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SECTION 2. CHANGES .01 Section 11001(a)(5) of An Act to Provide for Reconciliation Pursuant to Titles II and V of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018, Pub. L. 115-97, 131 Stat. 2504 (the Act), adds § 1(j)(5), which provides a temporary modification to the dollar amounts in § 1(h)(1)(B) and (C) for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026. Section 1(j)(5)(B)(i) provides that under § 1(h)(1)(B)(i) the maximum zero rate amount is $77,200 for a joint return or surviving spouse, $51,700 for a head of household, half of the amount for a joint return for an individual, and $2,600 for an estate or trust. Section 1(j)(5)(B)(ii) provides that under § 1(h)(1)(C)(ii)(I) the maximum 15% rate amount is $479,000 for a joint return or surviving spouse (half of this amount for a married individual filing a separate return), $452,400 for a head of household, $425,800 in the case of any other individual (other than an estate or trust), and $12,700 for an estate or trust. These amounts are adjusted for inflation for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018. .02 Section 11022(a) of the Act adds § 24(h), which provides special rules for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026. Section 24(h) provides that the value used in § 24(d)(1)(A) to determine the amount of child tax credit under § 24 that may be refundable is $1,400. The $1,400 amount is adjusted for inflation for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018. .03 Section 11041 of the Act amends § 151(d)(5) to provide a temporary set dollar amount of zero for the personal exemption deduction for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026. However, Notice 2018-70, 2018-38 I.R.B. 441, notifies taxpayers that the Department of the Treasury and the Internal