§1324. Refund of internal revenue collections

(a) Necessary amounts are appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury for refunding internal revenue collections as provided by law, including payment of-

(1) claims for prior fiscal years; and

(2) accounts arising under-

(A) "Allowance or drawback (Internal Revenue)";

(B) "Redemption of stamps (Internal Revenue)";

(C) "Refunding legacy taxes, Act of March 30, 1928";

(D) "Repayment of taxes on distilled spirits destroyed by casualty"; and

(E) "Refunds and payments of processing and related taxes".

(b) Disbursements may be made from the appropriation made by this section only for-

(1) refunds to the limit of liability of an individual tax account; and

(2) refunds due from credit provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) enacted before January 1, 1978, or enacted by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.

( Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 923 ; Pub. L. 99–514, §2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095 ; Pub. L. 105–34, title I, §101(d)(1), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 799 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
1324(a)	31:725q–1a(1st par.).	June 19, 1948, ch. 558, §101(words before proviso in par. under heading "Bureau of Internal Revenue"), 62 Stat. 561 .
1324(b)	31:725q–1a(last par.).	June 19, 1948, ch. 558, 62 Stat. 560 , §302(last par); added Sept. 8, 1978, Pub. L. 95–355, §303, 92 Stat. 563 .

In subsection (a), the words "Necessary amounts are appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury" are added to reflect the introductory language of the Act of June 19, 1948. The words "on and after June 19, 1948" are omitted as executed.

In subsection (b), the words "appropriation made by this section" are substituted for "the appropriation to the Treasury Department entitled 'Bureau of Internal Revenue Refunding Internal-Revenue Collections' " to eliminate unnecessary words.

References in Text

Act of March 30, 1928, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(C), is act Mar. 30, 1928, ch. 302, 45 Stat. 398 , which is not classified to the Code.

The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is Pub. L. 105–34, Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 788 . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1997 Amendment note set out under section 1 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, and Tables.

Amendments

1997-Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 105–34 inserted before period at end ", or enacted by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997".

1986-Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 99–514 substituted "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" for "Internal Revenue Code of 1954".

Effective Date of 1997 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 105–34 applicable to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1997, see section 101(e) of Pub. L. 105–34, set out as a note under section 24 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.

Coordination With Refund Provision

Pub. L. 101–508, title XI, §11116, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–415 , provided that: "For purposes of section 1324(b)(2) of title 31 of the United States Code, section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [26 U.S.C. 32] (as amended by this Act) shall be considered to be a credit provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 enacted before January 1, 1978."