Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that for purposes of the rebate of the excise tax on distilled spirits for products of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands no distilled spirits shall be treated as products of Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands unless the original distillation of substantially all of the distilled spirits in such product occurred in Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
Requires that a specified value must be added to any article (including distilled spirits) in order to be treated as produced in Puerto Rico.
Prohibits the rebate of Federal excise taxes on any article if the Secretary of the Treasury determines that an excise tax subsidy was provided by Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands for such article which is different in kind or amount from that generally offered to industries producing articles not subject to Federal excise taxes.
Exempts rum and any articles consumed in Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands from the provisions of this Act.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department.
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