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HR 4762 PCS
(iv) by inserting ‘‘or notice’’ after
‘‘any application’’,
(v) by inserting ‘‘for exemption from
taxation under section 501(a)’’ after ‘‘any
organization’’ in the last sentence, and
(vi) by inserting ‘‘OR 527’’ after ‘‘SEC-
TION 501’’ in the heading.
(B) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The
heading for section 6104(a) of such Code is
amended by inserting ‘‘OR NOTICE OF STATUS’’
before the period.
(2) INSPECTION OF NOTICE ON INTERNET AND
IN
PERSON.—Section 6104(a) of such Code is
amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON INTERNET
AND IN PERSON.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
make publicly available, on the Internet and at
the offices of the Internal Revenue Service—
‘‘(i) a list of all political organizations
which file a notice with the Secretary
under section 527(i), and
in monetary terms and the identification of the
persons or entities likely to receive the benefits;
(B) an evaluation of the agency’s analysis
of the potential costs of the rule, including any
adverse effects that cannot be quantified in
monetary terms and the identification of the
persons or entities likely to bear the costs;
(C) an evaluation of the agency’s analysis
of alternative approaches set forth in the notice
of proposed rulemaking and in the rulemaking
record, as well as of any regulatory impact
analysis, federalism assessment, or other anal-
ysis or assessment prepared by the agency or
required for the economically significant rule;
and
(D) a summary of the results of the eval-
uation of the Comptroller General and the im-
plications of those results.
(4) PROCEDURES
FOR
PRIORITIES
OF
RE-
QUESTS.—The Comptroller General shall have dis-
cretion to develop procedures for determining the
priority and number of requests for review under
paragraph (1) for which a report will be submitted
under paragraph (2).
HR 4762 PCS
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 6104(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to in-
spection of annual information returns) is
amended by inserting ‘‘6012(a)(6),’’ before
‘‘6033’’.
(B) CONTRIBUTOR
INFORMATION.—Sec-
tion 6104(b) of such Code is amended by in-
serting ‘‘or a political organization exempt from
taxation under section 527’’ after ‘‘509(a)’’.
(2) RETURNS MADE AVAILABLE BY ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1)(A)(i) of
section 6104(d) of such Code (relating to public
inspection of certain annual returns, reports,
applications for exemption, and notices of sta-
tus) is amended by inserting ‘‘or section
6012(a)(6) (relating to returns by political or-
ganizations)’’ after ‘‘organizations)’’.
(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(i) Section 6104(d)(1) of such Code is
amended in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A) by inserting ‘‘or an organization
exempt 
from 
taxation 
under 
section
527(a)’’ after ‘‘501(a)’’.
HR 4762 PCS
(ii) Section 6104(d)(2) of such Code
is amended by inserting ‘‘or section
6012(a)(6)’’ after ‘‘section 6033’’.
(c) FAILURE TO FILE RETURN.—Section 6652(c)(1)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to annual
returns under section 6033) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘or section 6012(a)(6) (relating
to returns by political organizations)’’ after ‘‘organi-
zations)’’ in subparagraph (A)(i),
(2) by inserting ‘‘or section 6012(a)(6)’’ after
‘‘section 6033’’ in subparagraph (A)(ii),
(3) by inserting ‘‘or section 6012(a)(6)’’ after
‘‘section 6033’’ in the third sentence of subpara-
graph (A), and
(4) by inserting ‘‘OR 6012(a)(6)’’ after ‘‘SECTION
6033’’ in the heading.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to returns for taxable years begin-
ning after June 30, 2000.
Passed the House of Representatives June 28 (legis-
lative day, June 27), 2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 650
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4762
AN ACT
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
require 527 organizations to disclose their polit-
ical activities.
JUNE 28, 2000
Received; read twice and ordered placed on the calendar
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4763
To establish a 3-year pilot project for the General Accounting Office to
report to Congress on economically significant rules of Federal agencies,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 27, 2000
Mr. CONDIT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To establish a 3-year pilot project for the General Accounting
Office to report to Congress on economically significant
rules of Federal agencies, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Truth in Regulating
Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are to—
(1) increase the transparency of important reg-
ulatory decisions;
(2) promote effective congressional oversight to
ensure that agency rules fulfill statutory require-
ments in an efficient, effective, and fair manner; and
(3) increase the accountability of Congress and
the agencies to the people they serve.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the term—
(1) ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given such term
under section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code;
(2) ‘‘economically significant rule’’ means any
proposed or final rule, including an interim or direct
final rule, that may have an annual effect on the
economy of $100,000,000 or more or adversely af-
fect in a material way the economy, a sector of the
economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the envi-
ronment, public health or safety, or State, local, or
tribal governments or communities; and
(3) ‘‘independent evaluation’’ means a sub-
stantive evaluation of the agency’s data, method-
ology, and assumptions used in developing the eco-
nomically significant rule, including—
(A) an explanation of how any strengths or
weaknesses in those data, methodology, and as-
sumptions support or detract from conclusions
reached by the agency; and
(b) AUTHORITY OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—Each
agency shall promptly cooperate with the Comptroller
General in carrying out this Act. Nothing in this Act is
intended to expand or limit the authority of the General
Accounting Office.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Gen-
eral Accounting Office to carry out this Act $5,200,000
for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2002.
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION OF PILOT
PROJECT.
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act and the amend-
ments made by this Act shall take effect 90 days after
the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) DURATION
OF
PILOT
PROJECT.—The pilot
project under this Act shall continue for a period of 3
years, if in each fiscal year, or portion thereof included
in that period, a specific annual appropriation not less
than $5,200,000 or the pro-rated equivalent thereof shall
have been made for the pilot project.
(c) REPORT.—Before the conclusion of the 3-year pe-
riod, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a
report reviewing the effectiveness of the pilot project and
recommending whether or not Congress should perma-
nently authorize the pilot project.
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with section 12006, submit to the State an applica-
tion for the fiscal year. Such distributions may also
be made to consortia of local educational agencies.
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE.—A State that establishes
a State loan guarantee program under section
12010 that includes a loan guarantee for at least
one charter school may retain not more than 2 per-
cent of the total funds received under section 12004
for use in administering the loan guarantee pro-
gram.
‘‘(b) FORM OF DISTRIBUTION.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Distributions under sub-
section (a) may be in any form that is consistent
with State law on school infrastructure financing,
such as—
‘‘(A) grants;
‘‘(B) loans; and
‘‘(C) aid to issue bonds or other obliga-
tions.
‘‘(2) STATE LOAN GUARANTEES.—For purposes
of subsection (a), amounts used to establish a re-
serve fund for a State loan guarantee program
under section 12010 shall be considered amounts
distributed in accordance with subsection (a).
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4767
To suspend temporarily the duty on Exisulind.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 27, 2000
Mr. GREENWOOD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on Exisulind.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF DUTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following
new heading:
‘‘
9902.29.01
5-fluro-2-methyl-
1-[[4-
methylsulfonylph-
enyl] methylene]-
indene-3-ylacetic
acid (CAS No.
59973–80–7)
(provided for in
subheading
2930.90.29) .......
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2003
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section applies with respect to goods entered, or with-
drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the
15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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‘‘(l) PROHIBITION OF CHARGES ON INTERNET TELE-
PHONE
SERVICE
PROVIDERS.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (b)(4) or (d) or any other provision of this title,
the Commission may not impose on any provider of tele-
phone service that uses the Internet (as such term is de-
fined 
in 
section 
231(e)) 
to 
transmit 
telephone
communications—
‘‘(1) any contribution for the support of uni-
versal service with respect to such transmissions, or
‘‘(2) any access charge under part 69 of the
Commission’s regulations (47 C.F.R. part 69) or
any successor regulation with respect to such trans-
missions,
that is based on a measure of the time that telecommuni-
cations services are used in the provision of such telephone
service.’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4769
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the imposition of
time-based access charges on Internet telephony.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 27, 2000
Mr. MARKEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the
imposition of time-based access charges on Internet te-
lephony.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Internet Telephony
Access Charge Prohibition Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF CHARGES ON PROVIDERS OF
INTERNET TELEPHONE SERVICE.
Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 254) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 476
To prescribe alternative payment mechanisms for the payment of annual
enrollment fees for the TRICARE program of the military health care system.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 2, 1999
Mrs. MINK of Hawaii introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To prescribe alternative payment mechanisms for the pay-
ment of annual enrollment fees for the TRICARE pro-
gram of the military health care system.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PAYMENT MECHANISMS FOR TRICARE EN-
ROLLMENT FEES.
(a) MONTHLY PAYMENT OPTION.—The Secretary of
Defense shall permit persons who enroll in the managed
health care program of the uniformed services known as
the TRICARE program to pay their annual enrollment
fees on a monthly basis.
(b) ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT MECHANISMS.—In addi-
tion to existing methods by which an enrollee in the
TRICARE program may pay enrollment fees, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall establish mechanisms to provide
for payment of enrollment fees using—
(1) a deduction from military retired or retainer
pay (or equivalent pay), in the case of a member or
former member of the uniformed services entitled to
such pay who is an enrollee;
(2) a deduction from monthly benefits under
section 202 or 223 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 402, 423), in the case of a person entitled to
such benefits who is an enrollee; and
(3) an electronic funds transfer from a checking
or savings account designated by the enrollee.
(c) COORDINATION
OF DEDUCTION WITH OTHER
AGENCIES.—The Secretary of Defense shall enter into an
agreement with the Commissioner of Social Security and
the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct the deduction
mechanism authorized by subsection (b)(2) in the same
manner as provided in section 1840(a) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395s(a)) for the monthly deduction
of premiums for the medicare program.
(d) TRICARE PROGRAM DEFINED.—For purposes
of this section, the term ‘‘TRICARE program’’ means the
managed health care program that is established by the
Secretary of Defense under the authority of chapter 55
of title 10, United States Code, principally section 1097
of such title, and includes the competitive selection of con-
tractors to financially underwrite the delivery of health
care services under the Civilian Health and Medical Pro-
gram of the Uniformed Services.
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basis’’ and all that follows through ‘‘from the United
States)’’.
SEC. 102. GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES FOR OFFICIAL AGEN-
CIES.
(a) INSPECTION AUTHORITY.—Section 7(f) of the
United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 79(f)) is
amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(2) GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES FOR OFFICIAL
AGENCIES.—Not more than one official agency des-
ignated under paragraph (1) or State delegated au-
thority under subsection (e)(2) to carry out the in-
spection provisions of this Act shall be operative at
the same time in any geographic area defined by the
Secretary, except that, if the Secretary determines
that the presence of more than one designated offi-
cial agency in the same geographic area will not un-
dermine the policy stated in section 2, the Secretary
may—
‘‘(A) allow more than one designated offi-
cial agency to carry out inspections within the
same geographical area as part of a pilot pro-
gram; and
‘‘(B) allow a designated official agency to
cross boundary lines to carry out inspections in
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furnished in 2000 and reduced (except in the case of hos-
pitals located in a rural area, as defined for purposes of
section 1886(d)) by 1 percentage point for such factor for
services furnished in each of 2001 and 2002.’’
Subtitle E—Other Providers
SEC. 441. UPDATE IN RENAL DIALYSIS COMPOSITE RATE.
The last sentence of section 1881(b)(7) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395rr(b)(7)) is amended by
striking ‘‘for such services furnished on or after January
1, 2001, by 1.2 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘for such services
furnished on or after January 1, 2001, by 2.4 percent’’.
Subtitle F—Provision for
Additional Adjustments
SEC. 451. GUARANTEE OF ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENTS TO
PAYMENTS FOR PROVIDERS FROM BUDGET
SURPLUS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, from
amounts estimated to be in excess social security surpluses
estimated under the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 for the 5 fiscal year and 10
fiscal year periods beginning in fiscal year 2001, there
shall be made available for further adjustments to pay-
ment policies established by the Balanced Budget Act of
1997, amounts that would provide for additional improve-
ments to the medicare and medicaid programs carried out
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under titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act and
payments to providers of services and suppliers furnishing
items and services for which payments is made under
those programs in the aggregate amounts over such 5 fis-
cal year and 10 fiscal year periods of $11,000,000, and
$21,000,000, respectively.
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(ii) a person knowingly sells, leases, char-
ters, delivers, or transfers the vessel, or an in-
terest in or control of that vessel, in violation
of this section;
(B) the vessel is used for commercial fish-
ing in violation of this section; or
(C) a permit holder submits false docu-
mentation for the landing payment under sec-
tion 7 with respect to landings made, or alleged
to have been made, using the vessel.
(3) CIVIL
PENALTY.—A person that sells,
leases, charters, delivers, or transfers a vessel (or an
interest in or control of a vessel) in violation of this
section, uses a vessel for commercial fishing in viola-
tion of this section, or submits false documentation
for the landing payment under section 7 is liable to
the United States Government for a civil penalty of
not more than $10,000 for each violation.
(e) VESSEL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM.—The Sec-
retary of Transportation shall ensure that, for each vessel
that was authorized to be used to engage in fishing under
a permit or license that is revoked under this section, in-
formation is recorded and maintained in the vessel identi-
fication system established under chapter 125 of title 46,
United States Code, stating that—
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4774
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part
of certain administrative sites and other National Forest System land
in the State of Oregon and use the proceeds derived from the sale
or exchange for National Forest System purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 27, 2000
Mr. WALDEN of Oregon introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange
all or part of certain administrative sites and other Na-
tional Forest System land in the State of Oregon and
use the proceeds derived from the sale or exchange for
National Forest System purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bend Pine Nursery
Land Conveyance Act’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Agriculture.
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State
of Oregon.
SEC. 3. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM
ADMINISTRATIVE SITES IN OREGON.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, under such
terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, sell
or exchange any or all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to the following National Forest Sys-
tem land and improvements:
(1) Tract A, Bend Pine Nursery, comprising
approximately 210 acres, as depicted on site plan
map entitled ‘‘Bend Pine Nursery Administrative
Site, May 13, 1999’’.
(2) Tract B, the Federal Government owned
structures located at Shelter Cove Resort, Deschutes
National Forest, buildings only, as depicted on site
plan map entitled ‘‘Shelter Cove Resort, November
3, 1997’’.
(3) Tract C, portions of isolated parcels of Na-
tional Forest Land located in Township 20 south,
Range 10 East section 25 and Township 20 South,
Range 11 East sections 8, 9, 16, 17, 20, and 21
consisting of approximately 1,260 acres, as depicted
on map entitled ‘‘Deschutes National Forest Isolated
Parcels, January 1, 2000’’.
(4) Tract D, Alsea Administrative Site, con-
sisting of approximately 24 acres, as depicted on site
plan map entitled ‘‘Alsea Administrative Site, May
14, 1999’’.
(5) Tract E, Mapleton Administrative Site, con-
sisting of approximately 8 acres, as depicted on site
plan map entitled ‘‘Mapleton Administrative Site,
May 14, 1999’’.
(6) Tract F, Springdale Administrative Site,
consisting of approximately 3.6 acres, as depicted on
site plan map entitled ‘‘Site Development Plan, Co-
lumbia Gorge Ranger Station, April 22, 1964’’.
(7) Tract G, Dale Administrative Site, con-
sisting of approximately 37 acres, as depicted on site
plan map entitled ‘‘Dale Compound, February
1999’’.
(8) Tract H, Crescent Butte Site, consisting of
approximately .8 acres, as depicted on site plan map
entitled ‘‘Crescent Butte Communication Site, Janu-
ary 1, 2000’’.
(b) CONSIDERATION.—Consideration for a sale or ex-
change of land under subsection (a) may include the ac-
SEC. 4. FLOOR STOCK REFUNDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—If—
(1) before the tax suspension date, a tax re-
ferred to in section 2(b) has been imposed under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on any liquid, and
(2) on such date such liquid is held by a dealer
and has not been used and is intended for sale,
there shall be credited or refunded (without interest) to
the person who paid such tax (hereafter in this section
referred to as the ‘‘taxpayer’’) an amount equal to the ex-
cess of the tax paid by the taxpayer over the amount of
such tax which would be imposed on such liquid had the
taxable event occurred on such date.
(b) TIME FOR FILING CLAIMS.—No credit or refund
shall be allowed or made under this section unless—
(1) claim therefor is filed with the Secretary of
the Treasury before the date which is 6 months
after the tax suspension date, and
(2) in any case where liquid is held by a dealer
(other than the taxpayer) on the tax suspension
date—
(A) the dealer submits a request for refund
or credit to the taxpayer before the date which
is 3 months after the tax suspension date, and
(B) the taxpayer has repaid or agreed to
repay the amount so claimed to such dealer or
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4775
To direct the Secretary of the Army to mitigate the adverse impacts of
shoreline erosion in Brevard County, Florida, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 27, 2000
Mr. WELDON of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Tranportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Army to mitigate the adverse
impacts of shoreline erosion in Brevard County, Florida,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Brevard County Beach
Equity Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. EROSION MITIGATION, BREVARD COUNTY, FLOR-
IDA.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply:
(1) CANAVERAL HARBOR PROJECT.—The term
‘‘Canaveral Harbor Project’’ means the Federal
project for navigation authorized by section 2 of the
Act entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing the construction,
repair, and preservation of certain public works on
rivers and harbors, and for other purposes’’, ap-
proved March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 16), as modified by
section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1962
(76 Stat. 1174).
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary‘‘ means
the Secretary of the Army.
(3) SHORELINE
PROTECTION
PROJECT.—The
term ‘‘Shoreline Protection Project’’ means the Fed-
eral project for shoreline protection authorized by
section 101(b)(7) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3667).
(b) STUDY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with interested non-Federal entities, shall con-
duct a study of the shoreline in Brevard County,
Florida, to determine whether any erosion or prop-
erty damage along the shoreline is attributable to
the Canaveral Harbor Project.
(2) SCOPE.—The Secretary shall limit the scope
of the study conducted under this subsection to a re-
has obtained the written consent of such dealer
to the allowance of the credit or the making of
the refund.
(c) EXCEPTION
FOR
FUEL
HELD
IN
RETAIL
STOCKS.—No credit or refund shall be allowed under this
section with respect to any liquid in retail stocks held at
the place where intended to be sold at retail.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
(1) the terms ‘‘dealer’’ and ‘‘held by a dealer’’
have the respective meanings given to such terms by
section 6412 of such Code; except that the term
‘‘dealer’’ includes a producer, and
(2) the term ‘‘tax suspension date’’ means the
date on which the suspension period begins under
section 2(b).
(e) CERTAIN RULES TO APPLY.—Rules similar to the
rules of subsections (b) and (c) of section 6412 of such
Code shall apply for purposes of this section.
SEC. 5. FLOOR STOCKS TAX.
(a) IMPOSITION OF TAX.—In the case of any taxable
liquid which is held on the floor stocks tax date by any
person, there is hereby imposed a floor stocks tax equal
to the excess of the tax which would be imposed on such
liquid under any section of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 referred to in section 2(b) had the taxable event oc-