REPEAL OF SMALL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY DEDUCTION.

SEC. 13512. REPEAL OF SMALL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY DEDUCTION.(a) In General.—Part I of subchapter L of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 806 (and by striking the item relating to such section in the table of sections for such part).(b) Conforming Amendments.—(1) Section 453B(e) is amended—(A) by striking “(as defined in section 806(b)(3))” in paragraph (2)(B), and(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(3) Noninsurance business.—“(A) In general.—For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘noninsurance business’ means any activity which is not an insurance business.“(B) Certain activities treated as insurance businesses.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), any activity which is not an insurance business shall be treated as an insurance business if—131 STAT. 2143“(i) it is of a type traditionally carried on by life insurance companies for investment purposes, but only if the carrying on of such activity (other than in the case of real estate) does not constitute the active conduct of a trade or business, or“(ii) it involves the performance of administrative services in connection with plans providing life insurance, pension, or accident and health benefits.”.(2) Section 465(c)(7)(D)(v)(II) is amended by striking “section 806(b)(3)” and inserting “section 453B(e)(3)”.(3) Section 801(a)(2) is amended by striking subparagraph (C).(4) Section 804 is amended by striking “means—” and all that follows and inserting “means the general deductions provided in section 805.”.(5) Section 805(a)(4)(B), as amended by this Act, is amended by striking clause (i) and by redesignating clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively.(6) Section 805(b)(2)(A), as amended by this Act, is amended by striking clause (iii) and by redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively.(7) Section 842(c) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively.(8) Section 953(b)(1), as amended by section 13511, is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively.(c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.