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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1350
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 24, 2013
Mr. Boozman (for himself
and Mr. Pryor) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on
Finance
A BILL
To exclude from gross income compensation provided for
victims of the March 29, 2013, pipeline oil spill in Mayflower,
Arkansas.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Mayflower Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of
2013.
2.
Mayflower,
Arkansas, oil spill compensation excluded from gross income
For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986—
(1) the March 29,
2013, pipeline rupture and oil spill in Mayflower, Arkansas, shall be treated
as a qualified disaster under section 139(c) of such Code, and
(2) any compensation
provided to or for the benefit of a victim of such disaster shall be treated as
a qualified disaster relief payment under section 139(b) of such Code.