H.R. 5946 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 595 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5946 [Report No. 114–762] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 7, 2016 Mr. Dold (for himself and Mr. Farenthold) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means September 20, 2016 Additional sponsors: Mr. Turner, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Perry, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, Mrs. Comstock, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Heck of Nevada, Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania, Mr. Thompson of California, and Mr. Young of Alaska September 20, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 7, 2016 A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any prizes or awards won in competition in the Olympic Games or the Paralympic Games. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the United States Appreciation for Olympians and Paralympians Act of 2016. 2. Olympic and Paralympic medals and USOC prize money excluded from gross income (a) In general Section 74 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Exception for Olympic and Paralympic medals and prizes (1) In general Gross income shall not include the value of any medal awarded in, or any prize money received from the United States Olympic Committee on account of, competition in the Olympic Games or Paralympic Games. (2) Limitation based on adjusted gross income (A) In general Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any taxpayer for any taxable year if the adjusted gross income (determined without regard to this subsection) of such taxpayer for such taxable year exceeds $1,000,000 (half of such amount in the case of a married individual filing a separate return). (B) Coordination with other limitations For purposes of sections 86, 135, 137, 199, 219, 221, 222, and 469, adjusted gross income shall be determined after the application of paragraph (1) and before the application of subparagraph (A). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to prizes and awards received after December 31, 2015. September 20, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed