon which a cost exemption is sought and the year prior, the actual total
costs of coverage with respect to mental health and substance use disorder
benefits under the plan. clause (i) shall be confidential. The Secretary shall make available, upon
request and on not more than an annual basis, an anonymous itemization of such
notifications, that includes— the size and type of employers submitting such notification; and received under clause (ii). agencies Secretary may audit the books and records of a group health plan relating to an
exemption, including any actuarial reports prepared pursuant to subparagraph
(C), during the 6 year period following the notification of such exemption
under subparagraph (E). A State agency receiving a notification under
subparagraph (E) may also conduct such an audit with respect to an exemption
covered by such
notification. striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: benefits benefits with respect to services for mental health conditions, as defined
under the terms of the plan and in accordance with applicable Federal and State
law. benefits services for substance use disorders, as defined under the terms of the plan
and in accordance with applicable Federal and State
law. (f); benefits benefits (a)(2)(B)(i), and (a)(2)(C); and benefits benefits the previous paragraph). later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries of
Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury shall issue regulations to
carry out the amendments made by subsections (a), (b), and (c),
respectively. general respect to group health plans for plan years beginning after the date that is 1
year after the date of enactment of this Act, regardless of whether regulations
have been issued to carry out such amendments by such effective date, except
that the amendments made by subsections (a)(5), (b)(5), and (c)(5), relating to
striking of certain sunset provisions, shall take effect on January 1,
2009. collective bargaining agreements maintained pursuant to one or more collective bargaining agreements between
employee representatives and one or more employers ratified before the date of
the enactment of this Act, the amendments made by this section shall not apply
to plan years beginning before the later of— last of the collective bargaining agreements relating to the plan terminates
(determined without regard to any extension thereof agreed to after the date of
the enactment of this Act), or purposes of subparagraph (A), any plan amendment made pursuant to a collective
bargaining agreement relating to the plan which amends the plan solely to
conform to any requirement added by this section shall not be treated as a
termination of such collective bargaining agreement. coordination Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of the
Treasury may ensure, through the execution or revision of an interagency
memorandum of understanding among such Secretaries, that— interpretations issued by such Secretaries relating to the same matter over
which two or more such Secretaries have responsibility under this section (and
the amendments made by this section) are administered so as to have the same
effect at all times; and relating to enforcing the same requirements through such Secretaries in order
to have a coordinated enforcement strategy that avoids duplication of
enforcement efforts and assigns priorities in enforcement. amendments general Income Security Act of 1974 is amended to read as follows: health and substance use disorder
benefits amendment amended by striking the item relating to section 712 and inserting the
following new item: use disorder
benefits. heading Act is amended to read as follows: health and substance use disorder
benefits general of 1986 is amended to read as follows: health and substance use disorder
benefits amendment of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 9812 and
inserting the following new item: substance use disorder
benefits. and exclusion of mental health and substance use disorder diagnoses general conduct a study that analyzes the specific rates, patterns, and trends in
coverage and exclusion of specific mental health and substance use disorder
diagnoses by health plans and health insurance. The study shall include an
analysis of— for all mental health conditions and substance use disorders; commonly covered or excluded; this Act has affected trends in coverage or exclusion of such diagnoses;
and excluding specific diagnoses on participants’ and enrollees’ health, their
health care coverage, and the costs of delivering health care. later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 2 years
after the date of submission the first report under this paragraph, the
Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the
study conducted under paragraph (1). provisions and community self-determination program secure rural schools and community self-determination act of 2000 Self-Determination Act of 2000 ( amended by striking sections 1 through 403 and inserting the following: Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 transition payments to counties to provide funding for schools and roads that
supplements other available funds; investments in, and create additional employment opportunities through,
projects that— of existing infrastructure; objectives that enhance forest ecosystems; and land health and water quality; support; and include— infrastructure maintenance or obliteration; improvement; ecosystem health; and maintenance; maintenance, and improvement of wildlife and fish habitat; and exotic weeds; and native species; and relationships among— care for Federal land; and the Federal land. share to the quotient obtained by dividing— quotient obtained by dividing— eligible county; by for the eligible county; by sum of the quotients obtained under subparagraph (A) and paragraph (8)(A) for
all eligible counties. share the average of— dividing— Federal land described in paragraph (7)(A) in each eligible county; by of Federal land in all eligible counties in all eligible States; and dividing— average of the 3 highest 25-percent payments and safety net payments made to
each eligible State for each eligible county during the eligibility period;
by sum of the amounts calculated under clause (i) and paragraph (9)(B)(i) for all
eligible counties in all eligible States during the eligibility period. payment for an eligible county calculated under section 101(b). county that— defined in paragraph (7)); and of the State payment or the county payment under section 102(b). period 1986 through fiscal year 1999. state territory of the United States that received a 25-percent payment for 1 or more
fiscal years of the eligibility period. land Forest System, as defined in section 11(a) of the
Planning Act of 1974 Grasslands and land utilization projects designated as National Grasslands
administered pursuant to the Act of July 22, 1937 ( and revested Oregon and California Railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road
grant land as are or may hereafter come under the jurisdiction of the
Department of the Interior, which have heretofore or may hereafter be
classified as timberlands, and power-site land valuable for timber, that shall
be managed, except as provided in the former section 3 of the Act of August 28,
1937 (50 Stat. 875; share number equal to the quotient obtained by dividing— quotient obtained by dividing— for the eligible county; by for the eligible county; by sum of the quotients obtained under subparagraph (A) and paragraph (1)(A) for
all eligible counties. share number equal to the average of— dividing— Federal land described in paragraph (7)(B) in each eligible county; by of Federal land in all eligible counties in all eligible States; and dividing— average of the 3 highest 50-percent payments made to each eligible county
during the eligibility period; by sum of the amounts calculated under clause (i) and paragraph (2)(B)(i) for all
eligible counties in all eligible States during the eligibility period. payment payment that is the sum of the 50-percent share otherwise paid to a county
pursuant to title II of the Act of August 28, 1937 (chapter 876; 50 Stat. 875;
24, 1939 (chapter 144; 53 Stat. 753; amount year 2008; and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount that is equal to 90 percent of the full
funding amount for the preceding fiscal year. adjustment square of the quotient obtained by dividing— income for each eligible county; by personal income of all eligible counties. income most recent per capita personal income data, as determined by the Bureau of
Economic Analysis. payments special payment amounts paid to States and counties required by section 13982
or 13983 of the Act of 1993 note). concerned Agriculture or the designee of the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to the
Federal land described in paragraph (7)(A); and Interior or the designee of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the
Federal land described in paragraph (7)(B). payment an eligible State calculated under section 101(a). payment payment to States required by the sixth paragraph under the heading of
SERVICE U.S.C. 500), and section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 963; 16
U.S.C. 500). STATES AND COUNTIES CONTAINING FEDERAL LAND States containing Federal land Payment of Agriculture shall calculate for each eligible State an amount equal to the
sum of the products obtained by multiplying— each eligible county within the eligible State; by for the fiscal year. Payment of the Interior shall calculate for each eligible county that received a
50-percent payment during the eligibility period an amount equal to the product
obtained by multiplying— share for the eligible county; by for the fiscal year. counties Amounts Treasury shall pay to— the United States an amount equal to the sum of the amounts elected under
subsection (b) by each county within the State or territory for— for the 25-percent payment, the share of the 25-percent payment; or payment of the eligible county; and to the amount elected under subsection (b) by each county for— for the 50-percent payment, the 50-percent payment; or the eligible county. Payment Amount results general county payment, a share of the State payment and the county payment, a share of
the 25-percent payment, the 50-percent payment, or a share of the 25-percent
payment and the 50-percent payment, as applicable, shall be made at the
discretion of each affected county by August 1, 2008 (or as soon thereafter as
the Secretary concerned determines is practicable), and August 1 of each second
fiscal year thereafter, in accordance with paragraph (2), and transmitted to
the Secretary concerned by the Governor of each eligible State. transmit to the Secretary concerned by the date specified under subparagraph (A), the
affected county shall be considered to have elected to receive a share of the
State payment, the county payment, or a share of the State payment and the
county payment, as applicable. election general payment or 50-percent payment, as applicable, shall be effective for 2 fiscal
years. amount or the county payment, the election shall be effective for all subsequent
fiscal years through fiscal year 2011. amounts this section for a fiscal year shall be derived from— appropriated to carry out this Act; penalties, or miscellaneous receipts, exclusive of deposits to any relevant
trust fund, special account, or permanent operating funds, received by the
Federal Government from activities by the Bureau of Land Management or the
Forest Service on the applicable Federal land; and shortfall, out of any amounts in the Treasury of the United States not
otherwise appropriated. Expenditure of Payments method Federal land described in section 3(7)(A) shall distribute the appropriate
payment amount among the appropriate counties in the State in accordance
with— ( March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 963; purposes under subsection (a) and distributed to counties in accordance with paragraph
(1) shall be expended as required by the laws referred to in paragraph
(1). Eligible Counties manner as 25-percent payment or 50-percent payment, as
applicable county elects to receive its share of the State payment or the county payment,
not less than 80 percent, but not more than 85 percent, of the funds shall be
expended in the same manner in which the 25-percent payments or 50-percent
payment, as applicable, are required to be expended. balance county shall elect to do 1 or more of the following with the balance of any
funds not expended pursuant to subparagraph (A): the balance for projects in accordance with title II. percent of the total share for the eligible county of the State payment or the
county payment for projects in accordance with title III. the balance not reserved under clauses (i) and (ii) to the Treasury of the
United States. distributions than $100,000, but less than $350,000, is distributed for any fiscal year
pursuant to either or both of paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) of subsection (a),
the eligible county, with respect to the balance of any funds not expended
pursuant to subparagraph (A) for that fiscal year, shall— the balance for— under title II; under title III; or purposes described in subclauses (I) and (II); or the balance not reserved under clause (i) to the Treasury of the United
States. funds general (B)(i) or (C)(i) of paragraph (1) for carrying out projects under title II
shall be deposited in a special account in the Treasury of the United
States. deposited under subparagraph (A) shall— expenditure by the Secretary concerned, without further appropriation;
and expended in accordance with title II. general of an election by the eligible county under this subsection not later than
September 30, 2008 (or as soon thereafter as the Secretary concerned determines
is practicable), and each September 30 thereafter for each succeeding fiscal
year. elect county fails to make an election by the date specified in clause (i), the
eligible county shall— elected to expend 85 percent of the funds in accordance with paragraph (1)(A);
and the Treasury of the United States. distributions than $100,000 is distributed for any fiscal year pursuant to either or both of
paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) of subsection (a), the eligible county may elect
to expend all the funds in the same manner in which the 25-percent payments or
50-percent payments, as applicable, are required to be expended. Payment year shall be made as soon as practicable after the end of that fiscal
year. States this section: amount to a covered State— percent of— paid for fiscal year 2006 under section 102(a)(2) (as in effect on September
29, 2006) for the eligible counties in the covered State that have elected
under section 102(b) to receive a share of the State payment for fiscal year
2008; and paid for fiscal year 2006 under section 103(a)(2) (as in effect on September
29, 2006) for the eligible counties in the State of Oregon that have elected
under section 102(b) to receive the county payment for fiscal year 2008; percent of— paid for fiscal year 2006 under section 102(a)(2) (as in effect on September
29, 2006) for the eligible counties in the covered State that have elected
under section 102(b) to receive a share of the State payment for fiscal year
2009; and paid for fiscal year 2006 under section 103(a)(2) (as in effect on September
29, 2006) for the eligible counties in the State of Oregon that have elected
under section 102(b) to receive the county payment for fiscal year 2009;
and percent of— paid for fiscal year 2006 under section 102(a)(2) (as in effect on September
29, 2006) for the eligible counties in the covered State that have elected
under section 102(b) to receive a share of the State payment for fiscal year
2010; and paid for fiscal year 2006 under section 103(a)(2) (as in effect on September
29, 2006) for the eligible counties in the State of Oregon that have elected
under section 102(b) to receive the county payment for fiscal year 2010. state States of California, Louisiana, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South
Dakota, Texas, and Washington. Payments the payment amounts that otherwise would have been made under paragraphs (1)(B)
and (2)(B) of section 102(a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay the
adjusted amount to each covered State and the eligible counties within the
covered State, as applicable. Adjusted Amount intent of Congress that the method of distributing the payments under
subsection (b) among the counties in the covered States for each of fiscal
years 2008 through 2010 be in the same proportion that the payments were
distributed to the eligible counties in fiscal year 2006. Payments in California distributed among the eligible counties in the State of California in the same
proportion that payments under section 102(a)(2) (as in effect on September 29,
2006) were distributed to the eligible counties for fiscal year 2006: California under subsection (b). eligible counties of the State payment for California under section 102 for
fiscal year 2011. Payments subsection (b) shall be considered to be a payment made under section
102(a). FEDERAL LAND county eligible county that elects under section 102(d) to expend a portion of the
Federal funds received under section 102 in accordance with this title. funds eligible county elects under section 102(d) to reserve for expenditure in
accordance with this title. committee means— established by the Secretary concerned under section 205; or determined by the Secretary concerned to meet the requirements of section
205. plan by the Bureau of Land Management for units of the Federal land described in
section 3(7)(B) pursuant to section 202 of the ( management plan prepared by the Forest Service for units of the National Forest
System pursuant to section 6 of the Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 1604). use of project funds funds shall be expended solely on projects that meet the requirements of this
title. Uses purpose of entering into and implementing cooperative agreements with willing
Federal agencies, State and local governments, private and nonprofit entities,
and landowners for protection, restoration, and enhancement of fish and
wildlife habitat, and other resource objectives consistent with the purposes of
this Act on Federal land and on non-Federal land where projects would benefit
the resources on Federal land. proposals Proposals to Secretary Concerned project funds (or as soon thereafter as the Secretary concerned determines is practicable),
and each September 30 thereafter for each succeeding fiscal year through fiscal
year 2011, each resource advisory committee shall submit to the Secretary
concerned a description of any projects that the resource advisory committee
proposes the Secretary undertake using any project funds reserved by eligible
counties in the area in which the resource advisory committee has geographic
jurisdiction. other funds Secretary concerned a description of any projects that the committee proposes
the Secretary undertake using funds from State or local governments, or from
the private sector, other than project funds and funds appropriated and
otherwise available to do similar work. projects pool project funds or other funds, described in paragraph (2), and jointly
propose a project or group of projects to a resource advisory committee
established under section 205. Projects concerned under subsection (a), a resource advisory committee shall include in
the description of each proposed project the following information: project and a description of how the project will meet the purposes of this
title. of the project. the project. funding for the project, whether project funds or other funds. including how the project will meet or exceed desired ecological conditions,
maintenance objectives, or stewardship objectives. estimate of the amount of any timber, forage, and other commodities and other
economic activity, including jobs generated, if any, anticipated as part of the
project. plan, including funding needs and sources, that— positive or negative impacts of the project, implementation, and provides for
validation monitoring; and the following: project met or exceeded desired ecological conditions; created local employment
or training opportunities, including summer youth jobs programs such as the
Youth Conservation Corps where appropriate. improved the use of, or added value to, any products removed from land
consistent with the purposes of this title. project is to be in the public interest. Projects consistent with section 2. approval of projects by Secretary concerned of Proposed Project to approve a project submitted by a resource advisory committee under section
203 only if the proposed project satisfies each of the following
conditions: all applicable Federal laws (including regulations). with the applicable resource management plan and with any watershed or
subsequent plan developed pursuant to the resource management plan and approved
by the Secretary concerned. approved by the resource advisory committee in accordance with section 205,
including the procedures issued under subsection (e) of that section. been submitted by the resource advisory committee to the Secretary concerned in
accordance with section 203. the maintenance of existing infrastructure, implement stewardship objectives
that enhance forest ecosystems, and restore and improve land health and water
quality. Reviews county committee submitting a proposed project to agree to the use of project funds to
pay for any environmental review, consultation, or compliance with applicable
environmental laws required in connection with the project. environmental review (1) and the resource advisory committee agrees to the expenditure of funds for
this purpose, the Secretary concerned shall conduct environmental review,
consultation, or other compliance responsibilities in accordance with Federal
laws (including regulations). pay general expenditure of funds under paragraph (1), the project shall be deemed withdrawn
from further consideration by the Secretary concerned pursuant to this
title. withdrawal be a rejection of the project for purposes of section 207(c). Concerned projects general proposed project shall be at the sole discretion of the Secretary
concerned. appeal or judicial review law, a decision by the Secretary concerned to reject a proposed project shall
not be subject to administrative appeal or judicial review. rejection Secretary concerned makes the rejection decision, the Secretary concerned shall
notify in writing the resource advisory committee that submitted the proposed
project of the rejection and the reasons for rejection. approval Register notice of each project approved under subsection (a) if the notice
would be required had the project originated with the Secretary. Project under section 203, the acceptance shall be deemed a Federal action for all
purposes. Approved Projects concerned may enter into contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements with
States and local governments, private and nonprofit entities, and landowners
and other persons to assist the Secretary in carrying out an approved
project. contracting general paragraph (1) the Secretary concerned may elect a source for performance of the
contract on a best value basis. Secretary concerned shall determine best value based on such factors as— complexity of the work to be done; objectives of the project; and sensitivity of the resources being treated; the contractor with the type of work being done, using the type of equipment
proposed for the project, and meeting or exceeding desired ecological
conditions; and contractor to hiring highly qualified workers and local residents. contracting pilot program Secretary concerned shall establish a pilot program to implement a certain
percentage of approved projects involving the sale of merchantable timber using
separate contracts for— collection of merchantable timber; and timber. percentages shall ensure that, on a nationwide basis, not less than the following
percentage of all approved projects involving the sale of merchantable timber
are implemented using separate contracts: percent. percent. years 2010 and 2011, 50 percent. program implement a project involving the sale of merchantable timber shall be made by
the Secretary concerned after the approval of the project under this
title. general appropriated account available to the Secretary for the Federal land to assist
in the administration of projects conducted under the pilot program. assistance not exceed $1,000,000 for any fiscal year during which the pilot program is in
effect. report report shall submit to the Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Agriculture
and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report assessing the
pilot program. report Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate and the Committees on Agriculture and Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives an annual report describing the results of the pilot
program. Project Funds of all project funds be used for projects that are primarily dedicated— decommissioning, or obliteration; or and watersheds. Committees Purpose of Resource Advisory Committees Secretary concerned shall establish and maintain resource advisory committees
to perform the duties in subsection (b), except as provided in paragraph
(4). purpose of a resource advisory committee shall be— relationships; and recommendations to the land management agencies consistent with the purposes of
this title. advisory committees access to a resource advisory committee, and that there is sufficient interest
in participation on a committee to ensure that membership can be balanced in
terms of the points of view represented and the functions to be performed, the
Secretary concerned may, establish resource advisory committees for part of, or
1 or more, units of Federal land. committees general section, a resource advisory committee established before September 29, 2006,
or an advisory committee determined by the Secretary concerned before September
29, 2006, to meet the requirements of this section may be deemed by the
Secretary concerned to be a resource advisory committee for the purposes of
this title. charter for a committee described in subparagraph (A) that was filed on or
before September 29, 2006, shall be considered to be filed for purposes of this
Act. management advisory committees deem a resource advisory committee meeting the requirements of subpart 1784 of
part 1780 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations, as a resource advisory
committee for the purposes of this title. resource advisory committee shall— under this title by participating counties and other persons; funding to the Secretary concerned under section 203; continuous coordination with appropriate land management agency officials in
recommending projects consistent with purposes of this Act under this
title; opportunities for citizens, organizations, tribes, land management agencies,
and other interested parties to participate openly and meaningfully, beginning
at the early stages of the project development process under this title; have been approved under section 204; and the designated Federal official on the progress of the monitoring efforts under
subparagraph (A); and the Secretary concerned for any appropriate changes or adjustments to the
projects being monitored by the resource advisory committee. Secretary term general resource advisory committees for a term of 4 years beginning on the date of
appointment. Secretary concerned may reappoint members to subsequent 4-year terms. requirements resource advisory committee established meets the requirements of subsection
(d). appointment enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall make initial appointments
to the resource advisory committees. Secretary concerned shall make appointments to fill vacancies on any resource
advisory committee as soon as practicable after the vacancy has
occurred. of the resource advisory committees shall not receive any compensation. Committee resource advisory committee shall be comprised of 15 members. represented interests of the following 3 categories: or non-timber forest product harvester groups; outdoor recreation, off highway vehicle users, or commercial recreation
activities; development interests; or recreational fishing interests; timber industry; or other land use permits, or represent nonindustrial private forest land owners,
within the area for which the committee is organized. represent— environmental organizations; recognized environmental organizations; activities; historical interests; or recognized wild horse and burro interest groups, wildlife or hunting
organizations, or watershed associations. (or a designee); elected office; Indian tribes within or adjacent to the area for which the committee is
organized; teachers; or public at large. representation categories in paragraph (2), the Secretary concerned shall provide for balanced
and broad representation from within each category. distribution reside within the State in which the committee has jurisdiction and, to extent
practicable, the Secretary concerned shall ensure local representation in each
category in paragraph (2). majority on each resource advisory committee shall select the chairperson of
the committee. Procedures general committee shall establish procedures for proposing projects to the Secretary
concerned under this title. quorum must be present to constitute an official meeting of the
committee. members committee to the Secretary concerned under section 203(a), if the project has
been approved by a majority of members of the committee from each of the 3
categories in subsection (d)(2). Authorities and Requirements assistance Secretary concerned a request for periodic staff assistance from Federal
employees under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. meetings of a resource advisory committee shall be announced at least 1 week in
advance in a local newspaper of record and shall be open to the public. resource advisory committee shall maintain records of the meetings of the
committee and make the records available for public inspection. funds Schedule and Cost of Project parties by a resource advisory committee under section 203(a) using project funds or
other funds described in section 203(a)(2), if, as soon as practicable after
the issuance of a decision document for the project and the exhaustion of all
administrative appeals and judicial review of the project decision, the
Secretary concerned and the resource advisory committee enter into an agreement
addressing, at a minimum, the following: completing the project. project, including the level of agency overhead to be assessed against the
project. the estimated cost of the project for each of the fiscal years in which it will
be carried out. of the Secretary concerned to comply with the terms of the agreement consistent
with current Federal law. funds of the Secretary concerned, to cover the costs of a portion of an approved
project using Federal funds appropriated or otherwise available to the
Secretary for the same purposes as the project. Funds required under subsection (a) with regard to a project to be funded in whole or in part
using project funds, or other funds described in section 203(a)(2), the
Secretary concerned shall transfer to the applicable unit of National Forest
System land or Bureau of Land Management District an amount of project funds
equal to— to be completed in a single fiscal year, the total amount specified in the
agreement to be paid using project funds, or other funds described in section
203(a)(2); or multiyear project, the amount specified in the agreement to be paid using
project funds, or other funds described in section 203(a)(2) for the first
fiscal year. commencement Land Management District concerned, shall not commence a project until the
project funds, or other funds described in section 203(a)(2) required to be
transferred under paragraph (1) for the project, have been made available by
the Secretary concerned. for multiyear projects general project to be funded in whole or in part using project funds, the unit of
National Forest System land or Bureau of Land Management District concerned
shall use the amount of project funds required to continue the project in that
fiscal year according to the agreement entered into under subsection
(a). work the project funds required by the agreement in the second and subsequent fiscal
years are not available. project funds Projects To Obligate Funds thereafter as the Secretary concerned determines is practicable), and each
September 30 thereafter for each succeeding fiscal year through fiscal year
2011, a resource advisory committee shall submit to the Secretary concerned
pursuant to section 203(a)(1) a sufficient number of project proposals that, if
approved, would result in the obligation of at least the full amount of the
project funds reserved by the participating county in the preceding fiscal
year. Unobligated Funds committee fails to comply with subsection (a) for a fiscal year, any project
funds reserved by the participating county in the preceding fiscal year and
remaining unobligated shall be available for use as part of the project
submissions in the next fiscal year. Projects participating county in the preceding fiscal year that are unobligated at the
end of a fiscal year because the Secretary concerned has rejected one or more
proposed projects shall be available for use as part of the project submissions
in the next fiscal year. Orders general prohibited by a Federal court, the Secretary concerned shall return the
unobligated project funds related to the project to the participating county or
counties that reserved the funds. funds expend in the same manner as the funds reserved by the county under
subparagraph (B) or (C)(i) of section 102(d)(1). authority General terminate on September 30, 2011. Treasury shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States. funds eligible county elects under section 102(d) to reserve for expenditure in
accordance with this title. county eligible county that elects under section 102(d) to expend a portion of the
Federal funds received under section 102 in accordance with this title. Uses the participating county, shall use county funds, in accordance with this
title, only— under the Firewise Communities program to provide to homeowners in
fire-sensitive ecosystems education on, and assistance with implementing,
techniques in home siting, home construction, and home landscaping that can
increase the protection of people and property from wildfires; participating county for search and rescue and other emergency services,
including firefighting, that are— after the date on which the use was approved under subsection (b); participating county; and wildfire protection plans in coordination with the appropriate Secretary
concerned. participating county shall use county funds for a use described in subsection
(a) only after a 45-day public comment period, at the beginning of which the
participating county shall— publications of local record a proposal that describes the proposed use of the
county funds; and any resource advisory committee established under section 205 for the
participating county. General which any county funds were expended by a participating county, the appropriate
official of the participating county shall submit to the Secretary concerned a
certification that the county funds expended in the applicable year have been
used for the uses authorized under section 302(a), including a description of
the amounts expended and the uses for which the amounts were expended. Secretary concerned shall review the certifications submitted under subsection
(a) as the Secretary concerned determines to be appropriate. authority General terminates on September 30, 2011. county funds not obligated by September 30, 2012, shall be returned to the
Treasury of the United States. PROVISIONS Secretary of the Interior shall issue regulations to carry out the purposes of
this Act. appropriations authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act
for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2011. revenues Appropriations made available to a Secretary concerned under section 206 shall be in addition
to any other annual appropriations for the Forest Service and the Bureau of
Land Management. Other Funds title II, including any interest accrued from the revenues, shall be deposited
in the Treasury of the United
States. to eligible states and counties 1908 SERVICE amended in the first sentence by striking and all that follows through following: amounts received for the applicable fiscal year and each of the preceding 6
fiscal years from each national forest shall be paid law striking equal to the annual average of 25 percent of all amounts received for the
applicable fiscal year and each of the preceding 6 fiscal years from each
national forest shall be paid taxes general to read as follows: 2012— government shall be entitled to payment under this chapter; and Secretary of the Interior for obligation or expenditure in accordance with this
chapter. amendment United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 6906
and inserting the following: Funding. scorekeeping general the accompanying list of programs and accounts set forth in the joint
explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference
Report 105–217, the section in this title regarding Payments in Lieu of Taxes
shall be treated in the baseline for purposes of section 257 of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as in effect prior to
September 30, 2002), and by the Chairmen of the House and Senate Budget
Committees, as appropriate, for purposes of budget enforcement in the House and
Senate, and under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as if Payment in Lieu of
Taxes (14–1114–0–1–806) were an account designated as Appropriated Entitlements
and Mandatories for Fiscal Year 1997 in the joint explanatory statement of the
committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–217. date to which the entitlement in amended by paragraph (1)), applies. abandoned mine reclamation fund Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 ( amended by striking inserting 2010 relief Ike disaster relief 2008 2008 Midwestern severe storms, tornados, and flooding this section, the following provisions of or relating to the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 shall apply to any Midwestern disaster area in addition to the
areas to which such provisions otherwise apply: other than subsections (b), (d), (e), (i), (j), (m), and (o) thereof. benefits). benefits). for use of retirement funds). retention credit for employers). relief) other than subsection (d) thereof. for mortgage revenue bonds). Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005 Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005. applying the substitutions described in subsections (d) and (e), the term
been declared by the President on or after May 20, 2008, and before August 1,
2008, under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act by reason of severe storms, tornados, or flooding occurring in
any of the States of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and Wisconsin, and individual or individual and public assistance from the Federal Government
under such Act with respect to damages attributable to such severe storms,
tornados, or flooding. eligible only for public assistance benefits under the following provisions, paragraph (1) shall be applied without
regard to subparagraph (B): the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005. Hurricane Katrina disaster area or the Gulf Opportunity Zone shall be treated
as a reference to any Midwestern disaster area and any reference to the
Hurricane Katrina disaster area or the Gulf Opportunity Zone within a State
shall be treated as a reference to all Midwestern disaster areas within the
State. disaster such provisions to any loss, damage, or other item attributable to Hurricane
Katrina shall be treated as a reference to any loss, damage, or other item
attributable to the severe storms, tornados, or flooding giving rise to any
Presidential declaration described in subsection (b)(1)(A). described in subsections (d) and (e), the term date which the severe storms, tornados, or flooding giving rise to the Presidential
declaration described in subsection (b)(1)(A) occurred. Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied with the following modifications: disaster area bond Bond is a qualified Midwestern disaster area bond— only treating costs as qualified project costs if— private business use (as defined in section 141(b)(6)), either the person using
the property suffered a loss in a trade or business attributable to the severe
storms, tornados, or flooding giving rise to any Presidential declaration
described in subsection (b)(1)(A) or is a person designated for purposes of
this section by the Governor of the State in which the project is located as a
person carrying on a trade or business replacing a trade or business with
respect to which another person suffered such a loss, and utility property, the project involves repair or reconstruction of public
utility property damaged by such severe storms, tornados, or flooding,
and treating an issue as a qualified mortgage issue only if 95 percent or more of
the net proceeds (as defined in section 150(a)(3)) of the issue are to be used
to provide financing for mortgagors who suffered damages to their principal
residences attributable to such severe storms, tornados, or flooding. Midwestern disaster area is located Louisiana, or Mississippi purposes of this section (on the basis of providing assistance to areas in the
order in which such assistance is most needed) for purposes of this section 2013 applicable disaster date for Midwestern disaster areas within the State for disaster area repair or construction repair or construction the enactment of the Relief Act of 2008 2011 (8) thereof. 2009, and 2010, Assistance housing amount amount applicable disaster date for Midwestern disaster areas within the State for (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6) thereof. clean-up costs 1400N(f)— Recovery Assistance clean-up cost Zone clean-up cost applicable disaster date and ending on December 31, 2010 paragraph (2), and Recovery Assistance clean-up costs only if the removal of debris or demolition
of any structure was necessary due to damage attributable to the severe storms,
tornados, or flooding giving rise to any Presidential declaration described in
subsection (b)(1)(A). remediation costs 1400N(g)— disaster date appears, 2011 2010 contaminated site only if the release (or threat of release) or disposal of a
hazardous substance at the site was attributable to the severe storms,
tornados, or flooding giving rise to any Presidential declaration described in
subsection (b)(1)(A). credit amended by this Act— disaster date 2011 qualified rehabilitation expenditures with respect to any building or structure
which was damaged or destroyed as a result of the severe storms, tornados, or
flooding giving rise to any Presidential declaration described in subsection
(b)(1)(A). attributable to disaster losses Recovery Assistance loss loss the applicable disaster date, and before January 1, 2011 appears, disaster date (2)(B)(ii)(I), Recovery Assistance property property Recovery Assistance casualty loss Zone casualty loss bonds 1400N(l)— credit bond appears, Midwestern disaster area is located or any instrumentality of the State for (4)(A)(i), 2008 and before January 1, 2010 before January 1, 2007 $100,000,000 for any State with an aggregate population located in all
Midwestern disaster areas within the State of at least 2,000,000, $50,000,000
for any State with an aggregate population located in all Midwestern disaster
areas within the State of at least 1,000,000 but less than 2,000,000, and zero
for any other State. The population of a State within any area shall be
determined on the basis of the most recent census estimate of resident
population released by the Bureau of Census before the earliest applicable
disaster date for Midwestern disaster areas within the State. and applicable disaster date for Midwestern disaster areas within the State for or 2009 applicable disaster date subsection (c)(1). funds Recovery Assistance distribution distribution applicable disaster date and before January 1, 2010 after August 25, 2005, and before January 1, 2007 (a)(4)(A)(i), disaster date (a)(4)(A)(i) and (c)(3)(B), subsection (a)(4)(A) thereof, damage distribution each place it appears, is 6 months before the applicable disaster date and before the date which is
the day after the applicable disaster date 28, 2005, and before August 29, 2005 (b)(2)(B)(ii), disaster area, but not so purchased or constructed on account of severe storms,
tornados, or flooding giving rise to the designation of the area as a disaster
area purchased or constructed on account of Hurricane Katrina (b)(2)(B)(iii), applicable disaster date and ending on the date which is 5 months after the
date of the enactment of the Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008 August 25, 2005, and ending on February 28, 2006 (b)(3)(A), damage individual individual 2009 (c)(2)(A), of subsection (c)(3) thereof, date of the enactment of the Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008 2009 31, 2006 disaster date (c)(4)(A)(ii), and 2010 (d)(2)(A)(ii). affected by severe storms, tornados, and flooding disaster date appears, 2009 and employed an average of not more than 200 employees on business days during the
taxable year before the applicable disaster date. charitable contributions following paragraph for paragraph (4) thereof: defined in section 170(c)) if— earliest applicable disaster date for all States and ending on December 31,
2008, in cash to an organization described in section 170(b)(1)(A), and Midwestern disaster areas, contemporaneous written acknowledgment (within the meaning of section
170(f)(8)) that such contribution was used (or is to be used) for relief
efforts in 1 or more Midwestern disaster areas, and this subsection with respect to such contribution. by a donor if the contribution is— 509(a)(3), or of an existing, donor advised fund (as defined in section 4966(d)(2)). S corporations a partnership or S corporation, the election under subparagraph (A)(iii) shall
be made separately by each partner or
shareholder. personal casualty losses 2005 income 1400S(d)— individual if such individual's principal place of abode on the applicable
disaster date was located in a Midwestern disaster area, with respect to any such individual as the applicable date for purposes of such
subsection, and paragraph (2)(B)(ii) thereof if the area is a Midwestern disaster area only by
reason of subsection (b)(2) of this section (relating to areas eligible only
for public assistance). dependency status 1400S(e), by substituting 2006 Relief Act of 2005 following provisions of the Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005 shall be
applied with the following modifications: individual 302— for individual each place it appears, and for purposes of applying subsection (c) thereof if the area is a Midwestern
disaster area without regard to subsection (b)(2) of this section (relating to
areas eligible only for public assistance). rate substituting December 31, 2008 on December 31, 2006 volunteers 304— applicable disaster date and ending on December 31, 2008 subsection (a), and disaster date (a). indebtedness income 401— place of abode on the applicable disaster date was in a Midwestern disaster
area (determined without regard to subsection (b)(2) of this section) as an
individual described in subsection (b)(1) thereof, and by treating an
individual whose principal place of abode on the applicable disaster date was
in a Midwestern disaster area solely by reason of subsection (b)(2) of this
section as an individual described in subsection (b)(2) thereof, disaster date appears, and 2010 nonrecognition of gain after the applicable disaster date 2005 relief contributions certain organizations described in section 501(c)(3)) is amended by striking
(14) as paragraph (15), and by adding after paragraph (13) the following new
paragraph: require with respect to disaster relief activities, including the amount and
use of qualified contributions to which section 1400S(a) applies,
and date this section shall apply to returns the due date for which (determined without
regard to any extension) occurs after December 31, 2008. low-income housing tax relief for areas damaged by Hurricane Ike Code of 1986 shall apply to any Hurricane Ike disaster area in addition to any
other area referenced in such section, but with the following
modifications: Ike disaster area bond Bond is a qualified Hurricane Ike disaster area bond— only treating costs as qualified project costs if— private business use (as defined in section 141(b)(6)), either the person using
the property suffered a loss in a trade or business attributable to Hurricane
Ike or is a person designated for purposes of this section by the Governor of
the State in which the project is located as a person carrying on a trade or
business replacing a trade or business with respect to which another person
suffered such a loss, and utility property, the project involves repair or reconstruction of public
utility property damaged by Hurricane Ike, and treating an issue as a qualified mortgage issue only if 95 percent or more of
the net proceeds (as defined in section 150(a)(3)) of the issue are to be used
to provide financing for mortgagors who suffered damages to their principal
residences attributable to Hurricane Ike. any Hurricane Ike disaster area is located Alabama, Louisiana, or Mississippi purposes of this section (on the basis of providing assistance to areas in the
order in which such assistance is most needed) for purposes of this section 2013 subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3): designated be designated under this subsection with respect to any State shall not exceed
the product of $2,000 multiplied by the portion of the State population which
is in— counties of Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Jefferson, and Orange, and Louisiana, the parishes of Calcasieu and Cameron, recent census estimate of resident population released by the Bureau of Census
before September 13,
2008). Ike disaster area repair or construction repair or construction the enactment of the Relief Act of 2008 2011 (8) thereof. Zone Code of 1986 shall apply to any Hurricane Ike disaster area in addition to any
other area referenced in such section, but with the following
modifications: 2009, and 2010. Zone Recovery Assistance housing amount amount subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1): amount amount equal to the product of $16.00 multiplied by the portion of the State
population which is in— counties of Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Jefferson, and Orange, and Louisiana, the parishes of Calcasieu and Cameron, recent census estimate of resident population released by the Bureau of Census
before September 13,
2008). (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6) thereof. applying the substitutions described in subsections (a) and (b), the term
Louisiana— been declared by the President on September 13, 2008, under section 401 of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act by reason of
Hurricane Ike, and individual or individual and public assistance from the Federal Government
under such Act with respect to damages attributable to Hurricane Ike. relief to federally declared disasters gross income limitation general paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively, and by
inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: in federally declared disasters general year, the amount determined under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) shall be the sum
of— and referred to in the matter preceding clause (i) of paragraph (2)(A) (reduced by
the amount in clause (i) of this subparagraph) as exceeds 10 percent of the
adjusted gross income of the individual. loss disaster loss losses— federally declared disaster occurring before January 1, 2010, and area, over gains. disaster disaster any disaster subsequently determined by the President of the United States to
warrant assistance by the Federal Government under the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. area area assistance. amendments so redesignated) is amended by striking inserting amended by striking defined by clause (ii) of subsection (h)(3)(C)) and attributable to a federally
declared disaster (as defined by clause (i) of such subsection) amended by striking section 1033(h)(3)) (as defined by subsection (h)(3)(C)(i) as precedes subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) thereof is amended to read as
follows: property damaged by federally declared disasters residences contents is located in a disaster area and is compulsorily or involuntarily
converted as a result of a federally declared
disaster— 1033(h) is amended by striking through “disaster” and inserting and compulsorily or involuntarily converted as a result of a federally declared
disaster section 1033(h) is amended to read as follows: disaster; disaster area terms area’ 165(h)(3)(C). amended to read as follows: section
165(h)(3)(C)(i)), is amended by striking section 1033(h)(3)) (as defined by subsection (h)(3)(C)(i)) is amended by striking inserting section 7508A is amended by striking (as defined in section 1033(h)(3)) declared disaster (as defined by section 165(h)(3)(C)(i)) deduction by disaster casualty loss general Assistance Tax Act of 2008, is amended by striking end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C)
and inserting subparagraph: deduction. deduction Assistance Tax Act of 2008, is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph: deduction paragraph (1), the term disaster loss (as defined in section
165(h)(3)(B)). alternative minimum taxable income amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: sentence shall not apply to so much of the standard deduction as is determined
under section 63(c)(1)(D). on individual loss per casualty by striking years beginning after December 31, 2009) dates general by this section shall apply to disasters declared in taxable years beginning
after December 31, 2007. on individual loss per casualty apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008. Disaster Expenses general B of chapter 1 is amended by inserting after section 198 the following new
section: Qualified Disaster Expenses general to treat any qualified disaster expenses which are paid or incurred by the
taxpayer as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account. Any expense
which is so treated shall be allowed as a deduction for the taxable year in
which it is paid or incurred. expense disaster expense in connection with a trade or business or with business-related
property, control of hazardous substances that were released on account of a federally
declared disaster occurring before January 1, 2010, from, or the demolition of structures on, real property which is
business-related property damaged or destroyed as a result of a federally
declared disaster occurring before such date, or business-related property damaged as a result of a federally declared disaster
occurring before such date, and chargeable to capital account. definitions property property— use in a trade or business or for the production of income, or 1221(a)(1) in the hands of the taxpayer. disaster the meaning given such term by section 165(h)(3)(C)(i). ordinary income on sale, etc case of property to which a qualified disaster expense would have been
capitalized but for this section— this section for such expense shall be treated as a deduction for depreciation,
and otherwise section 1245 property) shall be treated as section 1245 property
solely for purposes of applying section 1245 to such deduction. provisions 280B, and 468 shall not apply to amounts which are treated as expenses under
this section. regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of
this
section. amendment sections for part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended by inserting after
the item relating to section 198 the following new item: Expenses. date paid or incurred after December 31, 2007 in connection with disaster declared
after such date. attributable to federally declared disasters general section 172(b) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph: attributable federally declared disasters qualified disaster loss (as defined in subsection (j)), such loss shall be a
net operating loss carryback to each of the 5 taxable years preceding the
taxable year of such
loss. loss by redesignating subsections (j) and (k) as subsections (k) and (l),
respectively, and by inserting after subsection (i) the following new
subsection: qualified disaster losses purposes of this section— general the taxable year— federally declared disaster (as defined in section 165(h)(3)(C)(i)) occurring
before January 1, 2010, and section 165(h)(3)(C)(ii)), and qualified disaster expenses which is allowable under section 198A(a) or which
would be so allowable if not otherwise treated as an expense, or year. subsection of applying subsection (b)(2), a qualified disaster loss for any taxable year
shall be treated in a manner similar to the manner in which a specified
liability loss is treated. under subsection (b)(1)(J) from any loss year may elect to have the carryback
period with respect to such loss year determined without regard to subsection
(b)(1)(J). Such election shall be made in such manner as may be prescribed by
the Secretary and shall be made by the due date (including extensions of time)
for filing the taxpayer’s return for the taxable year of the net operating
loss. Such election, once made for any taxable year, shall be irrevocable for
such taxable year. loss in section
1400N(p)(3). in computing alternative minimum taxable income section 56 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: attributable to federally declared disasters qualified disaster loss (as defined by section 172(b)(1)(J)) for the taxable
year, paragraph (1) shall be applied by increasing the amount determined under
subparagraph (A)(ii)(I) thereof by the sum of the carrybacks and carryovers of
such
loss. amendments amended by inserting subsection (j)) sentence. 172(i) is amended by adding at the end the following new flush sentence: shall not include any qualified disaster loss (as defined in subsection
(j)). date arising in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007, in connection with
disasters declared after such date. mortgage revenue bond requirements following federally declared
disasters general section 143 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: residences destroyed in federally declared disasters destroyed residence (within the meaning of section 121) of such taxpayer is— as a residence by reason of a federally declared disaster occurring before
January 1, 2010, or by reason of an order of the government of a State or political subdivision
thereof on account of a federally declared disaster occurring before such
date, the date of the disaster declaration, subsection (d)(1) shall not apply with
respect to such taxpayer and subsection (e) shall be applied by substituting
damaged general residence (within the meaning of section 121) of such taxpayer was damaged as
the result of a federally declared disaster occurring before January 1, 2010,
any owner-financing provided in connection with the repair or reconstruction of
such residence shall be treated as a qualified rehabilitation loan. aggregate owner-financing to which clause (i) applies shall not exceed the
lesser of— or reconstruction, or disaster declared disaster 165(h)(3)(C)(i). double benefit election under this paragraph may not be revoked except with the consent of the
Secretary. benefit paragraph (11) shall not apply with respect to the purchase or financing of any
residence by such
taxpayer. date disasters occurring after December 31, 2007. qualified disaster property amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: assistance property assistance property— section 167(a) for the taxable year in which such property is placed in service
shall include an allowance equal to 50 percent of the adjusted basis of the
qualified disaster assistance property, and disaster assistance property shall be reduced by the amount of such deduction
before computing the amount otherwise allowable as a depreciation deduction
under this chapter for such taxable year and any subsequent taxable
year. property subsection— assistance property subsection (k)(2)(A)(i), or nonresidential real property or residential rental property, use of which is— respect to a federally declared disaster occurring before January 1, 2010,
and a trade or business by the taxpayer in such disaster area, property destroyed or condemned, as a result of such federally declared
disaster, except that, for purposes of this clause, property shall be treated
as replacing property destroyed or condemned if, as part of an integrated plan,
such property replaces property which is included in a continuous area which
includes real property destroyed or condemned, and same county as, the property being rehabilitated or replaced, which in such disaster area commences with an eligible taxpayer on or after the
applicable disaster date, eligible taxpayer by purchase (as defined in section 179(d)) on or after the
applicable disaster date, but only if no written binding contract for the
acquisition was in effect before such date, and service by such eligible taxpayer on or before the date which is the last day
of the third calendar year following the applicable disaster date (the fourth
calendar year in the case of nonresidential real property and residential
rental property). property (determined without regard to paragraph (4)), (l), or (m) applies, section 1400N(d) applies, and in section 1400N(p)(3). property property to which the alternative depreciation system under subsection (g)
applies, determined without regard to paragraph (7) of subsection (g) (relating
to election to have system apply). financed property portion of which is financed with the proceeds of any obligation the interest
on which is exempt from tax under section 103. revitalization buildings qualified revitalization building with respect to which the taxpayer has
elected the application of paragraph (1) or (2) of section 1400I(a). clause with respect to any class of property for any taxable year, this
subsection shall not apply to all property in such class placed in service
during such taxable year. rules of subparagraph (E) of subsection (k)(2) shall apply, except that such
subparagraph shall be applied— 2007 property alternative minimum tax similar to the rules of subsection (k)(2)(G) shall apply. term declared disaster, the date on which such federally declared disaster
occurs. disaster the meaning given such term under section 165(h)(3)(C)(i). area such term under section 165(h)(3)(C)(ii). taxpayer who has suffered an economic loss attributable to a federally declared
disaster. purposes of this subsection, rules similar to the rules under section
179(d)(10) shall apply with respect to any qualified disaster assistance
property which ceases to be qualified disaster assistance
property. date this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2007,
with respect disasters declared after such date. for qualified disaster assistance property general new subsection: qualified disaster assistance property general effect under subsection (b)(1) for the taxable year shall be increased by the
lesser of— section 179 disaster assistance property placed in service during the taxable
year, and effect under subsection (b)(2) for the taxable year shall be increased by the
lesser of— section 179 disaster assistance property placed in service during the taxable
year. disaster assistance property term section 179 property (as defined in subsection (d)) which is qualified disaster
assistance property (as defined in section 168(n)(2)). empowerment zones and renewal communities sections 1397A and 1400J, qualified section 179 disaster assistance property
shall not be treated as qualified zone property or qualified renewal property,
unless the taxpayer elects not to take such qualified section 179 disaster
assistance property into account for purposes of this subsection. purposes of this subsection, rules similar to the rules under subsection
(d)(10) shall apply with respect to any qualified section 179 disaster
assistance property which ceases to be qualified section 179 disaster
assistance
property. date placed in service after December 31, 2007, with respect disasters declared
after such date. Heartland disaster relief amendments made by this subtitle, other than the amendments made by sections
706(a)(2), 710, and 711, shall not apply to any disaster described in section
702(c)(1)(A), or to any expenditure or loss resulting from such
disaster. and appropriate revenue raisers for new tax relief policy deferred compensation from certain tax indifferent parties general amended by inserting after section 457 the following new section: compensation from certain tax indifferent parties general which is deferred under a nonqualified deferred compensation plan of a
nonqualified entity shall be includible in gross income when there is no
substantial risk of forfeiture of the rights to such compensation. entity entity substantially all of its income is— with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States, or comprehensive foreign income tax, and its income is allocated to persons other than— respect to whom such income is not subject to a comprehensive foreign income
tax, and exempt from tax under this title. amounts of compensation general the time that such compensation is otherwise includible in gross income under
subsection (a)— includible in gross income when determinable, and this chapter for the taxable year in which such compensation is includible in
gross income shall be increased by the sum of— determined under paragraph (2), and percent of the amount of such compensation. interest determined under this paragraph for any taxable year is the amount of
interest at the underpayment rate under section 6621 plus 1 percentage point on
the underpayments that would have occurred had the deferred compensation been
includible in gross income for the taxable year in which first deferred or, if
later, the first taxable year in which such deferred compensation is not
subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. special rules forfeiture general as subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture only if such person’s rights to
such compensation are conditioned upon the future performance of substantial
services by any individual. compensation based on gain recognized on an investment asset general Secretary, if compensation is determined solely by reference to the amount of
gain recognized on the disposition of an investment asset, such compensation
shall be treated as subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture until the date
of such disposition. asset asset entity)— investment fund or similar entity, such entity does not (nor does any person related to such entity) participate
in the active management of such asset (or if such asset is an interest in an
entity, in the active management of the activities of such entity), and any gain on the disposition of which (other than such deferred compensation) is
allocated to investors in such entity. special rule to which clause (i) applies. income tax means, with respect to any foreign person, the income tax of a foreign country
if— for the benefits of a comprehensive income tax treaty between such foreign
country and the United States, or to the satisfaction of the Secretary that such foreign country has a
comprehensive income tax. compensation plan general plan such term shall include any plan that provides a right to compensation based on
the appreciation in value of a specified number of equity units of the service
recipient. deferred for purposes of this section if the service provider receives payment
of such compensation not later than 12 months after the end of the taxable year
of the service recipient during which the right to the payment of such
compensation is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. compensation with respect to effectively connected income income which is taxable under section 882, this section shall not apply to
compensation which, had such compensation had been paid in cash on the date
that such compensation ceased to be subject to a substantial risk of
forfeiture, would have been deductible by such foreign corporation against such
income. rules rules of paragraphs (5) and (6) of section 409A(d) shall apply. regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of
this section, including regulations disregarding a substantial risk of
forfeiture in cases where necessary to carry out the purposes of this
section. amendment Tax Act of 2008, is amended by striking subparagraph (V), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (W) and
inserting subparagraph: determinability of amounts of
compensation). amendment sections of subpart B of part II of subchapter E of chapter 1 is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 457 the following new item: deferred compensation from certain tax indifferent
parties. general amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts deferred which are
attributable to services performed after December 31, 2008. deferrals amendments made by this section do not apply solely by reason of the fact that
the amount is attributable to services performed before January 1, 2009, to the
extent such amount is not includible in gross income in a taxable year
beginning before 2018, such amounts shall be includible in gross income in the
later of— beginning before 2018, or there is no substantial risk of forfeiture of the rights to such compensation
(determined in the same manner as determined for purposes of section 457A of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section). payments days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue
guidance providing a limited period of time during which a nonqualified
deferred compensation arrangement attributable to services performed on or
before December 31, 2008, may, without violating the requirements of section
409A(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, be amended to conform the date of
distribution to the date the amounts are required to be included in
income. arrangements maintains one or more nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements for its
service providers under which any amount is attributable to services performed
on or before December 31, 2008, the guidance issued under paragraph (4) shall
permit such arrangements to be amended to conform the dates of distribution
under such arrangement to the date amounts are required to be included in the
income of such taxpayer under this subsection. treated as material modification deferred compensation arrangement made pursuant to paragraph (4) or (5) shall
not be treated as a material modification of the arrangement for purposes of
provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain
types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and
preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting
taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for
energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to
provide individual income tax relief, and for other
purpose An Act to amend section 712 of the Employee
, do pass with the following
.appropriate committees of
means—Corporation
means the Federal Deposit Insurance
Fund
means the Troubled Assets Insurance Financing Fund
troubled assets
means—TARP
) to purchase, and to make and fund commitments to purchase,
(9)
and inserting (10)
.9
and inserting 10
.Joint resolution relating to the disapproval of obligations
; andThat Congress disapproves the
.TARP
), commence ongoing oversight of the activities and
Special Inspector General
), who shall
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; andSuch actions may include making payments, which shall be
; andadministrative costs
the following: and
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) as an establishment in the legislative
FDIC
as part of the business name or
this
the first place that term appears and inserting
paragraph (1)
; andthis subsection
paragraph (2)
;
and inserting
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and inserting October
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and inserting Except as provided in
; and$250,000
substituted for $100,000
.$250,000
substituted for $100,000
.January 1,
and inserting January 1, 2013
.
.January 1, 2009
and
January 1, 2010
.January 1, 2009
and
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:and
at the end of subclause (II), and,
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, and
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at the end of subparagraph (G), by striking the
, and
, and
or (9)
and inserting (9), or
.January
and inserting the date of the enactment of paragraph
.January 1, 2009
and
January 1, 2017
.December 31, 2008
and inserting
December 31, 2016
.December 31, 2008
and inserting
December 31, 2016
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and inserting section 46 to the extent that such
.or
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at the end of clause (iv), by adding
or
at the end of clause (v), and by inserting after clause (v)
and
at the end of subclause (II) and by inserting after
paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(B), and (3)(B)
and inserting
paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(B), (3)(B), and (4)(B)
.or
at the end of clause (v), by inserting or
at
December 31, 2008
and inserting December 31,
.and
at the end of paragraph (2), by striking the period at the
, and
, and by adding at the
and
at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period at
, and
, and by adding
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.and
at the end of clause
,
, and by adding at the end the following new clause:and
at the end of paragraph (3), by
,
, and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:and
at the end of subparagraph (C),
,
, and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:qualified geothermal heat pump property
means any equipment
and
at the end of clause (iii), by striking the period at the
, and
, and by adding at the end
and section 25D
after this section
.and 25B
and inserting , 25B, and 25D
.section 23
and inserting sections 23 and
.and 25B
and inserting 25B, and 25D
.December 31, 2008
and inserting December 31,
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.the $3 amount in subsection (e)(8)(D)(ii)(I),
after
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and inserting the following:(before January 1, 2010, in the case of a qualified
after January 1, 2008
.qualified electric utility
means a person that, as of the date
December 31, 2007
and inserting the
.exempt utility property
shall not include any property which is
and
at the end of paragraph (1), by striking the period at the
, and
, and by adding at the
$1,300,000,000
and inserting
$2,550,000,000
.and
at the end of subparagraph (E), by striking the period at
; and
, and by adding
and
at the end of subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking the period
, and
, and by
and
at the end
in the heading and inserting
.(30 percent in the case of credits allocated under subsection
after 20 percent
.shall not exceed $350,000,000
and all that
and
at the end
, and
, and by adding at the end the following new
January 1, 2014
December 31, 2018
, andJanuary 1 after
in subparagraph (B) and inserting December 31 after
.crude oil or natural gas
for crude
in subparagraph (A)(i) thereof.2008
for
1990
.plus
at the end of paragraph (32), by
,
, and by adding at the end of following new paragraph:or industrial source carbon
after timber)
.cellulosic biomass
each place it appears and inserting cellulosic
,
in the heading of such subsection and
, and
in the heading of paragraph (2) thereof and
.December 31, 2008
and
December 31, 2009
.50 cents
and inserting
$1.00
.subsection (b)(5)(C)
and inserting
subsection (b)(4)(C)
.subsection (b)(5)(B)
and inserting
subsection (b)(4)(B)
.diesel fuel
and
liquid fuel
,using a thermal
, and, or other equivalent
after D396
.Such term does not
.(as defined in section 45K(c)(3))
.renewable diesel
shall include fuel derived from
and mustard
and inserting mustard seeds, and camelina
.September 30, 2009
and
December 31, 2009
.September 30,
and inserting December 31, 2009
.September 30, 2009
and inserting December 31,
.and
at the end of subparagraph (E), by redesignating
sold by the taxpayer for use as a fuel in aviation,
motorboat,
.which meets the requirements of paragraph (4) and which
after any liquid fuel
.plus
at the end of paragraph (33), by
plus
, and by adding at the end the following new
and 25D
and
25D, and 30D
.30D,
after 25D,
.and 25D
and
, 25D, and 30D
.and 25D
and
25D, and 30D
.and 25D
and inserting 25D, and
.and
at the end of paragraph (35), by
,
, and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:30D(e)(9),
after
30C(e)(5),
.December 31, 2009
and inserting December 31,
.or industrial source carbon
and inserting “, industrial source carbon dioxide, or the
timber)
.January 1, 2012
in subparagraph (B) and inserting January
, andJanuary 1, 2008
each place it appears in subparagraph (F) and
January 1, 2010
., or directly from shale or tar sands
after (as defined
.shale, tar sands, or
before qualified
.for any taxable year
and all that follows and
and
at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the
, and
, and
(other than a qualified bicycle
after qualified transportation
.placed in service after December 31, 2007
and inserting “placed
and
at the end
, and
, andor a thermal efficiency of at least
after 0.80
., or an asphalt roof with appropriate cooling
before which meet the Energy Star program
.or asphalt roof
metal roof
, andor cooling
after pigmented coatings
.December 31, 2008
and
December 31, 2013
.December
and inserting December 31, 2009
.(1)
and all that follows through the
and inserting The eligible
,3-calendar year
and
2-calendar year
.commercial
before
residential
the second place it appears.top-loading clothes
means a clothes washer which has the clothes container
and
at the end of clause (i), by striking the period at the end
qualified smart electric
means any smart grid property which—smart grid property
means electronics and related equipment
or
at the end of subparagraph (B), by redesignating
September 30, 2009
and inserting September
.October 1, 2009
and
October 1, 2012
.issuance,
and inserting issuance of the last issue with
.subsection (a)(1)(B)
and
subsections (a)(1)(B) and (d)(9)(A)(iii)
.oil
each place it appears and inserting
foreign oil and gas taxes
, andoil and gas extraction taxes
for foreign oil and gas
each place it appears in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), andforeign oil and gas
for foreign oil and gas income
in
oil and
and inserting foreign oil and gas
.January 31
and inserting February
.at such time
, andother
the following new sentence: The written statement required
.In the case of a consolidated
.The basis of
and inserting the following:The cost of real
and inserting the following:through 2008
in paragraph (1) and inserting through
, andcalendar year 2009
in paragraph (2) and inserting
calendar year 2010
.is 5 cents a barrel.
and
paragraphs (2) and (3)
and inserting paragraph
.
.or
and inserting 2007, or 2008
, and
in the heading thereof and inserting
.($66,250 in the case of taxable years beginning in 2007)
in
($69,950 in the case of taxable years
, and($44,350 in the case of taxable years beginning in 2007)
in
($46,200 in the case of taxable years
.AMT
means, with respect to any taxable year, the
January 1, 2008
and inserting January 1,
.December 31, 2007
and inserting
December 31, 2009
.or 2007
and inserting
2007, 2008, or 2009
.or
after 2008
.December 31, 2007
and
December 31, 2009
.December 31,
and inserting December 31, 2009
.December 31, 2007
and inserting December 31,
.December 31, 2007
and inserting December 31,
.December 31, 2007
and inserting December 31,
.December 31, 2007
and inserting December 31,
in paragraph (1)(B).after December 31, 2007
and
after December 31, 2009
.12 percent
and inserting 14 percent (12 percent in the
.and 2008
and inserting
2008, and 2009
.January 1, 2009
and inserting January 1, 2010
,
December 31, 2008
and inserting December 31,
.January
and inserting January 1, 2010
.January 1, 2009
and
January 1, 2010
.January 1, 2008
January 1, 2010
.and
at the end of clause (vii), by striking
, and
, and
December 31, 2007
and
December 31, 2009
.December 31, 2007
and
December 31, 2009
.January 1, 2008
and inserting January 1,
.first
and inserting first 4 taxable years
,
January 1, 2008
and inserting January 1,
.December 31, 2008
and inserting
December 31, 2009
.December 31, 2008
and inserting
December 31, 2009
.first
and inserting first 4 taxable years
,
January 1, 2008
and inserting January 1,
.qualified zone academy
means any
eligible local education agency
means any local educational
qualified purpose
means, with
qualified contribution
or
at the
or
at the end of
and
at the end of clause (ii), by striking the period at the end
, and
, and by adding at the end
December 31, 2007
and inserting
December 31, 2009
.December 31, 2007
and inserting
December 31, 2009
.January 1, 2008
and inserting
January 1, 2010
.December 31, 2007
and
December 31, 2009
.December 31, 2007
and inserting
December 31, 2009
.2-year
and inserting 4-year
.December 31, 2008
and inserting December 31,
.December 31, 2007
and inserting
December 31, 2009
.2007
both places it appears and inserting
2009
.2007
and inserting 2009
.2008
each place it appears and inserting
2010
.2012
and inserting 2014
, and
in the heading thereof and inserting
.2012
and inserting
2014
.2012
and inserting
2014
.2008
and inserting 2010
.December 31,
and inserting December 31, 2009
.December 31,
and inserting December 31, 2009
.of
after to any contribution
.12/31/2014
:2010
and inserting 2015
; andthrough 2009
and inserting through
.2010
and inserting
2015
.December 31, 2008
and inserting
December 31, 2009
.A qualified film shall include any copyrights,
.and
at the end
, and
, and by adding at the end the following new clause:actors
and all that follows and inserting actors,
.and
at the end of clause (v), by striking
, and
,
Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and
.financial requirement
includes deductibles, copayments,
(or 1
after at least 2
the first
and
;
mental health benefits
means
substance use disorder benefits
means benefits with respect to
mental health
and inserting mental health and substance use disorder
each place it appears in subsections (a)(1)(B)(i), (a)(1)(C),
mental health
and inserting mental health or substance use disorder
each place it appears (other than in any provision amended by
financial requirement
includes deductibles, copayments,
(as defined in section 2791(e)(4), except that for
; andmental health benefits
means
substance use disorder benefits
means benefits with respect to
mental health
and inserting mental health and substance use disorder
each place it appears in subsections (a)(1)(B)(i), (a)(1)(C),
mental health
and inserting mental health or substance use disorder
each place it appears (other than in any provision amended by
financial requirement
includes deductibles, copayments,
small
means, with respect to a calendar year and a plan year, an
mental health benefits
means
substance use disorder benefits
means benefits with respect to
mental health
and inserting mental health and substance use disorder
each place it appears in subsections (a)(1)(B)(i), (a)(1)(C),
mental health
and inserting mental health or substance use disorder
each place it appears (other than in any provision amended by
Secure
.
in the Act of May 23, 1908 (35 Stat. 260; 16
in the Act of May 23, 1908 (twenty-five percentum
shall be paid
and inserting the
an amount equal to the annual average of 25 percent of all
.Weeks Law
) (twenty-five percentum
and all that follows through
shall be paid
and inserting the following: an amount
.and $9,000,000 on October 1, 2009
and
$9,000,000 on October 1, 2009, and $9,000,000 on October 1,
.
.qualified Midwestern
for qualified Gulf Opportunity Zone
each place it appears, except that in determining whether a bond
any State in which a
for the State of Alabama,
in paragraph (2)(B),designated for
for designated
in paragraph (2)(C),January 1,
for January 1, 2011
in paragraph (2)(D),$1,000
for
$2,500
, andbefore the earliest
before August 28, 2005
,qualified Midwestern
for qualified GO Zone
each place it appears,after the date of
for
after the date of the enactment of this paragraph and before January 1,
in paragraph (7)(C), andDisaster Recovery
for Gulf Opportunity housing
each place it appears,$8.00
for
$18.00
, andbefore the earliest
before August 28, 2005
, andqualified Disaster
for qualified Gulf Opportunity
each place it appears,beginning on the
for
beginning on August 28, 2005, and ending on December 31, 2007
in
the applicable
for August 28, 2005
each place it
January 1,
for January 1, 2008
in paragraph (1),December 31,
for December 31, 2007
in paragraph (1), andthe applicable
for August 28, 2005
,December 31,
for December 31, 2009
in paragraph (1), andqualified Disaster
for qualified Gulf Opportunity Zone
each place it appears,after the day before
for
after August 27, 2005, and before January 1, 2008
each place it
the applicable
for August 28, 2005
in paragraph
qualified Disaster
for qualified Gulf Opportunity Zone
in paragraph (2)(B)(iv), andqualified Disaster
for qualified Gulf Opportunity
each place it appears.Midwestern tax
for Gulf tax credit bond
each place it
any State in which a
the State of Alabama, Louisiana, or Mississippi
in paragraph
after December 31,
for after December 31, 2005, and
,shall not exceed
for
shall not exceed
and all that follows in paragraph (4)(C),
the earliest
August 28, 2005
in paragraph (5)(A).2008
for 2005 or 2006
.the
for August 28, 2005
in
qualified Disaster
for qualified hurricane
each place it appears,on or after the
for on or
in subsection
the applicable
for August 28, 2005
in subsections
qualified storm
for qualified Katrina distribution
after the date which
for after February
in subsection
the Midwestern
for the Hurricane Katrina disaster area, but not so
in subsection
beginning on the
for beginning on
in subsection
qualified storm
for qualified Hurricane Katrina
each place it appears,December 31,
for December 31, 2006
in subsection
beginning on the
for beginning on September 24, 2005, and ending on December
in subsection (c)(4)(A)(i),the applicable
for August 25, 2005
in subsection
January 1,
for January 1, 2007
in subsection
the applicable
for August 28, 2005
each place it
January 1,
for January 1, 2006
both places it appears,
qualified contribution
means any charitable contribution (as
the applicable disaster date
for August 25,
.2008 or 2009
for 2005 or
.2008 or 2009
2005 or 2006
in subsection (a) thereof,Midwestern displaced
for Hurricane Katrina displaced individual
beginning on the applicable disaster date and ending on
for beginning on August 25, 2005, and ending
.beginning on the
for
beginning on August 25, 2005, and ending on December 31, 2006
in
the applicable
for August 25, 2005
in subsection
the applicable
for August 28, 2005
both places it
January 1,
for January 1, 2007
in subsection (e).on or
for on or after August 25,
.and
at the end of paragraph (13), by redesignating paragraph
qualified Hurricane
for qualified Gulf Opportunity Zone
each place it appears, except that in determining whether a bond
any State in which
for the State of
in paragraph (2)(B).designated for
for designated
in paragraph (2)(C).January 1,
for January 1, 2011
in paragraph (2)(D).qualified Hurricane
for qualified GO Zone
each place it appears.after the date of
for
after the date of the enactment of this paragraph and before January 1,
in paragraph (7)(C).any Hurricane Ike disaster area
for the Gulf Opportunity
each place it appears.any Hurricane Ike disaster area
for the Gulf Opportunity
each place it appears.Hurricane Ike
for Gulf Opportunity housing
each place it appears.Hurricane Ike housing amount
means, for any calendar year, the
paragraph (2)
and
paragraphs (2) and (3)
.loss
and all that follows through
Act
and inserting loss occurring in a disaster area (as
.Presidentially declared disaster (as defined by
and inserting federally declared disaster
.investment
and all that follows
investment located in a disaster area
.Presidentially declared disasters (as defined in
and inserting federally declared disasters
.Presidentially declared disasters
and
federally declared disasters
.Presidentially declared disaster
and inserting federally
.and
at the
, and
, and by adding at the end the following new
The preceding
.$100
and inserting $500 ($100 for taxable
.or qualified disaster loss (as defined in
before the period at the end of the last
110
for 90
in paragraph (1) thereof.the applicable disaster date
for December 31,
each place it appears therein,and before January 1, 2009
in clause (i) thereof, andqualified disaster assistance property
for qualified
in clause (iv) thereof.investment
means any single asset (other than an investment fund or similar
and
at the end of
, and
, and by adding at the end the following new
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