Pub. L. 94-455, tit. V, sec. 507
TAX REVISION STUDY.
SEC. 507. TAX REVISION STUDY. (a) Study.— The Joint Committee on Taxation shall make a full and complete study and investigation with respect to simplifying and indexing the tax laws of the United States. Such study and investigation shall include a consideration of whether the rates of tax can be reduced by repealing any or all tax deductions, exemptions, or credits. (b) Report.— Before July 1, 1977, the Joint Committee on Taxation shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report of its study and investigation together with its recommendations, including recommendations for legislation.