,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bcab  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aa1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,barr 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,guthrie1 ,mr4
 ,rogers of ,kentucky1 ,mr4 ,whitfield1 
,mr4 ,yarmuth1 and ,mr4 ,massie7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,ways and
 ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to exempt the      
natural aging process in the            
determination of the production period  
for distilled spirits under section     
#bfc;,a of the ,internal ,revenue ,code 
of #aihf4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,aged ,distilled    
,spirits ,competitiveness ,act4  #b4    
,exemption of natural aging process in  
determination of production period for  
distilled spirits under section #bfc;,a 
7a7 ,in general ,section #bfc;,a7f7 of  
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf   
7relating to general exceptions7 is     
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#e7          
,exemption of natural aging process in  

determination of production period for  
distilled spirits ,for purposes of this 
subsection1 the production period for   
distilled spirits shall be determined   
without regard to any period allocated  
to the natural aging process4  4  7b7   
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
this section shall apply to production  
periods beginning after the date of the 
enactment of this ,act4