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77TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CH. 619-OCT. 21, 1942 after referred to as 'prior taxable year') is eliminated and, in a taxable year ending after December 31, 1941, the taxpayer is required to pay or repay to the United States or any agency thereof the amount of excessive profits eliminated or the amount of excessive profits eliminated is applied as an offset against other amounts due the taxpayer, the part of the contract or subcontract price which was received or was accrued for the prior taxable year shall be reduced by the amount of excessive profits eliminated. For the purposes of this section- "(A) The term 'renegotiation' includes any transaction which is a renegotiation within the meaning of section 403 of the Sixth Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act (Public 528, 77th Cong., 2d Sess.) or such section, as amended, any modification of one or more contracts with the United States or any agency thereof, and any agreement with the United States or any agency thereof in respect of one or more such contracts or subcontracts thereunder. "(B) The term 'excessive profits' includes any amount which constitutes excessive profits within the meaning assigned to such term by subsection (a) of section 403 of the Sixth Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act (Public 528, 77th Cong., 2d Sess.), as amended by the Revenue Act of 1942, any part of the contract price of a contract with the United States or any agency thereof, any part of the subcontract price of a subcontract under such a contract, and any profits derived from one or more such contracts or subcontracts. "(C) The term 'subcontract' includes any purchase order or agreement which is a subcontract within the meaning assigned to such term by subsection (a) of section 403 of the Sixth Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act (Public 528, 77th Cong., 2d Sess.), as amended by the Revenue Act of 1942. " (2) REDUCTION OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR PRIOR TAXABLE YEAR. - In the case of a cost-plus-a -fixed-fee contract between the United States or any agency thereof and the taxpayer, if an item for which the taxpayer has been reimbursed is disallowed as an item of cost chargeable to such contract and, in a taxable year begin- ning after December 31, 1941, the taxpayer is required to repay the United States or any agency thereof the amount disallowed or the amount disallowed is applied as an offset against other amounts due the taxpayer, the amount of the reimbursement of the taxpayer under the contract for the taxable year in which the reimbursement for such item was received or was accrued (hereinafter referred to as 'prior taxable year') shall be reduced by the amount disallowed. "(3) DEDUCTION DISALLOWFD. -T he amount of the payment, repayment, or offset described in paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) shall not constitute a deduction for the year in which paid or incurred. "(4) EXCEPTION.- The foregoing provisions of this subsection shall not apply in respect of any contract if the taxpayer shows to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that a different method of accounting for the amount of the payment, repayment, or disal- lowance clearly reflects income, and in such case the payment, repayment, or disallowance shall be accounted for with respect to the taxable year provided for under such method, which for the purposes of subsections (b) and (c) shall be considered a prior taxable year. 965 " Renegotiation." Ante, p. 245; post, p. 982 "Excessive profits." Post, p. 982 . "Puboontract., PO, p.9se2. 56 STAT.]