Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

26 U.S.C. § 7472

Expenditures

section 604(a)(5) of title 28The Tax Court is authorized to make such expenditures (including expenditures for personal services and rent at the seat of Government and elsewhere, and for law books, books of reference, and periodicals), as may be necessary efficiently to execute the functions vested in the Tax Court. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Tax Court is authorized to pay on behalf of its judges, age 65 or over, any increase in the cost of Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance imposed after , that is incurred after the date of the enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, including any expenses generated by such payments, as authorized by the chief judge in a manner consistent with such payments authorized by the Judicial Conference of the United States pursuant to , United States Code. Except as provided in section 7475, all expenditures of the Tax Court shall be allowed and paid, out of any moneys appropriated for purposes of the Tax Court, upon presentation of itemized vouchers therefor signed by the certifying officer designated by the chief judge.

Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 73668A Stat. 888Pub. L. 99–514, title XV, § 1553(b)(1)100 Stat. 2754Pub. L. 109–280, title VIII, § 852120 Stat. 1016Pub. L. 111–8, div. D, title VI, § 618(a)123 Stat. 677(, ; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 109–280The date of the enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, referred to in text, is the date of enactment of , which was approved .

Amendments

Pub. L. 111–82009—, which directed the amendment of section 7472 of “title 26, United States Code” by inserting “after , that is incurred” after “imposed” in second sentence, was executed to this section, which is section 7472 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Pub. L. 109–280section 604(a)(5) of title 282006— inserted after first sentence “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Tax Court is authorized to pay on behalf of its judges, age 65 or over, any increase in the cost of Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance imposed after the date of the enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, including any expenses generated by such payments, as authorized by the chief judge in a manner consistent with such payments authorized by the Judicial Conference of the United States pursuant to , United States Code.”

Pub. L. 99–5141986— substituted “Except as provided in section 7475, all” for “All” in second sentence.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2009 Amendment

Pub. L. 111–8, div. D, title VI, § 618(b)123 Stat. 677

Pub. L. 109–280“This amendment [amending this section] shall take effect as if included in the amendment made by section 852 of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 [].”
, , , provided that:

Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

Pub. L. 99–514section 1553(c) of Pub. L. 99–514section 7475 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .