H.R. 2181

Puerto Rico Inclusion Act of 2005

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109th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2181

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 5, 2005

Mr. Fortuño introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the manufacturing deduction provided by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 with respect to income attributable to domestic production activities in Puerto Rico.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Puerto Rico Inclusion Act of 2005.

2.

Deduction allowable with respect to income attributable to domestic production activities in Puerto Rico

(a)

In general

Subsection (d) of section 199 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to definitions and special rules) is amended by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8) and by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph:

(7)

United States defined

For purposes of this section, the term United States includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

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(b)

Effective date

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in section 102 of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.