[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2762 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2762
To encourage the use of indigenous feedstock from the Caribbean Basin
region with respect to ethyl alcohol for fuel use.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 22, 2004
Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Coleman) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
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A BILL
To encourage the use of indigenous feedstock from the Caribbean Basin
region with respect to ethyl alcohol for fuel use.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ETHYL ALCOHOL FOR FUEL USE.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 423(c)(3) of the Tax
Reform Act of 1986 (19 U.S.C. 2703 note) is amended to read as follows:
``(B) The local feedstock requirement with respect
to any calendar year is--
``(i) 0 percent with respect to the base
quantity that is entered;
``(ii) 30 percent with respect to the
35,000,000 gallons of dehydrated alcohol and
mixtures entered in excess of the base
quantity; and
``(iii) 50 percent with respect to all
dehydrated alcohol and mixtures entered after
the amount specified in clause (ii) is
entered.''.
(b) Base Quantity.--Clause (i) of section 423(c)(3)(C) of the Tax
Reform Act of 1986 (19 U.S.C. 2703 note) is amended to read as follows:
``(i) The term `base quantity' means, with
respect to dehydrated alcohol and mixtures
entered during any calendar year--
``(I) 90,000,000 gallons in the
case of dehydrated alcohol and mixtures
produced in a distillation facility
located in a beneficiary country that
was established before, and in
operation on July 1, 2004; and
``(II) 0 gallons in the case of
dehydrated alcohol and mixtures
produced in any other distillation
facility located in a beneficiary
country.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to calendar years beginning after 2004.
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