To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to phaseout the occupational taxes relating to distilled spirits, wine, and beer.

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act 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.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN RATES OF OCCUPATIONAL TAXES RELATING TO DISTILLED 
              SPIRITS, WINE, AND BEER.

    (a) Proprietors of Distilled Spirits Plants, Etc.--
            (1) Subsection (a) of section 5081 is amended by striking 
        ``$1,000'' and inserting ``$500''.
            (2) Subsection (b) of section 5081 is amended by striking 
        `` `$500' for `$1,000' '' and inserting `` `$250' for `$500' 
        ''.
    (b) Brewers.--Subsection (a) of section 5091 is amended by striking 
``$1,000'' and inserting ``$500''.
    (c) Wholesale Dealers.--Subsections (a) and (b) of section 5111 are 
each amended by striking ``$500'' and inserting ``$250''.
    (d) Retail Dealers.--Subsections (a) and (b) of section 5121 are 
each amended by striking ``$250'' and inserting ``$125''.
    (e) Nonbeverage Drawback.--Subsection (b) of section 5131 is 
amended by striking ``$500'' and inserting ``$250''.
    (f) Industrial Use.--Subsection (a) of section 5276 is amended by 
striking ``$250'' and inserting ``$125''.
    (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on July 1, 1994, but shall not apply to taxes imposed for 
periods before such date.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF OCCUPATIONAL TAXES RELATING TO DISTILLED SPIRITS, 
              WINE, AND BEER.

    (a) Repeal of Occupational Taxes.--
            (1) In general.--The following provisions of part II of 
        subchapter A of chapter 51 (relating to occupational taxes) are 
        hereby repealed:
                    (A) Subpart A (relating to proprietors of distilled 
                spirits plants, bonded wine cellars, etc.).
                    (B) Subpart B (relating to brewer).
                    (C) Subpart D (relating to wholesale dealers) 
                (other than sections 5114 and 5116).
                    (D) Subpart E (relating to retail dealers) (other 
                than section 5124).
                    (E) Subpart G (relating to general provisions) 
                (other than sections 5142, 5143, 5145, and 5146).
            (2) Nonbeverage domestic drawback.--Section 5131 of such 
        Code is amended by striking ``, on payment of a special tax per 
        annum,''.
            (3) Industrial use of distilled spirits.--Section 5276 is 
        hereby repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1)(A) The heading for part II of subchapter A of chapter 
        51 and the table of subparts for such part are amended to read 
        as follows:

                  ``PART II--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

                              ``Subpart A. Manufacturers of stills.
                              ``Subpart B. Nonbeverage domestic 
                                        drawback claimants.
                              ``Subpart C. Recordkeeping by dealers.
                              ``Subpart D. Other provisions.''
            (B) The table of parts for such subchapter A is amended by 
        striking the item relating to part II and inserting the 
        following new item:

                              ``Part II. Miscellaneous provisions.''
            (2) Subpart C of part II of such subchapter (relating to 
        manufacturers of stills) is redesignated as subpart A.
            (3)(A) Subpart F of such part II (relating to nonbeverage 
        domestic drawback claimants) is redesignated as subpart B and 
        sections 5131 through 5134 are redesignated as sections 5111 
        through 5114, respectively.
            (B) The table of sections for such subpart B, as so 
        redesignated, is amended--
                    (i) by redesignating the items relating to sections 
                5131 through 5134 as relating to sections 5111 through 
                5114, respectively, and
                    (ii) by striking ``and rate of tax'' in the item 
                relating to section 5111, as so redesignated.
            (C) Section 5111, as redesignated by subparagraph (A), is 
        amended--
                    (i) by striking ``and rate of tax'' in the section 
                heading,
                    (ii) by striking ``(a) Eligibility for Drawback.--
                '', and
                    (iii) by striking subsection (b).
            (4) Part II of subchapter A of chapter 51 is amended by 
        adding after subpart B, as redesignated by paragraph (3), the 
        following new subpart:

                 ``Subpart C--Recordkeeping by Dealers

                              ``Sec. 5121. Recordkeeping by wholesale 
                                        dealers.
                              ``Sec. 5122. Recordkeeping by retail 
                                        dealers.
                              ``Sec. 5123. Preservation and inspection 
                                        of records, and entry of 
                                        premises for inspection.''
            (5)(A) Section 5114 (relating to records) is moved to 
        subpart C of such part II and inserted after the table of 
        sections for such subpart.
            (B) Section 5114 is amended--
                    (i) by striking the section heading and inserting 
                the following new heading:

``SEC. 5121. RECORDKEEPING BY WHOLESALE DEALERS.'',

                and
                    (ii) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
                (d) and by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
                new subsection:
    ``(c) Wholesale Dealers.--For purposes of this part--
            ``(1) Wholesale dealer in liquors.--The term `wholesale 
        dealer in liquors' means any dealer (other than a wholesale 
        dealer in beer) who sells, or offers for sale, distilled 
        spirits, wines, or beer, to another dealer.
            ``(2) Wholesale dealer in beer.--The term `wholesale dealer 
        in beer' means any dealer who sells, or offers for sale, beer, 
        but not distilled spirits or wines, to another dealer.
            ``(3) Dealer.--The term `dealer' means any person who 
        sells, or offers for sale, any distilled spirits, wines, or 
        beer.
            ``(4) Presumption in case of sale of 20 wine gallons or 
        more.--The sale, or offer for sale, of distilled spirits, 
        wines, or beer, in quantities of 20 wine gallons or more to the 
        same person at the same time, shall be presumptive evidence 
        that the person making such sale, or offer for sale, is engaged 
        in or carrying on the business of a wholesale dealer in liquors 
        or a wholesale dealer in beer, as the case may be. Such 
        presumption may be overcome by evidence satisfactorily showing 
        that such sale, or offer for sale, was made to a person other 
        than a dealer.''
            (C) Paragraph (3) of section 5121(d) , as so redesignated, 
        is amended by striking ``section 5146'' and inserting ``section 
        5123''.
            (6)(A) Section 5124 (relating to records) is moved to 
        subpart C of part II of subchapter A of chapter 51 and inserted 
        after section 5121.
            (B) Section 5124 is amended--
                    (i) by striking the section heading and inserting 
                the following new heading:

``SEC. 5122. RECORDKEEPING BY RETAIL DEALERS.'',

                    (ii) by striking ``section 5146'' in subsection (c) 
                and inserting ``section 5123'', and
                    (iii) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
                (d) and inserting after subsection (b) the following 
                new subsection:
    ``(c) Retail Dealers.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Retail dealer in liquors.--The term `retail dealer in 
        liquors' means any dealer (other than a retail dealer in beer) 
        who sells, or offers for sale, distilled spirits, wines, or 
        beer, to any person other than a dealer.
            ``(2) Retail dealer in beer.--The term `retail dealer in 
        beer' means any dealer who sells, or offers for sale, beer, but 
        not distilled spirits or wines, to any person other than a 
        dealer.
            ``(3) Dealer.--The term `dealer' has the meaning given such 
        term by section 5121(c)(3).''
            (7) Section 5146 is moved to subpart C of part II of 
        subchapter A of chapter 51, inserted after section 5122, and 
        redesignated as section 5123.
            (8) Part II of subchapter A of chapter 51 is amended by 
        inserting after subpart C the following new subpart:

                     ``Subpart D--Other Provisions

                              ``Sec. 5131. Packaging distilled spirits 
                                        for industrial uses.
                              ``Sec. 5132. Prohibited purchases by 
                                        dealers.''
            (9) Section 5116 is moved to subpart D of part II of 
        subchapter A of chapter 51, inserted after the table of 
        sections, redesignated as section 5131, and amended by 
        inserting ``(as defined in section 5121(c))'' after ``dealer'' 
        in subsection (a).
            (10) Subpart D of part II of subchapter A of chapter 51 is 
        amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:

``SEC. 5132. PROHIBITED PURCHASES BY DEALERS.

    ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary, it shall be unlawful for a dealer to purchase distilled 
spirits from any person other than a wholesale dealer in liquors who is 
required to keep the records prescribed by section 5121.
    ``(b) Penalty and Forfeiture.--

                                ``For penalty and forfeiture provisions 
applicable to violations of subsection (a), see sections 5687 and 
7302.''
            (11) Subsection (b) of section 5002 is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``section 5112(a)'' and inserting 
                ``section 5121(c)(3)'',
                    (B) by striking ``section 5112'' and inserting 
                ``section 5121(c)'',
                    (C) by striking ``section 5122'' and inserting 
                ``section 5122(c)''.
            (12) Subparagraph (A) of section 5010(c)(2) is amended by 
        striking ``section 5134'' and inserting ``section 5114''.
            (13) Subsection (d) of section 5052 is amended to read as 
        follows:
    ``(d) Brewer.--For purposes of this chapter, the term `brewer' 
means any person who brews beer or produces beer for sale. Such term 
shall not include any person who produces only beer exempt from tax 
under section 5053(e).''
            (14) The text of section 5182 is amended to read as 
        follows:

                                ``For provisions requiring 
recordkeeping by wholesale liquor dealers, see section 5112, and by 
retail liquor dealers, see section 5122.''
            (15) Subsection (b) of section 5402 is amended by striking 
        ``section 5092'' and inserting ``section 5052(d)''.
            (16) Section 5671 is amended by striking ``or 5091''.
            (17)(A) Part V of subchapter J of chapter 51 is hereby 
        repealed.
            (B) The table of parts for such subchapter J is amended by 
        striking the item relating to part V.
            (18)(A) Sections 5142, 5143, and 5145 are moved to 
        subchapter D of chapter 52, inserted after section 5731, 
        redesignated as sections 5732, 5733, and 5734, respectively, 
        and amended--
                    (i) by striking ``this part'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``this subchapter'', and
                    (ii) by striking ``this subpart'' in section 
                5732(c)(2) (as so redesignated) and inserting ``this 
                subchapter''.
            (B) Section 5732, as redesignated by subparagraph (A), is 
        amended by striking ``(except the tax imposed by section 
        5131)'' each place it appears.
            (C) Subsection (c) of section 5733, as redesignated by 
        subparagraph (A), is amended by striking paragraph (2) and by 
        redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
            (D) The table of sections for subchapter D of chapter 52 is 
        amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

                              ``Sec. 5732. Payment of tax.
                              ``Sec. 5733. Provisions relating to 
                                        liability for occupational 
                                        taxes.
                              ``Sec. 5734. Application of State laws.''
            (E) Section 5731 is amended by striking subsection (c) and 
        by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
            (19) Subsection (b) of section 6071 is amended by striking 
        ``section 5142'' and inserting ``section 5732''.
            (20) Paragraph (1) of section 7652(g) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``subpart F'' and inserting 
                ``subpart B'', and
                    (B) by striking ``section 5131(a)'' and inserting 
                ``section 5111(a)''.
            (21) The table of sections for subchapter D of chapter 51 
        is amended by striking the item relating to section 5276.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on July 1, 1995, but shall not apply to taxes imposed for 
periods before such date.

Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the rates of occupational taxes relating to the production or sale of distilled spirits, wines, and beer beginning July 1, 1994.  Repeals such taxes effective July 1, 1995.