Title 26, Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-102
§5554 Pilot Operations
Title 26 › Subtitle E — Alcohol, Tobacco, and Certain Other Excise Taxes › CHAPTER 51 — DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINES, AND BEER › Subchapter I — Miscellaneous General Provisions › § 5554
Summary
The Secretary can temporarily waive any rules in this chapter for pilot or experimental operations at distilled spirits plants to help develop and test better government supervision methods that protect tax revenue. It does not allow waiving the filing of any bond or the payment of any tax required by this chapter.
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Title 26, §5554
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For the purpose of facilitating the development and testing of improved methods of governmental supervision (necessary for the protection of the revenue) over distilled spirits plants established under this chapter, the Secretary is authorized to waive any regulatory provisions of this chapter for temporary pilot or experimental operations. Nothing in this section shall be construed as authority to waive the filing of any bond or the payment of any tax provided for in this chapter.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 5554, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 681, consisted of provisions similar to those comprising this section, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859.
Amendments
1976—Pub. L. 94–455 struck out “or his delegate” after “Secretary”.
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Citation
26 U.S.C. § 5554
Title 26, Internal Revenue Code
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102