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AMENDMENT NO.- - - -

Calendar No. - - -

Purpose: To provide a perfecting amendment.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES-115th Cong., 1st Sess.

H.R.1
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V
of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal
year 2018.
Referred to the Committee on - - - - - - - - - and
ordered to be printed
Ordered to lie on the table and to be printed
intended
to
be
proposed
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AMENDMENT

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TITLE I

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2 SEC. 11000. SHORT TITLE, ETC.

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(a) SHORT TITLE.-This title may be cited as the

4 "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act".
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(b) AMENDMENT OF 1986 CoDE.-Except as other-

6 wise expressly provided, whenever in this title an amend7 ment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment
8 to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference

9 shall be considered to be made to a section or other provi10 sion of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
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Subtitle A-Individual Tax Reform

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PART I-TAX RATE REFORM

13 SEC. 11001. MODIFICATION OF RATES.
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(a) IN GENERAL.-Section 1 is amended by adding

15 at the end the following new subsection:
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"(j) MODIFICATIONS FOR TAXABLE YEARS 2018

17 THROUGH 2025.18

"(l) IN GENERAL.-In the case of a taxable

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year beginning after December 31, 2017, and before

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January 1, 2026-

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"(A) subsection (i) shall not apply, and

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'' (B) this section (other than subsection

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(i)) shall be applied as provided in paragraphs

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(2) through (7).

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"(2) RATE TABLES.-

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"(A) MARRIED INDIVIDUALS FILING JOINT

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RETURNS AND SURVIVING SPOUSES.-The fol-

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lowing table shall be applied in lieu of the table

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contained in subsection (a):
"If taxable income is:

The tax is:

Not over $19,050 ......................................
Over $19,050 but not over $77,400 ..........
Over $77,400 but not over $140,000 ........
Over $140,000 but not over $320,000 ......
Over $320,000 but not over $400,000 ......
Over $400,000 but not over $1,000,000 ...
Over $1,000,000 ........................................

10% of taxable income.
$1,905, plus 12% of the excess over
$19,050.
$8,907, plus 22% of the excess over
$77,400.
$22,679, plus 24% of the excess
over $140,000.
$65,879, plus 32% of the excess
over $320,000.
$91,479, plus 35% of the excess
over $400,000.
$301,479, plus 38.5% of the excess
over $1,000,000.

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"(B) HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS.-The fol-

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lowing table shall be applied in lieu of the table

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contained in subsection (b):
"If taxable income is:

The tax is:

Not over $13,600 ......................................
Over $13,600 but not over $51,800 ..........
Over $51,800 but not over $70,000 ..........
Over $70,000 but not over $160,000 ........
Over $160,000 but not over $200,000 ......
Over $200,000 but not over $500,000 ......
Over $500,000 ...........................................

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"(C)

10% of taxable income.
$1,360, plus 12% of the excess over
$13,600.
$5,944, plus 22% of the excess over
$51,800.
$9,948, plus 24% of the excess over
$70,000.
$31,548, plus 32% of the excess
over $160,000.
$44,348, plus 35% of the excess
over $200,000.
$149,348, plus 38.5% of the excess
over $500,000.

UNMARRIED

INDIVIDUALS

OTHER

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THAN SURVIVING SPOUSES AND HEADS OF

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HOUSEHOLDS.-The following table shall be ap-

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plied in lieu of the table contained in subsection

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(c):
"If taxable income is:
Not over $9,525 ........................................
Over $9,525 but not over $38, 700 ............
Over $38,700 but not over $70,000 ..........
Over $70,000 but not over $160,000 ........
Over $160,000 but not over $200,000 ......
Over $200,000 but not over $500,000 ......
Over $500,000 ...........................................

The tax is:
10% of taxable income.
$952.50, plus 12% of the excess
over $9,525.
$4,453.50, plus 22% of the excess
over $38,700.
$11,339.50, plus 24% of the excess
over $70,000.
$32,939.50, plus 32% of the excess
over $160,000.
$45,739.50, plus 35% of the excess
over $200,000.
$150,739.50, plus 38.5% of the excess over $500,000.

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"(D) MARRIED INDIVIDUALS FILING SEPA-

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RATE RETURNS.-The following table shall be

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applied in lieu of the table contained in sub-

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section (d):
"If taxable income is:
Not over $9,525 ........................................
Over $9,525 but not over $38, 700 ............
Over $38,700 but not over $70,000 ..........
Over $70,000 but not over $160,000 ........
Over $160,000 but not over $200,000 ......
Over $200,000 but not over $500,000 ......
Over $500,000 ...........................................

The tax is:
10% of taxable income.
$952.50, plus 12% of the excess
over $9,525.
$4,453.50, plus 22% of the excess
over $38,700.
$11,339.50, plus 24% of the excess
over $70,000.
$32,939.50, plus 32% of the excess
over $160,000.
$45,739.50, plus 35% of the excess
over $200,000.
$150,739.50, plus 38.5% of the excess over $500,000.

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"(E) ESTATES AND TRUSTS.-The fol-

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lowing table shall be applied in lieu of the table

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contained in subsection (e):

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"If taxable income is:
Not over $2,550 ........................................
Over $2,550 but not over $9,150 ..............
Over $9,150 but not over $12,500 ............
Over $12,500 .............................................

The tax is:
10% of taxable income.
$255, plus 24% of the excess over
$2,550.
$1,839, plus 35% of the excess over
$9,150.
$3,011.50, plus 38.5% of the excess over $12,500.

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"(F) REFERENCES TO RATE TABLES.-

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Any reference in this title to a rate of tax under

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subsection (c) shall be treated as a reference to

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the corresponding rate bracket under subpara-

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graph (C) of this paragraph, except that the

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reference in section 3402(q)(l) to the third low-

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est rate of tax applicable under subsection (c)

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shall be treated as a reference to the fourth

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lowest rate of tax under subparagraph (C).

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"(3) ADJUSTMENTS.-

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"(A) No ADJUSTMENT IN 201s.-The ta-

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bles contained in paragraph (2) shall apply

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without adjustment for taxable years beginning

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after December 31, 2017, and before January

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1, 2019.

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"(B) SUBSEQUENT YEARS.-For taxable

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years beginning after December 31, 2018, the

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Secretary shall prescribe tables which shall

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apply in lieu of the tables contained in para-

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graph (2) in the same manner as under para-

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graphs (1) and (2) of subsection (f), except that

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in prescribing such tables-

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"(i) subsection (f)(3) shall be applied

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by substituting 'calendar year 2017' for

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'calendar year

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(A)(ii) thereof,

2016'

in

subparagraph

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"(ii) subsection (f)(7)(B) shall apply

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to any unmarried individual other than a

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surviving spouse or head of household, and

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"(iii) subsection (f)(8) shall not apply.

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"( 4) SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN

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WITH UNEARNED INCOME.-

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"(A) IN GENERAL.-In the case of a child

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to whom subsection (g) applies for the taxable

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year, the rules of subparagraphs (B) and (C)

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shall apply in lieu of the rule under subsection

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(g)(l).

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"(B)

MODIFICATIONS

TO

APPLICABLE

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RATE BRACKETS.-In determining the amount

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of tax imposed by this section for the taxable

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year on a child described in subparagraph (A),

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the income tax table otherwise applicable under

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this subsection to the child shall be applied with

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the following modifications:

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"(i)

24-PERCENT

BRACKET.-The

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maximum taxable income which is taxed at

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a rate below 24 percent shall not be more

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than the earned taxable income of such

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child.

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"(ii)

35-PERCENT

BRACKET.-The

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maximum taxable income which is taxed at

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a rate below 35 percent shall not be more

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than the sum of-

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" (I) the earned taxable income of
such child, plus

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"(II) the minimum taxable in-

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come for the 35-percent bracket in the

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table under paragraph (2)(E) (as ad-

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justed under paragraph (3)) for the

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taxable year.

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"(iii) 38.5-PERCENT BRACKET.-The

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maximum taxable income which is taxed at

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a rate below 38.5 percent shall not be

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more than the sum of-

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'' (I) the earned taxable income of
such child, plus

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"(II) the minimum taxable in-

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come for the 38.5-percent bracket in

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the table under paragraph (2)(E) (as

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adjusted under paragraph (3)) for the

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taxable year.

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"(C) COORDINATION WITH CAPITAL GAINS

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RATES.-For purposes of applying section l(h)

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(after the modifications under paragraph (5))-

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"(i) the maximum zero rate amount

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shall not be more than the sum of-

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" (I) the earned taxable income of

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such child, plus

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''(II) the amount in effect under

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paragraph (5)(B)(i)(IV) for the tax-

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able year, and

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"(ii) the maximum 15-percent rate

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amount shall not be more than the sum

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of-

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"(I) the earned taxable income of

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such child, plus

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''(II) the amount in effect under

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paragraph (5)(B)(ii)(IV) for the tax-

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able year.

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"(D)

EARNED

TAXABLE

INCOME.-For

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purposes of this paragraph, the term 'earned

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taxable income' means, with respect to any

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child for any taxable year, the taxable income

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of such child reduced (but not below zero) by

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the net unearned mcome (as defined m sub-

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section (g)(4)) of such child.

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"(5) APPLICATION OF CURRENT INCOME TAX

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BRACKETS TO CAPITAL GAINS BRACKETS."(A) IN GENERAL.-Section l(h)(l) shall

be applied-

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"(i) by substituting 'below the max-

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imum zero rate amount' for 'which would

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(without regard to this paragraph) be

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taxed at a rate below 25 percent' in sub-

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paragraph (B)(i), and

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"(ii) by substituting 'below the max-

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imum 15-percent rate amount' for 'which

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would (without regard to this paragraph)

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be taxed at a rate below 39.6 percent' in

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subparagraph (C)(ii)(I).

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"(B) MAxrMUM AMOUNTS DEFINED.-For

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purposes of applying section l(h) with the

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modifications described in subparagraph (A)-

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"(i)

MAxrMUM

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AMOUNT.-The

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amount shall be-

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ZERO

maximum

zero

RATE
rate

"(I) in the case of a joint return
or surviving spouse, $77,200,