,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ieh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,may #ae1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,udall of ,colorado 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,blunt1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,vitter1 ,ms4
 ,baldwin1 and ,mr4 ,begich7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the      
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to    
reduce the tax on beer to its pre-#aiia 
level1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,brewers ,excise and ,economic      
,relief ,act of #bjac or ,,beer ,act4   
#b4 ,repeal of #aiij tax increase on    
beer  7a7 ,in general ,paragraph 7#a7 of
 section #ejea7;a7 of the ,internal     
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
striking #ah and inserting #i4  7b7     
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
this section shall take effect on the   
date of the enactment of this ,act4  #c4
 ,tax relief for small breweries  7a7   
,in general ,subparagraph 7,a7 of       

section #ejea7;a77#b7 of the ,internal  
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended to   
read as follows3  7,a7 ,rate per barrel 
for qualifying brewers ,in the case of a
 brewer who produces not more than      
#b1jjj1jjj barrels of beer during the   
calendar year1 the per barrel rate of   
the tax imposed by this section on the  
first #fj1jjj barrels of beer which are 
removed in such year for consumption or 
sale and which have been brewed or      
produced by such brewer at qualified    
breweries in the ,united ,states shall  
be as follows3  7i7 ,for the first      
#ae1jjj barrels removed1 #j4  7ii7 ,for 
the next #de1jjj barrels removed after  
the barrel quantity specified in clause 
7i71 #c4ej4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the
 amendments made by this section shall  
take effect on the date of the enactment
 of this ,act4