S.Amdt. 117

SA 117. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill S. 47, to provide for the management of the natural
resources of the United States, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. REPEAL OF PERCENTAGE DEPLETION ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN
HARDROCK MINES.

(a) In General.--Section 613(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ``(other than hardrock
mines located on lands subject to the general mining laws or
on land patented under the general mining laws)'' after ``In
the case of the mines''.
(b) General Mining Laws Defined.--Section 613 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(f) General Mining Laws.--For purposes of subsection (a),
the term `general mining laws' means those Acts which
generally comprise chapters 2, 11, 12, 12A, 15, and 16, and
sections 161 and 162, of title 30, United States Code.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31,
2019.
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