(a) Treatment as 15-Year property

Section 168(e)(3)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and at the end of clause (vi), by striking the period at the end of clause (vii) and inserting , and, and by adding at the end the following:

(viii)

any automatic fire sprinkler system retrofit property.

(b) Applicable depreciation method

Section 168(b)(3) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

(H)

Any automatic fire sprinkler system retrofit property.

(c) Alternative system

The table contained in section 168(g)(3)(B) of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to subparagraph (E)(vii) the following:

(E)(viii)

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(d) Definition of automatic fire sprinkler system retrofit property

Section 168(i) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(20) Automatic fire sprinkler system retrofit property

The term automatic fire sprinkler system retrofit property means any sprinkler system which—

(A)

meets the standards of National Fire Protection Association 13 (or any successor benchmark),

(B)

is installed for use in residential property, and

(C)

is installed in a building which—

(i)

was placed in service before the date of such installation, and

(ii)

has an occupiable floor more than 75 feet above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access.

(e) Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall apply after the date of enactment of this Act.