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Thursday, October 2, 2008, 3:00 AM

H.R. 1424: Bailout Bill, Part 9


16                    AFTER 2007.

17       (a) IN GENERAL.--Subsection (b) of section 45M is
18 amended to read as follows:
19       ``(b) APPLICABLE AMOUNT.--For purposes of sub-
20 section (a)--
21              ``(1) DISHWASHERS.--The applicable amount
22       is--
23                     ``(A) $45 in the case of a dishwasher which
24              is manufactured in calendar year 2008 or 2009

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 1             and which uses no more than 324 kilowatt
 2             hours per year and 5.8 gallons per cycle, and
 3                     ``(B) $75 in the case of a dishwasher
 4             which is manufactured in calendar year 2008,
 5             2009, or 2010 and which uses no more than
 6             307 kilowatt hours per year and 5.0 gallons per
 7             cycle (5.5 gallons per cycle for dishwashers de-
 8             signed for greater than 12 place settings).
 9             ``(2)     CLOTHES       WASHERS.--The     applicable
10       amount is--
11                     ``(A) $75 in the case of a residential top-
12             loading clothes washer manufactured in cal-
13             endar year 2008 which meets or exceeds a 1.72
14             modified energy factor and does not exceed a
15             8.0 water consumption factor,
16                     ``(B) $125 in the case of a residential top-
17             loading clothes washer manufactured in cal-
18             endar year 2008 or 2009 which meets or ex-
19             ceeds a 1.8 modified energy factor and does not
20             exceed a 7.5 water consumption factor,
21                     ``(C) $150 in the case of a residential or
22             commercial clothes washer manufactured in cal-
23             endar year 2008, 2009, or 2010 which meets or
24             exceeds 2.0 modified energy factor and does not
25             exceed a 6.0 water consumption factor, and

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 1                    ``(D) $250 in the case of a residential or
 2              commercial clothes washer manufactured in cal-
 3              endar year 2008, 2009, or 2010 which meets or
 4              exceeds 2.2 modified energy factor and does not
 5              exceed a 4.5 water consumption factor.
 6              ``(3) REFRIGERATORS.--The applicable amount
 7       is--
 8                    ``(A) $50 in the case of a refrigerator
 9              which is manufactured in calendar year 2008,
10              and consumes at least 20 percent but not more
11              than 22.9 percent less kilowatt hours per year
12              than the 2001 energy conservation standards,
13                    ``(B) $75 in the case of a refrigerator
14              which is manufactured in calendar year 2008 or
15              2009, and consumes at least 23 percent but no
16              more than 24.9 percent less kilowatt hours per
17              year than the 2001 energy conservation stand-
18              ards,
19                    ``(C) $100 in the case of a refrigerator
20              which is manufactured in calendar year 2008,
21              2009, or 2010, and consumes at least 25 per-
22              cent but not more than 29.9 percent less kilo-
23              watt hours per year than the 2001 energy con-
24              servation standards, and

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 1                      ``(D) $200 in the case of a refrigerator
 2              manufactured in calendar year 2008, 2009, or
 3              2010 and which consumes at least 30 percent
 4              less energy than the 2001 energy conservation
 5              standards.''.
 6       (b) ELIGIBLE PRODUCTION.--
 7              (1) SIMILAR         TREATMENT      FOR   ALL   APPLI-

 8       ANCES.--Subsection          (c) of section 45M is amend-
 9       ed--
10                      (A) by striking paragraph (2),
11                      (B) by striking ``(1) IN   GENERAL''   and all
12              that follows through ``the eligible'' and inserting
13              ``The eligible'',
14                      (C) by moving the text of such subsection
15              in line with the subsection heading, and
16                      (D) by redesignating subparagraphs (A)
17              and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively,
18              and by moving such paragraphs 2 ems to the
19              left.
20              (2) MODIFICATION          OF BASE PERIOD.--Para-

21       graph (2) of section 45M(c), as amended by para-
22       graph (1), is amended by striking ``3-calendar year''
23       and inserting ``2-calendar year''.

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 1       (c) TYPES     OF   ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLIANCES.--
 2 Subsection (d) of section 45M is amended to read as fol-
 3 lows:
 4       ``(d) TYPES    OF   ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLIANCE.--
 5 For purposes of this section, the types of energy efficient
 6 appliances are--
 7             ``(1) dishwashers described in subsection (b)(1),
 8             ``(2) clothes washers described in subsection
 9       (b)(2), and
10             ``(3)   refrigerators   described   in   subsection
11       (b)(3).''.
12       (d) AGGREGATE CREDIT AMOUNT ALLOWED.--
13             (1) INCREASE    IN LIMIT.--Paragraph     (1) of sec-
14       tion 45M(e) is amended to read as follows:
15             ``(1) AGGREGATE    CREDIT AMOUNT ALLOWED.--

16       The aggregate amount of credit allowed under sub-
17       section (a) with respect to a taxpayer for any tax-
18       able year shall not exceed $75,000,000 reduced by
19       the amount of the credit allowed under subsection
20       (a) to the taxpayer (or any predecessor) for all prior
21       taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007.''.
22             (2) EXCEPTION      FOR CERTAIN REFRIGERATOR

23       AND CLOTHES WASHERS.--Paragraph            (2) of section
24       45M(e) is amended to read as follows:

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 1             ``(2) AMOUNT      ALLOWED FOR CERTAIN REFRIG-

 2       ERATORS AND CLOTHES WASHERS.--Refrigerators

 3       described in subsection (b)(3)(D) and clothes wash-
 4       ers described in subsection (b)(2)(D) shall not be
 5       taken into account under paragraph (1).''.
 6       (e) QUALIFIED ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLIANCES.--
 7             (1) IN    GENERAL.--Paragraph       (1) of section
 8       45M(f) is amended to read as follows:
 9             ``(1) QUALIFIED         ENERGY   EFFICIENT   APPLI-

10       ANCE.--The      term `qualified energy efficient appli-
11       ance' means--
12                    ``(A) any dishwasher described in sub-
13             section (b)(1),
14                    ``(B) any clothes washer described in sub-
15             section (b)(2), and
16                    ``(C) any refrigerator described in sub-
17             section (b)(3).''.
18             (2) CLOTHES       WASHER.--Section    45M(f)(3) is
19       amended by inserting ``commercial'' before ``residen-
20       tial'' the second place it appears.
21             (3) TOP-LOADING          CLOTHES   WASHER.--Sub-

22       section (f) of section 45M is amended by redesig-
23       nating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) as para-
24       graphs (5), (6), (7), and (8), respectively, and by in-

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 1       serting after paragraph (3) the following new para-
 2       graph:
 3              ``(4) TOP-LOADING      CLOTHES   WASHER.--The

 4       term `top-loading clothes washer' means a clothes
 5       washer which has the clothes container compartment
 6       access located on the top of the machine and which
 7       operates on a vertical axis.''.
 8              (4) REPLACEMENT       OF ENERGY FACTOR.--Sec-

 9       tion 45M(f)(6), as redesignated by paragraph (3), is
10       amended to read as follows:
11              ``(6) MODIFIED   ENERGY FACTOR.--The      term
12       `modified energy factor' means the modified energy
13       factor established by the Department of Energy for
14       compliance with the Federal energy conservation
15       standard.''.
16              (5) GALLONS     PER CYCLE; WATER CONSUMP-

17       TION     FACTOR.--Section     45M(f), as amended by
18       paragraph (3), is amended by adding at the end the
19       following:
20              ``(9) GALLONS   PER CYCLE.--The   term `gallons
21       per cycle' means, with respect to a dishwasher, the
22       amount of water, expressed in gallons, required to
23       complete a normal cycle of a dishwasher.
24              ``(10) WATER     CONSUMPTION     FACTOR.--The

25       term `water consumption factor' means, with respect

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 1       to a clothes washer, the quotient of the total weight-
 2       ed per-cycle water consumption divided by the cubic
 3       foot (or liter) capacity of the clothes washer.''.
 4       (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by
 5 this section shall apply to appliances produced after De-
 6 cember 31, 2007.
 7   SEC. 306. ACCELERATED RECOVERY PERIOD FOR DEPRE-

 8                    CIATION OF SMART METERS AND SMART

 9                    GRID SYSTEMS.

10       (a) IN GENERAL.--Section 168(e)(3)(D) is amended
11 by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (i), by striking the
12 period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting a comma,
13 and by inserting after clause (ii) the following new clauses:
14                          ``(iii) any qualified smart electric
15                     meter, and
16                          ``(iv) any qualified smart electric grid
17                     system.''.
18       (b) DEFINITIONS.--Section 168(i) is amended by in-
19 serting at the end the following new paragraph:
20             ``(18) QUALIFIED        SMART ELECTRIC METERS.--

21                     ``(A) IN     GENERAL.--The   term `qualified
22             smart electric meter' means any smart electric
23             meter which--

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 1                           ``(i) is placed in service by a taxpayer
 2                    who is a supplier of electric energy or a
 3                    provider of electric energy services, and
 4                           ``(ii) does not have a class life (deter-
 5                    mined without regard to subsection (e)) of
 6                    less than 16 years.
 7                    ``(B) SMART     ELECTRIC METER.--For       pur-
 8             poses of subparagraph (A), the term `smart
 9             electric meter' means any time-based meter and
10             related communication equipment which is ca-
11             pable of being used by the taxpayer as part of
12             a system that--
13                           ``(i) measures and records electricity
14                    usage data on a time-differentiated basis
15                    in at least 24 separate time segments per
16                    day,
17                           ``(ii) provides for the exchange of in-
18                    formation between supplier or provider and
19                    the customer's electric meter in support of
20                    time-based rates or other forms of demand
21                    response,
22                           ``(iii) provides data to such supplier or
23                    provider so that the supplier or provider
24                    can provide energy usage information to
25                    customers electronically, and

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 1                         ``(iv) provides net metering.
 2             ``(19) QUALIFIED           SMART ELECTRIC GRID SYS-

 3       TEMS.--

 4                    ``(A) IN      GENERAL.--The    term `qualified
 5             smart electric grid system' means any smart
 6             grid property which--
 7                         ``(i) is used as part of a system for
 8                    electric distribution grid communications,
 9                    monitoring, and management placed in
10                    service by a taxpayer who is a supplier of
11                    electric energy or a provider of electric en-
12                    ergy services, and
13                         ``(ii) does not have a class life (deter-
14                    mined without regard to subsection (e)) of
15                    less than 16 years.
16                    ``(B) SMART         GRID PROPERTY.--For     the
17             purposes of subparagraph (A), the term `smart
18             grid property' means electronics and related
19             equipment that is capable of--
20                         ``(i) sensing, collecting, and moni-
21                    toring data of or from all portions of a
22                    utility's electric distribution grid,
23                         ``(ii)    providing   real-time,   two-way
24                    communications to monitor or manage
25                    such grid, and

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 1                         ``(iii) providing real time analysis of
 2                     and event prediction based upon collected
 3                     data that can be used to improve electric
 4                     distribution system reliability, quality, and
 5                     performance.''.
 6       (c) CONTINUED APPLICATION          OF   150 PERCENT DE-
 7   CLINING   BALANCE METHOD.--Paragraph (2) of section
 8 168(b) is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of subpara-
 9 graph (B), by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subpara-
10 graph (D), and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the
11 following new subparagraph:
12                     ``(C) any property (other than property de-
13             scribed in paragraph (3)) which is a qualified
14             smart electric meter or qualified smart electric
15             grid system, or''.
16       (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by
17 this section shall apply to property placed in service after
18 the date of the enactment of this Act.
19   SEC. 307. QUALIFIED GREEN BUILDING AND SUSTAINABLE

20                    DESIGN PROJECTS.

21       (a) IN GENERAL.--Paragraph (8) of section 142(l)
22 is amended by striking ``September 30, 2009'' and insert-
23 ing ``September 30, 2012''.
24       (b)    TREATMENT           OF   CURRENT       REFUNDING
25 BONDS.--Paragraph (9) of section 142(l) is amended by

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 1 striking ``October 1, 2009'' and inserting ``October 1,
 2 2012''.
 3         (c) ACCOUNTABILITY.--The second sentence of sec-
 4 tion 701(d) of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004
 5 is amended by striking ``issuance,'' and inserting
 6 ``issuance of the last issue with respect to such project,''.
 7   SEC. 308. SPECIAL DEPRECIATION ALLOWANCE FOR CER-

 8                    TAIN REUSE AND RECYCLING PROPERTY.

 9         (a) IN GENERAL.--Section 168 is amended by adding
10 at the end the following new subsection:
11         ``(m) SPECIAL ALLOWANCE        FOR   CERTAIN REUSE
12   AND   RECYCLING PROPERTY.--
13             ``(1) IN   GENERAL.--In   the case of any qualified
14         reuse and recycling property--
15                     ``(A) the depreciation deduction provided
16             by section 167(a) for the taxable year in which
17             such property is placed in service shall include
18             an allowance equal to 50 percent of the ad-
19             justed basis of the qualified reuse and recycling
20             property, and
21                     ``(B) the adjusted basis of the qualified
22             reuse and recycling property shall be reduced by
23             the amount of such deduction before computing
24             the amount otherwise allowable as a deprecia-

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 1             tion deduction under this chapter for such tax-
 2             able year and any subsequent taxable year.
 3             ``(2) QUALIFIED     REUSE AND RECYCLING PROP-

 4       ERTY.--For      purposes of this subsection--
 5                    ``(A) IN    GENERAL.--The    term `qualified
 6             reuse and recycling property' means any reuse
 7             and recycling property--
 8                        ``(i) to which this section applies,
 9                        ``(ii) which has a useful life of at least
10                    5 years,
11                        ``(iii) the original use of which com-
12                    mences with the taxpayer after August 31,
13                    2008, and
14                        ``(iv) which is--
15                               ``(I) acquired by purchase (as de-
16                        fined in section 179(d)(2)) by the tax-
17                        payer after August 31, 2008, but only
18                        if no written binding contract for the
19                        acquisition was in effect before Sep-
20                        tember 1, 2008, or
21                               ``(II) acquired by the taxpayer
22                        pursuant to a written binding contract
23                        which was entered into after August
24                        31, 2008.
25                    ``(B) EXCEPTIONS.--

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 1                            ``(i) BONUS    DEPRECIATION PROPERTY

 2                    UNDER SUBSECTION         (k).--The term `quali-
 3                    fied reuse and recycling property' shall not
 4                    include any property to which section
 5                    168(k) applies.
 6                            ``(ii)    ALTERNATIVE     DEPRECIATION

 7                    PROPERTY.--The         term `qualified reuse and
 8                    recycling property' shall not include any
 9                    property to which the alternative deprecia-
10                    tion system under subsection (g) applies,
11                    determined without regard to paragraph
12                    (7) of subsection (g) (relating to election to
13                    have system apply).
14                            ``(iii) ELECTION   OUT.--If   a taxpayer
15                    makes an election under this clause with
16                    respect to any class of property for any
17                    taxable year, this subsection shall not
18                    apply to all property in such class placed
19                    in service during such taxable year.
20                    ``(C)      SPECIAL     RULE     FOR   SELF-CON-

21             STRUCTED PROPERTY.--In               the case of a tax-
22             payer manufacturing, constructing, or pro-
23             ducing property for the taxpayer's own use, the
24             requirements of clause (iv) of subparagraph (A)
25             shall be treated as met if the taxpayer begins

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 1             manufacturing, constructing, or producing the
 2             property after August 31, 2008.
 3                    ``(D)     DEDUCTION       ALLOWED     IN   COM-

 4             PUTING MINIMUM TAX.--For            purposes of deter-
 5             mining alternative minimum taxable income
 6             under section 55, the deduction under sub-
 7             section (a) for qualified reuse and recycling
 8             property shall be determined under this section
 9             without regard to any adjustment under section
10             56.
11             ``(3) DEFINITIONS.--For purposes of this sub-
12       section--
13                    ``(A) REUSE        AND RECYCLING PROPERTY.--

14                            ``(i) IN   GENERAL.--The    term `reuse
15                    and recycling property' means any machin-
16                    ery and equipment (not including buildings
17                    or real estate), along with all appur-
18                    tenances thereto, including software nec-
19                    essary to operate such equipment, which is
20                    used exclusively to collect, distribute, or re-
21                    cycle qualified reuse and recyclable mate-
22                    rials.
23                            ``(ii) EXCLUSION.--Such term does
24                    not include rolling stock or other equip-

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 1                    ment used to transport reuse and recycla-
 2                    ble materials.
 3                    ``(B) QUALIFIED     REUSE AND RECYCLABLE

 4             MATERIALS.--

 5                         ``(i) IN    GENERAL.--The   term `quali-
 6                    fied reuse and recyclable materials' means
 7                    scrap plastic, scrap glass, scrap textiles,
 8                    scrap rubber, scrap packaging, recovered
 9                    fiber, scrap ferrous and nonferrous metals,
10                    or electronic scrap generated by an indi-
11                    vidual or business.
12                         ``(ii) ELECTRONIC    SCRAP.--For   pur-
13                    poses of clause (i), the term `electronic
14                    scrap' means--
15                              ``(I) any cathode ray tube, flat
16                         panel screen, or similar video display
17                         device with a screen size greater than
18                         4 inches measured diagonally, or
19                              ``(II) any central processing unit.
20                    ``(C) RECYCLING     OR RECYCLE.--The    term
21             `recycling' or `recycle' means that process (in-
22             cluding sorting) by which worn or superfluous
23             materials are manufactured or processed into
24             specification grade commodities that are suit-
25             able for use as a replacement or substitute for

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 1             virgin materials in manufacturing tangible con-
 2             sumer and commercial products, including
 3             packaging.''.
 4       (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendment made by
 5 this section shall apply to property placed in service after
 6 August 31, 2008.
 7               TITLE IV--REVENUE
 8                  PROVISIONS
 9   SEC. 401. LIMITATION OF DEDUCTION FOR INCOME AT-

10                    TRIBUTABLE TO DOMESTIC PRODUCTION OF

11                    OIL, GAS, OR PRIMARY PRODUCTS THEREOF.

12       (a) IN GENERAL.--Section 199(d) is amended by re-
13 designating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10) and by in-
14 serting after paragraph (8) the following new paragraph:
15             ``(9) SPECIAL      RULE FOR TAXPAYERS WITH OIL

16       RELATED QUALIFIED PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES IN-

17       COME.--

18                     ``(A) IN   GENERAL.--If   a taxpayer has oil
19             related qualified production activities income for
20             any taxable year beginning after 2009, the
21             amount otherwise allowable as a deduction
22             under subsection (a) shall be reduced by 3 per-
23             cent of the least of--

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 1                         ``(i) the oil related qualified produc-
 2                    tion activities income of the taxpayer for
 3                    the taxable year,
 4                         ``(ii) the qualified production activities
 5                    income of the taxpayer for the taxable
 6                    year, or
 7                         ``(iii)    taxable    income    (determined
 8                    without regard to this section).
 9                    ``(B) OIL      RELATED QUALIFIED PRODUC-

10             TION    ACTIVITIES          INCOME.--For   purposes of
11             this paragraph, the term `oil related qualified
12             production activities income' means for any tax-
13             able year the qualified production activities in-
14             come which is attributable to the production,
15             refining, processing, transportation, or distribu-
16             tion of oil, gas, or any primary product thereof
17             during such taxable year.
18                    ``(C) PRIMARY        PRODUCT.--For   purposes of
19             this paragraph, the term `primary product' has
20             the same meaning as when used in section
21             927(a)(2)(C), as in effect before its repeal.''.
22       (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.--Section 199(d)(2)
23 (relating to application to individuals) is amended by
24 striking ``subsection (a)(1)(B)'' and inserting ``subsections
25 (a)(1)(B) and (d)(9)(A)(iii)''.

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 1       (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by
 2 this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
 3 December 31, 2008.
 4   SEC. 402. ELIMINATION OF THE DIFFERENT TREATMENT

 5                    OF FOREIGN OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION IN-

 6                    COME AND FOREIGN OIL RELATED INCOME

 7                    FOR PURPOSES OF THE FOREIGN TAX CRED-

 8                    IT.

 9       (a) IN GENERAL.--Subsections (a) and (b) of section
10 907 (relating to special rules in case of foreign oil and
11 gas income) are amended to read as follows:
12       ``(a) REDUCTION       IN   AMOUNT ALLOWED    AS   FOREIGN
13 TAX UNDER SECTION 901.--In applying section 901, the
14 amount of any foreign oil and gas taxes paid or accrued
15 (or deemed to have been paid) during the taxable year
16 which would (but for this subsection) be taken into ac-
17 count for purposes of section 901 shall be reduced by the
18 amount (if any) by which the amount of such taxes ex-
19 ceeds the product of--
20             ``(1) the amount of the combined foreign oil
21       and gas income for the taxable year,
22             ``(2) multiplied by--
23                     ``(A) in the case of a corporation, the per-
24             centage which is equal to the highest rate of tax
25             specified under section 11(b), or

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 1                    ``(B) in the case of an individual, a frac-
 2             tion the numerator of which is the tax against
 3             which the credit under section 901(a) is taken
 4             and the denominator of which is the taxpayer's
 5             entire taxable income.
 6       ``(b) COMBINED FOREIGN OIL            AND   GAS INCOME;
 7 FOREIGN OIL AND GAS TAXES.--For purposes of this sec-
 8 tion--
 9             ``(1) COMBINED       FOREIGN OIL AND GAS IN-

10       COME.--The      term `combined foreign oil and gas in-
11       come' means, with respect to any taxable year, the
12       sum of--
13                    ``(A) foreign oil and gas extraction income,
14             and
15                    ``(B) foreign oil related income.
16             ``(2) FOREIGN     OIL AND GAS TAXES.--The        term
17       `foreign oil and gas taxes' means, with respect to
18       any taxable year, the sum of--
19                    ``(A) oil and gas extraction taxes, and
20                    ``(B) any income, war profits, and excess
21             profits taxes paid or accrued (or deemed to
22             have been paid or accrued under section 902 or
23             960) during the taxable year with respect to
24             foreign oil related income (determined without
25             regard to subsection (c)(4)) or loss which would

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 1             be taken into account for purposes of section
 2             901 without regard to this section.''.
 3       (b) RECAPTURE           OF     FOREIGN OIL     AND   GAS
 4 LOSSES.--Paragraph (4) of section 907(c) (relating to re-
 5 capture of foreign oil and gas extraction losses by re-
 6 characterizing later extraction income) is amended to read
 7 as follows:
 8             ``(4) RECAPTURE          OF FOREIGN OIL AND GAS

 9       LOSSES BY RECHARACTERIZING LATER COMBINED

10       FOREIGN OIL AND GAS INCOME.--

11                    ``(A) IN   GENERAL.--The   combined foreign
12             oil and gas income of a taxpayer for a taxable
13             year (determined without regard to this para-
14             graph) shall be reduced--
15                        ``(i) first by the amount determined
16                    under subparagraph (B), and
17                        ``(ii) then by the amount determined
18                    under subparagraph (C).
19             The aggregate amount of such reductions shall
20             be treated as income (from sources without the
21             United States) which is not combined foreign
22             oil and gas income.
23                    ``(B) REDUCTION      FOR PRE-2009 FOREIGN

24             OIL     EXTRACTION        LOSSES.--The   reduction

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 1             under this paragraph shall be equal to the less-
 2             er of--
 3                        ``(i) the foreign oil and gas extraction
 4                    income of the taxpayer for the taxable year
 5                    (determined without regard to this para-
 6                    graph), or
 7                        ``(ii) the excess of--
 8                             ``(I) the aggregate amount of for-
 9                        eign oil extraction losses for preceding
10                        taxable years beginning after Decem-
11                        ber 31, 1982, and before January 1,
12                        2009, over
13                             ``(II) so much of such aggregate
14                        amount as was recharacterized under
15                        this paragraph (as in effect before
16                        and after the date of the enactment of
17                        the Energy Improvement and Exten-
18                        sion Act of 2008) for preceding tax-
19                        able years beginning after December
20                        31, 1982.
21                    ``(C) REDUCTION    FOR POST-2008 FOREIGN

22             OIL AND GAS LOSSES.--The            reduction under
23             this paragraph shall be equal to the lesser of--
24                        ``(i) the combined foreign oil and gas
25                    income of the taxpayer for the taxable year

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 1                    (determined without regard to this para-
 2                    graph), reduced by an amount equal to the
 3                    reduction under subparagraph (A) for the
 4                    taxable year, or
 5                        ``(ii) the excess of--
 6                             ``(I) the aggregate amount of for-
 7                        eign oil and gas losses for preceding
 8                        taxable years beginning after Decem-
 9                        ber 31, 2008, over
10                             ``(II) so much of such aggregate
11                        amount as was recharacterized under
12                        this paragraph for preceding taxable
13                        years beginning after December 31,
14                        2008.
15                    ``(D) FOREIGN      OIL AND GAS LOSS DE-

16             FINED.--

17                        ``(i) IN   GENERAL.--For   purposes of
18                    this paragraph, the term `foreign oil and
19                    gas loss' means the amount by which--
20                             ``(I) the gross income for the tax-
21                        able year from sources without the
22                        United States and its possessions
23                        (whether or not the taxpayer chooses
24                        the benefits of this subpart for such
25                        taxable year) taken into account in

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 1                        determining the combined foreign oil
 2                        and gas income for such year, is ex-
 3                        ceeded by
 4                             ``(II) the sum of the deductions
 5                        properly     apportioned    or   allocated
 6                        thereto.
 7                        ``(ii) NET   OPERATING LOSS DEDUC-

 8                    TION NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.--For

 9                    purposes of clause (i), the net operating
10                    loss deduction allowable for the taxable
11                    year under section 172(a) shall not be
12                    taken into account.
13                        ``(iii) EXPROPRIATION      AND CASUALTY

14                    LOSSES NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.--For

15                    purposes of clause (i), there shall not be
16                    taken into account--
17                             ``(I) any foreign expropriation
18                        loss (as defined in section 172(h) (as
19                        in effect on the day before the date of
20                        the enactment of the Revenue Rec-
21                        onciliation Act of 1990)) for the tax-
22                        able year, or
23                             ``(II) any loss for the taxable
24                        year which arises from fire, storm,

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 1                         shipwreck, or other casualty, or from
 2                         theft,
 3                    to the extent such loss is not compensated
 4                    for by insurance or otherwise.
 5                         ``(iv)    FOREIGN      OIL     EXTRACTION

 6                    LOSS.--For      purposes    of    subparagraph
 7                    (B)(ii)(I), foreign oil extraction losses shall
 8                    be determined under this paragraph as in
 9                    effect on the day before the date of the en-
10                    actment of the Energy Improvement and
11                    Extension Act of 2008.''.
12       (c) CARRYBACK        AND    CARRYOVER     OF     DISALLOWED
13 CREDITS.--Section 907(f) (relating to carryback and car-
14 ryover of disallowed credits) is amended--
15             (1) by striking ``oil and gas extraction taxes''
16       each place it appears and inserting ``foreign oil and
17       gas taxes'', and
18             (2) by adding at the end the following new
19       paragraph:
20             ``(4) TRANSITION           RULES FOR PRE-2009 AND

21       2009 DISALLOWED CREDITS.--

22                    ``(A) PRE-2009       CREDITS.--In    the case of
23             any unused credit year beginning before Janu-
24             ary 1, 2009, this subsection shall be applied to
25             any unused oil and gas extraction taxes carried

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 1             from such unused credit year to a year begin-
 2             ning after December 31, 2008--
 3                        ``(i) by substituting `oil and gas ex-
 4                    traction taxes' for `foreign oil and gas
 5                    taxes' each place it appears in paragraphs
 6                    (1), (2), and (3), and
 7                        ``(ii) by computing, for purposes of
 8                    paragraph (2)(A), the limitation under
 9                    subparagraph (A) for the year to which
10                    such taxes are carried by substituting `for-
11                    eign oil and gas extraction income' for `for-
12                    eign oil and gas income' in subsection (a).
13                    ``(B) 2009   CREDITS.--In   the case of any
14             unused credit year beginning in 2009, the
15             amendments made to this subsection by the En-
16             ergy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008
17             shall be treated as being in effect for any pre-
18             ceding year beginning before January 1, 2009,
19             solely for purposes of determining how much of
20             the unused foreign oil and gas taxes for such
21             unused credit year may be deemed paid or ac-
22             crued in such preceding year.''.
23       (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.--Section 6501(i) is
24 amended by striking ``oil and gas extraction taxes'' and
25 inserting ``foreign oil and gas taxes''.

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 1       (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by
 2 this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
 3 December 31, 2008.
 4   SEC. 403. BROKER REPORTING OF CUSTOMER'S BASIS IN

 5                    SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS.

 6       (a) IN GENERAL.--
 7             (1)     BROKER      REPORTING   FOR    SECURITIES

 8       TRANSACTIONS.--Section         6045 is amended by add-
 9       ing at the end the following new subsection:
10       ``(g) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED            IN THE

11 CASE OF SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS, ETC.--
12             ``(1) IN   GENERAL.--If   a broker is otherwise re-
13       quired to make a return under subsection (a) with
14       respect to the gross proceeds of the sale of a covered
15       security, the broker shall include in such return the
16       information described in paragraph (2).
17             ``(2) ADDITIONAL     INFORMATION REQUIRED.--

18                     ``(A) IN   GENERAL.--The   information re-
19             quired under paragraph (1) to be shown on a
20             return with respect to a covered security of a
21             customer shall include the customer's adjusted
22             basis in such security and whether any gain or
23             loss with respect to such security is long-term
24             or short-term (within the meaning of section
25             1222).

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 1                    ``(B)     DETERMINATION        OF    ADJUSTED

 2             BASIS.--For       purposes of subparagraph (A)--
 3                            ``(i) IN   GENERAL.--The     customer's
 4                    adjusted basis shall be determined--
 5                                 ``(I) in the case of any security
 6                            (other than any stock for which an av-
 7                            erage basis method is permissible
 8                            under section 1012), in accordance
 9                            with the first-in first-out method un-
10                            less the customer notifies the broker
11                            by means of making an adequate
12                            identification of the stock sold or


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