To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rate of the excise tax on certain arrows designed for use by children.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Congressional Research Service
Official summary
Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 22, 2008
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the excise tax on bows and arrows certain shafts measuring 5/16 of an inch or less in diameter that are all fiberglass and hollow, or all natural wood, with no laminations or artificial means of enhancing the spine of such shaft, and of a type used in the manufacture of any arrow which after its assembly is not suitable for use with a bow that would otherwise be subject to such tax (e.g., having a peak draw weight of 30 pounds or more).
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