,i #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dfjh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #ba1 #bjba,mrs4 ,steel 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,salazar1 ,mr4 ,owens1 and ,mr4 ,gimenez7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to provide for designation of qualified opportunity zones every #aj years4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,growth and ,opportunities ,act of #bjba4 #b4 ,designation of qualified opportunity zones every #aj years 7a7 ,in general ,section #adjj,z-#a of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7g7 ,designation of zones every #aj years 7#a7 ,second round of designations ,concurrently with the application of the provisions of this section without regard to this subsection1 as of ,january #a1 #bjbg1 the provisions of this section shall be reapplied-- 7,a7 as though such provisions were enacted on such date1 and 7,b7 by substituting such date for-- 7i7 the date of the enactment of ,public ,law #aae-ig in subsection 7b77#c71 and 7ii7 the date of the enactment of the ,tax ,cuts and ,jobs ,act in subsection 7c77#b77;,b74 7#b7 ,subsequent rounds of designations ,paragraph 7#a7 shall be reapplied as of the first date that no designation of a qualified opportunity zone from the preceding round of designations remains in effect by reason of the application of subsection 7f7 to such round of designations4 7#c7 ,redesignations permitted ,nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent the designation of a tract as a qualified opportunity zone merely because such tract was previously designated as such a zone if such tract otherwise meets the requirements for such designation as of the time of such subsequent designation4 4 7b7 ,application rules for investment in opportunity zones ,section #adjj,z-#b of such ,code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7g7 ,application for gains in subsequent rounds of designations 7#a7 ,in general ,in the case of gain from the sale or exchange of property after ,december #ca1 #bjbf-- 7,a7 the taxpayer may make an election under subsection 7a7 with respect to such sale or exchange1 and 7,b7 subsections 7a77#b77;,b7 and 7b77#a77;,b7 shall be applied by substituting the applicable date for ,december #ca1 #bjbf4 7#b7 ,applicable date ,for purposes of paragraph 7#a71 the applicable date with respect to any sale or exchange shall be-- 7,a7 ,december #ca1 #bjcd1 or 7,b7 in the case of any sale or exchange after the most recently past date determined under this paragraph1 the ,december #ca of the seventh year beginning after each instance paragraph 7#a7 of section #adjj,z-#a7;g7 is reapplied by reason of paragraph 7#b7 thereof4 4 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this ,act4