[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6049 Engrossed in House (EH)]
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6049
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AN ACT
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
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Energy
and Job Creation Act of 2008''.
(b) Reference.--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.
(c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title, etc.
TITLE I--ENERGY TAX INCENTIVES
Subtitle A--Energy Production Incentives
Part I--Renewable Energy Incentives
Sec. 101. Renewable energy credit.
Sec. 102. Production credit for electricity produced from marine
renewables.
Sec. 103. Energy credit.
Sec. 104. Credit for residential energy efficient property.
Sec. 105. Special rule to implement FERC and State electric
restructuring policy.
Sec. 106. New clean renewable energy bonds.
Part II--Carbon Mitigation Provisions
Sec. 111. Expansion and modification of advanced coal project
investment credit.
Sec. 112. Expansion and modification of coal gasification investment
credit.
Sec. 113. Temporary increase in coal excise tax.
Sec. 114. Special rules for refund of the coal excise tax to certain
coal producers and exporters.
Sec. 115. Carbon audit of the tax code.
Subtitle B--Transportation and Domestic Fuel Security Provisions
Sec. 121. Inclusion of cellulosic biofuel in bonus depreciation for
biomass ethanol plant property.
Sec. 122. Credits for biodiesel and renewable diesel.
Sec. 123. Clarification that credits for fuel are designed to provide
an incentive for United States production.
Sec. 124. Credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor
vehicles.
Sec. 125. Exclusion from heavy truck tax for idling reduction units and
advanced insulation.
Sec. 126. Restructuring of New York Liberty Zone tax credits.
Sec. 127. Transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters.
Sec. 128. Alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit.
Subtitle C--Energy Conservation and Efficiency Provisions
Sec. 141. Qualified energy conservation bonds.
Sec. 142. Credit for nonbusiness energy property.
Sec. 143. Energy efficient commercial buildings deduction.
Sec. 144. Modifications of energy efficient appliance credit for
appliances produced after 2007.
Sec. 145. Accelerated recovery period for depreciation of smart meters
and smart grid systems.
Sec. 146. Qualified green building and sustainable design projects.
TITLE II--ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Extensions Primarily Affecting Individuals
Sec. 201. Deduction for State and local sales taxes.
Sec. 202. Deduction of qualified tuition and related expenses.
Sec. 203. Treatment of certain dividends of regulated investment
companies.
Sec. 204. Tax-free distributions from individual retirement plans for
charitable purposes.
Sec. 205. Deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary
school teachers.
Sec. 206. Election to include combat pay as earned income for purposes
of earned income tax credit.
Sec. 207. Modification of mortgage revenue bonds for veterans.
Sec. 208. Distributions from retirement plans to individuals called to
active duty.
Sec. 209. Stock in RIC for purposes of determining estates of
nonresidents not citizens.
Sec. 210. Qualified investment entities.
Sec. 211. Exclusion of amounts received under qualified group legal
services plans.
Subtitle B--Extensions Primarily Affecting Businesses
Sec. 221. Research credit.
Sec. 222. Indian employment credit.
Sec. 223. New markets tax credit.
Sec. 224. Railroad track maintenance.
Sec. 225. Fifteen-year straight-line cost recovery for qualified
leasehold improvements and qualified
restaurant property.
Sec. 226. Seven-year cost recovery period for motorsports racing track
facility.
Sec. 227. Accelerated depreciation for business property on Indian
reservation.
Sec. 228. Expensing of environmental remediation costs.
Sec. 229. Deduction allowable with respect to income attributable to
domestic production activities in Puerto
Rico.
Sec. 230. Modification of tax treatment of certain payments to
controlling exempt organizations.
Sec. 231. Qualified zone academy bonds.
Sec. 232. Tax incentives for investment in the District of Columbia.
Sec. 233. Economic development credit for American Samoa.
Sec. 234. Enhanced charitable deduction for contributions of food
inventory.
Sec. 235. Enhanced charitable deduction for contributions of book
inventory to public schools.
Sec. 236. Enhanced deduction for qualified computer contributions.
Sec. 237. Basis adjustment to stock of S corporations making charitable
contributions of property.
Sec. 238. Work opportunity tax credit for Hurricane Katrina employees.
Sec. 239. Subpart F exception for active financing income.
Sec. 240. Look-thru rule for related controlled foreign corporations.
Sec. 241. Expensing for certain qualified film and television
productions.
Subtitle C--Other Extensions
Sec. 251. Authority to disclose information related to terrorist
activities made permanent.
Sec. 252. Authority for undercover operations made permanent.
Sec. 253. Authority to disclose return information for certain veterans
programs made permanent.
Sec. 254. Increase in limit on cover over of rum excise tax to Puerto
Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Sec. 255. Parity in the application of certain limits to mental health
benefits.
TITLE III--ADDITIONAL TAX RELIEF
Subtitle A--Individual Tax Relief
Sec. 301. Additional standard deduction for real property taxes for
nonitemizers.
Sec. 302. Refundable child credit.
Sec. 303. Increase of AMT refundable credit amount for individuals with
long-term unused credits for prior year
minimum tax liability, etc.
Subtitle B--Business Related Provisions
Sec. 311. Uniform treatment of attorney-advanced expenses and court
costs in contingency fee cases.
Sec. 312. Provisions related to film and television productions.
Subtitle C--Modification of Penalty on Understatement of Taxpayer's
Liability by Tax Return Preparer
Sec. 321. Modification of penalty on understatement of taxpayer's
liability by tax return preparer.
Subtitle D--Extension and Expansion of Certain GO Zone Incentives
Sec. 331. Certain GO Zone incentives.
TITLE IV--REVENUE PROVISIONS
Sec. 401. Nonqualified deferred compensation from certain tax
indifferent parties.
Sec. 402. Delay in application of worldwide allocation of interest.
Sec. 403. Time for payment of corporate estimated taxes.
TITLE I--ENERGY TAX INCENTIVES
Subtitle A--Energy Production Incentives
PART I--RENEWABLE ENERGY INCENTIVES
SEC. 101. RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDIT.
(a) Extension of Credit.--
(1) 1-year extension for wind facilities.--Paragraph (1) of
section 45(d) is amended by striking ``January 1, 2009'' and
inserting ``January 1, 2010''.
(2) 3-year extension for certain other facilities.--Each of
the following provisions of section 45(d) is amended by
striking ``January 1, 2009'' and inserting ``January 1, 2012'':
(A) Clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (2)(A).
(B) Clauses (i)(I) and (ii) of paragraph (3)(A).
(C) Paragraph (4).
(D) Paragraph (5).
(E) Paragraph (6).
(F) Paragraph (7).
(G) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (9).
(b) Modification of Credit Phaseout.--
(1) Repeal of phaseout.--Subsection (b) of section 45 is
amended--
(A) by striking paragraph (1), and
(B) by striking ``the 8 cent amount in paragraph
(1),'' in paragraph (2) thereof.
(2) Limitation based on investment in facility.--Subsection
(b) of section 45 is amended by inserting before paragraph (2)
the following new paragraph:
``(1) Limitation based on investment in facility.--
``(A) In general.--In the case of any qualified
facility originally placed in service after December
31, 2009, the amount of the credit determined under
subsection (a) for any taxable year with respect to
electricity produced at such facility shall not exceed
the product of--
``(i) the applicable percentage with
respect to such facility, multiplied by
``(ii) the eligible basis of such facility.
``(B) Carryforward of unused limitation and excess
credit.--
``(i) Unused limitation.--If the limitation
imposed under subparagraph (A) with respect to
any facility for any taxable year exceeds the
prelimitation credit for such facility for such
taxable year, the limitation imposed under
subparagraph (A) with respect to such facility
for the succeeding taxable year shall be
increased by the amount of such excess.
``(ii) Excess credit.--If the prelimitation
credit with respect to any facility for any
taxable year exceeds the limitation imposed
under subparagraph (A) with respect to such
facility for such taxable year, the credit
determined under subsection (a) with respect to
such facility for the succeeding taxable year
(determined before the application of
subparagraph (A) for such succeeding taxable
year) shall be increased by the amount of such
excess. With respect to any facility, no amount
may be carried forward under this clause to any
taxable year beginning after the 10-year period
described in subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii) with
respect to such facility.
``(iii) Prelimitation credit.--The term
`prelimitation credit' with respect to any
facility for a taxable year means the credit
determined under subsection (a) with respect to
such facility for such taxable year, determined
without regard to subparagraph (A) and after
taking into account any increase for such
taxable year under clause (ii).
``(C) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of this
paragraph--
``(i) In general.--The term `applicable
percentage' means, with respect to any
facility, the appropriate percentage prescribed
by the Secretary for the month in which such
facility is originally placed in service.
``(ii) Method of prescribing applicable
percentages.--The applicable percentages
prescribed by the Secretary for any month under
clause (i) shall be percentages which yield
over a 10-year period amounts of limitation
under subparagraph (A) which have a present
value equal to 35 percent of the eligible basis
of the facility.
``(iii) Method of discounting.--The present
value under clause (ii) shall be determined--
``(I) as of the last day of the 1st
year of the 10-year period referred to
in clause (ii),
``(II) by using a discount rate
equal to the greater of 110 percent of
the Federal long-term rate as in effect
under section 1274(d) for the month
preceding the month for which the
applicable percentage is being
prescribed, or 4.5 percent, and
``(III) by taking into account the
limitation under subparagraph (A) for
any year on the last day of such year.
``(D) Eligible basis.--For purposes of this
paragraph--
``(i) In general.--The term `eligible
basis' means, with respect to any facility, the
sum of--
``(I) the basis of such facility
determined as of the time that such
facility is originally placed in
service, and
``(II) the portion of the basis of
any shared qualified property which is
properly allocable to such facility
under clause (ii).
``(ii) Rules for allocation.--For purposes
of subclause (II) of clause (i), the basis of
shared qualified property shall be allocated
among all qualified facilities which are
projected to be placed in service and which
require utilization of such property in
proportion to projected generation from such
facilities.
``(iii) Shared qualified property.--For
purposes of this paragraph, the term `shared
qualified property' means, with respect to any
facility, any property described in section
168(e)(3)(B)(vi)--
``(I) which a qualified facility
will require for utilization of such
facility, and
``(II) which is not a qualified
facility.
``(iv) Special rule relating to geothermal
facilities.--In the case of any qualified
facility using geothermal energy to produce
electricity, the basis of such facility for
purposes of this paragraph shall be determined
as though intangible drilling and development
costs described in section 263(c) were
capitalized rather than expensed.
``(E) Special rule for first and last year of
credit period.--In the case of any taxable year any
portion of which is not within the 10-year period
described in subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii) with respect to
any facility, the amount of the limitation under
subparagraph (A) with respect to such facility shall be
reduced by an amount which bears the same ratio to the
amount of such limitation (determined without regard to
this subparagraph) as such portion of the taxable year
which is not within such period bears to the entire
taxable year.
``(F) Election to treat all facilities placed in
service in a year as 1 facility.--At the election of
the taxpayer, all qualified facilities which are part
of the same project and which are placed in service
during the same calendar year shall be treated for
purposes of this section as 1 facility which is placed
in service at the mid-point of such year or the first
day of the following calendar year.''.
(c) Trash Facility Clarification.--Paragraph (7) of section 45(d)
is amended--
(1) by striking ``facility which burns'' and inserting
``facility (other than a facility described in paragraph (6))
which uses'', and
(2) by striking ``combustion''.
(d) Expansion of Biomass Facilities.--
(1) Open-loop biomass facilities.--Paragraph (3) of section
45(d) is amended by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
subparagraph (C) and by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following new subparagraph:
``(B) Expansion of facility.--Such term shall
include a new unit placed 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.''.
(2) Closed-loop biomass facilities.--Paragraph (2) of
section 45(d) is amended by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
subparagraph (C) and inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following new subparagraph:
``(B) Expansion of facility.--Such term shall
include a new unit placed 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.''.
(e) Sales of Net Electricity to Regulated Public Utilities Treated
as Sales to Unrelated Persons.--Paragraph (4) of section 45(e) is
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The net
amount of electricity sold by any taxpayer to a regulated public
utility (as defined in section 7701(a)(33)) shall be treated as sold to
an unrelated person.''.
(f) Modification of Rules for Hydropower Production.--Subparagraph
(C) of section 45(c)(8) is amended to read as follows:
``(C) Nonhydroelectric dam.--For purposes of
subparagraph (A), a facility is described in this
subparagraph if--
``(i) the hydroelectric project installed
on the nonhydroelectric dam is licensed by the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and meets
all other applicable environmental, licensing,
and regulatory requirements,
``(ii) the nonhydroelectric dam was placed
in 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
``(iii) the hydroelectric project is
operated so 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.
The Secretary, in consultation with the 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.''.
(g) Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to
property originally placed in service after December 31, 2008.
(2) Repeal of credit phaseout.--The amendments made by
subsection (b)(1) shall apply to taxable years ending after
December 31, 2008.
(3) Limitation based on investment in facility.--The
amendment made by subsection (b)(2) shall apply to property
originally placed in service after December 31, 2009.
(4) Trash facility clarification; sales to related
regulated public utilities.--The amendments made by subsections
(c) and (e) shall apply to electricity produced and sold after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(5) Expansion of biomass facilities.--The amendments made
by subsection (d) shall apply to property placed in service
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 102. PRODUCTION CREDIT FOR ELECTRICITY PRODUCED FROM MARINE
RENEWABLES.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 45(c) is amended by
striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (G), by striking the period
at the end of subparagraph (H) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding
at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(I) marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy.''.
(b) Marine Renewables.--Subsection (c) of section 45 is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(10) Marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy.--
``(A) In general.--The term `marine and
hydrokinetic renewable energy' means energy derived
from--
``(i) waves, tides, and currents in oceans,
estuaries, and tidal areas,
``(ii) free flowing water in rivers, lakes,
and streams,
``(iii) free flowing water in an irrigation
system, canal, or other man-made channel,
including projects that utilize nonmechanical
structures to accelerate the flow of water for
electric power production purposes, or
``(iv) differentials in ocean temperature
(ocean thermal energy conversion).
``(B) Exceptions.--Such term shall not include any
energy 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.''.
(c) Definition of Facility.--Subsection (d) of section 45 is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(11) Marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy
facilities.--In the case of a facility producing electricity
from marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy, the term
`qualified facility' means any facility owned by the taxpayer--
``(A) which has a nameplate capacity rating of at
least 150 kilowatts, and
``(B) which is originally placed in service on or
after the date of the enactment of this paragraph and
before January 1, 2012.''.
(d) Credit Rate.--Subparagraph (A) of section 45(b)(4) is amended
by striking ``or (9)'' and inserting ``(9), or (11)''.
(e) Coordination With Small Irrigation Power.--Paragraph (5) of
section 45(d), as amended by section 101, is amended by striking
``January 1, 2012'' and inserting ``the date of the enactment of
paragraph (11)''.
(f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by 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.
SEC. 103. ENERGY CREDIT.
(a) Extension of Credit.--
(1) Solar energy property.--Paragraphs (2)(A)(i)(II) and
(3)(A)(ii) of section 48(a) are each amended by striking
``January 1, 2009'' and inserting ``January 1, 2015''.
(2) Fuel cell property.--Subparagraph (E) of section
48(c)(1) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2008'' and
inserting ``December 31, 2014''.
(3) Microturbine property.--Subparagraph (E) of section
48(c)(2) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2008'' and
inserting ``December 31, 2014''.
(b) Allowance of Energy Credit Against Alternative Minimum Tax.--
Subparagraph (B) of section 38(c)(4) is amended by striking ``and'' at
the end of clause (iii), by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (v),
and by inserting after clause (iii) the following new clause:
``(iv) the credit determined under section
46 to the extent that such credit is
attributable to the energy credit determined
under section 48, and''.
(c) Energy Credit for Combined Heat and Power System Property.--
(1) In general.--Section 48(a)(3)(A) (defining energy
property) is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of clause
(iii), by inserting ``or'' at the end of clause (iv), and by
adding at the end the following new clause:
``(v) combined heat and power system
property,''.
(2) Combined heat and power system property.--Section 48 is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(d) Combined Heat and Power System Property.--For purposes of
subsection (a)(3)(A)(v)--
``(1) Combined heat and power system property.--The term
`combined heat and power system property' means property
comprising a system--
``(A) which uses the same energy source for the
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),
``(B) which produces--
``(i) at least 20 percent of its total
useful energy in the form of thermal energy
which is not used to produce electrical or
mechanical power (or combination thereof), and
``(ii) at least 20 percent of its total
useful energy in the form of electrical or
mechanical power (or combination thereof),
``(C) the energy efficiency percentage of which
exceeds 60 percent, and
``(D) which is placed in service before January 1,
2015.
``(2) Limitation.--
``(A) In general.--In the case of combined heat and
power 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.
``(B) Applicable capacity.--For purposes of
subparagraph (A), the term `applicable capacity' means
15 megawatts or a mechanical energy capacity of more
than 20,000 horsepower or an equivalent combination of
electrical and mechanical energy capacities.
``(C) Maximum capacity.--The term `combined heat
and power system property' shall not include any
property comprising a system if 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.
``(3) Special rules.--
``(A) Energy efficiency percentage.--For purposes
of this subsection, the energy efficiency percentage of
a system is the fraction--
``(i) the numerator of which is the total
useful electrical, thermal, and mechanical
power produced by the system at normal
operating rates, and expected to be consumed in
its normal application, and
``(ii) the denominator of which is the
lower heating value of the fuel sources for the
system.
``(B) Determinations made on btu basis.--The energy
efficiency percentage and the percentages under
paragraph (1)(B) shall be determined on a Btu basis.
``(C) Input and output property not included.--The
term `combined heat and power system property' does not
include property used to transport the energy source to
the facility or to distribute energy produced by the
facility.
``(4) Systems using biomass.--If a system is designed to
use biomass (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--
``(A) paragraph (1)(C) shall not apply, but
``(B) the amount of credit determined under
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
paragraph) as the energy efficiency percentage of such
system bears to 60 percent.''.
(d) Increase of Credit Limitation for Fuel Cell Property.--
Subparagraph (B) of section 48(c)(1) is amended by striking ``$500''
and inserting ``$1,500''.
(e) Public Utility Property Taken Into Account.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (3) of section 48(a) is amended
by striking the second sentence thereof.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Paragraph (1) of section 48(c) is amended by
striking subparagraph (D) and redesignating
subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (D).
(B) Paragraph (2) of section 48(c) is amended by
striking subparagraph (D) and redesignating
subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (D).
(f) Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, the amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Allowance against alternative minimum tax.--The
amendments made by 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.
(3) Combined heat and power and fuel cell property.--The
amendments made 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 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).
(4) Public utility property.--The amendments made by
subsection (e) shall 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).
SEC. 104. CREDIT FOR RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENT PROPERTY.
(a) Extension.--Section 25D(g) is amended by striking ``December
31, 2008'' and inserting ``December 31, 2014''.
(b) Maximum Credit for Solar Electric Property.--
(1) In general.--Section 25D(b)(1)(A) is amended by
striking ``$2,000'' and inserting ``$4,000''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 25D(e)(4)(A)(i) is
amended by striking ``$6,667'' and inserting ``$13,333''.
(c) Credit for Residential Wind Property.--
(1) In general.--Section 25D(a) is amended by striking
``and'' at the end of paragraph (2), by striking the period at
the end of paragraph (3) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) 30 percent of the qualified small wind energy
property expenditures made by the taxpayer during such year.''.
(2) Limitation.--Section 25D(b)(1) is amended by striking
``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period
at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ``, and'', and by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(D) $500 with respect to each half kilowatt of
capacity (not to exceed $4,000) of wind turbines for
which qualified small wind energy property expenditures
are made.''.
(3) Qualified small wind energy property expenditures.--
(A) In general.--Section 25D(d) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) Qualified small wind energy property expenditure.--
The term `qualified small wind energy property expenditure'
means an 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.''.
(B) No double benefit.--Section 45(d)(1) is amended
by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Such
term shall not include any 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.''.
(4) Maximum expenditures in case of joint occupancy.--
Section 25D(e)(4)(A) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end
of clause (ii), by striking the period at the end of clause
(iii) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the
following new clause:
``(iv) $1,667 in the case of each half
kilowatt of capacity (not to exceed $13,333) of
wind turbines for which qualified small wind
energy property expenditures are made.''.
(d) Credit for Geothermal Heat pump Systems.--
(1) In general.--Section 25D(a), as amended by subsection
(c), is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph
(3), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and
inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(5) 30 percent of the qualified geothermal heat pump
property expenditures made by the taxpayer during such year.''.
(2) Limitation.--Section 25D(b)(1), as amended by
subsection (c), is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of
subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (D) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:
``(E) $2,000 with respect to any qualified
geothermal heat pump property expenditures.''.
(3) Qualified geothermal heat pump property expenditure.--
Section 25D(d), as amended by subsection (c), is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(5) Qualified geothermal heat pump property
expenditure.--
``(A) In general.--The term `qualified geothermal
heat pump property expenditure' means an expenditure
for qualified geothermal 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.
``(B) Qualified geothermal heat pump property.--The
term `qualified geothermal heat pump property' means
any equipment which--
``(i) uses the ground or ground water as a
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
``(ii) meets the requirements of the Energy
Star program which are in effect at the time
that the expenditure for such equipment is
made.''.
(4) Maximum expenditures in case of joint occupancy.--
Section 25D(e)(4)(A), as amended by subsection (c), is amended
by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (iii), by striking the
period at the end of clause (iv) and inserting ``, and'', and
by adding at the end the following new clause:
``(v) $6,667 in the case of any qualified
geothermal heat pump property expenditures.''.
(e) Credit Allowed Against Alternative Minimum Tax.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (c) of section 25D is amended
to read as follows:
``(c) Limitation Based on Amount of Tax; Carryforward of Unused
Credit.--
``(1) Limitation based on amount of tax.--In the case of a
taxable 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--
``(A) the sum of the regular tax liability (as
defined in section 26(b)) plus the tax imposed by
section 55, over
``(B) the sum of the credits allowable under this
subpart (other than this section) and section 27 for
the taxable year.
``(2) Carryforward of unused credit.--
``(A) Rule for years in which all personal credits
allowed against regular and alternative minimum tax.--
In the case of a taxable year to which 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.
``(B) Rule for other years.--In the case of a
taxable year to which 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.''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 23(b)(4)(B) is amended by inserting
``and section 25D'' after ``this section''.
(B) Section 24(b)(3)(B) is amended by striking
``and 25B'' and inserting ``, 25B, and 25D''.
(C) Section 25B(g)(2) is amended by striking
``section 23'' and inserting ``sections 23 and 25D''.
(D) Section 26(a)(1) is amended by striking ``and
25B'' and inserting ``25B, and 25D''.
(f) Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007.
(2) Application of egtrra sunset.--The amendments made by
subparagraphs (A) 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.
SEC. 105. SPECIAL RULE TO IMPLEMENT FERC AND STATE ELECTRIC
RESTRUCTURING POLICY.
(a) Extension for Qualified Electric Utilities.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (3) of section 451(i) is amended
by inserting ``(before January 1, 2010, in the case of a
qualified electric utility)'' after ``January 1, 2008''.
(2) Qualified electric utility.--Subsection (i) of section
451 is amended by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (10) as
paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively, and by inserting
after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph:
``(6) Qualified electric utility.--For purposes of this
subsection, the term `qualified electric utility' means a
person that, as of the date of the qualifying electric
transmission transaction, is vertically integrated, in that it
is both--
``(A) a transmitting utility (as defined in section
3(23) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796(23)))
with respect to the transmission facilities to which
the election under this subsection applies, and
``(B) an electric utility (as defined in section
3(22) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796(22))).''.
(b) Extension of Period for Transfer of Operational Control
Authorized by FERC.--Clause (ii) of section 451(i)(4)(B) is amended by
striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``the date which is 4
years after the close of the taxable year in which the transaction
occurs''.
(c) Property Located Outside the United States Not Treated as
Exempt Utility Property.--Paragraph (5) of section 451(i) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(C) Exception for property located outside the
united states.--The term `exempt utility property'
shall not include any property which is located outside
the United States.''.
(d) Effective Dates.--
(1) Extension.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply to transactions after December 31, 2007.
(2) Transfers of operational control.--The amendment made
by subsection (b) shall take effect as if included in section
909 of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.
(3) Exception for property located outside the united
states.--The amendment made by subsection (c) shall apply to
transactions after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 106. NEW CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY BONDS.
(a) In General.--Part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by
adding at the end the following new subpart:
``Subpart I--Qualified Tax Credit Bonds
``Sec. 54A. Credit to holders of qualified tax credit bonds.
``Sec. 54B. New clean renewable energy bonds.
``SEC. 54A. CREDIT TO HOLDERS OF QUALIFIED TAX CREDIT BONDS.
``(a) Allowance of Credit.--If a taxpayer holds a qualified tax
credit bond on one or more credit allowance dates of the bond during
any taxable year, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax
imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the sum
of the credits determined under subsection (b) with respect to such
dates.
``(b) Amount of Credit.--
``(1) In general.--The amount of the credit determined
under this subsection with respect to any credit allowance date
for a qualified tax credit bond is 25 percent of the annual
credit determined with respect to such bond.
``(2) Annual credit.--The annual credit determined with
respect to any qualified tax credit bond is the product of--
``(A) the applicable credit rate, multiplied by
``(B) the outstanding face amount of the bond.
``(3) Applicable credit rate.--For purposes of paragraph
(2), the applicable credit rate is the rate which the Secretary
estimates will permit the issuance of qualified tax credit
bonds with a specified maturity or redemption date without
discount and without interest cost to the qualified issuer. The
applicable credit rate with respect to any qualified tax credit
bond shall be determined as of the first day on which there is
a binding, written contract for the sale or exchange of the
bond.
``(4) Special rule for issuance and redemption.--In the
case of a bond which is issued during the 3-month period ending
on a credit allowance date, the amount of the credit determined
under this subsection with respect to such credit allowance
date shall be a ratable portion of the credit otherwise
determined based on the portion of the 3-month period during
which the bond is outstanding. A similar rule shall apply when
the bond is redeemed or matures.
``(c) Limitation Based on Amount of Tax.--
``(1) In general.--The credit allowed under subsection (a)
for any taxable year shall not exceed the excess of--
``(A) the sum of the regular tax liability (as
defined in section 26(b)) plus the tax imposed by
section 55, over
``(B) the sum of the credits allowable under this
part (other than subpart C and this subpart).
``(2) Carryover of unused credit.--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 taxable year
(determined before the application of paragraph (1) for such
succeeding taxable year).
``(d) Qualified Tax Credit Bond.--For purposes of this section--
``(1) Qualified tax credit bond.--The term `qualified tax
credit bond' means a new clean renewable energy bond which is
part of an issue that meets the requirements of paragraphs (2),
(3), (4), (5), and (6).
``(2) Special rules relating to expenditures.--
``(A) In general.--An issue shall be treated as
meeting the requirements of this paragraph if, as of
the date of issuance, the issuer reasonably expects--
``(i) 100 percent or more of the available
project proceeds to be spent for 1 or more
qualified purposes within the 3-year period
beginning on such date of issuance, and
``(ii) a binding commitment with a third
party to spend at least 10 percent of such
available project proceeds will be incurred
within the 6-month period beginning on such
date of issuance.
``(B) Failure to spend required amount of bond
proceeds within 3 years.--
``(i) In general.--To the extent that less
than 100 percent of the available project
proceeds of the issue are expended by the close
of the expenditure period for 1 or more
qualified purposes, the issuer shall redeem all
of the nonqualified bonds within 90 days after
the end of such period. For purposes of this
paragraph, the amount of the nonqualified bonds
required to be redeemed shall be determined in
the same manner as under section 142.
``(ii) Expenditure period.--For purposes of
this subpart, the term `expenditure period'
means, with respect to any issue, the 3-year
period beginning on the date of issuance. Such
term shall include any extension of such period
under clause (iii).
``(iii) Extension of period.--Upon
submission of a request prior to the expiration
of the expenditure period (determined without
regard to any extension under this clause), the
Secretary may extend such period if the issuer
establishes that the failure to expend the
proceeds within the original expenditure period
is due to reasonable cause and the expenditures
for qualified purposes will continue to proceed
with due diligence.
``(C) Qualified purpose.--For purposes of this
paragraph, the term `qualified purpose' means a purpose
specified in section 54B(a)(1).
``(D) Reimbursement.--For purposes of this
subtitle, available project proceeds of an issue shall
be treated as spent for a qualified purpose if such
proceeds are used to reimburse the issuer for amounts
paid for a qualified purpose after the date that the
Secretary makes an allocation of bond limitation with
respect to such issue, but only if--
``(i) prior to the payment of the original
expenditure, the issuer declared its intent to
reimburse such expenditure with the proceeds of
a qualified tax credit bond,
``(ii) not later than 60 days after payment
of the original expenditure, the issuer adopts
an official intent to reimburse the original
expenditure with such proceeds, and
``(iii) the reimbursement is made not later
than 18 months after the date the original
expenditure is paid.
``(3) Reporting.--An issue shall be treated as meeting the
requirements of this paragraph if the issuer of qualified tax
credit bonds submits reports similar to the reports required
under section 149(e).
``(4) Special rules relating to arbitrage.--
``(A) In general.--An issue shall be treated as
meeting the requirements of this paragraph if the
issuer satisfies the requirements of section 148 with
respect to the proceeds of the issue.
``(B) Special rule for investments during
expenditure period.--An issue shall not be treated as
failing to meet the requirements of subparagraph (A) by
reason of any investment of available project proceeds
during the expenditure period.
``(C) Special rule for reserve funds.--An issue
shall not be treated as failing to meet the
requirements of subparagraph (A) by reason of any fund
which is expected to be used to repay such issue if--
``(i) such fund is funded at a rate not
more rapid than equal annual installments,
``(ii) such fund is funded in a manner
reasonably expected to result in an amount not
greater than an amount necessary to repay the
issue, and
``(iii) the yield on such fund is not
greater than the discount rate determined under
paragraph (5)(B) with respect to the issue.
``(5) Maturity limitation.--
``(A) In general.--An issue shall not be treated as
meeting the requirements of this paragraph if the
maturity of any bond which is part of such issue
exceeds the maximum term determined by the Secretary
under subparagraph (B).
``(B) Maximum term.--During each calendar month,
the Secretary shall determine the maximum term
permitted under this paragraph for bonds issued during
the following calendar month. Such maximum term shall
be the term which the Secretary estimates will result
in the present value of the obligation to repay the
principal on the bond being equal to 50 percent of the
face amount of such bond. Such present value shall be
determined using as a discount rate the average annual
interest rate of tax-exempt obligations having a term
of 10 years or more which are issued during the month.
If the term as so determined is not a multiple of a
whole year, such term shall be rounded to the next
highest whole year.
``(6) Prohibition on financial conflicts of interest.--An
issue shall be treated as meeting the requirements of this
paragraph if the issuer certifies that--
``(A) applicable State and local law requirements
governing conflicts of interest are satisfied with
respect to such issue, and
``(B) if the Secretary prescribes additional
conflicts of interest rules governing the appropriate
Members of Congress, Federal, State, and local
officials, and their spouses, such additional rules are
satisfied with respect to such issue.
``(e) Other Definitions.--For purposes of this subchapter--
``(1) Credit allowance date.--The term `credit allowance
date' means--
``(A) March 15,
``(B) June 15,
``(C) September 15, and
``(D) December 15.
Such term includes the last day on which the bond is
outstanding.
``(2) Bond.--The term `bond' includes any obligation.
``(3) State.--The term `State' includes the District of
Columbia and any possession of the United States.
``(4) Available project proceeds.--The term `available
project proceeds' means--
``(A) the excess of--
``(i) the proceeds from the sale of an
issue, over
``(ii) the issuance costs financed by the
issue (to the extent that such costs do not
exceed 2 percent of such proceeds), and
``(B) the proceeds from any investment of the
excess described in subparagraph (A).
``(f) Credit Treated as Interest.--For purposes of this subtitle,
the credit determined under subsection (a) shall be treated as interest
which is includible in gross income.
``(g) S Corporations and Partnerships.--In the case of a tax credit
bond held by an S corporation or partnership, the allocation of the
credit allowed by this section to the shareholders of such corporation
or partners of such partnership shall be treated as a distribution.
``(h) Bonds Held by Regulated Investment Companies and Real Estate
Investment Trusts.--If any qualified tax credit bond is held by a
regulated investment company or a real estate investment trust, the
credit determined under subsection (a) shall be allowed to shareholders
of such company or beneficiaries of such trust (and any gross income
included under subsection (f) with respect to such credit shall be
treated as distributed to such shareholders or beneficiaries) under
procedures prescribed by the Secretary.
``(i) Credits May Be Stripped.--Under regulations prescribed by the
Secretary--
``(1) In general.--There may be a separation (including at
issuance) of the ownership of a qualified tax credit bond and
the entitlement to the credit under this section with respect
to such bond. In case of any such separation, the credit under
this section shall be allowed to the person who on the credit
allowance date holds the instrument evidencing the entitlement
to the credit and not to the holder of the bond.
``(2) Certain rules to apply.--In the case of a separation
described in paragraph (1), the rules of section 1286 shall
apply to the qualified tax credit bond as if it were a stripped
bond and to the credit under this section as if it were a
stripped coupon.
``SEC. 54B. NEW CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY BONDS.
``(a) New Clean Renewable Energy Bond.--For purposes of this
subpart, the term `new clean renewable energy bond' means any bond
issued as part of an issue if--
``(1) 100 percent of the available project proceeds of such
issue are to be used for capital expenditures incurred by
public power providers or cooperative electric companies for
one or more qualified renewable energy facilities,
``(2) the bond is issued by a qualified issuer, and
``(3) the issuer designates such bond for purposes of this
section.
``(b) Reduced Credit Amount.--The annual credit determined under
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.
``(c) Limitation on Amount of Bonds Designated.--
``(1) In general.--The maximum aggregate face amount of
bonds which may be designated under subsection (a) by any
issuer shall not exceed the limitation amount allocated under
this subsection to such issuer.
``(2) National limitation on amount of bonds designated.--
There is a national new clean renewable energy bond limitation
of $2,000,000,000 which shall be allocated by the Secretary as
provided in paragraph (3), except that--
``(A) not more than 33\1/3\ percent thereof may be
allocated to qualified projects of public power
providers,
``(B) not more than 33\1/3\ percent thereof may be
allocated to qualified projects of governmental bodies,
and
``(C) not more than 33\1/3\ percent thereof may be
allocated to qualified projects of cooperative electric
companies.
``(3) Method of allocation.--
``(A) Allocation among public power providers.--
After the Secretary 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.
``(B) Allocation among governmental bodies and
cooperative electric companies.--The Secretary shall
make allocations of the 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.
``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
``(1) Qualified renewable energy facility.--The term
`qualified renewable energy facility' means a qualified
facility (as 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.
``(2) Public power provider.--The term `public power
provider' 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).
``(3) Governmental body.--The term `governmental body'
means any State or Indian tribal government, or any political
subdivision thereof.
``(4) Cooperative electric company.--The term `cooperative
electric company' means a mutual or cooperative electric
company described in section 501(c)(12) or section
1381(a)(2)(C).
``(5) Clean renewable energy bond lender.--The term `clean
renewable energy bond lender' means a lender which is a
cooperative which 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.
``(6) Qualified issuer.--The term `qualified issuer' 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.''.
(b) Reporting.--Subsection (d) of section 6049 is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
``(9) Reporting of credit on qualified tax credit bonds.--
``(A) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a),
the term `interest' includes amounts includible in
gross income under section 54A and such amounts shall
be treated as paid on the credit allowance date (as
defined in section 54A(e)(1)).
``(B) Reporting to corporations, etc.--Except as
otherwise provided in regulations, in the case of any
interest described in subparagraph (A) of this
paragraph, subsection (b)(4) of this section shall be
applied without regard to subparagraphs (A), (H), (I),
(J), (K), and (L)(i).
``(C) Regulatory authority.--The Secretary may
prescribe such regulations as are necessary or
appropriate to carry out the purposes of this
paragraph, including regulations which require more
frequent or more detailed reporting.''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Sections 54(c)(2) and 1400N(l)(3)(B) are each amended
by striking ``subpart C'' and inserting ``subparts C and I''.
(2) Section 1397E(c)(2) is amended by striking ``subpart
H'' and inserting ``subparts H and I''.
(3) Section 6401(b)(1) is amended by striking ``and H'' and
inserting ``H, and I''.
(4) The heading of subpart H of part IV of subchapter A of
chapter 1 is amended by striking ``Certain Bonds'' and
inserting ``Clean Renewable Energy Bonds''.
(5) The table of subparts for part IV of subchapter A of
chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to subpart H
and inserting the following new items:
``subpart h. nonrefundable credit to holders of clean renewable energy
bonds.
``subpart i. qualified tax credit bonds.''.
(d) Application of Certain Labor Standards on Projects Financed
Under Tax Credit Bonds.--Subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40,
United States Code, shall apply to projects financed with the proceeds
of any tax credit bond (as defined in section 54A of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986).
(e) Effective Dates.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to obligations issued after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
PART II--CARBON MITIGATION PROVISIONS
SEC. 111. EXPANSION AND MODIFICATION OF ADVANCED COAL PROJECT
INVESTMENT CREDIT.
(a) Modification of Credit Amount.--Section 48A(a) is amended by
striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1), by striking the period at
the end of paragraph (2) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
``(3) 30 percent of the qualified investment for such
taxable year in the case of projects described in clause (iii)
of subsection (d)(3)(B).''.
(b) Expansion of Aggregate Credits.--Section 48A(d)(3)(A) is
amended by striking ``$1,300,000,000'' and inserting
``$2,550,000,000''.
(c) Authorization of Additional Projects.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 48A(d)(3) is
amended to read as follows:
``(B) Particular projects.--Of the dollar amount in
subparagraph (A), the Secretary is authorized to
certify--
``(i) $800,000,000 for integrated
gasification combined cycle projects the
application for which is submitted during the
period described in paragraph (2)(A)(i),
``(ii) $500,000,000 for projects which use
other advanced coal-based generation
technologies the application for which is
submitted during the period described in
paragraph (2)(A)(i), and
``(iii) $1,250,000,000 for advanced coal-
based generation technology projects the
application for which is submitted during the
period described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii).''.
(2) Application period for additional projects.--
Subparagraph (A) of section 48A(d)(2) is amended to read as
follows:
``(A) Application period.--Each applicant for
certification under this paragraph shall submit an
application meeting the requirements of subparagraph
(B). An applicant may only submit an application--
``(i) for an allocation from the dollar
amount 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
``(ii) for an allocation from the dollar
amount 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.''.
(3) Capture and sequestration of carbon dioxide emissions
requirement.--
(A) In general.--Section 48A(e)(1) is amended by
striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (E), by
striking the period at the end of subparagraph (F) and
inserting ``; and'', and by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
``(G) in the case of any project the application
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.''.
(B) Highest priority for projects which sequester
carbon dioxide emissions.--Section 48A(e)(3) is amended
by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph
(A)(iii), by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (B)(iii) and inserting ``, and'', and by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(C) give highest priority to projects with the
greatest separation and sequestration percentage of
total carbon dioxide emissions.''.
(C) Recapture of credit for failure to sequester.--
Section 48A is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(h) Recapture of Credit for Failure To Sequester.--The Secretary
shall 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).''.
(4) Additional priority for research partnerships.--Section
48A(e)(3)(B), as amended by paragraph (3)(B), is amended--
(A) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (ii),
(B) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv),
and
(C) by inserting after clause (ii) the following
new clause:
``(iii) applicant participants who have a
research partnership with an eligible
educational institution (as defined in section
529(e)(5)), and''.
(5) Clerical amendment.--Section 48A(e)(3) is amended by
striking ``integrated gasification combined cycle'' in the
heading and inserting ``certain''.
(d) Competitive Certification Awards Modification Authority.--
Section 48A, as amended by subsection (c)(3), is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
``(i) Competitive Certification Awards Modification Authority.--In
implementing this section or section 48B, the Secretary is directed to
modify the terms of any competitive certification award and any
associated closing agreement where such modification--
``(1) is consistent with the objectives of such section,
``(2) is requested by the recipient of the competitive
certification award, and
``(3) involves moving the project site to improve the
potential to capture and sequester carbon dioxide emissions,
reduce costs of transporting feedstock, and serve a broader
customer base,
unless the Secretary determines that the dollar amount of tax credits
available to the taxpayer under such section would increase as a result
of the modification or such modification would result in such project
not being originally certified. In considering any such modification,
the Secretary shall consult with other relevant Federal agencies,
including the Department of Energy.''.
(e) Disclosure of Allocations.--Section 48A(d) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
``(5) Disclosure of allocations.--The Secretary shall, upon
making a 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.''.
(f) Effective Dates.--
(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
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.
(2) Competitive certification awards modification
authority.--The amendment made by subsection (d) shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and is
applicable to all competitive certification awards entered into
under section 48A or 48B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
whether such awards were issued before, on, or after such date
of enactment.
(3) Disclosure of allocations.--The amendment made by
subsection (e) shall apply to certifications made after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(4) Clerical amendment.--The amendment made by subsection
(c)(5) shall take effect as if included in the amendment made
by section 1307(b) of the Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2005.
SEC. 112. EXPANSION AND MODIFICATION OF COAL GASIFICATION INVESTMENT
CREDIT.
(a) Modification of Credit Amount.--Section 48B(a) is amended by
inserting ``(30 percent in the case of credits allocated under
subsection (d)(1)(B))'' after ``20 percent''.
(b) Expansion of Aggregate Credits.--Section 48B(d)(1) is amended
by striking ``shall not exceed $350,000,000'' and all that follows and
inserting ``shall not exceed--
``(A) $350,000,000, plus
``(B) $250,000,000 for qualifying gasification
projects that include equipment which separates and
sequesters at least 75 percent of such project's total
carbon dioxide emissions.''.
(c) Recapture of Credit for Failure To Sequester.--Section 48B is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(f) Recapture of Credit for Failure To Sequester.--The Secretary
shall 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).''.
(d) Selection Priorities.--Section 48B(d) is amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) Selection priorities.--In determining which
qualifying gasification projects to certify under this section,
the Secretary shall--
``(A) give highest priority to projects with the
greatest separation and sequestration percentage of
total carbon dioxide emissions, and
``(B) give high priority to applicant participants
who have a research partnership with an eligible
educational institution (as defined in section
529(e)(5)).''.
(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by 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.
SEC. 113. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN COAL EXCISE TAX.
Paragraph (2) of section 4121(e) is amended--
(1) by striking ``January 1, 2014'' in subparagraph (A) and
inserting ``December 31, 2018'', and
(2) by striking ``January 1 after 1981'' in subparagraph
(B) and inserting ``December 31 after 2007''.
SEC. 114. SPECIAL RULES FOR REFUND OF THE COAL EXCISE TAX TO CERTAIN
COAL PRODUCERS AND EXPORTERS.
(a) Refund.--
(1) Coal producers.--
(A) In general.--Notwithstanding subsections (a)(1)
and (c) of section 6416 and section 6511 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, if--
(i) a coal producer establishes that such
coal 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),
(ii) such coal producer filed an excise tax
return on or after October 1, 1990, and on or
before the date of the enactment of this Act,
and
(iii) such coal producer files a claim for
refund with the Secretary not later than the
close of the 30-day period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act,
then the Secretary shall pay to such coal 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.
(B) Special rules for certain taxpayers.--For
purposes of this section--
(i) In general.--If a coal producer or a
party related to a 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).
(ii) Amount of payment.--If a taxpayer
described in clause (i) is 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).
(iii) Judgment described.--A judgment is
described in this subparagraph if such
judgment--
(I) is made by a court of competent
jurisdiction within the United States,
(II) relates to the
constitutionality of any tax paid on
exported coal under section 4121 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and
(III) is in favor of the coal
producer or the party related to the
coal producer.
(2) Exporters.--Notwithstanding subsections (a)(1) and (c)
of section 6416 and section 6511 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, and a judgment described in paragraph (1)(B)(iii) of
this subsection, if--
(A) an exporter establishes that such exporter
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,
(B) such exporter filed a tax return on or after
October 1, 1990, and on or before the date of the
enactment of this Act, and
(C) such exporter files a claim for refund with the
Secretary not later than the close of the 30-day period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act,
then 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.
(b) Limitations.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect 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 ``settlement with the Federal
Government'' shall not include 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.
(c) Subsequent Refund Prohibited.--No refund shall be made under
this section to the extent that a credit or refund of such tax on such
exported or shipped coal has been paid to any person.
(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
(1) Coal producer.--The term ``coal producer'' means 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.
(2) Exporter.--The term ``exporter'' means a 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--
(A) is indicated in the shipper's export
declaration or other documentation as the exporter of
record, or
(B) actually exported such coal to a foreign
country or shipped such coal to a possession of the
United States, or caused such coal to be so exported or
shipped.
(3) Related party.--The term ``a party related to such coal
producer'' means a person who--
(A) is related to such coal producer through any
degree of common management, stock ownership, or voting
control,
(B) is related (within the meaning of section
144(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) to such
coal producer, or
(C) has a contract, fee arrangement, or any other
agreement with such coal producer to sell such coal to
a third party on behalf of such coal producer.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Treasury or the Secretary's designee.
(e) Timing of Refund.--With respect to any claim for refund filed
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.
(f) Interest.--Any refund paid pursuant to this section 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.
(g) Denial of Double Benefit.--The payment under subsection (a)
with respect to any coal shall not exceed--
(1) in the case of a payment to a coal 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
(2) in the case of a payment to an exporter, an amount
equal to $0.825 per ton with respect to such coal exported by
the exporter or caused to be exported by the exporter.
(h) Application of Section.--This section applies only to claims on
coal exported or shipped on or after October 1, 1990, through the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(i) Standing Not Conferred.--
(1) Exporters.--With respect to exporters, this section
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.
(2) Coal producers.--With respect to 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.
SEC. 115. CARBON AUDIT OF THE TAX CODE.
(a) Study.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall enter 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.
(b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to Congress a
report containing the results of study authorized under this section.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $1,500,000 for the period of
fiscal years 2008 and 2009.
Subtitle B--Transportation and Domestic Fuel Security Provisions
SEC. 121. INCLUSION OF CELLULOSIC BIOFUEL IN BONUS DEPRECIATION FOR
BIOMASS ETHANOL PLANT PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 168(l) is amended to read
as follows:
``(3) Cellulosic biofuel.--The term `cellulosic biofuel'
means any liquid fuel which is produced from any
lignocellulosic or hemicellulosic matter that is available on a
renewable or recurring basis.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Subsection (l) of section 168 is
amended--
(1) by striking ``cellulosic biomass ethanol'' each place
it appears and inserting ``cellulosic biofuel'',
(2) by striking ``Cellulosic Biomass Ethanol'' in the
heading of such subsection and inserting ``Cellulosic
Biofuel'', and
(3) by striking ``cellulosic biomass ethanol'' in the
heading of paragraph (2) thereof and inserting ``cellulosic
biofuel''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by 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.
SEC. 122. CREDITS FOR BIODIESEL AND RENEWABLE DIESEL.
(a) In General.--Sections 40A(g), 6426(c)(6), and 6427(e)(5)(B) are
each amended by striking ``December 31, 2008'' and inserting ``December
31, 2009''.
(b) Increase in Rate of Credit.--
(1) Income tax credit.--Paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) of
section 40A(b) are each amended by striking ``50 cents'' and
inserting ``$1.00''.
(2) Excise tax credit.--Paragraph (2) of section 6426(c) is
amended to read as follows:
``(2) Applicable amount.--For purposes of this subsection,
the applicable amount is $1.00.''.
(3) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Subsection (b) of section 40A is amended by
striking paragraph (3) and by redesignating paragraphs
(4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively.
(B) Paragraph (2) of section 40A(f) is amended to
read as follows:
``(2) Exception.--Subsection (b)(4) shall not apply with
respect to renewable diesel.''.
(C) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 40A(e) are
each amended by striking ``subsection (b)(5)(C)'' and
inserting ``subsection (b)(4)(C)''.
(D) Clause (ii) of section 40A(d)(3)(C) is amended
by striking ``subsection (b)(5)(B)'' and inserting
``subsection (b)(4)(B)''.
(c) Uniform Treatment of Diesel Produced From Biomass.--Paragraph
(3) of section 40A(f) is amended--
(1) by striking ``diesel fuel'' and inserting ``liquid
fuel'',
(2) by striking ``using a thermal depolymerization
process'', and
(3) by striking ``or D396'' in subparagraph (B) and
inserting ``, D396, or other equivalent standard approved by
the Secretary''.
(d) Coproduction of Renewable Diesel With Petroleum Feedstock.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (3) of section 40A(f) (defining
renewable diesel) is amended by adding at the end the following
flush sentence:
``Such term does not include any fuel derived from coprocessing
biomass with a feedstock which is not biomass. For purposes of
this paragraph, the term `biomass' has the meaning given such
term by section 45K(c)(3).''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (3) of section 40A(f)
is amended by striking ``(as defined in section 45K(c)(3))''.
(e) Eligibility of Certain Aviation Fuel.--Paragraph (3) of section
40A(f) (defining renewable diesel) is amended by adding at the end the
following: ``The term `renewable diesel' also means fuel derived from
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.''
(f) Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to
fuel produced, and sold or used, after December 31, 2008.
(2) Coproduction of renewable diesel with petroleum
feedstock.--The amendments made by subsection (c) shall apply
to fuel produced, and sold or used, after February 13, 2008.
SEC. 123. CLARIFICATION THAT CREDITS FOR FUEL ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE
AN INCENTIVE FOR UNITED STATES PRODUCTION.
(a) Alcohol Fuels Credit.--Subsection (d) of section 40 is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(6) Limitation to alcohol with connection to the united
states.--No credit 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 `United States' includes
any possession of the United States.''.
(b) Biodiesel Fuels Credit.--Subsection (d) of section 40A is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(5) Limitation to biodiesel with connection to the united
states.--No credit 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 `United States' includes
any possession of the United States.''.
(c) Excise Tax Credit.--
(1) In general.--Section 6426 is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
``(i) Limitation to Fuels With Connection to the United States.--
``(1) Alcohol.--No credit 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.
``(2) Biodiesel and alternative fuels.--No credit shall be
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.
For purposes of this subsection, the term `United States' includes any
possession of the United States.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (e) of section 6427
is amended by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6) and
by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:
``(5) Limitation to fuels with connection to the united
states.--No amount shall 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).''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to claims for credit or payment made on or after May 15, 2008.
SEC. 124. CREDIT FOR NEW QUALIFIED PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE MOTOR
VEHICLES.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 30D. NEW QUALIFIED PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE MOTOR VEHICLES.
``(a) Allowance of Credit.--There shall be allowed as a credit
against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount
equal to the sum of the credit amounts determined under subsection (b)
with respect to each new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle
placed in service by the taxpayer during the taxable year.
``(b) Per Vehicle Dollar Limitation.--
``(1) In general.--The amount determined under this
subsection with respect to any new qualified plug-in electric
drive motor vehicle is the sum of the amounts determined under
paragraphs (2) and (3) with respect to such vehicle.
``(2) Base amount.--The amount determined under this
paragraph is $3,000.
``(3) Battery capacity.--In the case of a vehicle which
draws propulsion energy from a battery with not less than 5
kilowatt hours of capacity, the amount determined under this
paragraph is $200, plus $200 for each kilowatt hour of capacity
in excess of 5 kilowatt hours. The amount determined under this
paragraph shall not exceed $2,000.
``(c) Application With Other Credits.--
``(1) Business credit treated as part of general business
credit.--So much of the credit which would be 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)).
``(2) Personal credit.--
``(A) In general.--For purposes of this title, the
credit allowed under 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.
``(B) Limitation based on amount of tax.--In the
case of a taxable year to which section 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--
``(i) the sum of the regular tax liability
(as defined in section 26(b)) plus the tax
imposed by section 55, over
``(ii) the sum of the credits allowable
under subpart A (other than this section and
sections 23 and 25D) and section 27 for the
taxable year.
``(d) New Qualified Plug-In Electric Drive Motor Vehicle.--For
purposes of this section--
``(1) In general.--The term `new qualified plug-in electric
drive motor vehicle' means a motor vehicle (as defined in
section 30(c)(2))--
``(A) the original use of which commences with the
taxpayer,
``(B) which is acquired for use or lease by the
taxpayer and not for resale,
``(C) which is made by a manufacturer,
``(D) which has a gross vehicle weight rating of
less than 14,000 pounds,
``(E) which has received a certificate of
conformity under the Clean Air Act and meets or exceeds
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
``(F) which is propelled to a significant extent by
an electric motor which draws electricity from a
battery which--
``(i) has a capacity of not less than 4
kilowatt hours, and
``(ii) is capable of being recharged from
an external source of electricity.
``(2) Exception.--The term `new qualified plug-in electric
drive motor vehicle' shall not include any vehicle which is not
a passenger automobile or light truck if such vehicle has a
gross vehicle weight rating of less than 8,500 pounds.
``(3) Other terms.--The terms `passenger automobile',
`light truck', and `manufacturer' have the meanings given such
terms 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.).
``(4) Battery capacity.--The term `capacity' means, with
respect to any battery, the quantity of electricity which the
battery is capable of storing, expressed in kilowatt hours, as
measured from a 100 percent state of charge to a 0 percent
state of charge.
``(e) Limitation on Number of New Qualified Plug-In Electric Drive
Motor Vehicles Eligible for Credit.--
``(1) In general.--In the case of a new qualified plug-in
electric drive motor vehicle sold during the phaseout period,
only the applicable percentage of the credit otherwise
allowable under subsection (a) shall be allowed.
``(2) Phaseout period.--For purposes of this subsection,
the phaseout period is the period beginning with the second
calendar quarter following the calendar quarter which includes
the first date on which the number of new qualified plug-in
electric drive motor vehicles manufactured by the manufacturer
of the vehicle referred to in paragraph (1) sold for use in the
United States after the date of the enactment of this section,
is at least 60,000.
``(3) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of paragraph
(1), the applicable percentage is--
``(A) 50 percent for the first 2 calendar quarters
of the phaseout period,
``(B) 25 percent for the 3d and 4th calendar
quarters of the phaseout period, and
``(C) 0 percent for each calendar quarter
thereafter.
``(4) Controlled groups.--Rules similar to the rules of
section 30B(f)(4) shall apply for purposes of this subsection.
``(f) Special Rules.--
``(1) Basis reduction.--The basis of any property for which
a credit is allowable under subsection (a) shall be reduced by
the amount of such credit (determined without regard to
subsection (c)).
``(2) Recapture.--The 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.
``(3) Property used outside united states, etc., not
qualified.--No credit shall be allowed 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.
``(4) Election not to take credit.--No credit shall be
allowed under subsection (a) for any vehicle if the taxpayer
elects to not have this section apply to such vehicle.
``(5) Property used by tax-exempt entity; interaction with
air quality and motor vehicle safety standards.--Rules similar
to the rules of paragraphs (6) and (10) of section 30B(h) shall
apply for purposes of this section.''.
(b) Coordination With Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit.--Section
30B(d)(3) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(D) Exclusion of plug-in vehicles.--Any vehicle
with respect to which a credit is allowable under
section 30D (determined without regard to subsection
(c) thereof) shall not be taken into account under this
section.''.
(c) Credit Made Part of General Business Credit.--Section 38(b) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' each place it appears at the end of
any paragraph,
(2) by striking ``plus'' each place it appears at the end
of any paragraph,
(3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (31) and
inserting ``, plus'', and
(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(32) the portion of the new qualified plug-in electric
drive motor vehicle credit to which section 30D(c)(1)
applies.''.
(d) Conforming Amendments.--
(1)(A) Section 24(b)(3)(B), as amended by section 104, is
amended by striking ``and 25D'' and inserting ``25D, and 30D''.
(B) Section 25(e)(1)(C)(ii) is amended by inserting
``30D,'' after ``25D,''.
(C) Section 25B(g)(2), as amended by section 104, is
amended by striking ``and 25D'' and inserting ``, 25D, and
30D''.
(D) Section 26(a)(1), as amended by section 104, is amended
by striking ``and 25D'' and inserting ``25D, and 30D''.
(E) Section 1400C(d)(2) is amended by striking ``and 25D''
and inserting ``25D, and 30D''.
(2) Section 1016(a) is amended by striking ``and'' at the
end of paragraph (35), by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (36) and inserting
``, and'', and by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(37) to the extent provided in section 30D(f)(1).''.
(3) Section 6501(m) is amended by inserting ``30D(f)(4),''
after ``30C(e)(5),''.
(4) The table of sections for subpart B of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:
``Sec. 30D. New qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles.''.
(e) Treatment of Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit as a Personal
Credit.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (2) of section 30B(g) is amended
to read as follows:
``(2) Personal credit.--The credit allowed under subsection
(a) for any taxable year (after application of paragraph (1))
shall be treated as a credit allowable under subpart A for such
taxable year.''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Subparagraph (A) of section 30C(d)(2) is
amended by striking ``sections 27, 30, and 30B'' and
inserting ``sections 27 and 30''.
(B) Paragraph (3) of section 55(c) is amended by
striking ``30B(g)(2),''.
(f) Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to
taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008.
(2) Treatment of alternative motor vehicle credit as
personal credit.--The amendments made by subsection (e) shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007.
(g) Application of EGTRRA Sunset.--The amendment made by subsection
(d)(1)(A) shall be 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.
SEC. 125. EXCLUSION FROM HEAVY TRUCK TAX FOR IDLING REDUCTION UNITS AND
ADVANCED INSULATION.
(a) In General.--Section 4053 is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraphs:
``(9) Idling reduction device.--Any device or system of
devices which--
``(A) is designed to provide to a vehicle those
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
``(B) is certified by the Secretary of Energy, in
consultation with the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency 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.
``(10) Advanced insulation.--Any insulation that has an R
value of not less than R35 per inch.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to sales or installations after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 126. RESTRUCTURING OF NEW YORK LIBERTY ZONE TAX CREDITS.
(a) In General.--Part I of subchapter Y of chapter 1 is amended by
redesignating section 1400L as section 1400K and by adding at the end
the following new section:
``SEC. 1400L. NEW YORK LIBERTY ZONE TAX CREDITS.
``(a) In General.--In the case of a New York Liberty Zone
governmental unit, there shall be allowed as a credit against any taxes
imposed for any payroll period by section 3402 for which such
governmental unit is liable under section 3403 an amount equal to so
much of the portion of the qualifying project expenditure amount
allocated under subsection (b)(3) to such governmental unit for the
calendar year as is allocated by such governmental unit to such period
under subsection (b)(4).
``(b) Qualifying Project Expenditure Amount.--For purposes of this
section--
``(1) In general.--The term `qualifying project expenditure
amount' means, with respect to any calendar year, the sum of--
``(A) the total expenditures paid or incurred
during such calendar year by all New York Liberty Zone
governmental units and the Port Authority of New York
and New Jersey for any portion of qualifying projects
located wholly within the City of New York, New York,
and
``(B) any such expenditures--
``(i) paid or incurred in any preceding
calendar year which begins after the date of
enactment of this section, and
``(ii) not previously allocated under
paragraph (3).
``(2) Qualifying project.--The term `qualifying project'
means any transportation infrastructure project, including
highways, mass transit systems, railroads, airports, ports, and
waterways, in or connecting with the New York Liberty Zone (as
defined in section 1400K(h)), which is designated as a
qualifying project under this section jointly by the Governor
of the State of New York and the Mayor of the City of New York,
New York.
``(3) General allocation.--
``(A) In general.--The Governor of the State of New
York and the Mayor of the City of New York, New York,
shall jointly allocate to each New York Liberty Zone
governmental unit the portion of the qualifying project
expenditure amount which may be taken into account by
such governmental unit under subsection (a) for any
calendar year in the credit period.
``(B) Aggregate limit.--The aggregate amount which
may be allocated under subparagraph (A) for all
calendar years in the credit period shall not exceed
$2,000,000,000.
``(C) Annual limit.--The aggregate amount which may
be allocated under subparagraph (A) for any calendar
year in the credit period shall not exceed the sum of--
``(i) $115,000,000 ($425,000,000 in the
case of the last 2 years in the credit period),
plus
``(ii) the aggregate amount authorized to
be allocated under this paragraph for all
preceding calendar years in the credit period
which was not so allocated.
``(D) Unallocated amounts at end of credit
period.--If, as of the close of the credit period, the
amount under subparagraph (B) exceeds the aggregate
amount allocated under subparagraph (A) for all
calendar years in the credit period, the Governor of
the State of New York and the Mayor of the City of New
York, New York, may jointly allocate to New York
Liberty Zone governmental units for any calendar year
in the 5-year period following the credit period an
amount equal to--
``(i) the lesser of--
``(I) such excess, or
``(II) the qualifying project
expenditure amount for such calendar
year, reduced by
``(ii) the aggregate amount allocated under
this subparagraph for all preceding calendar
years.
``(4) Allocation to payroll periods.--Each New York Liberty
Zone governmental unit which has been allocated a portion of
the qualifying project expenditure amount under paragraph (3)
for a calendar year may allocate such portion to payroll
periods beginning in such calendar year as such governmental
unit determines appropriate.
``(c) Carryover of Unused Allocations.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), if
the amount allocated under subsection (b)(3) to a New York
Liberty Zone governmental unit for any calendar year exceeds
the aggregate taxes imposed by section 3402 for which such
governmental unit is liable under section 3403 for periods
beginning in such year, such excess shall be carried to the
succeeding calendar year and added to the allocation of such
governmental unit for such succeeding calendar year.
``(2) Reallocation.--If a New York Liberty Zone
governmental unit does not use an amount allocated to it under
subsection (b)(3) within the time prescribed by the Governor of
the State of New York and the Mayor of the City of New York,
New York, then such amount shall after such time be treated for
purposes of subsection (b)(3) in the same manner as if it had
never been allocated.
``(d) Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this
section--
``(1) Credit period.--The term `credit period' means the
12-year period beginning on January 1, 2009.
``(2) New york liberty zone governmental unit.--The term
`New York Liberty Zone governmental unit' means--
``(A) the State of New York,
``(B) the City of New York, New York, and
``(C) any agency or instrumentality of such State
or City.
``(3) Treatment of funds.--Any expenditure for a qualifying
project taken into account for purposes of the credit under
this section shall be considered State and local funds for the
purpose of any Federal program.
``(4) Treatment of credit amounts for purposes of
withholding taxes.--For purposes of this title, a New York
Liberty Zone governmental unit shall be treated as having paid
to the Secretary, on the day on which wages are paid to
employees, an amount equal to the amount of the credit allowed
to such entity under subsection (a) with respect to such wages,
but only if such governmental unit deducts and withholds wages
for such payroll period under section 3401 (relating to wage
withholding).
``(e) Reporting.--The Governor of the State of New York and the
Mayor of the City of New York, New York, shall jointly submit to the
Secretary an annual report--
``(1) which certifies--
``(A) the qualifying project expenditure amount for
the calendar year, and
``(B) the amount allocated to each New York Liberty
Zone governmental unit under subsection (b)(3) for the
calendar year, and
``(2) includes such other information as the Secretary may
require to carry out this section.
``(f) Guidance.--The Secretary may prescribe such guidance as may
be necessary or appropriate to ensure compliance with the purposes of
this section.''.
(b) Termination of Special Allowance and Expensing.--Subparagraph
(A) of section 1400K(b)(2), as redesignated by subsection (a), is
amended by striking the parenthetical therein and inserting ``(in the
case of nonresidential real property and residential rental property,
the date of the enactment of the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act
of 2008 or, if acquired pursuant to a binding contract in effect on
such enactment date, December 31, 2009)''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 38(c)(3)(B) is amended by striking ``section
1400L(a)'' and inserting ``section 1400K(a)''.
(2) Section 168(k)(2)(D)(ii) is amended by striking
``section 1400L(c)(2)'' and inserting ``section 1400K(c)(2)''.
(3) The table of sections for part I of subchapter Y of
chapter 1 is amended by redesignating the item relating to
section 1400L as an item relating to section 1400K and by
inserting after such item the following new item:
``Sec. 1400L. New York Liberty Zone tax credits.''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 127. TRANSPORTATION FRINGE BENEFIT TO BICYCLE COMMUTERS.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 132(f) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(D) Any qualified bicycle commuting
reimbursement.''.
(b) Limitation on Exclusion.--Paragraph (2) of section 132(f) is
amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking
the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ``, and'', and
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(C) the applicable annual limitation in the case
of any qualified bicycle commuting reimbursement.''.
(c) Definitions.--Paragraph (5) of section 132(f) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(F) Definitions related to bicycle commuting
reimbursement.--
``(i) Qualified bicycle commuting
reimbursement.--The term `qualified bicycle
commuting reimbursement' means, with respect to
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.
``(ii) Applicable annual limitation.--The
term `applicable annual limitation' means, with
respect to any employee for any calendar year,
the product of $20 multiplied by the number of
qualified bicycle commuting months during such
year.
``(iii) Qualified bicycle commuting
month.--The term `qualified bicycle commuting
month' means, with respect to any employee, any
month during which such employee--
``(I) regularly uses the bicycle
for a substantial portion of the travel
between the employee's residence and
place of employment, and
``(II) does not receive any benefit
described in subparagraph (A), (B), or
(C) of paragraph (1).''.
(d) Constructive Receipt of Benefit.--Paragraph (4) of section
132(f) is amended by inserting ``(other than a qualified bicycle
commuting reimbursement)'' after ``qualified transportation fringe''.
(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008.
SEC. 128. ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE REFUELING PROPERTY CREDIT.
(a) Increase in Credit Amount.--Section 30C is amended--
(1) by striking ``30 percent'' in subsection (a) and
inserting ``50 percent'', and
(2) by striking ``$30,000'' in subsection (b)(1) and
inserting ``$50,000''.
(b) Extension of Credit.--Paragraph (2) of section 30C(g) is
amended by striking ``December 31, 2009'' and inserting ``December 31,
2010''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by 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.
Subtitle C--Energy Conservation and Efficiency Provisions
SEC. 141. QUALIFIED ENERGY CONSERVATION BONDS.
(a) In General.--Subpart I of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1,
as added by section 106, is amended by adding at the end the following
new section:
``SEC. 54C. QUALIFIED ENERGY CONSERVATION BONDS.
``(a) Qualified Energy Conservation Bond.--For purposes of this
subchapter, the term `qualified energy conservation bond' means any
bond issued as part of an issue if--
``(1) 100 percent of the available project proceeds of such
issue are to be used for one or more qualified conservation
purposes,
``(2) the bond is issued by a State or local government,
and
``(3) the issuer designates such bond for purposes of this
section.
``(b) Reduced Credit Amount.--The annual credit determined under
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.
``(c) Limitation on Amount of Bonds Designated.--The maximum
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).
``(d) National Limitation on Amount of Bonds Designated.--There is
a national qualified energy conservation bond limitation of
$3,000,000,000.
``(e) Allocations.--
``(1) In general.--The limitation applicable under
subsection (d) shall be allocated by the Secretary among the
States in proportion to the population of the States.
``(2) Allocations to largest local governments.--
``(A) In general.--In the case of any State in
which there is 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.
``(B) Allocation of unused limitation to state.--
The amount allocated 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.
``(C) Large local government.--For purposes of this
section, the term `large local government' means any
municipality or county if such municipality or county
has a population of 100,000 or more.
``(3) Allocation to issuers; restriction on private
activity bonds.--Any 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.
``(f) Qualified Conservation Purpose.--For purposes of this
section--
``(1) In general.--The term `qualified conservation
purpose' means any of the following:
``(A) Capital expenditures incurred for purposes
of--
``(i) reducing energy consumption in
publicly-owned buildings by at least 20
percent,
``(ii) implementing green community
programs,
``(iii) rural development involving the
production of electricity from renewable energy
resources, or
``(iv) any qualified facility (as
determined under section 45(d) without regard
to paragraphs (8) and (10) thereof and without
regard to any placed in service date).
``(B) Expenditures with respect to research
facilities, and research grants, to support research
in--
``(i) development of cellulosic ethanol or
other nonfossil fuels,
``(ii) technologies for the capture and
sequestration of carbon dioxide produced
through the use of fossil fuels,
``(iii) increasing the efficiency of
existing technologies for producing nonfossil
fuels,
``(iv) automobile battery technologies and
other technologies to reduce fossil fuel
consumption in transportation, or
``(v) technologies to reduce energy use in
buildings.
``(C) Mass commuting facilities and related
facilities that reduce the consumption of energy,
including expenditures to reduce pollution from
vehicles used for mass commuting.
``(D) Demonstration projects designed to promote
the commercialization of--
``(i) green building technology,
``(ii) conversion of agricultural waste for
use in the production of fuel or otherwise,
``(iii) advanced battery manufacturing
technologies,
``(iv) technologies to reduce peak use of
electricity, or
``(v) technologies for the capture and
sequestration of carbon dioxide emitted from
combusting fossil fuels in order to produce
electricity.
``(E) Public education campaigns to promote energy
efficiency.
``(2) Special rules for private activity bonds.--For
purposes of this section, in the case of any private activity
bond, the term `qualified conservation purposes' shall not
include any expenditure which is not a capital expenditure.
``(g) Population.--
``(1) In general.--The population of any State or local
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.
``(2) Special rule for counties.--In determining the
population of any county 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.
``(h) Application to Indian Tribal Governments.--An Indian tribal
government shall be treated for purposes of this section in the same
manner as a large local government, except that--
``(1) an Indian tribal government shall be 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
``(2) any bond issued by an Indian tribal 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.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Paragraph (1) of section 54A(d), as added by section
106, is amended to read as follows:
``(1) Qualified tax credit bond.--The term `qualified tax
credit bond' means--
``(A) a new clean renewable energy bond, or
``(B) a qualified energy conservation bond,
which is part of an issue that meets requirements of paragraphs
(2), (3), (4), (5), and (6).''.
(2) Subparagraph (C) of section 54A(d)(2), as added by
section 106, is amended to read as follows:
``(C) Qualified purpose.--For purposes of this
paragraph, the term `qualified purpose' means--
``(i) in the case of a new clean renewable
energy bond, a purpose specified in section
54B(a)(1), and
``(ii) in the case of a qualified energy
conservation bond, a purpose specified in
section 54C(a)(1).''.
(3) The table of sections for subpart I of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:
``Sec. 54C. Qualified energy conservation bonds.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to obligations issued after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 142. CREDIT FOR NONBUSINESS ENERGY PROPERTY.
(a) Extension of Credit.--Section 25C(g) is amended by striking
``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
(b) Qualified Biomass Fuel Property.--
(1) In general.--Section 25C(d)(3) is amended--
(A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph
(D),
(B) by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (E) and inserting ``, and'', and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(F) a stove which uses the burning of biomass
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.''.
(2) Biomass fuel.--Section 25C(d) is amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
``(6) Biomass fuel.--The term `biomass fuel' means 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.''.
(c) Coordination With Credit for Qualified Geothermal Heat Pump
Property Expenditures.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (3) of section 25C(d), as
amended by subsection (b), is amended by striking subparagraph
(C) and by redesignating subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F) as
subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), respectively.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (C) of section
25C(d)(2) is amended to read as follows:
``(C) Requirements and standards for air
conditioners and heat pumps.--The standards and
requirements prescribed by the Secretary under
subparagraph (B) with respect to the energy efficiency
ratio (EER) for central air conditioners and electric
heat pumps--
``(i) shall require measurements to be
based on published data which is tested by
manufacturers at 95 degrees Fahrenheit, and
``(ii) may be based on the certified data
of the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
Institute that are prepared in partnership with
the Consortium for Energy Efficiency.''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made this section shall apply
to expenditures made after December 31, 2007.
SEC. 143. ENERGY EFFICIENT COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS DEDUCTION.
Subsection (h) of section 179D is amended by striking ``December
31, 2008'' and inserting ``December 31, 2013''.
SEC. 144. MODIFICATIONS OF ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLIANCE CREDIT FOR
APPLIANCES PRODUCED AFTER 2007.
(a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 45M is amended to read
as follows:
``(b) Applicable Amount.--For purposes of subsection (a)--
``(1) Dishwashers.--The applicable amount is--
``(A) $45 in the case of a dishwasher which is
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
``(B) $75 in the case of a dishwasher which is
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).
``(2) Clothes washers.--The applicable amount is--
``(A) $75 in the case of a residential 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,
``(B) $125 in the case of a residential 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,
``(C) $150 in the case of a residential or
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
``(D) $250 in the case of a residential or
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.
``(3) Refrigerators.--The applicable amount is--
``(A) $50 in the case of a refrigerator which is
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,
``(B) $75 in the case of a refrigerator which is
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,
``(C) $100 in the case of a refrigerator which is
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
``(D) $200 in the case of a refrigerator
manufactured in calendar year 2008, 2009, or 2010 and
which consumes at least 30 percent less energy than the
2001 energy conservation standards.''.
(b) Eligible Production.--
(1) Similar treatment for all appliances.--Subsection (c)
of section 45M is amended--
(A) by striking paragraph (2),
(B) by striking ``(1) In general'' and all that
follows through ``the eligible'' and inserting ``The
eligible'',
(C) by moving the text of such subsection in line
with the subsection heading, and
(D) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and by moving
such paragraphs 2 ems to the left.
(2) Modification of base period.--Paragraph (2) of section
45M(c), as amended by paragraph (1), is amended by striking
``3-calendar year'' and inserting ``2-calendar year''.
(c) Types of Energy Efficient Appliances.--Subsection (d) of
section 45M (defining types of energy efficient appliances) is amended
to read as follows:
``(d) Types of Energy Efficient Appliance.--For purposes of this
section, the types of energy efficient appliances are--
``(1) dishwashers described in subsection (b)(1),
``(2) clothes washers described in subsection (b)(2), and
``(3) refrigerators described in subsection (b)(3).''.
(d) Aggregate Credit Amount Allowed.--
(1) Increase in limit.--Paragraph (1) of section 45M(e) is
amended to read as follows:
``(1) Aggregate credit amount allowed.--The aggregate
amount 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.''.
(2) Exception for certain refrigerator and clothes
washers.--Paragraph (2) of section 45M(e) is amended to read as
follows:
``(2) Amount allowed for certain refrigerators and clothes
washers.--Refrigerators described in subsection (b)(3)(D) and
clothes washers described in subsection (b)(2)(D) shall not be
taken into account under paragraph (1).''.
(e) Qualified Energy Efficient Appliances.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 45M(f) (defining
qualified energy efficient appliance) is amended to read as
follows:
``(1) Qualified energy efficient appliance.--The term
`qualified energy efficient appliance' means--
``(A) any dishwasher described in subsection
(b)(1),
``(B) any clothes washer described in subsection
(b)(2), and
``(C) any refrigerator described in subsection
(b)(3).''.
(2) Clothes washer.--Section 45M(f)(3) is amended by
inserting ``commercial'' before ``residential'' the second
place it appears.
(3) Top-loading clothes washer.--Subsection (f) of section
45M is amended by 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:
``(4) Top-loading clothes washer.--The term `top-loading
clothes washer' means a clothes washer which has the clothes
container compartment access located on the top of the machine
and which operates on a vertical axis.''.
(4) Replacement of energy factor.--Section 45M(f)(6), as
redesignated by paragraph (3), is amended to read as follows:
``(6) Modified energy factor.--The term `modified energy
factor' means the modified energy factor established by the
Department of Energy for compliance with the Federal energy
conservation standard.''.
(5) Gallons per cycle; water consumption factor.--Section
45M(f), as amended by paragraph (3), is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(9) Gallons per cycle.--The term `gallons per cycle'
means, with respect to a dishwasher, the amount of water,
expressed in gallons, required to complete a normal cycle of a
dishwasher.
``(10) Water consumption factor.--The term `water
consumption factor' means, with respect to a clothes washer,
the quotient of the total weighted per-cycle water consumption
divided by the cubic foot (or liter) capacity of the clothes
washer.''.
(f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to appliances produced after December 31, 2007.
SEC. 145. ACCELERATED RECOVERY PERIOD FOR DEPRECIATION OF SMART METERS
AND SMART GRID SYSTEMS.
(a) In General.--Section 168(e)(3)(D) is amended by striking
``and'' at the end of clause (i), by striking the period at the end of
clause (ii) and inserting a comma, and by inserting after clause (ii)
the following new clauses:
``(iii) any qualified smart electric meter,
and
``(iv) any qualified smart electric grid
system.''.
(b) Definitions.--Section 168(i) is amended by inserting at the end
the following new paragraph:
``(18) Qualified smart electric meters.--
``(A) In general.--The term `qualified smart
electric meter' means any smart electric meter which is
placed in service by a taxpayer who is a supplier of
electric energy or a provider of electric energy
services.
``(B) Smart electric meter.--For purposes of
subparagraph (A), the term `smart electric meter' means
any time-based meter and related communication
equipment which is capable of being used by the
taxpayer as part of a system that--
``(i) measures and records electricity
usage data on a time-differentiated basis in at
least 24 separate time segments per day,
``(ii) provides for the exchange of
information between supplier or provider and
the customer's electric meter in support of
time-based rates or other forms of demand
response,
``(iii) provides data to such supplier or
provider so that the supplier or provider can
provide energy usage information to customers
electronically, and
``(iv) provides net metering.
``(19) Qualified smart electric grid systems.--
``(A) In general.--The term `qualified smart
electric grid system' means any smart grid property
used as part of a system for electric 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.
``(B) Smart grid property.--For the purposes of
subparagraph (A), the term `smart grid property' means
electronics and related equipment that is capable of--
``(i) sensing, collecting, and monitoring
data of or from all portions of a utility's
electric distribution grid,
``(ii) providing real-time, two-way
communications to monitor or manage such grid,
and
``(iii) providing real time analysis of and
event prediction based upon collected data that
can be used to improve electric distribution
system reliability, quality, and
performance.''.
(c) Continued Application of 150 Percent Declining Balance
Method.--Paragraph (2) of section 168(b) is amended by striking ``or''
at the end of subparagraph (B), by redesignating subparagraph (C) as
subparagraph (D), and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following
new subparagraph:
``(C) any property (other than property described
in paragraph (3)) which is a qualified smart electric
meter or qualified smart electric grid system, or''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
SEC. 146. QUALIFIED GREEN BUILDING AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (8) of section 142(l) is amended by
striking ``September 30, 2009'' and inserting ``September 30, 2012''.
(b) Treatment of Current Refunding Bonds.--Paragraph (9) of section
142(l) is amended by striking ``October 1, 2009'' and inserting
``October 1, 2012''.
(c) Accountability.--The second sentence of section 701(d) of the
American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 is amended by striking ``issuance,''
and inserting ``issuance of the last issue with respect to such
project,''.
TITLE II--ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Extensions Primarily Affecting Individuals
SEC. 201. DEDUCTION FOR STATE AND LOCAL SALES TAXES.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (I) of section 164(b)(5) is amended
by striking ``January 1, 2008'' and inserting ``January 1, 2009''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007.
SEC. 202. DEDUCTION OF QUALIFIED TUITION AND RELATED EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 222 is amended by
striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007.
SEC. 203. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DIVIDENDS OF REGULATED INVESTMENT
COMPANIES.
(a) Interest-Related Dividends.--Subparagraph (C) of section
871(k)(1) (defining interest-related dividend) is amended by striking
``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
(b) Short-Term Capital Gain Dividends.--Subparagraph (C) of section
871(k)(2) (defining short-term capital gain dividend) is amended by
striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to dividends with respect to taxable years of regulated
investment companies beginning after December 31, 2007.
SEC. 204. TAX-FREE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT PLANS FOR
CHARITABLE PURPOSES.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (F) of section 408(d)(8) is amended
by striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to distributions made in taxable years beginning after December 31,
2007.
SEC. 205. DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN EXPENSES OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY
SCHOOL TEACHERS.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (D) of section 62(a)(2) is amended by
striking ``or 2007'' and inserting ``2007, or 2008''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007.
SEC. 206. ELECTION TO INCLUDE COMBAT PAY AS EARNED INCOME FOR PURPOSES
OF EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subclause (II) of section 32(c)(2)(B)(vi)
(defining earned income) is amended by striking ``January 1, 2008'' and
inserting ``January 1, 2009''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (4) of section 6428(e) is
amended by striking ``except that'' and all that follows through ``such
term'' and inserting ``except that such term''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to taxable years ending after December 31, 2007.
SEC. 207. MODIFICATION OF MORTGAGE REVENUE BONDS FOR VETERANS.
(a) Qualified Mortgage Bonds Used To Finance Residences for
Veterans Without Regard to First-Time Homebuyer Requirement.--
Subparagraph (D) of section 143(d)(2) is amended by striking ``January
1, 2008'' and inserting ``January 1, 2009''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to bonds issued after December 31, 2007.
SEC. 208. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM RETIREMENT PLANS TO INDIVIDUALS CALLED TO
ACTIVE DUTY.
(a) In General.--Clause (iv) of section 72(t)(2)(G) is amended by
striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``January 1, 2009''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to individuals ordered or called to active duty on or after December
31, 2007.
SEC. 209. STOCK IN RIC FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING ESTATES OF
NONRESIDENTS NOT CITIZENS.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 2105(d) is amended by
striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to decedents dying after December 31, 2007.
SEC. 210. QUALIFIED INVESTMENT ENTITIES.
(a) In General.--Clause (ii) of section 897(h)(4)(A) is amended by
striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on January 1, 2008, except that such amendment shall not
apply to the application of withholding requirements with respect to
any payment made on or before the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 211. EXCLUSION OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED UNDER QUALIFIED GROUP LEGAL
SERVICES PLANS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 120 is amended by
striking ``shall not apply to taxable years beginning after June 30,
1992'' and inserting ``shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2007, and before January 1, 2009''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007.
Subtitle B--Extensions Primarily Affecting Businesses
SEC. 221. RESEARCH CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 41(h)(1) is amended by
striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
(b) Computation of Credit for Taxable Year in Which Credit
Terminates.--Paragraph (2) of section 41(h) is amended to read as
follows:
``(2) Computation of credit for taxable year in which
credit terminates.--
``(A) In general.--In the case of any taxable year
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, the applicable base amount with
respect to such taxable year shall be the amount which
bears the same ratio to such applicable 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.
``(B) Applicable base amount.--For purposes of
subparagraph (A), the term `applicable base amount'
means, with respect to any taxable year--
``(i) except as otherwise provided in this
subparagraph, the base amount for the taxable
year,
``(ii) in the case of a taxable year with
respect to which an election under subsection
(c)(4) (relating to election of alternative
incremental credit) is in effect, the average
described in subsection (c)(1)(B) for the
taxable year, and
``(iii) in the case of a taxable year with
respect to which an election under subsection
(c)(5) (relating to election of alternative
simplified credit) is in effect, the average
qualified research expenses for the 3 taxable
years preceding the taxable year.''.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Subparagraph (D) of section 45C(b)(1) is
amended by striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31,
2008''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 2007.
SEC. 222. INDIAN EMPLOYMENT CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subsection (f) of section 45A is amended by
striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007.
SEC. 223. NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT.
Subparagraph (D) of section 45D(f)(1) is amended by striking ``and
2008'' and inserting ``2008, and 2009''.
SEC. 224. RAILROAD TRACK MAINTENANCE.
(a) In General.--Subsection (f) of section 45G is amended by
striking ``January 1, 2008'' and inserting ``January 1, 2009''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to expenditures paid or incurred during taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2007.
SEC. 225. FIFTEEN-YEAR STRAIGHT-LINE COST RECOVERY FOR QUALIFIED
LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS AND QUALIFIED RESTAURANT PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Clauses (iv) and (v) of section 168(e)(3)(E) are
each amended by striking ``January 1, 2008'' and inserting ``January 1,
2009''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2007.
SEC. 226. SEVEN-YEAR COST RECOVERY PERIOD FOR MOTORSPORTS RACING TRACK
FACILITY.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (D) of section 168(i)(15) is amended
by striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to property placed in service after December 31, 2007.
SEC. 227. ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION FOR BUSINESS PROPERTY ON INDIAN
RESERVATION.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (8) of section 168(j) is amended by
striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to property placed in service after December 31, 2007.
SEC. 228. EXPENSING OF ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION COSTS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (h) of section 198 is amended by
striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to expenditures paid or incurred after December 31, 2007.
SEC. 229. DEDUCTION ALLOWABLE WITH RESPECT TO INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO
DOMESTIC PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES IN PUERTO RICO.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (C) of section 199(d)(8) is amended--
(1) by striking ``first 2 taxable years'' and inserting
``first 3 taxable years'', and
(2) by striking ``January 1, 2008'' and inserting ``January
1, 2009''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007.
SEC. 230. MODIFICATION OF TAX TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS TO
CONTROLLING EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) In General.--Clause (iv) of section 512(b)(13)(E) is amended by
striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to payments received or accrued after December 31, 2007.
SEC. 231. QUALIFIED ZONE ACADEMY BONDS.
(a) In General.--Subpart I of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1,
as amended by sections 106 and 141, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 54D. QUALIFIED ZONE ACADEMY BONDS.
``(a) Qualified Zone Academy Bonds.--For purposes of this
subchapter, the term `qualified zone academy bond' means any bond
issued as part of an issue if--
``(1) 100 percent of the available project 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,
``(2) the bond is issued by a State or local government
within the jurisdiction of which such academy is located, and
``(3) the issuer--
``(A) designates such bond for purposes of this
section,
``(B) certifies that it has written assurances that
the private business contribution requirement of
subsection (b) will be met with respect to such
academy, and
``(C) certifies that it has the written approval of
the eligible local education agency for such bond
issuance.
``(b) Private Business Contribution Requirement.--For 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.
``(c) Limitation on Amount of Bonds Designated.--
``(1) National limitation.--There is a national zone
academy bond limitation for each calendar year. Such limitation
is $400,000,000 for 2008, and, except as provided in paragraph
(4), zero thereafter.
``(2) Allocation of limitation.--The national zone 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.
``(3) Designation subject to limitation amount.--The
maximum 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.
``(4) Carryover of unused limitation.--
``(A) In general.--If for any calendar year--
``(i) the limitation amount for any State,
exceeds
``(ii) the amount of bonds issued during
such year which are designated under subsection
(a) with respect to qualified zone academies
within such State,
the limitation amount for such State for the following
calendar year shall be increased by the amount of such
excess.
``(B) Limitation on carryover.--Any carryforward of
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.
``(C) Coordination with section 1397e.--Any
carryover determined under section 1397E(e)(4)
(relating to carryover of unused limitation) with
respect to any State to calendar year 2008 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.
``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
``(1) Qualified zone academy.--The term `qualified zone
academy' means any 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--
``(A) such public school or 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,
``(B) students in such public 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,
``(C) the comprehensive education plan of such
public school or program is approved by the eligible
local education agency, and
``(D)(i) such public school is 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
``(ii) there is a reasonable 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.
``(2) Eligible local education agency.--For purposes of
this section, the term `eligible local education agency' means
any local educational agency as defined in section 9101 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
``(3) Qualified purpose.--The term `qualified purpose'
means, with respect to any qualified zone academy--
``(A) rehabilitating or repairing the public school
facility in which the academy is established,
``(B) providing equipment for use at such academy,
``(C) developing course materials for education to
be provided at such academy, and
``(D) training teachers and other school personnel
in such academy.
``(4) Qualified contributions.--The term `qualified
contribution' means any contribution (of a type and quality
acceptable to the eligible local education agency) of--
``(A) equipment for use in the qualified zone
academy (including state-of-the-art technology and
vocational equipment),
``(B) technical assistance in developing curriculum
or in training teachers in order to promote appropriate
market driven technology in the classroom,
``(C) services of employees as volunteer mentors,
``(D) internships, field trips, or other
educational opportunities outside the academy for
students, or
``(E) any other property or service specified by
the eligible local education agency.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Paragraph (1) of section 54A(d), as amended by sections
106 and 141, is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of
subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or'' at the end of
subparagraph (B), and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the
following new subparagraph:
``(C) a qualified zone academy bond,''.
(2) Subparagraph (C) of section 54A(d)(2), as amended by
sections 106 and 141, is amended by striking ``and'' at the end
of clause (i), by striking the period at the end of clause (ii)
and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following
new clause:
``(iii) in the case of a qualified zone
academy bond, a purpose specified in section
54D(a)(1).''.
(3) Section 1397E is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(m) Termination.--This section shall not apply to any obligation
issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.''.
(4) The table of sections for subpart I of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:
``Sec. 54D. Qualified zone academy bonds.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to obligations issued after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 232. TAX INCENTIVES FOR INVESTMENT IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
(a) Designation of Zone.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (f) of section 1400 is amended
by striking ``2007'' both places it appears and inserting
``2008''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
shall apply to periods beginning after December 31, 2007.
(b) Tax-Exempt Economic Development Bonds.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 1400A is amended
by striking ``2007'' and inserting ``2008''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection
shall apply to bonds issued after December 31, 2007.
(c) Zero Percent Capital Gains Rate.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 1400B is amended
by striking ``2008'' each place it appears and inserting
``2009''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 1400B(e)(2) is amended--
(i) by striking ``2012'' and inserting
``2013'', and
(ii) by striking ``2012'' in the heading
thereof and inserting ``2013''.
(B) Section 1400B(g)(2) is amended by striking
``2012'' and inserting ``2013''.
(C) Section 1400F(d) is amended by striking
``2012'' and inserting ``2013''.
(3) Effective dates.--
(A) Extension.--The amendments made by paragraph
(1) shall apply to acquisitions after December 31,
2007.
(B) Conforming amendments.--The amendments made by
paragraph (2) shall take effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(d) First-Time Homebuyer Credit.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (i) of section 1400C is amended
by striking ``2008'' and inserting ``2009''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection
shall apply to property purchased after December 31, 2007.
SEC. 233. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CREDIT FOR AMERICAN SAMOA.
(a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 119 of division A of the
Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 is amended--
(1) by striking ``first two taxable years'' and inserting
``first 3 taxable years'', and
(2) by striking ``January 1, 2008'' and inserting ``January
1, 2009''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007.
SEC. 234. ENHANCED CHARITABLE DEDUCTION FOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF FOOD
INVENTORY.
(a) In General.--Clause (iv) of section 170(e)(3)(C) is amended by
striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to contributions made after December 31, 2007.
SEC. 235. ENHANCED CHARITABLE DEDUCTION FOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF BOOK
INVENTORY TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
(a) In General.--Clause (iv) of section 170(e)(3)(D) is amended by
striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to contributions made after December 31, 2007.
SEC. 236. ENHANCED DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED COMPUTER CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (G) of section 170(e)(6) is amended
by striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to contributions made during taxable years beginning after December 31,
2007.
SEC. 237. BASIS ADJUSTMENT TO STOCK OF S CORPORATIONS MAKING CHARITABLE
CONTRIBUTIONS OF PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--The last sentence of section 1367(a)(2) is amended
by striking ``December 31, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 2008''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to contributions made in taxable years beginning after December 31,
2007.
SEC. 238. WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT FOR HURRICANE KATRINA EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 201(b) of the Katrina
Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005 is amended by striking ``2-year'' and
inserting ``3-year''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to individuals hired after August 27, 2007.
SEC. 239. SUBPART F EXCEPTION FOR ACTIVE FINANCING INCOME.
(a) Exempt Insurance Income.--Paragraph (10) of section 953(e)
(relating to application) is amended--
(1) by striking ``January 1, 2009'' and inserting ``January
1, 2010'', and
(2) by striking ``December 31, 2008'' and inserting
``December 31, 2009''.
(b) Exception to Treatment as Foreign Personal Holding Company
Income.--Paragraph (9) of section 954(h) (relating to application) is
amended by striking ``January 1, 2009'' and inserting ``January 1,
2010''.
SEC. 240. LOOK-THRU RULE FOR RELATED CONTROLLED FOREIGN CORPORATIONS.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (C) of section 954(c)(6) (relating to
application) is amended by striking ``January 1, 2009'' and inserting
``January 1, 2010''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to taxable years of foreign corporations beginning after December 31,
2008, and to taxable years of United States shareholders with or within
which such taxable years of foreign corporations end.
SEC. 241. EXPENSING FOR CERTAIN QUALIFIED FILM AND TELEVISION
PRODUCTIONS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (f) of section 181 is amended by
striking ``December 31, 2008'' and inserting ``December 31, 2009''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to productions commencing after December 31, 2008.
Subtitle C--Other Extensions
SEC. 251. AUTHORITY TO DISCLOSE INFORMATION RELATED TO TERRORIST
ACTIVITIES MADE PERMANENT.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (C) of section 6103(i)(3) is amended
by striking clause (iv).
(b) Disclosure on Request.--Paragraph (7) of section 6103(i) is
amended by striking subparagraph (E).
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to disclosures after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 252. AUTHORITY FOR UNDERCOVER OPERATIONS MADE PERMANENT.
(a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 7608 is amended by
striking paragraph (6).
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take
effect on January 1, 2008.
SEC. 253. AUTHORITY TO DISCLOSE RETURN INFORMATION FOR CERTAIN VETERANS
PROGRAMS MADE PERMANENT.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (7) of section 6103(l) is amended by
striking the last sentence thereof.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 6103(l)(7)(D)(viii)(III) is
amended by striking ``sections 1710(a)(1)(I), 1710(a)(2), 1710(b), and
1712(a)(2)(B)'' and inserting ``sections 1710(a)(2)(G), 1710(a)(3), and
1710(b)''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to requests made after September 30, 2008.
SEC. 254. INCREASE IN LIMIT ON COVER OVER OF RUM EXCISE TAX TO PUERTO
RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 7652(f) is amended by
striking ``January 1, 2008'' and inserting ``January 1, 2009''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to distilled spirits brought into the United States after December 31,
2007.
SEC. 255. PARITY IN THE APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LIMITS TO MENTAL HEALTH
BENEFITS.
Subsection (f) of section 9812 is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2), and
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following
new paragraphs:
``(3) on or after January 1, 2008, and before the date of
the enactment of the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of
2008, and
``(4) after December 31, 2008.''.
TITLE III--ADDITIONAL TAX RELIEF
Subtitle A--Individual Tax Relief
SEC. 301. ADDITIONAL STANDARD DEDUCTION FOR REAL PROPERTY TAXES FOR
NONITEMIZERS.
(a) In General.--Section 63(c)(1) (defining standard deduction) is
amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking
the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ``, and'', and
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(C) in the case of any taxable year beginning in
2008, the real property tax deduction.''.
(b) Definition.--Section 63(c) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(7) Real property tax deduction.--For purposes of
paragraph (1), the real property tax deduction is the lesser
of--
``(A) the amount allowable as a deduction under
this chapter for State and local taxes described in
section 164(a)(1), or
``(B) $350 ($700 in the case of a joint return).
Any taxes taken into account under section 62(a) shall not be
taken into account under this paragraph.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007.
SEC. 302. REFUNDABLE CHILD CREDIT.
(a) Modification of Threshold Amount.--Clause (i) of section
24(d)(1)(B) is amended by inserting ``($8,500 in the case of taxable
years beginning in 2008)'' after ``$10,000''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007.
SEC. 303. INCREASE OF AMT REFUNDABLE CREDIT AMOUNT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH
LONG-TERM UNUSED CREDITS FOR PRIOR YEAR MINIMUM TAX
LIABILITY, ETC.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 53(e) is amended to read
as follows:
``(2) AMT refundable credit amount.--For purposes of
paragraph (1), the term `AMT refundable credit amount' means,
with respect to any taxable year, the amount (not in excess of
the long-term unused minimum tax credit for such taxable year)
equal to the greater of--
``(A) 50 percent of the long-term unused minimum
tax credit for such taxable year, or
``(B) the amount (if any) of the AMT refundable
credit amount for the taxpayer's preceding taxable year
(determined without regard to subsection (f)(2)).''.
(b) Treatment of Certain Underpayments, Interest, and Penalties
Attributable to the Treatment of Incentive Stock Options.--Section 53
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(f) Treatment of Certain Underpayments, Interest, and Penalties
Attributable to the Treatment of Incentive Stock Options.--
``(1) Abatement.--Any 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.
``(2) Increase in credit for certain interest and penalties
already paid.--The AMT refundable 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).''.
(c) Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years
beginning after December 31, 2007.
(2) Abatement.--Section 53(f)(1) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as added by subsection (b), shall take effect on
the date of the enactment of this Act.
Subtitle B--Business Related Provisions
SEC. 311. UNIFORM TREATMENT OF ATTORNEY-ADVANCED EXPENSES AND COURT
COSTS IN CONTINGENCY FEE CASES.
(a) In General.--Section 162 is amended by redesignating subsection
(q) as subsection (r) and by inserting after subsection (p) the
following new subsection:
``(q) Attorney-Advanced Expenses and Court Costs in Contingency Fee
Cases.--In the case of any expense or court cost which is paid or
incurred in the course of the trade or business of practicing law and
the repayment of which is contingent on a recovery by judgment or
settlement in the action to which such expense or cost relates, the
deduction under subsection (a) shall be determined as if such expense
or cost was not subject to repayment.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to expenses and costs paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 312. PROVISIONS RELATED TO FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS.
(a) Modification of Limitation on Expensing.--Subparagraph (A) of
section 181(a)(2) is amended to read as follows:
``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to
so much of the aggregate cost of any qualified film or
television production as exceeds $15,000,000.''.
(b) Modifications to Deduction for Domestic Activities.--
(1) Determination of w-2 wages.--Paragraph (2) of section
199(b) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(D) Special rule for qualified film.--In the case
of a qualified film, such term shall include
compensation for services performed in the United
States by actors, production personnel, directors, and
producers.''.
(2) Definition of qualified film.--Paragraph (6) of section
199(c) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``A
qualified film shall include any copyrights, 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.''.
(3) Partnerships.--Subparagraph (A) of section 199(d)(1) is
amended by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (ii), by
striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting
``, and'', and by adding at the end the following new clause:
``(iv) in the case of each 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--
``(I) such partner or shareholder
shall be treated as having engaged
directly in any film produced by such
partnership or S corporation, and
``(II) such partnership or S
corporation shall be treated as having
engaged directly in any film produced
by such partner or shareholder.''.
(c) Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to
taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007.
(2) Expensing.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply to qualified film and television productions commencing
after December 31, 2007.
Subtitle C--Modification of Penalty on Understatement of Taxpayer's
Liability by Tax Return Preparer
SEC. 321. MODIFICATION OF PENALTY ON UNDERSTATEMENT OF TAXPAYER'S
LIABILITY BY TAX RETURN PREPARER.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 6694 (relating to
understatement due to unreasonable positions) is amended to read as
follows:
``(a) Understatement Due to Unreasonable Positions.--
``(1) In general.--If a tax return preparer--
``(A) prepares any return or claim of refund with
respect to which any part of an understatement of
liability is due to a position described in paragraph
(2), and
``(B) knew (or reasonably should have known) of the
position,
such 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.
``(2) Unreasonable position.--
``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in
this paragraph, a position is described in this
paragraph unless there is or was substantial authority
for the position.
``(B) Disclosed positions.--If the position was
disclosed as provided 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.
``(C) Tax shelters and reportable transactions.--If
the position 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.
``(3) Reasonable cause exception.--No penalty shall be
imposed under this subsection if it is shown that there is
reasonable cause for the understatement and the tax return
preparer acted in good faith.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall
apply--
(1) in the case of a position other than a 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
(2) in the case of a position described in such
subparagraph (C), to returns prepared for taxable years ending
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Subtitle D--Extension and Expansion of Certain GO Zone Incentives
SEC. 331. CERTAIN GO ZONE INCENTIVES.
(a) Use of Amended Income Tax Returns To Take Into Account Receipt
of Certain Hurricane-Related Casualty Loss Grants by Disallowing
Previously Taken Casualty Loss Deductions.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, if a taxpayer claims a deduction
for any taxable year with respect to a casualty loss to a
principal residence (within the meaning of section 121 of such
Code) resulting from Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, or
Hurricane Wilma and in a subsequent taxable year receives a
grant under Public Law 109-148, 109-234, or 110-116 as
reimbursement for such loss, such taxpayer may elect to file an
amended income tax return for the taxable year in which such
deduction was allowed (and for any taxable year to which such
deduction is carried) and reduce (but not below zero) the
amount of such deduction by the amount of such reimbursement.
(2) Time of filing amended return.--Paragraph (1) shall
apply with respect to any grant only if any amended income tax
returns with respect to such grant are filed not later than the
later of--
(A) the due date for filing the tax return for the
taxable year in which the taxpayer receives such grant,
or
(B) the date which is 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(3) Waiver of penalties and interest.--Any underpayment of
tax resulting from the reduction under paragraph (1) of the
amount otherwise allowable as a deduction shall not be subject
to any penalty or interest under such Code if such tax is paid
not later than 1 year after the filing of the amended return to
which such reduction relates.
(b) Waiver of Deadline on Construction of GO Zone Property Eligible
for Bonus Depreciation.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 1400N(d)(3) is
amended to read as follows:
``(B) without regard to `and before January 1,
2009' in clause (i) thereof, and''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection
shall apply to property placed in service after December 31,
2007.
(c) Inclusion of Certain Counties in Gulf Opportunity Zone for
Purposes of Tax-Exempt Bond Financing.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 1400N is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(8) Inclusion of certain counties.--For purposes of this
subsection, the Gulf Opportunity Zone includes Colbert County,
Alabama and Dallas County, Alabama.''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection
shall take effect as if included in the provisions of the Gulf
Opportunity Zone Act of 2005 to which it relates.
TITLE IV--REVENUE PROVISIONS
SEC. 401. NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION FROM CERTAIN TAX
INDIFFERENT PARTIES.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part II of subchapter E of chapter 1
is amended by inserting after section 457 the following new section:
``SEC. 457A. NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION FROM CERTAIN TAX
INDIFFERENT PARTIES.
``(a) In General.--Any compensation 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.
``(b) Nonqualified Entity.--For purposes of this section, the term
`nonqualified entity' means--
``(1) any foreign corporation unless substantially all of
its income is--
``(A) effectively connected with the conduct of a
trade or business in the United States, or
``(B) subject to a comprehensive foreign income
tax, and
``(2) any partnership unless substantially all of its
income is allocated to persons other than--
``(A) foreign persons with respect to whom such
income is not subject to a comprehensive foreign income
tax, and
``(B) organizations which are exempt from tax under
this title.
``(c) Determinability of Amounts of Compensation.--
``(1) In general.--If the amount of any compensation is not
determinable at the time that such compensation is otherwise
includible in gross income under subsection (a)--
``(A) such amount shall be so includible in gross
income when determinable, and
``(B) the tax imposed under this chapter for the
taxable year in which such compensation is includible
in gross income shall be increased by the sum of--
``(i) the amount of interest determined
under paragraph (2), and
``(ii) an amount equal to 20 percent of the
amount of such compensation.
``(2) Interest.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(i), the
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.
``(d) Other Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this
section--
``(1) Substantial risk of forfeiture.--
``(A) In general.--The rights of a person to
compensation shall be treated 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.
``(B) Exception for compensation based on gain
recognized on an investment asset.--
``(i) In general.--To the extent provided
in regulations prescribed by the 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.
``(ii) Investment asset.--For purposes of
clause (i), the term `investment asset' means
any single asset (other than an investment fund
or similar entity)--
``(I) acquired directly by an
investment fund or similar entity,
``(II) with respect to which 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
``(III) substantially all of any
gain on the disposition of which (other
than such deferred compensation) is
allocated to investors in such entity.
``(iii) Coordination with special rule.--
Paragraph (3)(B) shall not apply to any
compensation to which clause (i) applies.
``(2) Comprehensive foreign income tax.--The term
`comprehensive foreign income tax' means, with respect to any
foreign person, the income tax of a foreign country if--
``(A) such person is eligible for the benefits of a
comprehensive income tax treaty between such foreign
country and the United States, or
``(B) such person demonstrates to the satisfaction
of the Secretary that such foreign country has a
comprehensive income tax.
``(3) Nonqualified deferred compensation plan.--
``(A) In general.--The term `nonqualified deferred
compensation plan' has the meaning given such term
under section 409A(d), except that 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.
``(B) Exception.--Compensation shall not be treated
as 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.
``(4) Exception for certain compensation with respect to
effectively connected income.--In the case a foreign
corporation with 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.
``(5) Application of rules.--Rules similar to the rules of
paragraphs (5) and (6) of section 409A(d) shall apply.
``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 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.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 26(b)(2) is amended by striking
``and'' at the end of subparagraph (U), by striking the period at the
end of subparagraph (V) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:
``(W) section 457A(c)(1)(B) (relating to
determinability of amounts of compensation).''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of 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:
``Sec. 457A. Nonqualified deferred compensation from certain tax
indifferent parties.''.
(d) Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to
amounts deferred which are attributable to services performed
after December 31, 2008.
(2) Application to existing deferrals.--In the case of any
amount deferred to which the 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--
(A) the last taxable year beginning before 2018, or
(B) the taxable year in which 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).
(3) Charitable contributions of existing deferrals
permitted.--
(A) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 170 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall not apply to
(and subsections (b) and (d) of such section shall be
applied without regard to) so much of the taxpayer's
qualified contributions made during the taxpayer's last
taxable year beginning before 2018 as does not exceed
the taxpayer's qualified inclusion amount. For purposes
of subsection (b) of section 170 of such Code, the
taxpayer's contribution base for such last taxable year
shall be reduced by the amount of the taxpayer's
qualified contributions to which such subsection does
not apply by reason the preceding sentence.
(B) Qualified contributions.--For purposes of this
paragraph, the term ``qualified contributions'' means
the aggregate charitable contributions (as defined in
section 170(c) of such Code) paid in cash by the
taxpayer to organizations described in section
170(b)(1)(A) of such Code (other than any organization
described in section 509(a)(3) of such Code or any fund
or account described in section 4966(d)(2) of such
Code).
(C) Qualified inclusion amount.--For purposes of
this paragraph, the term ``qualified inclusion amount''
means the amount includible in the taxpayer's gross
income for the last taxable year beginning before 2018
by reason of paragraph (2).
(4) Accelerated payments.--No later than 120 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.
(5) Certain back-to-back arrangements.--If the taxpayer is
also a service recipient and 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.
(6) Accelerated payment not treated as material
modification.--Any amendment to a nonqualified deferred
compensation arrangement made pursuant to paragraph (4) or (5)
shall not be treated as a material modification of the
arrangement for purposes of section 409A of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.
SEC. 402. DELAY IN APPLICATION OF WORLDWIDE ALLOCATION OF INTEREST.
(a) In General.--Paragraphs (5)(D) and (6) of section 864(f) are
each amended by striking ``December 31, 2008'' and inserting ``December
31, 2018''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008.
SEC. 403. TIME FOR PAYMENT OF CORPORATE ESTIMATED TAXES.
(a) Repeal of Adjustment for 2012.--Subparagraph (B) of section
401(1) of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 is
amended by striking the percentage contained therein and inserting
``100 percent''.
(b) Modification of Adjustment for 2013.--The percentage under
subparagraph (C) of section 401(1) of the Tax Increase Prevention and
Reconciliation Act of 2005 in effect on the date of the enactment of
this Act is increased by 37.75 percentage points.
Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2008.
Attest:
Clerk.
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6049
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AN ACT
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
purposes.