,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cbif ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #ac1 #bjbj,mr4 ,toomey 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,perdue1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,moran1 and ,mr4 ,lankford7 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 permanently allow a tax deduction at the time an investment in qualified property is made1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,accelerate ,long-term ,investment ,growth ,now ,act or the ,,align ,act4 #b4 ,permanent full expensing for qualified property 7a7 ,in general ,paragraph 7#f7 of section #afh7k7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended to read as follows3 7#f7 ,applicable percentage ,for purposes of this subsection1 the term applicable percentage means1 in the case of property placed in service 7or1 in the case of a specified plant described in paragraph 7#e71 a plant which is planted or grafted7 after ,september #bg1 #bjag1 #ajj percent4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendments 7#a7 ,section #afh7k7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 in clause 7i77,v71 by inserting and at the end1 7,,ii7 in clause 7ii71 by striking clause 7ii7 of subparagraph 7,e71 and and inserting clause 7i7 of subparagraph 7,e741 and 7,,iii7 by striking clause 7iii71 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,i7 in clause 7i7-- 7aa7 by striking subclauses 7,,ii7 and 7,,iii71 and 7bb7 by redesignating subclauses 7,,iv7 through 7,,vi7 as subclauses 7,,ii7 through 7,,iv71 respectively1 7,,ii7 by striking clause 7ii71 and 7,,iii7 by redesignating clauses 7iii7 and 7iv7 as clauses 7ii7 and 7iii71 respectively1 7iii7 in subparagraph 7,c7-- 7,i7 in clause 7i71 by striking and subclauses 7,,ii7 and 7,,iii7 of subparagraph 7,b77i71 and 7,,ii7 in clause 7ii71 by striking subparagraph 7,b77iii7 and inserting subparagraph 7,b77ii71 and 7iv7 in subparagraph 7,e7-- 7,i7 by striking clause 7i71 and 7,,ii7 by redesignating clauses 7ii7 and 7iii7 as clauses 7i7 and 7ii71 respectively1 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#e77;,a71 by striking planted before ,january #a1 #bjbg1 or is grafted before such date to a plant that has already been planted1 and inserting planted or grafted4 7#b7 ,section #dfj7;c77#f77;,b7 of such ,code is amended by striking which and all that follows through the period and inserting which has a recovery period of #g years or less44 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in section #acbja of ,public ,law #aae-ig4 #c4 ,technical amendments regarding qualified improvement property 7a7 ,in general ,section #afh of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 as amended by section #b1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#c77;,e71 by striking and at the end of clause 7v71 by striking the period at the end of clause 7vi7 and inserting 1 and1 and by adding at the end the following new clause3 7vii7 any qualified improvement property4 1 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#f77;,a71 by inserting made by the taxpayer after any improvement1 and 7#b7 in the table contained in subsection 7g77#c77;,b7-- 7,a7 by striking the item relating to subparagraph 7,d77v71 and 7,b7 by inserting after the item relating to subparagraph 7,e77vi7 the following new item3 7,e77vii7#bj 4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in section #acbjd of ,public ,law #aae-ig4