Excerpts Available of H.R. 6800, Additional COVID-19 Tax Relief

116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION

H.R. 6800

Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 12, 2020

Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. ENGEL, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY
of New York, Mr. NADLER, Mr. NEAL, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia,
Mr. TAKANO, Ms. VELÁZQUEZ, Ms. WATERS, Mr. GRIJALVA, and Ms. LOFGREN)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget,
and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SHORT TITLE

SECTION 1.

This Act may be cited as the "Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act" or the "HEROES Act".

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SEC. 2.

The table of contents is as follows:

DIVISION A — CORONAVIRUS RECOVERY
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020

DIVISION B — REVENUE PROVISIONS

Title I — Economic stimulus

Title II — Additional relief for workers

Title III — Net operating losses

DIVISION C — HEALTH PROVISIONS

Title I — Medicaid Provisions

Title II — Medicare Provisions

Title III — Private Insurance Provisions

Title IV — Application to Other Health Programs

Title V — Public Health Policies

Title VI — Public Health Assistance

DIVISION D — RETIREMENT PROVISIONS

Title I — Relief for Multiemployer Pension Plans

Title II — Relief for Single Employer Pension Plans

Title III — Other Retirement Related Provisions

DIVISION E — CONTINUED ASSISTANCE TO UNEMPLOYED WORKERS

DIVISION F — ASSISTANCE TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS
AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO AGRICULTURE

Title I — Livestock

Title II — Dairy

Title III — Specialty Crops and Other Commodities

Title IV — Commodity Credit Corporation

Title V — Conservation

Title VI — Nutrition

DIVISION G — ACCOUNTABILITY AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Title I — Accountability

Title II — Census Matters

Title III — Federal Workforce

Title IV — Federal Contracting Provisions

Title V — District of Columbia

Title VI — Other Matters

DIVISION H — VETERANS AND SERVICEMEMBERS PROVISIONS

DIVISION I — SMALL BUSINESS PROVISIONS

DIVISION J — SUPPORT FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS,
AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES

Title I — Family Care for Essential Workers

Title II — Pandemic Emergency Assistance and Services

Title III — Program flexibility during the pandemic

DIVISION K — COVID-19 HERO ACT

Title I — Providing Medical Equipment for First Responders and Essential Workers

Title II — Protecting Renters and Homeowners from Evictions and Foreclosures

Title III — Protecting People Experiencing Homelessness

Title IV — Suspending Negative Credit Reporting and Strengthening Consumer and Investor Protections

Title V — Forgiving Student Loan Debt and Protecting Student Borrowers

Title VI — Standing Up For Small Businesses, Minority-Owned Businesses, and Non-Profits

Title VII — Empowering Community Financial Institutions

Title VIII — Providing Assistance for State, Territory, Tribal, and Local Governments

Title IX — Providing Oversight and Protecting Taxpayers

DIVISION L — FAMILIES, WORKERS, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROVISIONS

Title I — Amendments to Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act and Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act

Title II — COVID-19 Workforce Development Response Activities

Title III — COVID-19 Every Worker Protection Act of 2020

Title IV — Community and Family Support

Title V — COVID-19 Protections under Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act

DIVISION M — CONSUMER PROTECTION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVISIONS

Title I — COVID-19 Price Gouging Prevention

Title II — E-Rate Support for Wi-Fi Hotspots, Other Equipment, and Connected Devices

Title III — Emergency Benefit for Broadband Service

Title IV — Continued Connectivity

Title V — Don't Break Up the T-Band

Title VI — National Suicide Hotline Designation

Title VII — COVID-19 Compassion and Martha Wright Prison Phone Justice

Title VIII — Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19

DIVISION N — GIVING RETIREMENT OPTIONS TO WORKERS ACT

DIVISION O — EDUCATION PROVISIONS AND OTHER PROGRAMS

Title I — Higher Education Provisions

Title II — Other Programs

DIVISION P — ACCESS ACT

DIVISION Q — COVID-19 HEROES FUND

Title I — Provisions relating to State, Local, Tribal, and Private Sector Workers

Title II — Provisions relating to Federal employees and COVID-19

Title III — Coordination of benefits with other programs and laws

DIVISION R — CHILD NUTRITION AND RELATED PROGRAMS

DIVISION S — OTHER MATTERS

Title I — Health Care Access for Urban Native Veterans Act

Title II — Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity

Title III — PRC for Native Veterans Act

Title IV — Wildlife-Borne Disease Prevention

Title V — Pandemic Relief for Aviation Workers and Passengers

Title VI — Amtrak and Rail Workers

Title VII — Energy and Environment Provisions

Title VIII — Death and disability benefits for public safety officers impacted by COVID-19

Title IX — Victims of Crime Act Amendments

Title X — Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act

Title XI — Prisons and Jails

Title XII — Immigration Matters

Title XIII — Coronavirus Relief Fund Amendments

Title XIV — Rural Digital Opportunity

Title XV — Foreign Affairs Provisions

DIVISION T — ADDITIONAL OTHER MATTERS

REFERENCES

SEC. 3.

Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to "this Act" contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.

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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION — INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 10301. In addition to the amounts otherwise available to the Internal Revenue Service in fiscal year 2020, $520,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, shall be available to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, including for costs associated with the extended filing season: Provided, That such funds may be transferred by the Commissioner to the "Taxpayer Services", "Enforcement", or "Operations Support" accounts of the Internal Revenue Service for an additional amount to be used solely to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally: Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate shall be notified in advance of any such transfer: Provided further, That such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: Provided further, That not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a spending plan for such funds: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

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DIVISION B — REVENUE PROVISIONS

SEC. 20001. SHORT TITLE.

This division may be cited as the "COVID-19 Tax Relief Act of 2020".

TITLE I — ECONOMIC STIMULUS

Subtitle A — 2020 Recovery Rebate Improvements

SEC. 20101. DEPENDENTS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN DETERMINING CREDIT AND REBATES.

(a) IN GENERAL. — Section 6428(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking "qualifying children (within the meaning of section 24(c))" and inserting "dependents (as defined in section 152)".

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. —

(1) Section 6428(g) of such Code is amended by striking "qualifying child" each place it appears and inserting "dependent".

(2) Section 6428(g)(2)(B) of such Code is amended by striking "such child" and inserting "such dependent".

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 2201 of the CARES Act.

SEC. 20102. INDIVIDUALS PROVIDING TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN DETERMINING CREDIT AND REBATES.

(a) IN GENERAL. — Section 6428(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by section 20101 of this Act, is amended to read as follows:

"(g) IDENTIFICATION NUMBER REQUIREMENT. —

"(1) IN GENERAL. — The $1,200 amount in subsection (a)(1) shall be treated as being zero unless the taxpayer includes the TIN of the taxpayer on the return of tax for the taxable year.

"(2) JOINT RETURNS. — In the case of a joint return, the $2,400 amount in subsection (a)(1) shall be treated as being —

"(A) zero if the TIN of neither spouse is included on the return of tax for the taxable year, and

"(B) $1,200 if the TIN of only one spouse is so included.

"(3) DEPENDENTS. — A dependent shall not be taken into account under subsection (a)(2) unless the TIN of such dependent is included on the return of tax for the taxable year.

"(4) COORDINATION WITH CERTAIN ADVANCE PAYMENTS. — In the case of any payment made pursuant to subsection (f)(5)(B), a TIN shall be treated for purposes of this subsection as included on the taxpayer's return of tax if such TIN is provided pursuant to such subsection.

"(5) MATHEMATICAL OR CLERICAL ERROR AUTHORITY. — Any omission of a correct TIN required under this subsection shall be treated as a mathematical or clerical error for purposes of applying section 6213(g)(2) to such omission.".

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 2201 of the CARES Act.

SEC. 20103. 2020 RECOVERY REBATES NOT SUBJECT TO REDUCTION OR OFFSET WITH RESPECT TO PAST-DUE SUPPORT.

(a) IN GENERAL. — Section 2201(d)(2) of the CARES Act is amended by inserting "(c)," before "(d)".

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendment made by this section shall apply to credits and refunds allowed or made after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 20104. PROTECTION OF 2020 RECOVERY REBATES.

(a) IN GENERAL. — Subsection (d) of section 2201 of the CARES Act, as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is amended —

(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), and by moving such subparagraphs 2 ems to the right,

(2) by striking "REDUCTION OR OFFSET. — Any credit" and inserting "REDUCTION, OFFSET, GARNISHMENT, ETC. —

"(1) IN GENERAL. — Any credit", and

(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

"(2) ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFITS. —

"(A) IN GENERAL. — Any applicable payment shall not be subject to transfer, assignment, execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process, or the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law, to the same extent as payments described in section 207 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 407) without regard to subsection (b) thereof.

"(B) ENCODING OF PAYMENTS. — As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary of the Treasury shall encode applicable payments that are paid electronically to any account —

"(i) with a unique identifier that is reasonably sufficient to allow a financial institution to identify the payment as a payment protected under subparagraph (A), and

"(ii) pursuant to the same specifications as required for a benefit payment to which part 212 of title 31, Code of Federal regulations applies.

"(C) GARNISHMENT. —

"(i) ENCODED PAYMENTS. — Upon receipt of a garnishment order that applies to an account that has received an applicable payment that is encoded as provided in subparagraph (B), a financial institution shall follow the requirements and procedures set forth in part 212 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations. This paragraph shall not alter the status of payments as tax refunds or other non-benefit payments for purpose of any reclamation rights of the Department of Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service as per part 210 of title 31 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

"(ii) OTHER PAYMENTS. — If a financial institution receives a garnishment order (other than an order that has been served by the United States) that applies to an account into which an applicable payment that has not been encoded as provided in subparagraph (B) has been deposited on any date in the prior 60 days (including any date before the date of the enactment of this paragraph), the financial institution, upon the request of the account holder or for purposes of complying in good faith with a State order, State law, court order, or interpretation by a State Attorney General relating to garnishment order, may, but is not required to, treat the amount of the payment as exempt under law from garnishment without requiring the account holder to assert any right of garnishment exemption or requiring the consent of the judgment creditor.

"(iii) LIABILITY. — A financial institution that complies in good faith with clause (i) or that acts in good faith in reliance on clause (ii) shall not be liable under any Federal or State law, regulation, or court or other order to a creditor that initiates an order for any protected amounts, to an account holder for any frozen amounts or garnishment order applied.

"(D) DEFINITIONS. — For purposes of this paragraph —

"(i) ACCOUNT HOLDER. — The term 'account holder' means a natural person against whom a garnishment order is issued and whose name appears in a financial institution's records.

"(ii) APPLICABLE PAYMENT. — The term 'applicable payment' means any payment of credit or refund by reason of section 6428 of such Code (as so added) or by reason of subsection (c) of this section.

"(iii) GARNISHMENT. — The term 'garnishment' means execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process.

"(iv) GARNISHMENT ORDER. — The term 'garnishment order' means a writ, order, notice, summons, judgment, levy, or similar written instruction issued by a court, a State or State agency, a municipality or municipal corporation, or a State child support enforcement agency, including a lien arising by operation of law for overdue child support or an order to freeze the assets in an account, to effect a garnishment against a debtor.".

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 20105. PAYMENTS TO REPRESENTATIVE PAYEES AND FIDUCIARIES.

(a) IN GENERAL. — Section 6428(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7) and by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph:

"(6) PAYMENT TO REPRESENTATIVE PAYEES AND FIDUCIARIES. —

"(A) IN GENERAL. — In the case of any individual for which payment information is provided to the Secretary by the Commissioner of Social Security, the Railroad Retirement Board, or the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the payment by the Secretary under paragraph (3) with respect to such individual may be made to such individual's representative payee or fiduciary and the entire payment shall be —

"(i) provided to the individual who is entitled to the payment, or

"(ii) used only for the benefit of the individual who is entitled to the payment.

"(B) APPLICATION OF ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS. —

"(i) In the case of a payment described in subparagraph (A) which is made with respect to a social security beneficiary or a supplemental security income recipient, section 1129(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-8(a)(3)) shall apply to such payment in the same manner as such section applies to a payment under title II or XVI of such Act.

"(ii) In the case of a payment described in subparagraph (A) which is made with respect to a railroad retirement beneficiary, section 13 of the Railroad Retirement Act (45 U.S.C. 231l) shall apply to such payment in the same manner as such section applies to a payment under such Act.

"(iii) In the case of a payment described in subparagraph (A) which is made with respect to a veterans beneficiary, sections 5502, 6106, and 6108 of title 38, United States Code, shall apply to such payment in the same manner as such sections apply to a payment under such title.".

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 2201 of the CARES Act.

SEC. 20106. APPLICATION TO TAXPAYERS WITH RESPECT TO WHOM ADVANCE PAYMENT HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE.

In the case of any taxpayer with respect to whom refund or credit was made or allowed before the date of the enactment of this Act under subsection (f) of section 6428 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by the CARES Act), such subsection shall be applied separately with respect to the excess (if any) of —

(1) the advance refund amount determined under section 6428(f)(2) of such Code after the application of the amendments made by this subtitle, over

(2) the amount of such refund or credit so made or allowed.

Subtitle B — Additional Recovery Rebates to Individuals

SEC. 20111. ADDITIONAL RECOVERY REBATES TO INDIVIDUALS.

(a) IN GENERAL. — Subchapter B of chapter 65 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 6428 the following new section:

"SEC. 6428A. ADDITIONAL RECOVERY REBATES TO INDIVIDUALS.

"(a) IN GENERAL. — In the case of an eligible individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by subtitle A for the first taxable year beginning in 2020 an amount equal to the additional rebate amount determined for such taxable year.

"(b) ADDITIONAL REBATE AMOUNT. — For purposes of this section, the term 'additional rebate amount' means, with respect to any taxpayer for any taxable year, the sum of —

"(1) $1,200 ($2,400 in the case of a joint return), plus

"(2) $1,200 multiplied by the number of dependents of the taxpayer for such taxable year (not in excess of 3 such dependents).

"(c) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL. — For purposes of this section, the term 'eligible individual' means any individual other than —

"(1) any nonresident alien individual,

"(2) any individual with respect to whom a deduction under section 151 is allowable to another taxpayer for a taxable year beginning in the calendar year in which the individual's taxable year begins, and

"(3) an estate or trust.

"(d) LIMITATION BASED ON MODIFIED ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME. — The amount of the credit allowed by subsection (a) (determined without regard to this subsection and subsection (f)) shall be reduced (but not below zero) by 5 percent of so much of the taxpayer's modified adjusted gross income as exceeds —

"(1) $150,000 in the case of a joint return or a surviving spouse (as defined in section 2(a)),

"(2) $112,500 in the case of a head of household (as defined in section 2(b)), and

"(3) $75,000 in any other case.

"(e) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES. —

"(1) MODIFIED ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME. — For purposes of this subsection (other than this paragraph), the term 'modified adjusted gross income' means adjusted gross income determined without regard to sections 911, 931, and 933.

"(2) DEPENDENT DEFINED. — For purposes of this section, the term 'dependent' has the meaning given such term by section 152.

"(3) CREDIT TREATED AS REFUNDABLE. — The credit allowed by subsection (a) shall be treated as allowed by subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1.

"(4) IDENTIFICATION NUMBER REQUIREMENT. —

"(A) IN GENERAL. — The $1,200 amount in subsection (b)(1) shall be treated as being zero unless the taxpayer includes the TIN of the taxpayer on the return of tax for the taxable year.

"(B) JOINT RETURNS. — In the case of a joint return, the $2,400 amount in subsection (b)(1) shall be treated as being —

"(i) zero if the TIN of neither spouse is included on the return of tax for the taxable year, and

"(ii) $1,200 if the TIN of only one spouse is so included.

"(C) DEPENDENTS. — A dependent shall not be taken into account under subsection (b)(2) unless the TIN of such dependent is included on the return of tax for the taxable year.

"(D) COORDINATION WITH CERTAIN ADVANCE PAYMENTS. — In the case of any payment made pursuant to subsection (g)(5)(A)(ii), a TIN shall be treated for purposes of this paragraph as included on the taxpayer's return of tax if such TIN is provided pursuant to such subsection.

"(f) COORDINATION WITH ADVANCE REFUNDS OF CREDIT. —

"(1) REDUCTION OF REFUNDABLE CREDIT. — The amount of the credit which would (but for this paragraph) be allowable under subsection (a) shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the aggregate refunds and credits made or allowed to the taxpayer (or any dependent of the taxpayer) under subsection (g). Any failure to so reduce the credit shall be treated as arising out of a mathematical or clerical error and assessed according to section 6213(b)(1).

"(2) JOINT RETURNS. — In the case of a refund or credit made or allowed under subsection (g) with respect to a joint return, half of such refund or credit shall be treated as having been made or allowed to each individual filing such return.

"(g) ADVANCE REFUNDS AND CREDITS. —

"(1) IN GENERAL. — Subject to paragraph (5), each individual who was an eligible individual for such individual's first taxable year beginning in 2019 shall be treated as having made a payment against the tax imposed by chapter 1 for such taxable year in an amount equal to the advance refund amount for such taxable year.

"(2) ADVANCE REFUND AMOUNT. — For purposes of paragraph (1), the advance refund amount is the amount that would have been allowed as a credit under this section for such taxable year if this section (other than subsection (f) and this subsection) had applied to such taxable year.

"(3) TIMING AND MANNER OF PAYMENTS. —

"(A) TIMING. — The Secretary shall, subject to the provisions of this title, refund or credit any overpayment attributable to this section as rapidly as possible. No refund or credit shall be made or allowed under this subsection after December 31, 2020.

"(B) DELIVERY OF PAYMENTS. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may certify and disburse refunds payable under this subsection electronically to any account to which the payee authorized, on or after January 1, 2018, the delivery of a refund of taxes under this title or of a Federal payment (as defined in section 3332 of title 31, United States Code).

"(C) WAIVER OF CERTAIN RULES. — Notwithstanding section 3325 of title 31, United States Code, or any other provision of law, with respect to any payment of a refund under this subsection, a disbursing official in the executive branch of the United States Government may modify payment information received from an officer or employee described in section 3325(a)(1)(B) of such title for the purpose of facilitating the accurate and efficient delivery of such payment. Except in cases of fraud or reckless neglect, no liability under sections 3325, 3527, 3528, or 3529 of title 31, United States Code, shall be imposed with respect to payments made under this subparagraph.

"(4) NO INTEREST. — No interest shall be allowed on any overpayment attributable to this section.

"(5) APPLICATION TO INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT FILE A RETURN OF TAX FOR 2019. —

"(A) IN GENERAL. — In the case of an individual who, at the time of any determination made pursuant to paragraph (3), has not filed a tax return for the year described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall —

"(i) apply paragraph (1) by substituting '2018' for '2019', and

"(ii) in the case of a specified individual who has not filed a tax return for such individual's first taxable year beginning in 2018, determine the advance refund amount with respect to such individual without regard to subsections (d) and on the basis of information with respect to such individual which is provided by —

"(I) in the case of a specified social security beneficiary or a specified supplemental security income recipient, the Commissioner of Social Security,

"(II) in the case of a specified railroad retirement beneficiary, the Railroad Retirement Board, and

"(III) in the case of a specified veterans beneficiary, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (in coordination with, and with the assistance of, the Commissioner of Social Security if appropriate).

"(B) SPECIFIED INDIVIDUAL. — For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'specified individual' means any individual who is —

"(i) a specified social security beneficiary,

"(ii) a specified supplemental security income recipient,

"(iii) a specified railroad retirement beneficiary, or

"(iv) a specified veterans beneficiary.

"(C) SPECIFIED SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFICIARY. — For purposes of this paragraph —

"(i) IN GENERAL. — The term 'specified social security beneficiary' means any individual who, for the last month that ends prior to the date of enactment of this section, is entitled to any monthly insurance benefit payable under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), including payments made pursuant to sections 202(d), 223(g), and 223(i)(7) of such Act.

"(ii) EXCEPTION. — Such term shall not include any individual if such benefit is not payable for such month by reason of section 202(x) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(x)) or section 1129A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-8a).

"(D) SPECIFIED SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME RECIPIENT. — For purposes of this paragraph —

"(i) IN GENERAL. — The term 'specified supplemental security income recipient' means any individual who, for the last month that ends prior to the date of enactment of this section, is eligible for a monthly benefit payable under title XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) (other than a benefit to an individual described in section 1611(e)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(1)(B)), including —

"(I) payments made pursuant to section 1614(a)(3)(C) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)(C)),

"(II) payments made pursuant to section 1619(a) (42 U.S.C. 1382h) or subsections (a)(4), (a)(7), or (p)(7) of section 1631 (42 U.S.C. 1383) of such Act, and

"(III) State supplementary payments of the type referred to in section 1616(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382e(a)) (or payments of the type described in section 212(a) of Public Law 93-66) which are paid by the Commissioner under an agreement referred to in such section 1616(a) (or section 212(a) of Public Law 93-66).

"(ii) EXCEPTION. — Such term shall not include any individual if such monthly benefit is not payable for such month by reason of subsection (e)(1)(A) or (e)(4) of section 1611 (42 U.S.C. 1382) or section 1129A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-8a).

"(E) SPECIFIED RAILROAD RETIREMENT BENEFICIARY. — For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'specified railroad retirement beneficiary' means any individual who, for the last month that ends prior to the date of enactment of this section, is entitled to a monthly annuity or pension payment payable (without regard to section 5(a)(ii) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231d(a)(ii))) under —

"(i) section 2(a)(1) of such Act (45 U.S.C. 231a(a)(1)),

"(ii) section 2(c) of such Act (45 U.S.C. 231a(c)),

"(iii) section 2(d)(1) of such Act (45 U.S.C. 231a(d)(1)), or

"(iv) section 7(b)(2) of such Act (45 U.S.C. 231f(b)(2)) with respect to any of the benefit payments described in subparagraph (C)(i).

"(F) SPECIFIED VETERANS BENEFICIARY. — For purposes of this paragraph —

"(i) IN GENERAL. — The term 'specified veterans beneficiary' means any individual who, for the last month that ends prior to the date of enactment of this section, is entitled to a compensation or pension payment payable under —

"(I) section 1110, 1117, 1121, 1131, 1141, or 1151 of title 38, United States Code,

"(II) section 1310, 1312, 1313, 1315, 1316, or 1318 of title 38, United States Code,

"(III) section 1513, 1521, 1533, 1536, 1537, 1541, 1542, or 1562 of title 38, United States Code, or

"(IV) section 1805, 1815, or 1821 of title 38, United States Code, to a veteran, surviving spouse, child, or parent as described in paragraph (2), (3), (4)(A)(ii), or (5) of section 101, title 38, United States Code.

"(ii) EXCEPTION. — Such term shall not include any individual if such compensation or pension payment is not payable, or was reduced, for such month by reason of section 1505, 5313, or 5313B of title 38, United States Code.

"(G) SUBSEQUENT DETERMINATIONS AND REDETERMINATIONS NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. — For purposes of this section, any individual's status as a specified social security beneficiary, a specified supplemental security income recipient, a specified railroad retirement beneficiary, or a specified veterans beneficiary shall be unaffected by any determination or redetermination of any entitlement to, or eligibility for, any benefit, payment, or compensation, if such determination or redetermination occurs after the last month that ends prior to the date of enactment of this section.

"(H) PAYMENT TO REPRESENTATIVE PAYEES AND FIDUCIARIES. —

"(i) IN GENERAL. — If the benefit, payment, or compensation referred to in subparagraph (C)(i), (D)(i), (E), or (F)(i) with respect to any specified individual is paid to a representative payee or fiduciary, payment by the Secretary under paragraph (3) with respect to such specified individual shall be made to such individual's representative payee or fiduciary and the entire payment shall be used only for the benefit of the individual who is entitled to the payment.

"(ii) APPLICATION OF ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS. —

"(I) In the case of a payment described in clause (i) which is made with respect to a specified social security beneficiary or a specified supplemental security income recipient, section 1129(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-8(a)(3)) shall apply to such payment in the same manner as such section applies to a payment under title II or XVI of such Act.

"(II) In the case of a payment described in clause (i) which is made with respect to a specified railroad retirement beneficiary, section 13 of the Railroad Retirement Act (45 U.S.C. 231l) shall apply to such payment in the same manner as such section applies to a payment under such Act.

"(III) In the case of a payment described in clause (i) which is made with respect to a specified veterans beneficiary, sections 5502, 6106, and 6108 of title 38, United States Code, shall apply to such payment in the same manner as such sections apply to a payment under such title.

"(6) NOTICE TO TAXPAYER. — Not later than 15 days after the date on which the Secretary distributed any payment to an eligible taxpayer pursuant to this subsection, notice shall be sent by mail to such taxpayer's last known address. Such notice shall indicate the method by which such payment was made, the amount of such payment, and a phone number for the appropriate point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service to report any error with respect to such payment.

"(h) REGULATIONS. — The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations or other guidance as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, including —

"(1) regulations or other guidance providing taxpayers the opportunity to provide the Secretary information sufficient to allow the Secretary to make payments to such taxpayers under subsection (g) (including the determination of the amount of such payment) if such information is not otherwise available to the Secretary, and

"(2) regulations or other guidance providing for the proper treatment of joint returns and taxpayers with dependents to ensure that an individual is not taken into account more than once in determining the amount of any credit under subsection (a) and any credit or refund under subsection (g).

"(i) OUTREACH. — The Secretary shall carry out a robust and comprehensive outreach program to ensure that all taxpayers described in subsection (h)(1) learn of their eligibility for the advance refunds and credits under subsection (g); are advised of the opportunity to receive such advance refunds and credits as provided under subsection (h)(1); and are provided assistance in applying for such advance refunds and credits. In conducting such outreach program, the Secretary shall coordinate with other government, State, and local agencies; federal partners; and community-based nonprofit organizations that regularly interface with such taxpayers.".

(b) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN POSSESSIONS. —

(1) PAYMENTS TO POSSESSIONS WITH MIRROR CODE TAX SYSTEMS. — The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to each possession of the United States which has a mirror code tax system amounts equal to the loss (if any) to that possession by reason of the amendments made by this section. Such amounts shall be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury based on information provided by the government of the respective possession.

(2) PAYMENTS TO OTHER POSSESSIONS. — The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to each possession of the United States which does not have a mirror code tax system amounts estimated by the Secretary of the Treasury as being equal to the aggregate benefits (if any) that would have been provided to residents of such possession by reason of the amendments made by this section if a mirror code tax system had been in effect in such possession. The preceding sentence shall not apply unless the respective possession has a plan, which has been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, under which such possession will promptly distribute such payments to its residents.

(3) COORDINATION WITH CREDIT ALLOWED AGAINST UNITED STATES INCOME TAXES. — No credit shall be allowed against United States income taxes under section 6428A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section), nor shall any credit or refund be made or allowed under subsection (g) of such section, to any person —

(A) to whom a credit is allowed against taxes imposed by the possession by reason of the amendments made by this section, or

(B) who is eligible for a payment under a plan described in paragraph (2).

(4) MIRROR CODE TAX SYSTEM. — For purposes of this subsection, the term "mirror code tax system" means, with respect to any possession of the United States, the income tax system of such possession if the income tax liability of the residents of such possession under such system is determined by reference to the income tax laws of the United States as if such possession were the United States.

(c) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. —

(1) DEFINITION OF DEFICIENCY. — Section 6211(b)(4)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking "and 6428" and inserting "6428, and 6428A".

(2) MATHEMATICAL OR CLERICAL ERROR AUTHORITY. — Section 6213(g)(2) of such Code is amended —

(A) by inserting "or section 6428A (relating to additional recovery rebates to individuals)" before the comma at the end of subparagraph (H), and

(B) by striking "or 6428" in subparagraph (L) and inserting "6428, or 6428A".

(3) EXCEPTION FROM REDUCTION OR OFF SET. — Any credit or refund allowed or made to any individual by reason of section 6428A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section) or by reason of subsection (b) of this section shall not be —

(A) subject to reduction or offset pursuant to section 3716 or 3720A of title 31, United States Code,

(B) subject to reduction or offset pursuant to subsection (c), (d), (e), or (f) of section 6402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or

(C) reduced or offset by other assessed Federal taxes that would otherwise be subject to levy or collection.

(4) ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFITS. —

(A) IN GENERAL. — Any applicable payment shall not be subject to transfer, assignment, execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process, or the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law, to the same extent as payments described in section 207 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 407) without regard to subsection (b) thereof.

(B) ENCODING OF PAYMENTS. — As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of the paragraph, the Secretary of the Treasury shall encode applicable payments that are paid electronically to any account —

(i) with a unique identifier that is reasonably sufficient to allow a financial institution to identify the payment as a payment protected under subparagraph (A), and

(ii) pursuant to the same specifications as required for a benefit payment to which part 212 of title 31, Code of Federal regulations applies.

(C) GARNISHMENT. —

(i) ENCODED PAYMENTS. — Upon receipt of a garnishment order that applies to an account that has received an applicable payment that is encoded as provided in subparagraph (B), a financial institution shall follow the requirements and procedures set forth in part 212 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations. This paragraph shall not alter the status of payments as tax refunds or other non-benefit payments for purpose of any reclamation rights of the Department of Treasury or the Internal Revenue Serves as per part 210 of title 31 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(ii) OTHER PAYMENTS. — If a financial institution receives a garnishment order (other than an order that has been served by the United States) that applies to an account into which an applicable payment that has not been encoded as provided in subparagraph (B) has been deposited on any date in the prior 60 days (including any date before the date of the enactment of this paragraph), the financial institution, upon the request of the account holder or for purposes of complying in good faith with a State order, State law, court order, or interpretation by a State Attorney General relating to garnishment order, may, but is not required to, treat the amount of the payment as exempt under law from garnishment without requiring the account holder to assert any right of garnishment exemption or requiring the consent of the judgment creditor.

(iii) LIABILITY. — A financial institution that complies in good faith with clause (i) or that acts in good faith in reliance on clause (ii) shall not be liable under any Federal or State law, regulation, or court or other order to a creditor that initiates an order for any protected amounts, to an account holder for any frozen amounts or garnishment order applied.

(D) DEFINITIONS. — For purposes of this paragraph —

(i) ACCOUNT HOLDER. — The term "account holder" means a natural person against whom a garnishment order is issued and whose name appears in a financial institution's records.

(ii) APPLICABLE PAYMENT. — The term "applicable payment" means any payment of credit or refund by reason of section 6428 of such Code (as so added) or by reason of subsection (c) of this section.

(iii) GARNISHMENT. — The term "garnishment" means execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process.

(iv) GARNISHMENT ORDER. — The term "garnishment order" means a writ, order, notice, summons, judgment, levy, or similar written instruction issued by a court, a State or State agency, a municipality or municipal corporation, or a State child support enforcement agency, including a lien arising by operation of law for overdue child support or an order to freeze the assets in an account, to effect a garnishment against a debtor.

(5) TREATMENT OF CREDIT AND ADVANCE PAYMENTS. — For purposes of section 1324 of title 31, United States Code, any credit under section 6428A(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any credit or refund under section 6428A(g) of such Code, and any payment under subsection (b) of this section, shall be treated in the same manner as a refund due from a credit provision referred to in subsection (b)(2) of such section 1324.

(6) AGENCY INFORMATION SHARING AND ASSISTANCE. — The Commissioner of Social Security, the Railroad Retirement Board, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall each provide the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate) such information and assistance as the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate) may require for purposes of making payments under section 6428A(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to individuals described in paragraph (5)(A)(ii) thereof.

(7) CLERICAL AMENDMENT. — The table of sections for subchapter B of chapter 65 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 6428 the following new item:

"Sec. 6428A. Additional recovery rebates to individuals.".

(d) APPROPRIATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS SECTION. —

(1) IN GENERAL. — Immediately upon the enactment of this Act, the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 —

(A) DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. —

(i) For an additional amount for "Department of the Treasury — Bureau of Fiscal Services — Salaries and Expenses", $78,650,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021.

(ii) For an additional amount for "Department of the Treasury — Internal Revenue Service — Taxpayer Services", $298,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021.

(iii) For an additional amount for "Department of the Treasury — Internal Revenue Service — Enforcement", $37,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021.

(iv) For an additional amount for "Department of the Treasury — Internal Revenue Service — Operations Support", $185,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021.

(v) For an additional amount for "Department of the Treasury — Office of Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration", $10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for necessary expenses related to COVID-19 including carrying out investigations.

Amounts made available in appropriations under clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) of this subparagraph may be transferred between such appropriations upon the advance notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.

(B) SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. — For an additional amount for "Social Security Administration — Limitation on Administrative Expenses", $40,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided, that $2,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, shall be transferred to "Social Security Administration — Office of Inspector General" for necessary expenses in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978.

(C) RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD. — For an additional amount for "Railroad Retirement Board — Limitation on Administration", $8,300, to remain available until September 30, 2021.

(2) REPORTS. — No later than 15 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the expected use of the funds provided by clauses (i) through (iv) paragraph (1)(A). Beginning 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a quarterly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the actual expenditure of such funds and the expected expenditure of such funds in the subsequent quarter.

(e) CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO RECOVERY REBATES AND ADDITIONAL RECOVERY REBATES. —

(1) SIGNATURES ON CHECKS AND NOTICES, ETC., BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. — Any check issued to an individual by the Department of the Treasury pursuant to section 6428 or 6428A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and any notice issued pursuant to section 6428(f)(6) or section 6428A(g)(6) of such Code, may not be signed by or otherwise bear the name, signature, image or likeness of the President, the Vice President or any elected official or cabinet level officer of the United States, or any individual who, with respect to any of the aforementioned individuals, bears any relationship described in subparagraphs (A) through (G) of section 152(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(2) EFFECTIVE DATE. — Paragraph (1) shall apply to checks and notices issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(f) REPORTS TO CONGRESS. — Each week beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act and beginning before December 31, 2020, on Friday of such week, not later than 3 p.m. Eastern Time, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide a written report to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate. Such report shall include the following information with respect to payments made pursuant to each of sections 6428 and 6428A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986:

(1) The number of scheduled payments sent to the Bureau of Fiscal Service for payment by direct deposit or paper check for the following week (stated separately for direct deposit and paper check).

(2) The total dollar amount of the scheduled payments described in paragraph (1).

(3) The number of direct deposit payments returned to the Department of the Treasury and the total dollar value of such payments, for the week ending on the day prior to the day on which the report is provided.

(4) The total number of letters related to payments under section 6428 or 6428A of such Code mailed to taxpayers during the week ending on the day prior to the day on which the report is provided.

Subtitle C — Earned Income Tax Credit

SEC. 20121. STRENGTHENING THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH NO QUALIFYING CHILDREN.

(a) SPECIAL RULES FOR 2020. — Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

"(n) SPECIAL RULES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT QUALIFYING CHILDREN. — In the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2019, and before January 1, 2021 —

"(1) DECREASE IN MINIMUM AGE FOR CREDIT. —

"(A) IN GENERAL. — Subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii)(II) shall be applied by substituting 'the applicable minimum age' for 'age 25'.

"(B) APPLICABLE MINIMUM AGE. — For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'applicable minimum age' means —

"(i) except as otherwise provided in this subparagraph, age 19,

"(ii) in the case of a full-time student (other than a qualified former foster youth or a qualified homeless youth), age 25, and

"(iii) in the case of a qualified former foster youth or a qualified homeless youth, age 18.

"(C) FULL-TIME STUDENT. — For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'full-time student' means, with respect to any taxable year, an individual who is an eligible student (as defined in section 25A(b)(3)) during at least 5 calendar months during the taxable year.

"(D) QUALIFIED FORMER FOSTER YOUTH. — For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'qualified former foster youth' means an individual who —

"(i) on or after the date that such individual attained age 14, was in foster care provided under the supervision or administration of a State or tribal agency administering (or eligible to administer) a plan under part B or part E of the Social Security Act (without regard to whether Federal assistance was provided with respect to such child under such part E), and

"(ii) provides (in such manner as the Secretary may provide) consent for State and tribal agencies which administer a plan under part B or part E of the Social Security Act to disclose to the Secretary information related to the status of such individual as a qualified former foster youth.

"(E) QUALIFIED HOMELESS YOUTH. — For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'qualified homeless youth' means, with respect to any taxable year, an individual who —

"(i) is certified by a local educational agency or a financial aid administrator during such taxable year as being either an unaccompanied youth who is a homeless child or youth, or as unaccompanied, at risk of homelessness, and self-supporting. Terms used in the preceding sentence which are also used in section 480(d)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 shall have the same meaning as when used in such section, and

"(ii) provides (in such manner as the Secretary may provide) consent for local educational agencies and financial aid administrators to disclose to the Secretary information related to the status of such individual as a qualified homeless youth.

"(2) INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AGE FOR CREDIT. — Subsection(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II) shall be applied by substituting 'age 66' for 'age 65'.

"(3) INCREASE IN CREDIT AND PHASEOUT PERCENTAGES. — The table contained in subsection (b)(1) shall be applied by substituting '15.3' for '7.65' each place it appears therein.

"(4) INCREASE IN EARNED INCOME AND PHASEOUT AMOUNTS. —

"(A) IN GENERAL. — The table contained in subsection (b)(2)(A) shall be applied —

"(i) by substituting '$9,720' for '$4,220', and

"(ii) by substituting '$11,490' for '$5,280'.

"(B) COORDINATION WITH INFLATION ADJUSTMENT. — Subsection (j) shall not apply to any dollar amount specified in this paragraph.".

(b) INFORMATION RETURN MATCHING. — As soon as practicable, the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate) shall develop and implement procedures to use information returns under section 6050S (relating to returns relating to higher education tuition and related expenses) to check the status of individuals as full-time students for purposes of section 32(n)(1)(B)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section).

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.

SEC. 20122. TAXPAYER ELIGIBLE FOR CHILDLESS EARNED INCOME CREDIT IN CASE OF QUALIFYING CHILDREN WHO FAIL TO MEET CERTAIN IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

(a) IN GENERAL. — Section 32(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subparagraph (F).

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 20123. CREDIT ALLOWED IN CASE OF CERTAIN SEPARATED SPOUSES.

(a) IN GENERAL. — Section 32(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended —

(1) by striking "MARRIED INDIVIDUALS. — In the case of" and inserting the following: "MARRIED INDIVIDUALS. —

"(1) IN GENERAL. — In the case of", and

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

"(2) DETERMINATION OF MARITAL STATUS. — For purposes of this section —

"(A) IN GENERAL. — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), marital status shall be determined under section 7703(a).

"(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR SEPARATED SPOUSE. — An individual shall not be treated as married if such individual —

"(i) is married (as determined under section 7703(a)) and does not file a joint return for the taxable year,

"(ii) lives with a qualifying child of the individual for more than one-half of such taxable year, and

"(iii)(I) during the last 6 months of such taxable year, does not have the same principal place of abode as the individual's spouse, or

"(II) has a decree, instrument, or agreement (other than a decree of divorce) described in section 121(d)(3)(C) with respect to the individual's spouse and is not a member of the same household with the individual's spouse by the end of the taxable year.".

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. —

(1) Section 32(c)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking the last sentence.

(2) Section 32(c)(1)(E)(ii) of such Code is amended by striking "(within the meaning of section 7703)".

(3) Section 32(d)(1) of such Code, as amended by subsection (a), is amended by striking "(within the meaning of section 7703)".

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 20124. ELIMINATION OF DISQUALIFIED INVESTMENT INCOME TEST.

(a) IN GENERAL. — Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (i).

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. —

(1) Section 32(j)(1) of such Code is amended by striking "subsections (b)(2) and (i)(1)" and inserting "subsection (b)(2)".

(2) Section 32(j)(1)(B)(i) of such Code is amended by striking "subsections (b)(2)(A) and (i)(1)" and inserting "subsection (b)(2)(A)".

(3) Section 32(j)(2) of such Code is amended —

(A) by striking subparagraph (B), and

(B) by striking "ROUNDING. — " and all that follows through "If any dollar amount" and inserting the following: "ROUNDING. — If any dollar amount".

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 20125. APPLICATION OF EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT IN POSSESSIONS OF THE UNITED STATES.

(a) IN GENERAL. — Chapter 77 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

"SEC. 7530. APPLICATION OF EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT TO POSSESSIONS OF THE UNITED STATES.

"(a) PUERTO RICO. —

"(1) IN GENERAL. — With respect to calendar year 2021 and each calendar year thereafter, the Secretary shall, except as otherwise provided in this subsection, make payments to Puerto Rico equal to —

"(A) the specified matching amount for such calendar year, plus

"(B) in the case of calendar years 2021 through 2025, the lesser of —

"(i) the expenditures made by Puerto Rico during such calendar year for education efforts with respect to individual taxpayers and tax return preparers relating to the earned income tax credit, or

"(ii) $1,000,000.

"(2) REQUIREMENT TO REFORM EARNED IN COME TAX CREDIT. — The Secretary shall not make any payments under paragraph (1) with respect to any calendar year unless Puerto Rico has in effect an earned income tax credit for taxable years beginning in or with such calendar year which (relative to the earned income tax credit which was in effect for taxable years beginning in or with calendar year 2019) increases the percentage of earned income which is allowed as a credit for each group of individuals with respect to which such percentage is separately stated or determined in a manner designed to substantially increase workforce participation.

"(3) SPECIFIED MATCHING AMOUNT. — For purposes of this subsection —

"(A) IN GENERAL. — The term 'specified matching amount' means, with respect to any calendar year, the lesser of —

"(i) the excess (if any) of —

"(I) the cost to Puerto Rico of the earned income tax credit for taxable years beginning in or with such calendar year, over

"(II) the base amount for such calendar year, or

"(ii) the product of 3, multiplied by the base amount for such calendar year.

"(B) BASE AMOUNT. —

"(i) BASE AMOUNT FOR 2020. — In the case of calendar year 2020, the term 'base amount' means the greater of —

"(I) the cost to Puerto Rico of the earned income tax credit for taxable years beginning in or with calendar year 2019 (rounded to the nearest multiple of $1,000,000), or

"(II) $200,000,000.

"(ii) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT. — In the case of any calendar year after 2021, the term 'base amount' means the dollar amount determined under clause (i) increased by an amount equal to —

"(I) such dollar amount, multiplied by —

"(II) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year, determined by substituting 'calendar year 2020' for 'calendar year 2016' in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.

Any amount determined under this clause shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $1,000,000.

"(4) RULES RELATED TO PAYMENTS AND REPORTS. —

"(A) TIMING OF PAYMENTS. — The Secretary shall make payments under paragraph (1) for any calendar year —

"(i) after receipt of the report described in subparagraph (B) for such calendar year, and

"(ii) except as provided in clause (i), within a reasonable period of time before the due date for individual income tax returns (as determined under the laws of Puerto Rico) for taxable years which began on the first day of such calendar year.

"(B) ANNUAL REPORTS. — With respect to calendar year 2021 and each calendar year thereafter, Puerto Rico shall provide to the Secretary a report which shall include —

"(i) an estimate of the costs described in paragraphs (1)(B)(i) and (3)(A)(i)(I) with respect to such calendar year, and

"(ii) a statement of such costs with respect to the preceding calendar year.

"(C) ADJUSTMENTS. —

"(i) IN GENERAL. — In the event that any estimate of an amount is more or less than the actual amount as later determined and any payment under paragraph (1) was determined on the basis of such estimate, proper payment shall be made by, or to, the Secretary (as the case may be) as soon as practicable after the determination that such estimate was inaccurate. Proper adjustment shall be made in the amount of any subsequent payments made under paragraph (1) to the extent that proper payment is not made under the preceding sentence before such subsequent payments.

"(ii) ADDITIONAL REPORTS. — The Secretary may require such additional periodic reports of the information described in subparagraph (B) as the Secretary determines appropriate to facilitate timely adjustments under clause (i).

"(D) DETERMINATION OF COST OF EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT. — For purposes of this subsection, the cost to Puerto Rico of the earned income tax credit shall be determined by the Secretary on the basis of the laws of Puerto Rico and shall include reductions in revenues received by Puerto Rico by reason of such credit and refunds attributable to such credit, but shall not include any administrative costs with respect to such credit.

"(E) PREVENTION OF MANIPULATION OF BASE AMOUNT. — No payments shall be made under paragraph (1) if the earned income tax credit as in effect in Puerto Rico for taxable years beginning in or with calendar year 2019 is modified after the date of the enactment of this subsection.

"(b) POSSESSIONS WITH MIRROR CODE TAX SYSTEMS. —

"(1) IN GENERAL. — With respect to calendar year 2020 and each calendar year thereafter, the Secretary shall, except as otherwise provided in this subsection, make payments to the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands equal to —

"(A) 75 percent of the cost to such possession of the earned income tax credit for taxable years beginning in or with such calendar year, plus

"(B) in the case of calendar years 2020 through 2024, the lesser of —

"(i) the expenditures made by such possession during such calendar year for education efforts with respect to individual taxpayers and tax return preparers relating to such earned income tax credit, or

"(ii) $50,000.

"(2) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN RULES. — Rules similar to the rules of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of subsection (a)(4) shall apply for purposes of this subsection.

"(c) AMERICAN SAMOA. —

"(1) IN GENERAL. — With respect to calendar year 2020 and each calendar year thereafter, the Secretary shall, except as otherwise provided in this subsection, make payments to American Samoa equal to —

"(A) the lesser of —

"(i) 75 percent of the cost to American Samoa of the earned income tax credit for taxable years beginning in or with such calendar year, or

"(ii) $12,000,000, plus

"(B) in the case of calendar years 2020 through 2024, the lesser of —

"(i) the expenditures made by American Samoa during such calendar year for education efforts with respect to individual taxpayers and tax return preparers relating to such earned income tax credit, or

"(ii) $50,000.

"(2) REQUIREMENT TO ENACT AND MAINTAIN AN EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT. — The Secretary shall not make any payments under paragraph (1) with respect to any calendar year unless American Samoa has in effect an earned income tax credit for taxable years beginning in or with such calendar year which allows a refundable tax credit to individuals on the basis of the taxpayer's earned income which is designed to substantially increase workforce participation.

"(3) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT. — In the case of any calendar year after 2020, the $12,000,000 amount in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) shall be increased by an amount equal to —

"(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by —

"(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year, determined by substituting 'calendar year 2019' for 'calendar year 2016' in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.

Any increase determined under this clause shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100,000.

"(4) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN RULES. — Rules similar to the rules of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of subsection (a)(4) shall apply for purposes of this subsection.

"(d) TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS. — For purposes of section 1324 of title 31, United States Code, the payments under this section shall be treated in the same manner as a refund due from a credit provision referred to in subsection (b)(2) of such section.".

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT. — The table of sections for chapter 77 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

"Sec. 7529. Application of earned income tax credit to possessions of the United States.".

SEC. 20126. TEMPORARY SPECIAL RULE FOR DETERMINING EARNED INCOME FOR PURPOSES OF EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.

(a) IN GENERAL. — If the earned income of the taxpayer for the taxpayer's first taxable year beginning in 2020 is less than the earned income of the taxpayer for the preceding taxable year, the credit allowed under section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 may, at the election of the taxpayer, be determined by substituting —

(1) such earned income for the preceding taxable year, for

(2) such earned income for the taxpayer's first taxable year beginning in 2020.

(b) EARNED INCOME. —

(1) IN GENERAL. — For purposes of this section, the term "earned income" has the meaning given such term under section 32(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(2) APPLICATION TO JOINT RETURNS. — For purposes of subsection (a), in the case of a joint return, the earned income of the taxpayer for the preceding taxable year shall be the sum of the earned income of each spouse for such preceding taxable year.

(c) SPECIAL RULES. —

(1) ERRORS TREATED AS MATHEMATICAL ERROR. — For purposes of section 6213 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, an incorrect use on a return of earned income pursuant to subsection (a) shall be treated as a mathematical or clerical error.

(2) NO EFFECT ON DETERMINATION OF GROSS INCOME, ETC. — Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied without regard to any substitution under subsection (a).

(d) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN POSSESSIONS. —

(1) PAYMENTS TO POSSESSIONS WITH MIRROR CODE TAX SYSTEMS. — The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to each possession of the United States which has a mirror code tax system amounts equal to the loss (if any) to that possession by reason of the application of the provisions of this section (other than this subsection) with respect to section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Such amounts shall be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury based on information provided by the government of the respective possession.

(2) PAYMENTS TO OTHER POSSESSIONS. — The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to each possession of the United States which does not have a mirror code tax system amounts estimated by the Secretary of the Treasury as being equal to the aggregate benefits (if any) that would have been provided to residents of such possession by reason of the provisions of this section (other than this subsection) with respect to section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 if a mirror code tax system had been in effect in such possession. The preceding sentence shall not apply unless the respective possession has a plan, which has been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, under which such possession will promptly distribute such payments to its residents.

(3) MIRROR CODE TAX SYSTEM. — For purposes of this section, the term "mirror code tax system" means, with respect to any possession of the United States, the income tax system of such possession if the income tax liability of the residents of such possession under such system is determined by reference to the income tax laws of the United States as if such possession were the United States.

(4) TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS. — For purposes of section 1324 of title 31, United States Code, the payments under this section shall be treated in the same manner as a refund due from a credit provision referred to in subsection (b)(2) of such section.

Subtitle D — Child Tax Credit

SEC. 20131. CHILD TAX CREDIT IMPROVEMENTS FOR 2020.

(a) IN GENERAL. — Section 24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

"(i) SPECIAL RULES FOR 2020. — In the case of any taxable year beginning in 2020 —

"(1) REFUNDABLE CREDIT. — Subsection (h)(5) shall not apply and the increase determined under the first sentence of subsection (d)(1) shall be the amount determined under subsection (d)(1)(A) (determined without regard to subsection (h)(4)).

"(2) CREDIT AMOUNT. — Subsection (h)(2) shall not apply and subsection (a) shall be applied by substituting '$3,000 ($3,600 in the case of a qualifying child who has not attained age 6 as of the close of the calendar year in which the taxable year of the taxpayer begins)' for '$1,000'.

"(3) 17-YEAR-OLDS ELIGIBLE FOR TREATMENT AS QUALIFYING CHILDREN. — This section shall be applied —

"(A) by substituting 'age 18' for 'age 17' in subsection (c)(1), and

"(B) by substituting 'described in subsection (c) (determined after the application of subsection (i)(3)(A))' for 'described in subsection (c)' in subsection (h)(4)(A).".

(b) ADVANCE PAYMENT OF CREDIT. —

(1) IN GENERAL. — Chapter 77 of such Code is amended by inserting after section 7527 the following new section:

"SEC. 7527A. ADVANCE PAYMENT OF CHILD TAX CREDIT.

"(a) IN GENERAL. — As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program for making advance payments of the credit allowed under subsection (a) of section 24 on a monthly basis (determined without regard to subsection (i)(4)) of such section), or as frequently as the Secretary determines to be administratively feasible, to taxpayers determined to be eligible for advance payment of such credit.

"(b) LIMITATION. —

"(1) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary may make payments under subsection (a) only to the extent that the total amount of such payments made to any taxpayer during the taxable year does not exceed an amount equal to the excess, if any, of —

"(A) subject to paragraph (2), the amount determined under subsection (a) of section 24 with respect to such taxpayer (determined without regard to subsection (i)(4)) of such section) for such taxable year, over

"(B) the estimated tax imposed by subtitle A, as reduced by the credits allowable under subparts A and C (other than section 24) of such part IV, with respect to such taxpayer for such taxable year, as determined in such manner as the Secretary deems appropriate.

"(2) APPLICATION OF THRESHOLD AMOUNT LIMITATION. — The program described in subsection (a) shall make reasonable efforts to apply the limitation of section 24(b) with respect to payments made under such program.

"(c) APPLICATION. — The advance payments described in this section shall only be made with respect to credits allowed under section 24 for taxable years beginning during 2020.".

(2) RECONCILIATION OF CREDIT AND ADVANCE CREDIT. — Section 24(i) of such Code, as amended by subsection (a), is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

"(4) RECONCILIATION OF CREDIT AND ADVANCE CREDIT. —

"(A) IN GENERAL. — The amount of the credit allowed under this section for any taxable year shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the aggregate amount of any advance payments of such credit under section 7527A for such taxable year.

"(B) EXCESS ADVANCE PAYMENTS. — If the aggregate amount of advance payments under section 7527A for the taxable year exceeds the amount of the credit allowed under this section for such taxable year (determined without regard to subparagraph (A)), the tax imposed by this chapter for such taxable year shall be increased by the amount of such excess.".

(3) CLERICAL AMEMDMENT. — The table of sections for chapter 77 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7527 the following new item:

"Sec. 7527A. Advance payment of child tax credit.".

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.

SEC. 20132. APPLICATION OF CHILD TAX CREDIT IN POSSESSIONS.

(a) IN GENERAL. — Section 24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

"(i) APPLICATION OF CREDIT IN POSSESSIONS. —

"(1) MIRROR CODE POSSESSIONS. —

"(A) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary shall pay to each possession of the United States with a mirror code tax system amounts equal to the loss to that possession by reason of the application of this section (determined without regard to this subsection) with respect to taxable years beginning after 2019. Such amounts shall be determined by the Secretary based on information provided by the government of the respective possession.

"(B) COORDINATION WITH CREDIT ALLOWED AGAINST UNITED STATES INCOME TAXES. — No credit shall be allowed under this section for any taxable year to any individual to whom a credit is allowable against taxes imposed by a possession with a mirror code tax system by reason of the application of this section in such possession for such taxable year.

"(C) MIRROR CODE TAX SYSTEM. — For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'mirror code tax system' means, with respect to any possession of the United States, the income tax system of such possession if the income tax liability of the residents of such possession under such system is determined by reference to the income tax laws of the United States as if such possession were the United States.

"(2) PUERTO RICO. — In the case of any bona fide resident of Puerto Rico (within the meaning of section 937(a)) —

"(A) the credit determined under this section shall be allowable to such resident,

"(B) in the case of any taxable year beginning during 2020, the increase determined under the first sentence of subsection (d)(1) shall be the amount determined under subsection (d)(1)(A) (determined without regard to subsection (h)(4)),

"(C) in the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2020, and before January 1, 2026, the increase determined under the first sentence of subsection (d)(1) shall be the lesser of —

"(i) the amount determined under subsection (d)(1)(A) (determined without regard to subsection (h)(4)), or

"(ii) the dollar amount in effect under subsection (h)(5), and

"(D) in the case of any taxable year after December 31, 2025, the increase determined under the first sentence of subsection (d)(1) shall be the amount determined under subsection (d)(1)(A).

"(3) AMERICAN SAMOA. —

"(A) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary shall pay to American Samoa amounts estimated by the Secretary as being equal to the aggregate benefits that would have been provided to residents of American Samoa by reason of the application of this section for taxable years beginning after 2019 if the provisions of this section had been in effect in American Samoa.

"(B) DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT. — Subparagraph (A) shall not apply unless American Samoa has a plan, which has been approved by the Secretary, under which American Samoa will promptly distribute such payments to the residents of American Samoa in a manner which replicates to the greatest degree practicable the benefits that would have been so provided to each such resident.

"(C) COORDINATION WITH CREDIT ALLOWED AGAINST UNITED STATES INCOME TAXES. —

"(i) IN GENERAL. — In the case of a taxable year with respect to which a plan is approved under subparagraph (B), this section (other than this subsection) shall not apply to any individual eligible for a distribution under such plan.

"(ii) APPLICATION OF SECTION IN EVENT OF ABSENCE OF APPROVED PLAN. — In the case of a taxable year with respect to which a plan is not approved under subparagraph (B), rules similar to the rules of paragraph (2) shall apply with respect to bona fide residents of American Samoa (within the meaning of section 937(a)).

"(4) TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS. — The payments made under this subsection shall be treated in the same manner for purposes of section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code, as refunds due from the credit allowed under this section.".

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.

Subtitle E — Dependent Care Assistance

SEC. 20141. REFUNDABILITY AND ENHANCEMENT OF CHILD AND DEPENDENT CARE TAX CREDIT.

(a) IN GENERAL. — Section 21 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

"(g) SPECIAL RULES FOR 2020. — In the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2019, and before January 1, 2021 —

"(1) CREDIT MADE REFUNDABLE. — In the case of an individual other than a nonresident alien, the credit allowed under subsection (a) shall be treated as a credit allowed under subpart C (and not allowed under this subpart).

"(2) INCREASE IN APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE. — Subsection (a)(2) shall be applied —

"(A) by substituting '50 percent' for '35 percent ', and

"(B) by substituting '$120,000' for '$15,000'.

"(3) INCREASE IN DOLLAR LIMIT ON AMOUNT CREDITABLE. — Subsection (c) shall be applied —

"(A) by substituting '$6,000' for '$3,000' in paragraph (1) thereof, and

"(B) by substituting 'twice the amount in effect under paragraph (1)' for '$6,000' in paragraph (2) thereof.".

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT. — Section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting "21 (by reason of subsection (g) thereof)," before "25A".

(c) COORDINATION WITH POSSESSION TAX SYSTEMS. — Section 21(g)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section) shall not apply to any person —

(1) to whom a credit is allowed against taxes imposed by a possession with a mirror code tax system by reason of the application of section 21 of such Code in such possession for such taxable year, or

(2) to whom a credit would be allowed against taxes imposed by a possession which does not have a mirror code tax system if the provisions of section 21 of such Code had been in effect in such possession for such taxable year.

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.

SEC. 20142. INCREASE IN EXCLUSION FOR EMPLOYER PROVIDED DEPENDENT CARE ASSISTANCE.

(a) IN GENERAL. — Section 129(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

"(D) SPECIAL RULE FOR 2020. — In the case of any taxable year beginning during 2020, subparagraph (A) shall be applied be substituting '$10,500 (half such dollar amount' for '$5,000 ($2,500'.".

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.

(c) RETROACTIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS. — A plan or other arrangement that otherwise satisfies all applicable requirements of sections 106, 125, and 129 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including any rules or regulations thereunder) shall not fail to be treated as a cafeteria plan or dependent care flexible spending arrangement merely because such plan or arrangement is amended pursuant to a provision under this section and such amendment is retroactive, if —

(1) such amendment is adopted no later than the last day of the plan year in which the amendment is effective, and

(2) the plan or arrangement is operated consistent with the terms of such amendment during the period beginning on the effective date of the amendment and ending on the date the amendment is adopted.

Subtitle F — Flexibility for Certain Employee Benefits

SEC. 20151. INCREASE IN CARRYOVER FOR HEALTH FLEXIBLE SPENDING ARRANGEMENTS.

(a) IN GENERAL. — A plan or other arrangement that otherwise satisfies all of the applicable requirements of sections 106 and 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including any rules or regulations thereunder) shall not fail to be treated as a cafeteria plan or health flexible spending arrangement merely because such plan or arrangement permits participants to carry over an amount not in excess of $2,750 of unused benefits or contributions remaining in a health flexible spending arrangement from the plan year ending in 2020 to the plan year ending in 2021.

(b) DEFINITIONS. — Any term used in this section which is also used in section 106 or 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or the rules or regulations thereunder shall have the same meaning as when used in such section or rules or regulations.

SEC. 20152. CARRYOVER FOR DEPENDENT CARE FLEXIBLE SPENDING ARRANGEMENTS.

(a) IN GENERAL. — A plan or other arrangement that otherwise satisfies all applicable requirements of sections 106, 125, and 129 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including any rules or regulations thereunder) shall not fail to be treated as a cafeteria plan or dependent care flexible spending arrangement merely because such plan or arrangement permits participants to carry over (under rules similar to the rules applicable to health flexible spending arrangements) an amount, not in excess of the amount in effect under section 129(a)(2)(A) of such Code, of unused benefits or contributions remaining in a dependent care flexible spending arrangement from the plan year ending in 2020 to the plan year ending in 2021.

(b) DEFINITIONS. — Any term used in this section which is also used in section 106, 125, or 129 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or the rules or regulations thereunder shall have the same meaning as when used in such section or rules or regulations.

SEC. 20153. CARRYOVER OF PAID TIME OFF.

(a) IN GENERAL. — A plan that otherwise satisfies all applicable requirements of section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including any rules or regulations thereunder) shall not fail to be treated as a cafeteria plan merely because such plan permits participants to carry over (under rules similar to the rules applicable to health flexible spending arrangements) any amount of paid time off (without limitation) from the plan year ending in 2020 to the plan year ending in 2021.

(b) DEFINITIONS. — Any term used in this section which is also used in section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or the rules or regulations thereunder shall have the same meaning as when used in such section or rules or regulations.

SEC. 20154. CHANGE IN ELECTION AMOUNT.

(a) IN GENERAL. — A plan or other arrangement that otherwise satisfies all applicable requirements of sections 106 and 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including any rules or regulations thereunder) shall not fail to be treated as a cafeteria plan or health flexible spending arrangement merely because such plan or arrangement allows an employee to make, with respect to the remaining portion of a period of coverage within the applicable period —

(1) an election modifying the amount of such employee's contributions to such a health flexible spending arrangement (without regard to any change in status), or

(2) an election modifying the amount of such employee's elective paid time off.

Any election as modified under paragraph (1) shall not exceed the limitation applicable under section 125(i) for the taxable year.

(b) ONETIME APPLICATION. — Paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall each apply to only 1 election change described in such paragraph with respect to an employee (in addition to any other election changes during a period of coverage permitted under the plan or arrangement without regard to this section).

(c) APPLICABLE PERIOD. — For purposes of this section, the term "applicable period" means the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2020.

(d) DEFINITIONS. — Any term used in this section which is also used in section 106 or 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or the rules or regulations thereunder shall have the same meaning as when used in such section or rules or regulations.

SEC. 20155. EXTENSION OF GRACE PERIODS, ETC.

(a) IN GENERAL. — A plan or other arrangement that otherwise satisfies all applicable requirements of sections 106, 125, or 129 of the Internal Revenue Code (including any rules or regulations thereunder) shall not fail to be treated as a cafeteria plan, health flexible spending arrangement, or dependent care flexible spending arrangement (whichever is applicable) merely because such plan or arrangement extends the grace period for the plan year ending in 2020 to 12 months after the end of such plan year, with respect to unused benefits or contributions remaining in a health flexible spending arrangement or a dependent care flexible spending arrangement.

(b) POST-TERMINATION REIMBURSEMENTS FROM HEALTH FSAs. — A plan or other arrangement that otherwise satisfies all applicable requirements of sections 106 and 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including any rules or regulations thereunder) shall not fail to be treated as a cafeteria plan or health flexible spending arrangement merely because such plan or arrangement allows (under rules similar to the rules applicable to dependent care flexible spending arrangements) an employee who ceases participation in the plan during calendar year 2020 to continue to receive reimbursements from unused benefits or contributions through the end of the plan year (including any grace period, taking into account any modification of a grace period permitted under subsection (a)).

(c) DEFINITIONS. — Any term used in this section which is also used in section 106, 125, or 129 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or the rules or regulations thereunder shall have the same meaning as when used in such section or rules or regulations.

SEC. 20156. PLAN AMENDMENTS.

A plan or other arrangement that otherwise satisfies all applicable requirements of sections 106, 125, and 129 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including any rules or regulations thereunder) shall not fail to be treated as a cafeteria plan, health flexible spending arrangement, or dependent care flexible spending arrangement merely because such plan or arrangement is amended pursuant to a provision under this subtitle and such amendment is retroactive, if —

(1) such amendment is adopted no later than the last day of the plan year in which the amendment is effective, and

(2) the plan or arrangement is operated consistent with the terms of such amendment during the period beginning on the effective date of the amendment and ending on the date the amendment is adopted.

Subtitle G — Deduction of State and Local Taxes

SEC. 20161. ELIMINATION FOR 2020 AND 2021 OF LIMITATION ON DEDUCTION OF STATE AND LOCAL TAXES.

(a) IN GENERAL. — Section 164(b)(6)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting "in the case of a taxable year beginning before January 1, 2020, or after December 31, 2021," before "the aggregate amount of taxes".

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. — Section 164(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended —

(1) by striking "For purposes of subparagraph (B)" and inserting "For purposes of this section",

(2) by striking "January 1, 2018" and inserting "January 1, 2022",

(3) by striking "December 31, 2017, shall" and inserting "December 31, 2021, shall", and

(4) by adding at the end the following: "For purposes of this section, in the case of State or local taxes with respect to any real or personal property paid during a taxable year beginning in 2020 or 2021, the Secretary shall prescribe rules which treat all or a portion of such taxes as paid in a taxable year or years other than the taxable year in which actually paid as necessary or appropriate to prevent the avoidance of the limitations of this subsection.".

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxes paid or accrued in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.

TITLE II — ADDITIONAL RELIEF FOR WORKERS

Subtitle A — Additional Relief

SEC. 20201. INCREASE IN ABOVE-THE-LINE DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN EXPENSES OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS.

(a) INCREASE. — Section 62(a)(2)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking "$250" and inserting "$500".

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. — Section 62(d)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended —

(1) by striking "2015" and inserting "2020",

(2) by striking "$250" and inserting "$500", and

(3) in subparagraph (B), by striking "2014" and inserting "2019".

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.

SEC. 20202. ABOVE-THE-LINE DEDUCTION ALLOWED FOR CERTAIN EXPENSES OF FIRST RESPONDERS.

(a) IN GENERAL. — Section 62(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

"(F) CERTAIN EXPENSES OF FIRST RESPONDERS. — The deductions allowed by section 162 which consist of expenses, not in excess of $500, paid or incurred by a first responder —

"(i) as tuition or fees for the participation of the first responder in professional development courses related to service as a first responder, or

"(ii) for uniforms used by the first responder in service as a first responder.".

(b) FIRST RESPONDER DEFINED. — Section 62(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

"(4) FIRST RESPONDER. — For purposes of subsection (a)(2)(F), the term 'first responder' means, with respect to any taxable year, any employee who provides at least 1000 hours of service during such taxable year as a law enforcement officer, firefighter, paramedic, or emergency medical technician.".

(c) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT. — Section 62(d)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is further amended by striking "the $500 amount in subsection (a)(2)(D)" and inserting "the $500 amount in each of subparagraphs (D) and (F) of subsection (a)(2)".

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.

SEC. 20203. TEMPORARY ABOVE-THE-LINE DEDUCTION FOR SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT OF FIRST RESPONDERS AND COVID-19 FRONT LINE EMPLOYEES.

(a) IN GENERAL. — Section 62(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is amended by adding at the end of the following new paragraph:

"(5) TEMPORARY RULE FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND COVID-19 FRONT LINE EMPLOYEES. —

"(A) IN GENERAL. — In the case of any taxable year beginning in 2020 —

"(i) subsection (a)(2)(F)(ii) shall be applied by substituting 'uniforms, supplies, or equipment' for 'uniforms', and

"(ii) for purposes of subsection (a)(2)(F), the term 'first responder' shall include any COVID-19 front line employee.

"(B) COVID-19 FRONT LINE EMPLOYEE. — For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'COVID-19 front line employee' means, with respect to any taxable year, any individual who performs at least 1000 hours of essential work (as defined in the COVID-19 Heroes Fund Act except without regard to the time period during which such work is performed) during such taxable year as an employee in a trade or business of an employer.".

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.

SEC. 20204. PAYROLL CREDIT FOR CERTAIN PANDEMIC-RELATED EMPLOYEE BENEFIT EXPENSES PAID BY EMPLOYERS.

(a) IN GENERAL. — In the case of an employer, there shall be allowed as a credit against applicable employment taxes for each calendar quarter an amount equal to the applicable percentage of the qualified pandemic-related employee benefit expenses paid by such employer with respect to such calendar quarter.

(b) LIMITATIONS AND REFUNDABILITY. —

(1) DOLLAR LIMITATION PER EMPLOYEE. — The qualified pandemic-related employee benefit expenses which may be taken into account under subsection (a) with respect to any employee for any calendar quarter shall not exceed $5,000.

(2) CREDIT LIMITED TO CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT TAXES. — The credit allowed by subsection (a) with respect to any calendar quarter shall not exceed the applicable employment taxes for such calendar quarter (reduced by any credits allowed under subsections (e) and (f) of section 3111 of such Code, sections 7001 and 7003 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, and section 2301 of the CARES Act, for such quarter) on the wages paid with respect to the employment of all the employees of the employer for such calendar quarter.

(3) REFUNDABILITY OF EXCESS CREDIT. —

(A) IN GENERAL. — If the amount of the credit under subsection (a) exceeds the limitation of paragraph (2) for any calendar quarter, such excess shall be treated as an over-payment that shall be refunded under sections 6402(a) and 6413(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(B) TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS. — For purposes of section 1324 of title 31, United States Code, any amounts due to an employer under this paragraph shall be treated in the same manner as a refund due from a credit provision referred to in subsection (b)(2) of such section.

(4) COORDINATION WITH GOVERNMENT GRANTS. — The qualified pandemic-related employee benefit expenses taken into account under this section by any employer shall be reduced by any amounts provided by and Federal, State, or local government for purposes of making or reimbursing such expenses.

(c) QUALIFIED PANDEMIC-RELATED EMPLOYEE BENEFIT EXPENSES. — For purposes of this section, the term "qualified pandemic-related employee benefit expenses" means any amount paid to or for the benefit of an employee in the employment of the employer if —

(1) such amount is excludible from the gross income of the employee under section 139 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by reason of being a qualified disaster relief payment described in subsection (b)(1) of such section with respect to a qualified disaster described in subsection (c)(2) of such section which was declared by reason of COVID-19, and

(2) the employer elects (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may provide) to treat such amount as a qualified pandemic-related employee benefit expense.

(d) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE. — For purposes of this section —

(1) IN GENERAL. — The term "applicable percentage" means —

(A) 50 percent, in the case of qualified pandemic-related employee benefit expenses paid with respect to an essential employee, and

(B) 30 percent, in any other case.

(2) ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEE. — The term "essential employee" means, with respect to any employer for any calendar quarter, any employee of such employer if a substantial portion of the services performed by such employee for such employer during such calendar quarter are essential work (as defined in the COVID-19 Heroes Fund Act except without regard to the time period during which such work is performed).

(e) SPECIAL RULES; OTHER DEFINITIONS. —

(1) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN NON-DISCRIMINATION RULES. — No credit shall be allowed under this section to any employer for any calendar quarter if qualified pandemic-related employee benefit expenses are provided by such employer to employees for such calendar quarter in a manner which discriminates in favor of highly compensated individuals (within the meaning of section 125) as to eligibility for, or the amount of, such benefit expenses. An employer may elect with respect to any calendar quarter to apply this paragraph separately with respect to essential employees and with respect to all other employees.

(2) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT. — For purposes of chapter 1 of such Code, no deduction or credit (other than the credit allowed under this section) shall be allowed for so much of qualified pandemic-related employee benefit expenses as is equal to the credit allowed under this section.

(3) THIRD PARTY PAYORS. — Any credit allowed under this section shall be treated as a credit described in section 3511(d)(2) of such Code.

(4) APPLICABLE EMPLOYMENT TAXES. — For purposes of this section, the term "applicable employment taxes" means the following:

(A) The taxes imposed under section 3111(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(B) So much of the taxes imposed under section 3221(a) of such Code as are attributable to the rate in effect under section 3111(a) of such Code.

(5) SECRETARY. — For purposes of this section, the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate.

(6) CERTAIN TERMS. —

(A) IN GENERAL. — Any term used in this section which is also used in chapter 21 or 22 of such Code shall have the same meaning as when used in such chapter (as the case may be).

(B) CERTAIN PROVISIONS NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT EXCEPT FOR PURPOSES OF LIMITING CREDIT TO EMPLOYMENT TAXES. — For purposes of subparagraph (A) (other than with respect to subsection (b)(2)), section 3121(b) of such Code shall be applied without regard to paragraphs (1), (5), (6), (7), (8), (10), (13), (18), (19), and (22) thereof (except with respect to services performed in a penal institution by an inmate thereof) and section 3231(e)(1) shall be applied without regard to the sentence that begins "Such term does not include remuneration".

(f) CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYERS. —

(1) IN GENERAL. — The credit under this section shall not be allowed to the Federal Government or any agency or instrumentality thereof.

(2) EXCEPTION. — Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any organization described in section 501(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code.

(g) TREATMENT OF DEPOSITS. — The Secretary shall waive any penalty under section 6656 of such Code for any failure to make a deposit of applicable employment taxes if the Secretary determines that such failure was due to the anticipation of the credit allowed under this section.

(h) REGULATIONS. — The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations or other guidance as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, including regulations or other guidance —

(1) to allow the advance payment of the credit determined under subsection (a), subject to the limitations provided in this section, based on such information as the Secretary shall require,

(2) to provide for the reconciliation of such advance payment with the amount of the credit at the time of filing the return of tax for the applicable quarter or taxable year,

(3) for recapturing the benefit of credits determined under this section in cases where there is a subsequent adjustment to the credit determined under subsection (a), and

(4) with respect to the application of the credit to third party payors (including professional employer organizations, certified professional employer organizations, or agents under section 3504 of such Code), including to allow such payors to submit documentation necessary to substantiate eligibility for, and the amount of, the credit allowed under this section.

(i) APPLICATION OF SECTION. — This section shall apply only to qualified pandemic-related employee benefit expenses paid after March 12, 2020, and before January 1, 2021.

(j) TRANSFERS TO CERTAIN TRUST FUNDS. — There are hereby appropriated to the Federal Old Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund established under section 201 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401) and the Social Security Equivalent Benefit Account established under section 15A(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231n-1(a)) amounts equal to the reduction in revenues to the Treasury by reason of this section (without regard to this subsection). Amounts appropriated by the preceding sentence shall be transferred from the general fund at such times and in such manner as to replicate to the extent possible the transfers which would have occurred to such Trust Fund or Account had this section not been enacted.

Subtitle B — Tax Credits to Prevent Business Interruption

SEC. 20211. IMPROVEMENTS TO EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT.

(a) INCREASE IN CREDIT PERCENTAGE. — Section 2301(a) of the CARES Act is amended by striking "50 percent" and inserting "80 percent".

(b) INCREASE IN PER EMPLOYEE LIMITATION. — Section 2301(b)(1) of the CARES Act is amended by striking "for all calendar quarters shall not exceed $10,000." and inserting "shall not exceed —

"(A) $15,000 in any calendar quarter, and

"(B) $45,000 in the aggregate for all calendar quarters.".

(c) MODIFICATION OF THRESHOLD FOR TREATMENT AS A LARGE EMPLOYER. —

(1) IN GENERAL. — Section 2301(c)(3)(A) of the CARES Act is amended —

(A) by striking "for which the average number of full-time employees (within the meaning of section 4980H of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) employed by such eligible employer during 2019 was greater than 100" in clause (i) and inserting "which is a large employer", and

(B) by striking "for which the average number of full-time employees (within the meaning of section 4980H of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) employed by such eligible employer during 2019 was not greater than 100" in clause (ii) and inserting "which is not a large employer".

(2) LARGE EMPLOYER DEFINED. — Section 2301(c) of the CARES Act is amended by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7) and by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph:

"(6) LARGE EMPLOYER. — The term 'large employer' means any eligible employer if —

"(A) the average number of full-time employees (as determined for purposes of determining whether an employer is an applicable large employer for purposes of section 4980H(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) employed by such eligible employer during calendar year 2019 was greater than 1,500, and

"(B) the gross receipts (within the meaning of section 448(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) of such eligible employer during calendar year 2019 was greater than $41,500,000.".

(d) PHASE-IN OF ELIGIBILITY BASED ON REDUCTION GROSS RECEIPTS —

(1) DECREASE OF REDUCTION IN GROSS RECEIPTS NECESSARY TO QUALIFY FOR CREDIT. — Section 2301(c)(2)(B) of the CARES Act is amended —

(A) by striking "50 percent" in clause (i) and inserting "90 percent", and

(B) by striking "80 percent" in clause (ii) and inserting "90 percent".

(2) PHASE-IN OF CREDIT IF REDUCTION IN GROSS RECEIPTS IS LESS THAN 50 PERCENT. — Section 2301(c)(2) of the CARES Act is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

"(D) PHASE-IN OF CREDIT WHERE BUSINESS NOT SUSPENDED AND REDUCTION IN GROSS RECEIPTS LESS THAN 50 PERCENT. —

"(i) IN GENERAL. — In the case of any calendar quarter with respect to which an eligible employer would not be an eligible employer if subparagraph (B)(i) were applied by substituting '50 percent' for '90 percent', the amount of the credit allowed under subsection (a) shall be reduced by the amount which bears the same ratio to the amount of such credit (determined without regard to this subparagraph) as —

"(I) the excess gross receipts percentage point amount, bears to

"(II) 40 percentage points.

"(ii) EXCESS GROSS RECEIPTS PERCENTAGE POINT AMOUNT. — For purposes of this subparagraph, the term' excess gross receipts percentage point amount' means, with respect to any calendar quarter, the excess of —

"(I) the lowest of the gross receipts percentage point amounts determined with respect to any calendar quarter during the period ending with such calendar quarter and beginning with the first calendar quarter during the period described in subparagraph (B), over

"(II) 50 percentage points.

"(iii) GROSS RECEIPTS PERCENTAGE POINT AMOUNTS. — For purposes of this subparagraph, the term 'gross receipts percentage point amount' means, with respect to any calendar quarter, the percentage (expressed as a number of percentage points) obtained by dividing —

"(I) the gross receipts (within the meaning of subparagraph (B)) for such calendar quarter, by

"(II) the gross receipts for the same calendar quarter in calendar year 2019.".

(3) GROSS RECEIPTS OF TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. — Section 2301(c)(2)(C) of the CARES Act is amended —

(A) by striking "of such Code, clauses (i) and (ii)(I)" and inserting "of such Code —

"(i) clauses (i) and (ii)(I)",

(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ", and", and

(C) by adding at the end the following new clause:

"(ii) any reference in this section to gross receipts shall be treated as a reference to gross receipts within the meaning of section 6033 of such Code.".

(e) MODIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF HEALTH PLAN EXPENSES. —

(1) IN GENERAL. — Section 2301(c)(5) of the CARES Act is amended to read as follows:

"(5) WAGES. —

"(A) IN GENERAL. — The term 'wages' means wages (as defined in section 3121(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) and compensation (as defined in section 3231(e) of such Code).

"(B) ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN HEALTH PLAN EXPENSES. —

"(i) IN GENERAL. — Such term shall include amounts paid or incurred by the eligible employer to provide and maintain a group health plan (as defined in section 5000(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), but only to the extent that such amounts are excluded from the gross income of employees by reason of section 106(a) of such Code.

"(ii) ALLOCATION RULES. — For purposes of this section, amounts treated as wages under clause (i) shall be treated as paid with respect to any employee (and with respect to any period) to the extent that such amounts are properly allocable to such employee (and to such period) in such manner as the Secretary may prescribe. Except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, such allocation shall be treated as properly made if made on the basis of being pro rata among periods of coverage.".

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT. — Section 2301(c)(3) of the CARES Act is amended by striking subparagraph (C).

(f) QUALIFIED WAGES PERMITTED TO INCLUDE AMOUNTS FOR TIP REPLACEMENT. —

(1) IN GENERAL. — Section 2301(c)(3)(B) of the CARES Act is amended by inserting "(including tips which would have been deemed to be paid by the employer under section 3121(q))" after "would have been paid".

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT. — Section 2301(h)(2) of the CARES Act is amended by inserting "45B or" before "45S".

(g) CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYERS ELIGIBLE FOR CREDIT. —

(1) IN GENERAL. — Section 2301(f) of the CARES Act is amended to read as follows:

"(f) CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYERS. —

"(1) IN GENERAL. — The credit under this section shall not be allowed to the Federal Government or any agency or instrumentality thereof.

"(2) EXCEPTION. — Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any organization described in section 501(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code.

"(3) SPECIAL RULES. — In the case of any State government, Indian tribal government, or any agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision of the foregoing —

"(A) clauses (i) and (ii)(I) of subsection (c)(2)(A) shall apply to all operations of such entity, and

"(B) subclause (II) of subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii) shall not apply.".

(2) COORDINATION WITH APPLICATION OF CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. —

(A) IN GENERAL. — Section 2301(c)(5)(A) of the CARES Act, as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: "For purposes of the preceding sentence (other than for purposes of subsection (b)(2)), wages as defined in section 3121(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be determined without regard to paragraphs (1), (5), (6), (7), (8), (10), (13), (18), (19), and (22) of section 3212(b) of such Code (except with respect to services performed in a penal institution by an inmate thereof).".

(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. — Sections 2301(c)(6) of the CARES Act is amended by striking "Any term" and inserting "Except as otherwise provided in this section, any term".

(h) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 2301 of the CARES Act.

SEC. 20212. PAYROLL CREDIT FOR CERTAIN FIXED EXPENSES OF EMPLOYERS SUBJECT TO CLOSURE BY REASON OF COVID-19.

(a) IN GENERAL. — In the case of an eligible employer, there shall be allowed as a credit against applicable employment taxes for each calendar quarter an amount equal to 50 percent of the qualified fixed expenses paid or incurred by such employer during such calendar quarter.

(b) LIMITATIONS AND REFUNDABILITY. —

(1) LIMITATION. — The qualified fixed expenses which may be taken into account under subsection (a) by any eligible employer for any calendar quarter shall not exceed the least of —

(A) the qualified fixed expenses paid by the eligible employer in the same calendar quarter of calendar year 2019,

(B) $50,000, or

(C) the greater of —

(i) 25 percent of the wages paid with respect to the employment of all the employees of the eligible employer for such calendar quarter, or

(ii) 6.25 percent of the gross receipts of the eligible employer for calendar year 2019.

(2) CREDIT LIMITED TO CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT TAXES. — The credit allowed by subsection (a) with respect to any calendar quarter shall not exceed the applicable employment taxes for such calendar quarter (reduced by any credits allowed under subsections (e) and (f) of section 3111 of such Code, sections 7001 and 7003 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, section 2301 of the CARES Act, and section 20204 of this division, for such quarter) on the wages paid with respect to the employment of all the employees of the eligible employer for such calendar quarter.

(3) REFUNDABILITY OF EXCESS CREDIT. —

(A) IN GENERAL. — If the amount of the credit under subsection (a) exceeds the limitation of paragraph (2) for any calendar quarter, such excess shall be treated as an overpayment that shall be refunded under sections 6402(a) and 6413(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(B) TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS. — For purposes of section 1324 of title 31, United States Code, any amounts due to an employer under this paragraph shall be treated in the same manner as a refund due from a credit provision referred to in subsection (b)(2) of such section.

(c) DEFINITIONS. — For purposes of this section —

(1) APPLICABLE EMPLOYMENT TAXES. — The term "applicable employment taxes" means the following:

(A) The taxes imposed under section 3111(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(B) So much of the taxes imposed under section 3221(a) of such Code as are attributable to the rate in effect under section 3111(a) of such Code.

(2) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYER. —

(A) IN GENERAL. — The term "eligible employer" means any employer —

(i) which was carrying on a trade or business during calendar year 2020,

(ii) which had either —

(I) not more than 1,500 full-time equivalent employees (as determined for purposes of determining whether an employer is an applicable large employer for purposes of section 4980H(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) for calendar year 2019, or

(II) not more than $41,500,000 of gross receipts in the last taxable year ending in 2019, and

(iii) with respect to any calendar quarter, for which —

(I) the operation of the trade or business described in clause (i) is fully or partially suspended during the calendar quarter due to orders from an appropriate governmental authority limiting commerce, travel, or group meetings (for commercial, social, religious, or other purposes) due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), or

(II) such calendar quarter is within the period described in subparagraph (B).

(B) SIGNIFICANT DECLINE IN GROSS RECEIPTS. — The period described in this subparagraph is the period —

(i) beginning with the first calendar quarter beginning after December 31, 2019, for which gross receipts (within the meaning of section 448(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) for the calendar quarter are less than 90 percent of gross receipts for the same calendar quarter in the prior year, and

(ii) ending with the calendar quarter following the first calendar quarter beginning after a calendar quarter described in clause (i) for which gross receipts of such employer are greater than 90 percent of gross receipts for the same calendar quarter in the prior year.

(C) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. — In the case of an organization which is described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code —

(i) clauses (i) and (iii)(I) of subparagraph (A) shall apply to all operations of such organization, and

(ii) any reference in this section to gross receipts shall be treated as a reference to gross receipts within the meaning of section 6033 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(D) PHASE-IN OF CREDIT WHERE BUSINESS NOT SUSPENDED AND REDUCTION INGROSS RECEIPTS LESS THAN 50 PERCENT. —

(i) IN GENERAL. — In the case of any calendar quarter with respect to which an eligible employer would not be an eligible employer if subparagraph (B)(i) were applied by substituting "50 percent" for "90 percent", the amount of the credit allowed under subsection (a) shall be reduced by the amount which bears the same ratio to the amount of such credit (determined without regard to this subparagraph) as —

(I) the excess gross receipts percentage point amount, bears to

(II) 40 percentage points.

(ii) EXCESS GROSS RECEIPTS PERCENTAGE POINT AMOUNT. — For purposes of this subparagraph, the term "excess gross receipts percentage point amount" means, with respect to any calendar quarter, the excess of —

(I) the lowest of the gross receipts percentage point amounts determined with respect to any calendar quarter during the period ending with such calendar quarter and beginning with the first calendar quarter during the period described in subparagraph (B), over

(II) 50 percentage points.

(iii) GROSS RECEIPTS PERCENTAGE POINT AMOUNTS. — For purposes of this subparagraph, the term "gross receipts percentage point amount" means, with respect to any calendar quarter, the percentage (expressed as a number of percentage points) obtained by dividing —

(I) the gross receipts (within the meaning of subparagraph (B)) for such calendar quarter, by

(II) the gross receipts for the same calendar quarter in calendar year 2019.

(3) QUALIFIED FIXED EXPENSES. —

(A) IN GENERAL. — The term "qualified fixed expenses" means the payment or accrual, in the ordinary course of the eligible employer's trade or business, of any covered mortgage obligation, covered rent obligation, or covered utility payment. Such term shall not include the prepayment of any obligation for a period in excess of a month unless the payment for such period is customarily due in advance.

(B) APPLICATION OF DEFINITIONS. — The terms "covered mortgage obligation", "covered rent obligation", and "covered utility payment" shall each have the same meaning as when used in section 1106 of the CARES Act.

(4) SECRETARY. — The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate.

(5) WAGES. —

(A) IN GENERAL. — The term "wages" means wages (as defined in section 3121(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) and compensation (as defined in section 3231(e) of such Code). For purposes of the preceding sentence (other than for purposes of subsection (b)(2)), wages as defined in section 3121(a) of such Code shall be determined without regard to paragraphs (1), (8), (10), (13), (18), (19), and (22) of section 3121(b) of such Code.

(B) ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN HEALTH PLAN EXPENSES. —

(i) IN GENERAL. — Such term shall include amounts paid or incurred by the eligible employer to provide and maintain a group health plan (as defined in section 5000(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), but only to the extent that such amounts are excluded from the gross income of employees by reason of section 106(a) of such Code.

(ii) ALLOCATION RULES. — For purposes of this section, amounts treated as wages under clause (i) shall be treated as paid with respect to any employee (and with respect to any period) to the extent that such amounts are properly allocable to such employee (and to such period) in such manner as the Secretary may prescribe. Except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, such allocation shall be treated as properly made if made on the basis of being pro rata among periods of coverage.

(6) EMPLOYER. — The term "employer" means any employer (as defined in section 3401(d) of such Code) of at least one employee on any day in calendar year 2020.

(7) OTHER TERMS. — Except as otherwise provided in this section, any term used in this section which is also used in chapter 21 or 22 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall have the same meaning as when used in such chapter.

(d) AGGREGATION RULE. — All persons treated as a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or subsection (m) or (o) of section 414 of such Code, shall be treated as one employer for purposes of this section.

(e) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT. — For purposes of chapter 1 of such Code, the gross income of any eligible employer, for the taxable year which includes the last day of any calendar quarter with respect to which a credit is allowed under this section, shall be increased by the amount of such credit.

(f) CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYERS. —

(1) IN GENERAL. — The credit under this section shall not be allowed to the Federal Government, the government of any State, of the District of Columbia, or of any possession of the United States, any tribal government, or any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of any of the foregoing.

(2) EXCEPTION. — Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any organization described in section 501(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code.

(g) ELECTION NOT TO HAVE SECTION APPLY. — This section shall not apply with respect to any eligible employer for any calendar quarter if such employer elects (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may prescribe) not to have this section apply.

(h) TRANSFERS TO CERTAIN TRUST FUNDS. — There are hereby appropriated to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund established under section 201 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401) and the Social Security Equivalent Benefit Account established under section 15A(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231n-1(a)) amounts equal to the reduction in revenues to the Treasury by reason of this section (without regard to this subsection). Amounts appropriated by the preceding sentence shall be transferred from the general fund at such times and in such manner as to replicate to the extent possible the transfers which would have occurred to such Trust Fund or Account had this section not been enacted.

(i) TREATMENT OF DEPOSITS. — The Secretary shall waive any penalty under section 6656 of such Code for any failure to make a deposit of applicable employment taxes if the Secretary determines that such failure was due to the anticipation of the credit allowed under this section.

(j) THIRD PARTY PAYORS. — Any credit allowed under this section shall be treated as a credit described in section 3511(d)(2) of such Code.

(k) REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE. — The Secretary shall issue such forms, instructions, regulations, and guidance as are necessary —

(1) to allow the advance payment of the credit under subsection (a), subject to the limitations provided in this section, based on such information as the Secretary shall require,

(2) regulations or other guidance to provide for the reconciliation of such advance payment with the amount of the credit at the time of filing the return of tax for the applicable quarter or taxable year,

(3) with respect to the application of the credit under subsection (a) to third party payors (including professional employer organizations, certified professional employer organizations, or agents under section 3504 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), including regulations or guidance allowing such payors to submit documentation necessary to substantiate the eligible employer status of employers that use such payors,

(4) for application of subsection (b)(1)(A) and subparagraphs (A)(ii)(II) and (B) of subsection (c)(2) in the case of any employer which was not carrying on a trade or business for all or part of the same calendar quarter in the prior year, and

(5) for recapturing the benefit of credits determined under this section in cases where there is a subsequent adjustment to the credit determined under subsection (a).

(l) APPLICATION OF SECTION. — This section shall apply only to qualified fixed expenses paid or accrued after March 12, 2020, and before January 1, 2021.

SEC. 20213. BUSINESS INTERRUPTION CREDIT FOR CERTAIN SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS.

(a) CREDIT AGAINST TAX. — In the case of an eligible self-employed individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by chapter 1 of subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the taxpayer's first taxable year beginning in 2020 an amount equal to 90 percent of the eligible self-employed individual's qualified self-employment income.

(b) LIMITATIONS. —

(1) OVERALL LIMITATION. — The amount of qualified self-employment income taken into account under subsection (a) with respect to any eligible self-employed individual shall not exceed $45,000.

(2) LIMITATION BASED ON MODIFIED ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME. —

(A) IN GENERAL. — The amount of the credit allowed by subsection (a) (after application of paragraph (1)) shall be reduced (but not below zero) by 50 percent of so much of the taxpayer's modified adjusted gross income for the taxpayer's first taxable year beginning in 2020 as exceeds $60,000 ($120,000 in the case of a joint return).

(B) MODIFIED ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME. — For purposes of this section the term "modified adjusted gross income" means adjusted gross income determined without regard to sections 911, 931, and 933 of such Code.

(c) ELIGIBLE SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUAL. — For purposes of this section, the term "eligible self-employed individual" means an individual —

(1) who —

(A) regularly carries on one or more trades or businesses within the meaning of section 1402 of such Code, or

(B) is allocated income or loss described in section 702(a)(8) of such Code from any trade or business carried on by a partnership which is not excluded under section 1402 of such Code, and

(2) for whom gross self-employment income during the first taxable year beginning in 2020 is less than 90 percent of such individual's gross self-employment income during the first taxable year beginning in 2019.

(d) QUALIFIED SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME. — For purposes of this section —

(1) IN GENERAL. — The term "qualified self-employment income" means the product of —

(A) the specified gross self-employment income reduction for the first taxable year beginning in 2020, multiplied by

(B) the ratio of —

(i) self-employment income (as determined under section 1402(b) of such Code, but not below zero) for the first taxable year beginning in 2019, divided by

(ii) gross self-employment income for the first taxable year beginning in 2019.

(2) LIMITATION BASED ON MODIFIED ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME. — In the case of any taxpayer, qualified self-employment income shall not exceed the excess (if any) of —

(A) modified adjusted gross income for the first taxable year beginning in 2019, over

(B) modified adjusted gross income for the first taxable year beginning in 2020.

(3) SPECIFIED GROSS SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME REDUCTION. — For purposes of paragraph (1), the term "specified gross self-employment income reduction" means, with respect to a taxable year, the excess (if any) of —

(A) 90 percent of gross self-employment income for the taxable year preceding such taxable year, over

(B) gross self-employment income for such taxable year.

(e) GROSS SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME. — For purposes of this section, the term "gross self-employment income" means, with respect to any taxable year, the sum of —

(1) the eligible self-employed individuals' gross income derived from all trades or business carried on by such individual for purposes of determining net earnings from self-employment under section 1402 of such Code for such taxable year, and

(2) the eligible individual's distributive share of gross income (as determined under section 702(c) of such Code) from any trade or business carried on by a partnership for purposes of determining net earnings from self-employment under section 1402 of such Code (and which is not excluded under such section) for such taxable year.

(f) SPECIAL RULES. —

(1) CREDIT REFUNDABLE. —

(A) IN GENERAL. — The credit determined under this section shall be treated as a credit allowed to the taxpayer under subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code.

(B) TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS. — For purposes of section 1324 of title 31, United States Code, any refund due from the credit allowed under this section shall be treated in the same manner as a refund due from a credit provision referred to in subsection (b)(2) of such section.

(2) DOCUMENTATION. — No credit shall be allowed under this section unless the taxpayer maintains such documentation as the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate) may prescribe to establish such individual as an eligible self-employed individual.

(3) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT. — Qualified self-employment income shall be reduced by —

(A) the qualified sick leave equivalent amount for which a credit is allowed under section 7002(a) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the qualified family leave equivalent amount for which a credit is allowed under section 7004(a) of such Act,

(B) the qualified wages for which a credit is allowed under section 2301 of the CARES Act,

(C) the amount of the credit allowed under section 6432 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this Act), and

(D) except to the extent taken into account in determining gross self-employment income, amounts from a covered loan under section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act that are —

(i) forgiven pursuant to section 1106(b) of the CARES Act, and

(ii) paid or distributed to the eligible self-employed individual as payroll costs described in section 7(a)(36)(A)(viii)(I) of the Small Business Act.

(4) JOINT RETURNS. —

(A) IN GENERAL. — In the case of a joint return, the taxpayer shall be treated for purposes of this section as an eligible self-employed individual if either spouse is an eligible self-employed individual.

(B) APPLICATION OF MODIFIED ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME LIMITATION ON QUALIFIED SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME. — If the taxpayer filed a joint return for only one of the taxable years described in subsection (d)(2), such limitation shall apply in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate) may provide.

(5) ELECTION NOT TO HAVE SECTION APPLY. — This section shall not apply with respect to any taxpayer for any taxable year if such taxpayer elects (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary's delegate, may prescribe) not to have this section apply.

(g) APPLICATION OF CREDIT IN CERTAIN POSSESSIONS. —

(1) PAYMENTS TO POSSESSIONS WITH MIRROR CODE TAX SYSTEMS. — The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate) shall pay to each possession of the United States which has a mirror code tax system amounts equal to the loss (if any) to that possession by reason of the application of the provisions of this section. Such amounts shall be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate) based on information provided by the government of the respective possession.

(2) PAYMENTS TO OTHER POSSESSIONS. — The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate) shall pay to each possession of the United States which does not have a mirror code tax system amounts estimated by the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate) as being equal to the aggregate benefits (if any) that would have been provided to residents of such possession by reason of the provisions of this section if a mirror code tax system had been in effect in such possession. The preceding sentence shall not apply unless the respective possession has a plan, which has been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate), under which such possession will promptly distribute such payments to its residents.

(3) MIRROR CODE TAX SYSTEM. — For purposes of this section, the term "mirror code tax system" means, with respect to any possession of the United States, the income tax system of such possession if the income tax liability of the residents of such possession under such system is determined by reference to the income tax laws of the United States as if such possession were the United States.

(4) TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS. — For purposes of section 1324 of title 31, United States Code, the payments under this section shall be treated in the same manner as a refund due from a credit provision referred to in subsection (b)(2) of such section.

(h) CERTAIN TERMS. — Any term used in this section which is also used in chapter 2 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall have the same meaning as when used in such chapter.

(i) REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE. — The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate) shall issue such forms, instructions, regulations, and guidance as are necessary or appropriate —

(1) to allow the advance payment of the credit under subsection (a) (including allowing use of the anticipated credit to offset estimated taxes) based on the taxpayer's good faith estimates of gross self-employment income and qualified self-employment income for the first taxable year beginning in 2020 and such other information as the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate) shall require, subject to the limitations provided in this section,

(2) to provide for the reconciliation of such advance payment with the amount of the credit at the time of filing the return of tax for the taxpayer's first taxable year beginning in 2020,

(3) to provide for the application of this section to partners in partnerships, and

(4) to implement the purposes of this section.

Subtitle C — Credits for Paid Sick and Family Leave

SEC. 20221. EXTENSION OF CREDITS.

(a) IN GENERAL. — Sections 7001(g), 7002(e), 7003(g), and 7004(e) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act are each amended by striking "2020" and inserting "2021".

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to which they relate.

SEC. 20222. REPEAL OF REDUCED RATE OF CREDIT FOR CERTAIN LEAVE.

(a) PAYROLL CREDIT. — Section 7001(b) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act is amended by inserting "or any day on or after the date of the enactment of the COVID-19 Tax Relief Act of 2020" after "in the case of any day any portion of which is paid sick time described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 5102(a) of the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act".

(b) SELF-EMPLOYED CREDIT. —

(1) IN GENERAL. — Clauses (i) and (ii) of section 7002(c)(1)(B) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act are each amended by inserting inserting "or any day on or after the date of the enactment of the COVID-19 Tax Relief Act of 2020" after "in the case of any day any portion of which is paid sick time described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 5102(a) of the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act".

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT. — Section 7002(d)(3) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act is amended by inserting inserting "or any day on or after the date of the enactment of the COVID-19 Tax Relief Act of 2020" after "in the case of any day any portion of which is paid sick time described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 5102(a) of the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act".

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this section shall apply to days on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 20223. INCREASE IN LIMITATIONS ON CREDITS FOR PAID FAMILY LEAVE.

(a) INCREASE IN OVERALL LIMITATION ON QUALIFIED FAMILY LEAVE WAGES. —

(1) IN GENERAL. — Section 7003(b)(1)(B) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act is amended by striking "$10,000" and inserting "$12,000".

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT. — Section 7004(d)(3) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act is amended by striking "$10,000" and inserting "$12,000".

(b) INCREASE IN QUALIFIED FAMILY LEAVE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT FOR SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS. — Section 7004(c)(1)(A) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act is amended by striking "50" and inserting "60".

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to which they relate.

SEC. 20224. ELECTION TO USE PRIOR YEAR NET EARNINGS FROM SELF-EMPLOYMENT IN DETERMINING AVERAGE DAILY SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME.

(a) CREDIT FOR SICK LEAVE. — Section 7002(c) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

"(4) ELECTION TO USE PRIOR YEAR NET EARNINGS FROM SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME. — In the case of an individual who elects (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary, or the Secretary's delegate, may provide) the application of this paragraph, paragraph (2)(A) shall be applied by substituting 'the prior taxable year' for 'the taxable year'.".

(b) CREDIT FOR FAMILY LEAVE. — Section 7004(c) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

"(4) ELECTION TO USE PRIOR YEAR NET EARNINGS FROM SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME. — In the case of an individual who elects (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary, or the Secretary's delegate, may provide) the application of this paragraph, paragraph (2)(A) shall be applied by substituting 'the prior taxable year' for 'the taxable year'.".

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to which they relate.

SEC. 20225. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ALLOWED TAX CREDITS FOR PAID SICK AND PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE.

(a) IN GENERAL. — Sections 7001(e) and 7003(e) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act are each amended by striking paragraph (4).

(b) COORDINATION WITH APPLICATION OF CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. —

(1) IN GENERAL. — Sections 7001(c) and 7003(c) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act are each amended —

(A) by inserting ", determined without regard to paragraphs (1) through (22) of section 3121(b) of such Code" after "as defined in section 3121(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986", and

(B) by inserting ", determined without regard to the sentence in paragraph (1) thereof which begins 'Such term does include remuneration' " after "as defined in section 3231(e) of the Internal Revenue Code".

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. — Sections 7001(e)(3) and 7003(e)(3) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act are each amended by striking "Any term" and inserting "Except as otherwise provided in this section, any term".

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to which they relate.

SEC. 20226. CERTAIN TECHNICAL IMPROVEMENTS.

(a) COORDINATION WITH EXCLUSION FROM EMPLOYMENT TAXES. — Sections 7001(c) and 7003(c) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, are each amended —

(1) by inserting "and section 7005(a) of this Act," after "determined without regard to paragraphs (1) through (22) of section 3121(b) of such Code", and

(2) by inserting "and without regard to section 7005(a) of this Act" after "which begins 'Such term does not include remuneration' ".

(b) CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABLE RAILROAD RETIREMENT TAX FOR PAID LEAVE CREDITS. — Sections 7001(e) and 7003(e) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, are each amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

"(4) REFERENCES TO RAILROAD RETIREMENT TAX. — Any reference in this section to the tax imposed by section 3221(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be treated as a reference to so much of such tax as is attributable to the rate in effect under section 3111(a) of such Code.".

(c) CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF PAID LEAVE FOR APPLICABLE RAILROAD RETIREMENT TAX. — Section 7005(a) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act is amended by adding the following sentence at the end of such subsection: "Any reference in this subsection to the tax imposed by section 3221(a) of such Code shall be treated as a reference to so much of the tax as is attributable to the rate in effect under section 3111(a) of such Code."

(d) CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABLE RAILROAD RETIREMENT TAX FOR HOSPITAL INSURANCE TAX CRED IT. — Section 7005(b)(1) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act is amended as follows:

"(1) IN GENERAL. — The credit allowed by section 7001 and the credit allowed by section 7003 shall each be increased by the amount of the tax imposed by section 3111(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and so much of the taxes imposed under section 3221(a) of such Code as are attributable to the rate in effect under section 3111(b) of such Code on qualified sick leave wages, or qualified family leave wages, for which credit is allowed under such section 7001 or 7003 (respectively).".

(e) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to which they relate.

SEC. 20227. CREDITS NOT ALLOWED TO CERTAIN LARGE EMPLOYERS.

(a) CREDIT FOR REQUIRED PAID SICK LEAVE. —

(1) IN GENERAL. — Section 7001(a) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act is amended by striking "In the case of an employer" and inserting "In the case of an eligible employer".

(2) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYER. — Section 7001(c) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is amended by striking "For purposes of this section, the term" and all that precedes it and inserting the following:

"(c) DEFINITIONS. — For purposes of this section —

"(1) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYER. — The term 'eligible employer' means any employer other than an applicable large employer (as defined in section 4980H(c)(2), determined by substituting '500' for '50' each place it appears in subparagraphs (A) and (B) thereof and without regard to subparagraphs (D) and (F) thereof). For purposes of the preceding sentence, the Government of the United States, the government of any State or political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing shall not be treated as an applicable large employer.

"(2) QUALIFIED SICK LEAVE WAGES. — The term".

(b) CREDIT FOR REQUIRED PAID FAMILY LEAVE. —

(1) IN GENERAL. — Section 7003(a) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act is amended by striking "In the case of an employer" and inserting "In the case of an eligible employer".

(2) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYER. — Section 7003(c) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is amended by striking "For purposes of this section, the term" and all that precedes it and inserting the following:

"(c) DEFINITIONS. — For purposes of this section —

"(1) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYER. — The term 'eligible employer' means any employer other than an applicable large employer (as defined in section 4980H(c)(2), determined by substituting '500' for '50' each place it appears in subparagraphs (A) and (B) thereof and without regard to subparagraphs (D) and (F) thereof). For purposes of the preceding sentence, the Government of the United States, the government of any State or political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, shall not be treated as an applicable large employer.

"(2) QUALIFIED FAMILY LEAVE WAGES. — The term".

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this section shall apply to wages paid after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Subtitle D — Other Relief

SEC. 20231. PAYROLL TAX DEFERRAL ALLOWED FOR RECIPIENTS OF CERTAIN LOAN FORGIVENESS.

(a) IN GENERAL. — Section 2302(a) of the CARES Act is amended by striking paragraph (3).

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 2302 of the CARES Act.

SEC. 20232. EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID GRANTS.

(a) IN GENERAL. — In the case of a student receiving a qualified emergency financial aid grant —

(1) such grant shall not be included in the gross income of such individual for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and

(2) such grant shall not be treated as described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 25A(g)(2) of such Code.

(b) DEFINITIONS. — For purposes of this subsection, the term "qualified emergency financial aid grant" means —

(1) any emergency financial aid grant awarded by an institution of higher education under section 3504 of the CARES Act,

(2) any emergency financial aid grant from an institution of higher education made with funds made available under section 18004 of the CARES Act, and

(3) any other emergency financial aid grant made to a student from a Federal agency, a State, an Indian tribe, an institution of higher education, or a scholarship-granting organization (including a tribal organization, as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.5304)) for the purpose of providing financial relief to students enrolled at institutions of higher education in response to a qualifying emergency (as defined in section 3502(a)(4) of the CARES Act).

(c) LIMITATION. — This section shall not apply to that portion of any amount received which represents payment for teaching, research, or other services required as a condition for receiving the qualified emergency financial aid grant.

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE. — This section shall apply to qualified emergency financial aid grants made after March 26, 2020.

SEC. 20233. CERTAIN LOAN FORGIVENESS AND OTHER BUSINESS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER CARES ACT NOT INCLUDIBLE IN GROSS INCOME.

(a) UNITED STATES TREASURY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY. — For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, no amount shall be included in gross income by reason of loan forgiveness described in section 1109(d)(2)(D) of the CARES Act.

(b) EMERGENCY EIDL GRANTS. — For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any advance described in section 1110(e) of the CARES Act shall not be included in the gross income of the person that receives such advance.

(c) SUBSIDY FOR CERTAIN LOAN PAYMENTS. — For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any payment described in section 1112(c) of the CARES Act shall not be included in the gross income of the person on whose behalf such payment is made.

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE. — Subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of the CARES Act.

SEC. 20234. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE CERTAIN INFORMATION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate) may provide an exception from any requirement to file an information return otherwise required by chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to any amount excluded from gross income by reason of section 1106(i) of the CARES Act or section 20232 or 20233 of this Act.

SEC. 20235. CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF EXPENSES PAID OR INCURRED WITH PROCEEDS FROM CERTAIN GRANTS AND LOANS.

(a) IN GENERAL. — For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and notwithstanding any other provision of law, any deduction and the basis of any property shall be determined without regard to whether any amount is excluded from gross income under section 20233 of this Act or section 1106(i) of the CARES Act.

(b) CLARIFICATION OF EXCLUSION OF LOAN FORGIVENESS. — Section 1106(i) of the CARES Act is amended to read as follows:

"(i) TAXABILITY. — For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, no amount shall be included in the gross income of the eligible recipient by reason of forgiveness of indebtedness described in subsection (b).".

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE. — Subsection (a) and the amendment made by subsection (b) shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of the CARES Act.

SEC. 20236. REINSTATEMENT OF CERTAIN PROTECTIONS FOR TAXPAYER RETURN INFORMATION.

(a) IN GENERAL. — Section 6103(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by section 3516 of the CARES Act, is amended by striking "(13)(A), (13)(B), (13)(C), (13)(D)(i), (16)" and inserting "(13), (16)".

(b) RECORDS REQUIREMENTS. — Section 6103(p)(3)(A) of such Code, as so amended, is amended by striking "(12), (13)(A), (13)(B), (13)(C), (13)(D)(i)" and inserting "(12),".

(c) APPLICATION OF SAFEGUARDS. — Section 6103(p)(4) of such Code, as so amended, is amended by striking "(13)(A), (13)(B), (13)(C), (13)(D)(i)" each place it appears and inserting "(13)".

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this section shall apply to disclosures made after the date of the enactment of the FUTURE Act (Public Law 116-91).

TITLE III — NET OPERATING LOSSES

SEC. 20301. LIMITATION ON EXCESS BUSINESS LOSSES OF NONCORPORATE TAXPAYERS RESTORED AND MADE PERMANENT.

(a) IN GENERAL. — Section 461(l)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:

"(1) LIMITATION. — In the case of a taxpayer other than a corporation, any excess business loss of the taxpayer shall not be allowed.".

(b) FARMING LOSSES. — Section 461 of such Code is amended by striking subsection (j).

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

SEC. 20302. CERTAIN TAXPAYERS ALLOWED CARRYBACK OF NET OPERATING LOSSES ARISING IN 2019 AND 2020.

(a) CARRYBACK OF LOSSES ARISING IN 2019 AND 2020. —

(1) IN GENERAL. — Section 172(b)(1)(D)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:

"(i) IN GENERAL. — In the case of any net operating loss arising in a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2018, and before January 1, 2021, and to which subparagraphs (B) and (C)(i) do not apply, such loss shall be a net operating loss carryback to each taxable year preceding the taxable year of such loss, but not to any taxable year beginning before January 1, 2018.".

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. —

(A) The heading for section 172(b)(1)(D) of such Code is amended by striking "2018, 2019, AND" and inserting "2019 AND".

(B) Section 172(b)(1)(D) of such Code is amended by striking clause (iii) and by redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively.

(C) Section 172(b)(1)(D)(iii) of such Code, as so redesignated, is amended by striking "(i)(I)" and inserting "(i)".

(D) Section 172(b)(1)(D)(iv) of such Code, as so redesignated, is amended —

(i) by striking "If the 5-year carryback period under clause (i)(I)" in subclause (I) and inserting "If the carryback period under clause (i)", and

(ii) by striking "2018 or" in subclause (II).

(b) DISALLOWED FOR CERTAIN TAXPAYERS. — Section 172(b)(1)(D) of such Code, as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new clauses:

"(v) CARRYBACK DISALLOWED FOR CERTAIN TAXPAYERS. — Clause (i) shall not apply with respect to any loss arising in a taxable year in which —

"(I) the taxpayer (or any related person) is not allowed a deduction under this chapter for the taxable year by reason of section 162(m) or section 280G, or

"(II) the taxpayer (or any related person) is a specified corporation for the taxable year.

"(vi) SPECIFIED CORPORATION. — For purposes of clause (v) —

"(I) IN GENERAL. — The term 'specified corporation' means, with respect to any taxable year, a corporation the aggregate distributions (including redemptions) of which during all taxable years ending after December 31, 2017, exceed the sum of applicable stock issued of such corporation and 5 percent of the fair market value of the stock of such corporation as of the last day of the taxable year.

"(II) APPLICABLE STOCK ISSUED. — The term 'applicable stock issued' means, with respect to any corporation, the aggregate fair market value of stock (as of the issue date of such stock) issued by the corporation during all taxable years ending after December 31, 2017, in exchange for money or property other than stock in such corporation.

"(III) CERTAIN PREFERRED STOCK DISREGARDED. — For purposes of subclause (I), stock described in section 1504(a)(4), and distributions (including redemptions) with respect to such stock, shall be disregarded.

"(vii) RELATED PERSON. — For purposes of clause (v), a person is a related person to a taxpayer if the related person bears a relationship to the taxpayer specified in section 267(b) or section 707(b)(1).".

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 2302(b) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.

DIVISION C — HEALTH PROVISIONS

TITLE I — MEDICAID PROVISIONS

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"SEC. 6432. CONTINUATION COVERAGE PREMIUM ASSISTANCE.

"(a) IN GENERAL. — The person to whom premiums are payable for continuation coverage under section 30312(a)(1) of the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by section 3111(a), or so much of the taxes imposed under section 3221(a) as are attributable to the rate in effect under section 3111(a), for each calendar quarter an amount equal to the premiums not paid by assistance eligible individuals for such coverage by reason of such section 30312(a)(1) with respect to such calendar quarter.

"(b) PERSON TO WHOM PREMIUMS ARE PAYABLE. — For purposes of subsection (a), except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, the person to whom premiums are payable under such continuation coverage shall be treated as being —

"(1) in the case of any group health plan which is a multi-employer plan (as defined in section 3(37) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), the plan,

"(2) in the case of any group health plan not described in paragraph (1) —

"(A) which provides furlough continuation coverage described in section 30312(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act or subject to the COBRA continuation provisions contained in —

"(i) this title,

"(ii) the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,

"(iii) the Public Health Service Act, or

"(iv) title 5, United States Code, or

"(B) under which some or all of the coverage is not provided by insurance,

the employer maintaining the plan, and

"(3) in the case of any group health plan not described in paragraph (1) or (2), the insurer providing the coverage under the group health plan.

"(c) LIMITATIONS AND REFUNDABILITY. —

"(1) CREDIT LIMITED TO CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT TAXES. — The credit allowed by subsection (a) with respect to any calendar quarter shall not exceed the tax imposed by section 3111(a), or so much of the taxes imposed under section 3221(a) as are attributable to the rate in effect under section 3111(a), for such calendar quarter (reduced by any credits allowed under subsections (e) and (f) of section 3111, sections 7001 and 7003 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, section 2301 of the CARES Act, and sections 20204 and 20212 of the COVID-19 Tax Relief Act of 2020 for such quarter) on the wages paid with respect to the employment of all employees of the employer.

"(2) REFUNDABILITY OF EXCESS CREDIT. —

"(A) CREDIT IS REFUNDABLE. — If the amount of the credit under subsection (a) exceeds the limitation of paragraph (1) for any calendar quarter, such excess shall be treated as an overpayment that shall be refunded under sections 6402(a) and 6413(b).

"(B) CREDIT MAY BE ADVANCED. — In anticipation of the credit, including the refundable portion under subparagraph (A), the credit may be advanced, according to forms and instructions provided by the Secretary, up to an amount calculated under subsection (a) through the end of the most recent payroll period in the quarter.

"(C) TREATMENT OF DEPOSITS. — The Secretary shall waive any penalty under section 6656 for any failure to make a deposit of the tax imposed by section 3111(a), or so much of the taxes imposed under section 3221(a) as are attributable to the rate in effect under section 3111(a), if the Secretary determines that such failure was due to the anticipation of the credit allowed under this section.

"(D) TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS. — For purposes of section 1324 of title 31, United States Code, any amounts due to an employer under this paragraph shall be treated in the same manner as a refund due from a credit provision referred to in subsection (b)(2) of such section.

"(3) LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT FOR FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES. — In the case of an individual who for any month is an assistance eligible individual described in section 30312(a)(3)(B) of the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act with respect to any coverage, the credit determined with respect to such individual under subsection (a) for any such month ending during a calendar quarter shall not exceed the amount of premium the individual would have paid for a full month of such coverage for the month preceding the first month for which an individual is such an assistance eligible individual.

"(d) GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. — For purposes of this section, the term 'person' includes any governmental entity or Indian tribal government (as defined in section 139E(c)(1)).

"(e) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT. — For purposes of chapter 1, the gross income of any person allowed a credit under this section shall be increased for the taxable year which includes the last day of any calendar quarter with respect to which such credit is allowed by the amount of such credit. No amount for which a credit is allowed under this section shall be taken into account as qualified wages under section 2301 of the CARES Act or as qualified health plan expenses under section 7001(d) or 7003(d) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.

"(f) REPORTING. — Each person entitled to reimbursement under subsection (a) for any period shall submit such reports (at such time and in such manner) as the Secretary may require, including —

"(1) an attestation of involuntary termination of employment, reduction of hours, or furloughing, for each assistance eligible individual on the basis of whose termination, reduction of hours, or furloughing entitlement to reimbursement is claimed under subsection (a),

"(2) a report of the amount of payroll taxes offset under subsection (a) for the reporting period, and

"(3) a report containing the TINs of all covered employees, the amount of subsidy reimbursed with respect to each employee, and a designation with respect to each employee as to whether the subsidy reimbursement is for coverage of 1 individual or 2 or more individuals.

"(g) REGULATIONS. — The Secretary shall issue such regulations or other guidance as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out this section, including —

"(1) the requirement to report information or the establishment of other methods for verifying the correct amounts of reimbursements under this section,

"(2) the application of this section to group health plans that are multi-employer plans (as defined in section 3(37) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974),

"(3) to allow the advance payment of the credit determined under subsection (a), subject to the limitations provided in this section, based on such information as the Secretary shall require,

"(4) to provide for the reconciliation of such advance payment with the amount of the credit at the time of filing the return of tax for the applicable quarter or taxable year, and

"(5) with respect to the application of the credit to third party payors (including professional employer organizations, certified professional employer organizations, or agents under section 3504).".

(B) SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS HELD HARMLESS. — There are hereby appropriated to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund established under section 201 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401) and the Social Security Equivalent Benefit Account established under section 15A(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231n-1(a)) amounts equal to the reduction in revenues to the Treasury by reason of this section (without regard to this subparagraph). Amounts appropriated by the preceding sentence shall be transferred from the general fund at such times and in such manner as to replicate to the extent possible the transfers which would have occurred to such Trust Fund or Account had this section not been enacted.

(C) CLERICAL AMENDMENT. — The table of sections for subchapter B of chapter 65 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

"Sec. 6432. Continuation coverage premium assistance.".

(D) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this paragraph shall apply to premiums to which subsection (a)(1)(A) applies.

(E) SPECIAL RULE IN CASE OF EMPLOYEE PAYMENT THAT IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION. —

(i) IN GENERAL. — In the case of an assistance eligible individual who pays, with respect any period of coverage to which subsection (a)(1)(A) applies, the amount of the premium for such coverage that the individual would have (but for this Act) been required to pay, the person to whom such payment is payable shall reimburse such individual for the amount of such premium paid.

(ii) CREDIT OF REIMBURSEMENT. — A person to which clause (i) applies shall be allowed a credit in the manner provided under section 6432 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for any payment made to the employee under such clause.

(iii) PAYMENT OF CREDITS. — Any person to which clause (i) applies shall make the payment required under such clause to the individual not later than 60 days after the date on which such individual elects continuation coverage under section 30312(a)(1) of the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act.

(15) PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO NOTIFY HEALTH PLAN OF CESSATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR PREMIUM ASSISTANCE. —

(A) IN GENERAL. — Part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

"SEC. 6720C. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO NOTIFY HEALTH PLAN OF CESSATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR CONTINUATION COVERAGE PREMIUM ASSISTANCE.

"(a) IN GENERAL. — Except in the case of failure described in subsection (b) or (c), any person required to notify a group health plan under section 30312(a)(2)(B) of the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act who fails to make such a notification at such time and in such manner as the Secretary of Labor may require shall pay a penalty of $250.

"(b) INTENTIONAL FAILURE. — In the case of any such failure that is fraudulent, such person shall pay a penalty equal to the greater of —

"(1) $250, or

"(2) 110 percent of the premium assistance provided under section 30312(a)(1)(A) of such Act after termination of eligibility under such section.

"(c) REASONABLE CAUSE EXCEPTION. — No penalty shall be imposed under this section with respect to any failure if it is shown that such failure is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect.".

(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT. — The table of sections of part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

"Sec. 6720C. Penalty for failure to notify health plan of cessation of eligibility for continuation coverage premium assistance.".

(16) COORDINATION WITH HCTC. —

(A) IN GENERAL. — Section 35(g)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:

"(9) CONTINUATION COVERAGE PREMIUM ASSISTANCE. — In the case of an assistance eligible individual who receives premium assistance for continuation coverage under section 30312(a)(1) of the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act for any month during the taxable year, such individual shall not be treated as an eligible individual, a certified individual, or a qualifying family member for purposes of this section or section 7527 with respect to such month.".

(B) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendment made by subparagraph (A) shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(17) EXCLUSION OF CONTINUATION COVERAGE PREMIUM ASSISTANCE FROM GROSS INCOME. —

(A) IN GENERAL. — Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 139H the following new section:

"SEC. 139I. CONTINUATION COVERAGE PREMIUM ASSISTANCE.

"In the case of an assistance eligible individual (as defined in subsection (a)(3) of section 30312 of the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act), gross income does not include any premium assistance provided under subsection (a)(1) of such section.".

(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT. — The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 139H the following new item:

"Sec. 139I. Continuation coverage premium assistance.".

(C) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this paragraph shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(18) DEADLINES WITH RESPECT TO NOTICES. — Notwithstanding section 518 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and section 7508A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of the Treasury, respectively, may not waive or extend any deadline with respect to the provision of notices described in paragraphs (7), (8), and (9).

(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. — In all matters of interpretation, rules, and operational procedures, the language of this section shall be interpreted broadly for the benefit of workers and their families.

DIVISION D — RETIREMENT PROVISIONS

SEC. 40001. SHORT TITLE.

This division may be cited as the "Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act of 2020".

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TITLE III — OTHER RETIREMENT RELATED PROVISIONS

SEC. 40301. WAIVER OF REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS FOR 2019.

(a) IN GENERAL. — Section 401(a)(9)(I)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking "calendar year 2020" and inserting "calendar years 2019 and 2020".

(b) ELIGIBLE ROLLOVER DISTRIBUTIONS. — Section 402(c)(4) of such Code is amended by striking "2020" each place it appears in the last sentence and inserting "2019 or 2020".

(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. — Section 401(a)(9)(I) of such Code is amended —

(1) by striking clause (ii) and redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii), and

(2) by striking "calendar year 2020" in clause (ii)(II), as so redesignated, and inserting "calendar years 2019 and 2020".

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 2203 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, except that subparagraph (c)(1) thereof shall be applied by substituting "December 31, 2018" for "December 31, 2019".

SEC. 40302. WAIVER OF 60-DAY RULE IN CASE OF ROLLOVER OF OTHERWISE REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS IN 2019 OR 2020.

(a) QUALIFIED TRUSTS. — 402(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

"(D) EXCEPTION FOR ROLLOVER OF OTHERWISE REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS IN 2019 OR 2020. — In the case of an eligible rollover distribution described in the second sentence of paragraph (4), subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any transfer of such distribution made before December 1, 2020.".

(b) INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS. — Section 408(d)(3) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

"(J) WAIVER OF 60-DAY RULE AND ONCE-PER-YEAR LIMITATION FOR CERTAIN 2019 AND 2020 ROLLOVERS. — In the case of a distribution during 2019 or 2020 to which, under subparagraph (E), this paragraph would not have applied had the minimum distribution requirements of section 401(a)(9) applied during such years, the 60-day requirement under subparagraph (A) and the limitation under subparagraph (B) shall not apply to such distribution to the extent the amount is paid into an individual retirement account, individual retirement annuity (other than an endowment contract), or eligible retirement plan (as defined in subparagraph (A)) as otherwise required under such subparagraph before December 1, 2020.".

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.

SEC. 40303. EMPLOYEE CERTIFICATION AS TO ELIGIBILITY FOR INCREASED CARES ACT LOAN LIMITS FROM EMPLOYER PLAN.

(a) IN GENERAL. — Section 2202(b) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

"(4) EMPLOYEE CERTIFICATION. — The administrator of a qualified employer plan may rely on an employee's certification that the requirements of subsection (a)(4)(A)(ii) are satisfied in determining whether the employee is a qualified individual for purposes of this subsection.".

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 2202(b) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.

SEC. 40304. EXCLUSION OF BENEFITS PROVIDED TO VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDERS MADE PERMANENT.

(a) IN GENERAL. — Section 139B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (d).

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020.

SEC. 40305. APPLICATION OF SPECIAL RULES TO MONEY PURCHASE PENSION PLANS.

Section 2202(a)(6)(B) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act is amended by inserting ", and, in the case of a money purchase pension plan, a coronavirus-related distribution which is an in-service withdrawal shall be treated as meeting the distribution rules of section 401(a) of such Code" before the period.

SEC. 40306. GRANTS TO ASSIST LOW-INCOME WOMEN AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN OBTAINING QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDERS.

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF GRANT AWARDS. — The Secretary of Labor, acting through the Director of the Women's Bureau and in conjunction with the Assistant Secretary of the Employee Benefits Security Administration, shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable such entities to assist low-income women and survivors of domestic violence in obtaining qualified domestic relations orders and ensuring that those women actually obtain the benefits to which they are entitled through those orders.

(b) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY. — In this section, the term "eligible entity" means a community-based organization with proven experience and expertise in serving women and the financial and retirement needs of women.

(c) APPLICATION. — An eligible entity that desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary of Labor at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary of Labor may require.

(d) MINIMUM GRANT AMOUNT. — The Secretary of Labor shall award grants under this section in amounts of not less than $250,000.

(e) USE OF FUNDS. — An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds to develop programs to offer help to low-income women or survivors of domestic violence who need assistance in preparing, obtaining, and effectuating a qualified domestic relations order.

(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. — There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 and each succeeding fiscal year.

SEC. 40307. MODIFICATION OF SPECIAL RULES FOR MINIMUM FUNDING STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER PLANS.

(a) AMENDMENT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986. — Subsection (m) of section 430 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019, is amended to read as follows:

"(m) SPECIAL RULES FOR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER PLANS. —

"(1) IN GENERAL. — An eligible newspaper plan sponsor of a plan under which no participant has had the participant's accrued benefit increased (whether because of service or compensation) after April 2, 2019, may elect to have the alternative standards described in paragraph (4) apply to such plan.

"(2) ELIGIBLE NEWSPAPER PLAN SPONSOR. — The term 'eligible newspaper plan sponsor' means the plan sponsor of —

"(A) any community newspaper plan, or

"(B) any other plan sponsored, as of April 2, 2019, by a member of the same controlled group of a plan sponsor of a community newspaper plan if such member is in the trade or business of publishing 1 or more newspapers.

"(3) ELECTION. — An election under paragraph (1) shall be made at such time and in such manner as prescribed by the Secretary. Such election, once made with respect to a plan year, shall apply to all subsequent plan years unless revoked with the consent of the Secretary.

"(4) ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM FUNDING STANDARDS. — The alternative standards described in this paragraph are the following:

"(A) INTEREST RATES. —

"(i) IN GENERAL. — Notwithstanding subsection (h)(2)(C) and except as provided in clause (ii), the first, second, and third segment rates in effect for any month for purposes of this section shall be 8 percent.

"(ii) NEW BENEFIT ACCRUALS. — Notwithstanding subsection (h)(2), for purposes of determining the funding target and normal cost of a plan for any plan year, the present value of any benefits accrued or earned under the plan for a plan year with respect to which an election under paragraph (1) is in effect shall be determined on the basis of the United States Treasury obligation yield curve for the day that is the valuation date of such plan for such plan year.

"(iii) UNITED STATES TREASURY OBLIGATION YIELD CURVE. — For purposes of this subsection, the term 'United States Treasury obligation yield curve' means, with respect to any day, a yield curve which shall be prescribed by the Secretary for such day on interest-bearing obligations of the United States.

"(B) SHORTFALL AMORTIZATION BASE. —

"(i) PREVIOUS SHORTFALL AMORTIZATION BASES. — The shortfall amortization bases determined under subsection (c)(3) for all plan years preceding the first plan year to which the election under paragraph (1) applies (and all shortfall amortization installments determined with respect to such bases) shall be reduced to zero under rules similar to the rules of subsection (c)(6).

"(ii) NEW SHORTFALL AMORTIZATION BASE. — Notwithstanding subsection (c)(3), the shortfall amortization base for the first plan year to which the election under paragraph (1) applies shall be the funding shortfall of such plan for such plan year (determined using the interest rates as modified under subparagraph (A)).

"(C) DETERMINATION OF SHORTFALL AMORTIZATION INSTALLMENTS. —

"(i) 30-YEAR PERIOD. — Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (c)(2) shall be applied by substituting '30-plan-year' for '7-plan-year' each place it appears.

"(ii) NO SPECIAL ELECTION. — The election under subparagraph (D) of subsection (c)(2) shall not apply to any plan year to which the election under paragraph (1) applies.

"(D) EXEMPTION FROM AT-RISK TREATMENT. — Subsection (i) shall not apply.

"(5) COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER PLAN. — For purposes of this subsection —

"(A) IN GENERAL. — The term 'community newspaper plan' means any plan to which this section applies maintained as of December 31, 2018, by an employer which —

"(i) maintains the plan on behalf of participants and beneficiaries with respect to employment in the trade or business of publishing 1 or more newspapers which were published by the employer at any time during the 11-year period ending on the date of the enactment of this subsection,

"(ii)(I) is not a company the stock of which is publicly traded (on a stock exchange or in an over-the-counter market), and is not controlled, directly or indirectly, by such a company, or

"(II) is controlled, directly or indirectly, during the entire 30-year period ending on the date of the enactment of this subsection by individuals who are members of the same family, and does not publish or distribute a daily newspaper that is carrier-distributed in printed form in more than 5 States, and

"(iii) is controlled, directly or indirectly —

"(I) by 1 or more persons residing primarily in a State in which the community newspaper has been published on newsprint or carrier-distributed,

"(II) during the entire 30-year period ending on the date of the enactment of this subsection by individuals who are members of the same family,

"(III) by 1 or more trusts, the sole trustees of which are persons described in subclause (I) or (II), or

"(IV) by a combination of persons described in subclause (I), (II), or (III).

"(B) NEWSPAPER. — The term 'newspaper' does not include any newspaper (determined without regard to this subparagraph) to which any of the following apply:

"(i) Is not in general circulation.

"(ii) Is published (on newsprint or electronically) less frequently than 3 times per week.

"(iii) Has not ever been regularly published on newsprint.

"(iv) Does not have a bona fide list of paid subscribers.

"(C) CONTROL. — A person shall be treated as controlled by another person if such other person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction and management of such person (including the power to elect a majority of the members of the board of directors of such person) through the ownership of voting securities.

"(6) CONTROLLED GROUP. — For purposes of this subsection, the term 'controlled group' means all persons treated as a single employer under subsection (b), (c), (m), or (o) of section 414 as of the date of the enactment of this subsection.".

(b) AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974. — Subsection (m) of section 303 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1083(m)), as added by the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019, is amended to read as follows:

"(m) SPECIAL RULES FOR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER PLANS. —

"(1) IN GENERAL. — An eligible newspaper plan sponsor of a plan under which no participant has had the participant's accrued benefit increased (whether because of service or compensation) after April 2, 2019, may elect to have the alternative standards described in paragraph (4) apply to such plan.

"(2) ELIGIBLE NEWSPAPER PLAN SPONSOR. — The term 'eligible newspaper plan sponsor' means the plan sponsor of —

"(A) any community newspaper plan, or

"(B) any other plan sponsored, as of April 2, 2019, by a member of the same controlled group of a plan sponsor of a community newspaper plan if such member is in the trade or business of publishing 1 or more newspapers.

"(3) ELECTION. — An election under paragraph (1) shall be made at such time and in such manner as prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. Such election, once made with respect to a plan year, shall apply to all subsequent plan years unless revoked with the consent of the Secretary of the Treasury.

"(4) ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM FUNDING STANDARDS. — The alternative standards described in this paragraph are the following:

"(A) INTEREST RATES. —

"(i) IN GENERAL. — Notwithstanding subsection (h)(2)(C) and except as provided in clause (ii), the first, second, and third segment rates in effect for any month for purposes of this section shall be 8 percent.

"(ii) NEW BENEFIT ACCRUALS. — Notwithstanding subsection (h)(2), for purposes of determining the funding target and normal cost of a plan for any plan year, the present value of any benefits accrued or earned under the plan for a plan year with respect to which an election under paragraph (1) is in effect shall be determined on the basis of the United States Treasury obligation yield curve for the day that is the valuation date of such plan for such plan year.

"(iii) UNITED STATES TREASURY OBLIGATION YIELD CURVE. — For purposes of this subsection, the term 'United States Treasury obligation yield curve' means, with respect to any day, a yield curve which shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury for such day on interest-bearing obligations of the United States.

"(B) SHORTFALL AMORTIZATION BASE. —

"(i) PREVIOUS SHORTFALL AMORTIZATION BASES. — The shortfall amortization bases determined under subsection (c)(3) for all plan years preceding the first plan year to which the election under paragraph (1) applies (and all shortfall amortization installments determined with respect to such bases) shall be reduced to zero under rules similar to the rules of subsection (c)(6).

"(ii) NEW SHORTFALL AMORTIZATION BASE. — Notwithstanding subsection (c)(3), the shortfall amortization base for the first plan year to which the election under paragraph (1) applies shall be the funding shortfall of such plan for such plan year (determined using the interest rates as modified under subparagraph (A)).

"(C) DETERMINATION OF SHORTFALL AMORTIZATION INSTALLMENTS. —

"(i) 30-YEAR PERIOD. — Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (c)(2) shall be applied by substituting '30-plan-year' for '7-plan-year' each place it appears.

"(ii) NO SPECIAL ELECTION. — The election under subparagraph (D) of subsection (c)(2) shall not apply to any plan year to which the election under paragraph (1) applies.

"(D) EXEMPTION FROM AT RISK TREATMENT. — Subsection (i) shall not apply.

"(5) COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER PLAN. — For purposes of this subsection —

"(A) IN GENERAL. — The term 'community newspaper plan' means a plan to which this section applies maintained as of December 31, 2018, by an employer which —

"(i) maintains the plan on behalf of participants and beneficiaries with respect to employment in the trade or business of publishing 1 or more newspapers which were published by the employer at any time during the 11-year period ending on the date of the enactment of this subsection,

"(ii)(I) is not a company the stock of which is publicly traded (on a stock exchange or in an over-the-counter market), and is not controlled, directly or indirectly, by such a company, or

"(II) is controlled, directly, or indirectly, during the entire 30-year period ending on the date of the enactment of this subsection by individuals who are members of the same family, and does not publish or distribute a daily newspaper that is carrier-distributed in printed form in more than 5 States, and

"(iii) is controlled, directly, or indirectly —

"(I) by 1 or more persons residing primarily in a State in which the community newspaper has been published on newsprint or carrier-distributed,

"(II) during the entire 30-year period ending on the date of the enactment of this subsection by individuals who are members of the same family,

"(III) by 1 or more trusts, the sole trustees of which are persons described in subclause (I) or (II), or

"(IV) by a combination of persons described in subclause (I), (II), or (III).

"(B) NEWSPAPER. — The term 'newspaper' does not include any newspaper (determined without regard to this subparagraph) to which any of the following apply:

"(i) Is not in general circulation.

"(ii) Is published (on newsprint or electronically) less frequently than 3 times per week.

"(iii) Has not ever been regularly published on newsprint.

"(iv) Does not have a bona fide list of paid subscribers.

"(C) CONTROL. — A person shall be treated as controlled by another person if such other person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction and management of such person (including the power to elect a majority of the members of the board of directors of such person) through the ownership of voting securities.

"(6) CONTROLLED GROUP. — For purposes of this subsection, the term 'controlled group' means all persons treated as a single employer under subsection (b), (c), (m), or (o) of section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as of the date of the enactment of this subsection.

"(7) EFFECT ON PREMIUM RATE CALCULATION. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any regulation issued by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, in the case of a plan for which an election is made to apply the alternative standards described in paragraph (3), the additional premium under section 4006(a)(3)(E) shall be determined as if such election had not been made.".

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years ending after December 31, 2017.

SEC. 40308. MINIMUM RATE OF INTEREST FOR CERTAIN DETERMINATIONS RELATED TO LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACTS.

(a) MODIFICATION OF MINIMUM RATE FOR PURPOSES OF CASH VALUE ACCUMULATION TEST. —

(1) IN GENERAL. — Section 7702(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking "an annual effective rate of 4 percent" and inserting "the applicable accumulation test minimum rate".

(2) APPLICABLE ACCUMULATION TEST MINIMUM RATE. — Section 7702(b) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

"(3) APPLICABLE ACCUMULATION TEST MINIMUM RATE. — For purposes of paragraph (2)(A), the term 'applicable accumulation test minimum rate' means the lesser of —

"(A) an annual effective rate of 4 percent, or

"(B) the insurance interest rate (as defined in subsection (f)(11)) in effect at the time the contract is issued.".

(b) MODIFICATION OF MINIMUM RATE FOR PURPOSES OF GUIDELINE PREMIUM REQUIREMENTS. —

(1) IN GENERAL. — Section 7702(c)(3)(B)(iii) of such Code is amended by striking "an annual effective rate of 6 percent" and inserting "the applicable guideline premium minimum rate".

(2) APPLICABLE GUIDELINE PREMIUM MINIMUM RATE. — Section 7702(c)(3) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

"(E) APPLICABLE GUIDELINE PREMIUM MINIMUM RATE. — For purposes of subparagraph (B)(iii), the term 'applicable guideline premium minimum rate' means the applicable accumulation test minimum rate (as defined in subsection (b)(3)) plus 2 percentage points.".

(c) APPLICATION OF MODIFIED MINIMUM RATES TO DETERMINATION OF GUIDELINE LEVEL PREMIUM. — Section 7702(c)(4) of such Code is amended —

(1) by striking "4 percent" and inserting "the applicable accumulation test minimum rate", and

(2) by striking "6 percent" and inserting "the applicable guideline premium minimum rate".

(d) INSURANCE INTEREST RATE. — Section 7702(f) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

"(11) INSURANCE INTEREST RATE. — For purposes of this section —

"(A) IN GENERAL. — The term 'insurance interest rate' means, with respect to any contract issued in any calendar year, the lesser of —

"(i) the section 7702 valuation interest rate for such calendar year (or, if such calendar year is not an adjustment year, the most recent adjustment year), or

"(ii) the section 7702 applicable Federal interest rate for such calendar year (or, if such calendar year is not an adjustment year, the most recent adjustment year).

"(B) SECTION 7702 VALUATION INTEREST RATE. — The term 'section 7702 valuation interest rate' means, with respect to any adjustment year, the prescribed U.S. valuation interest rate for life insurance with guaranteed durations of more than 20 years (as defined in the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Standard Valuation Law) as effective in the calendar year immediately preceding such adjustment year.

"(C) SECTION 7702 APPLICABLE FEDERAL INTEREST RATE. — The term 'section 7702 applicable Federal interest rate' means, with respect to any adjustment year, the average (rounded to the nearest whole percentage point) of the applicable Federal midterm rates (as defined in section 1274(d) but based on annual compounding) effective as of the beginning of each of the calendar months in the most recent 60-month period ending before the second calendar year prior to such adjustment year.

"(D) ADJUSTMENT YEAR. — The term 'adjustment year' means the calendar year following any calendar year that includes the effective date of a change in the prescribed U.S. valuation interest rate for life insurance with guaranteed durations of more than 20 years (as defined in the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Standard Valuation Law).

"(E) TRANSITION RULE. — Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the insurance interest rate shall be 2 percent in the case of any contract which is issued during the period that —

"(i) begins on January 1, 2021, and

"(i) ends immediately before the beginning of the first adjustment year that beings after December 31, 2021.".

(e) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this section shall apply to contracts issued after December 31, 2020. as amended by subsection (c), is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

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SEC. 90005. IMPROVED COORDINATION BETWEEN PAY CHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM AND EMPLOYEE RETENTION TAX CREDIT.

(a) AMENDMENT TO PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM. — Section 1106(a)(8) of the Cares Act is amended by inserting ", except that such costs shall not include qualified wages taken into account in determining the credit allowed under section 2301 of this Act" before the period at the end.

(b) AMENDMENTS TO EMPLOYEE RETENTION TAX CREDIT. —

(1) IN GENERAL. — Section 2301(g) of the CARES Act is amended to read as follows:

"(g) ELECTION TO NOT TAKE CERTAIN WAGES INTO ACCOUNT. —

"(1) IN GENERAL. — This section shall not apply to qualified wages paid by an eligible employer with respect to which such employer makes an election (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may prescribe) to have this section not apply to such wages.

"(2) COORDINATION WITH PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM. — The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, shall issue guidance providing that payroll costs paid or incurred during the covered period shall not fail to be treated as qualified wages under this section by reason of an election under paragraph (1) to the extent that a covered loan of the eligible employer is not forgiven by reason of a decision under section 1106(g). Terms used in the preceding sentence which are also used in section 1106 shall have the same meaning as when used in such section.".

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. —

(A) Section 2301 of the CARES Act is amended by striking subsection (j).

(B) Section 2301(l) of the CARES Act is amended by striking paragraph (3) and by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively.

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the provisions of the CARES Act to which they relate.

SEC. 90006. TAXABILITY OF SUBSIDY FOR CERTAIN LOAN PAYMENTS.

Section 1112 of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136) is amended by inserting at the end the following new subsection:

"(g) TAXABILITY. — For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any payment under this section shall not be included in the gross income of the taxpayer on whose behalf such payment is made.".

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"SEC. 440B. MERGERS AND ASSET TRANSFERS OF COMPOSITE PLANS.

"(a) IN GENERAL. — Assets and liabilities of a composite plan may only be merged with, or transferred to, another plan if —

"(1) the other plan is a composite plan,

"(2) the plan or plans resulting from the merger or transfer is a composite plan,

"(3) no participant's accrued benefit or adjustable benefit is lower immediately after the transaction than it was immediately before the transaction, and

"(4) the value of the assets transferred in the case of a transfer reasonably reflects the value of the amounts contributed with respect to the participants whose benefits are being transferred, adjusted for allocable distributions, investment gains and losses, and administrative expenses.

"(b) LEGACY PLAN. —

"(1) IN GENERAL. — After a merger or transfer involving a composite plan, the legacy plan with respect to an employer that is obligated to contribute to the resulting composite plan is the legacy plan that applied to that employer immediately before the merger or transfer.

"(2) MULTIPLE LEGACY PLANS. — If an employer is obligated to contribute to more than one legacy plan with respect to employees eligible to accrue benefits under more than one composite plan and there is a merger or transfer of such legacy plans, the transition contribution rate applicable to the legacy plan resulting from the merger or transfer with respect to that employer shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of section 440A(d)(2)(B).".

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT. — The table of subparts for part III of subchapter D of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

"SUBPART C. COMPOSITE PLANS AND LEGACY PLANS".

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 140003. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS TO COMPOSITE PLANS.

(a) AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974. —

(1) TREATMENT FOR PURPOSES OF FUNDING NOTICES. — Section 101(f) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29U.S.C. 1021(f)) is amended —

(A) in paragraph (1) by striking "title IV applies" and inserting "title IV applies or which is a composite plan"; and

(B) by adding at the end the following:

"(5) APPLICATION TO COMPOSITE PLANS. — The provisions of this subsection shall apply to a composite plan only to the extent prescribed by the Secretary in regulations that take into account the differences between a composite plan and a defined benefit plan that is a multi-employer plan.".

(2) TREATMENT FOR PURPOSES OF ANNUAL REPORT. — Section 103 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1023) is amended —

(A) in subsection (d) by adding at the end the following sentence: "The provisions of this subsection shall apply to a composite plan only to the extent prescribed by the Secretary in regulations that take into account the differences between a composite plan and a defined benefit plan that is a multi-employer plan.";

(B) in subsection (f) by adding at the end the following:

"(3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR COMPOSITE PLANS. — With respect to any composite plan —

"(A) the provisions of paragraph (1)(A) shall apply by substituting 'current funded ratio and projected funded ratio (as such terms are defined in section 802(a)(2))' for 'funded percentage' each place it appears; and

"(B) the provisions of paragraph (2) shall apply only to the extent prescribed by the Secretary in regulations that take into account the differences between a composite plan and a defined benefit plan that is a multi-employer plan."; and

(C) by adding at the end the following:

"(h) COMPOSITE PLANS. — A multi-employer plan that incorporates the features of a composite plan as provided in section 801(b) shall be treated as a single plan for purposes of the report required by this section, except that separate financial statements and actuarial statements shall be provided under paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a) for the defined benefit plan component and for the composite plan component of the multi-employer plan.".

(3) TREATMENT FOR PURPOSES OF PENSION BENEFIT STATEMENTS. — Section 105(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1025(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

"(4) COMPOSITE PLANS. — For purposes of this subsection, a composite plan shall be treated as a defined benefit plan to the extent prescribed by the Secretary in regulations that take into account the differences between a composite plan and a defined benefit plan that is a multi-employer plan.".

(b) AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986. — Section 6058 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g) and by inserting after subsection (e) the following:

"(f) COMPOSITE PLANS. — A multi-employer plan that incorporates the features of a composite plan as provided in section 437(b) shall be treated as a single plan for purposes of the return required by this section, except that separate financial statements shall be provided for the defined benefit plan component and for the composite plan component of the multi-employer plan.".

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 140004. TREATMENT OF COMPOSITE PLANS UNDER TITLE IV.

(a) DEFINITION. — Section 4001(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1301(a)) is amended by striking the period at the end of paragraph (21) and inserting a semicolon and by adding at the end the following:

"(22) COMPOSITE PLAN. — The term 'composite plan' has the meaning set forth in section 801.".

(b) COMPOSITE PLANS DISREGARDED FOR CALCULATING PREMIUMS. — Section 4006(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1306(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

"(9) The composite plan component of a multi-employer plan shall be disregarded in determining the premiums due under this section from the multi-employer plan.".

(c) COMPOSITE PLANS NOT COVERED. — Section 4021(b)(1) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1321(b)(1)) is amended by striking "Act" and inserting "Act, or a composite plan, as defined in paragraph (43) of section 3 of this Act".

(d) NO WITHDRAWAL LIABILITY. — Section 4201 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1381) is amended by adding at the end the following:

"(c) Contributions by an employer to the composite plan component of a multi-employer plan shall not be taken into account for any purpose under this title.".

(e) NO WITHDRAWAL LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN PLANS. — Section 4201 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1381) is further amended by adding at the end the following:

"(d) Contributions by an employer to a multi-employer plan described in the except clause of section 3(35) of this Act pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement that specifically designates that such contributions shall be allocated to the separate defined contribution accounts of participants under the plan shall not be taken into account with respect to the defined benefit portion of the plan for any purpose under this title (including the determination of the employer's highest contribution rate under section 4219), even if, under the terms of the plan, participants have the option to transfer assets in their separate defined contribution accounts to the defined benefit portion of the plan in return for service credit under the defined benefit portion, at rates established by the plan sponsor.

"(e) A legacy plan created under section 805 shall be deemed to have no unfunded vested benefits for purposes of this part, for each plan year following a period of 5 consecutive plan years for which —

"(1) the plan was fully funded within the meaning of section 805 for at least 3 of the plan years during that period, ending with a plan year for which the plan is fully funded;

"(2) the plan had no unfunded vested benefits for at least 3 of the plan years during that period, ending with a plan year for which the plan is fully funded; and

"(3) the plan is projected to be fully funded and to have no unfunded vested benefits for the following four plan years.".

(f) NO WITHDRAWAL LIABILITY FOR EMPLOYERS CONTRIBUTING TO CERTAIN FULLY FUNDED LEGACY PLANS. — Section 4211 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1382) is amended by adding at the end the following:

"(g) No amount of unfunded vested benefits shall be allocated to an employer that has an obligation to contribute to a legacy plan described in subsection (e) of section 4201 for each plan year for which such subsection applies.".

(g) NO OBLIGATION TO CONTRIBUTE. — Section 4212 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1392) is amended by adding at the end the following:

"(d) NO OBLIGATION TO CONTRIBUTE. — An employer shall not be treated as having an obligation to contribute to a multi-employer defined benefit plan within the meaning of subsection (a) solely because —

"(1) in the case of a multi-employer plan that includes a composite plan component, the employer has an obligation to contribute to the composite plan component of the plan;

"(2) the employer has an obligation to contribute to a composite plan that is maintained pursuant to one or more collective bargaining agreements under which the multi-employer defined benefit plan is or previously was maintained; or

"(3) the employer contributes or has contributed under section 805(d) to a legacy plan associated with a composite plan pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement but employees of that employer were not eligible to accrue benefits under the legacy plan with respect to service with that employer.".

(h) NO INFERENCE. — Nothing in the amendment made by subsection (e) shall be construed to create an inference with respect to the treatment under title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as in effect before such amendment, of contributions by an employer to a multiemployer plan described in the except clause of section 3(35) of such Act that are made before the effective date of subsection (e) specified in subsection (h)(2).

(i) EFFECTIVE DATE. —

(1) IN GENERAL. — Except as provided in subparagraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR SECTION 414(k) MULTI-EMPLOYER PLANS. — The amendment made by subsection (e) shall apply only to required contributions payable for plan years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 140005. CONFORMING CHANGES.

(a) DEFINITIONS. — Section 3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002) is amended —

(1) in paragraph (35), by inserting "or a composite plan" after "other than an individual account plan"; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

"(43) The term 'composite plan' has the meaning given the term in section 801(a).".

(b) SPECIAL FUNDING RULE FOR CERTAIN LEGACY

(1) AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974. — Section 304(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1084(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

"(9) SPECIAL FUNDING RULE FOR CERTAIN LEGACY PLANS. — In the case of a multi-employer defined benefit plan that has adopted an amendment under section 801(b), in accordance with which no further benefits shall accrue under the multi-employer defined benefit plan, the plan sponsor may combine the outstanding balance of all charge and credit bases and amortize that combined base in level annual installments (until fully amortized) over a period of 25 plan years beginning with the plan year following the date all benefit accruals ceased.".

(2) AMENDMENT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986. — Section 431(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following:

"(9) SPECIAL FUNDING RULE FOR CERTAIN LEGACY PLANS. — In the case of a multi-employer defined benefit plan that has adopted an amendment under section 437(b), in accordance with which no further benefits shall accrue under the multi-employer defined benefit plan, the plan sponsor may combine the outstanding balance of all charge and credit bases and amortize that combined base in level annual installments (until fully amortized) over a period of 25 plan years beginning with the plan year following the date on which all benefit accruals ceased.".

(c) BENEFITS AFTER MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, OR TRANSFER OF ASSETS. —

(1) AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974. — Section 208 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1058) is amended —

(A) by striking so much of the first sentence as precedes "may not merge" and inserting the following:

"(1) IN GENERAL. — Except as provided in paragraph (2), a pension plan may not merge, and"; and

(B) by striking the second sentence and adding at the end the following:

"(2) SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MULTI-EMPLOYER PLANS. — Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any transaction to the extent that participants either before or after the transaction are covered under a multiemployer plan to which title IV of this Act applies or a composite plan.".

(2) AMENDMENTS TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986. —

(A) QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT. — Section 401(a)(12) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended —

(i) by striking "(12) A trust" and inserting the following:

"(12) BENEFITS AFTER MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, OR TRANSFER OF ASSETS. —

"(A) IN GENERAL. — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a trust";

(ii) by striking the second sentence; and

(iii) by adding at the end the following:

"(B) SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MULTI-EMPLOYER PLANS. — Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any multi-employer plan with respect to any transaction to the extent that participants either before or after the transaction are covered under a multi-employer plan to which title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 applies or a composite plan.".

(B) ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT. — Paragraph (1) of section 414(l) of such Code is amended —

(i) by striking "(1) IN GENERAL" and all that follows through "shall not constitute" and inserting the following:

"(1) BENEFIT PROTECTIONS: MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, TRANSFER. —

"(A) IN GENERAL. — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a trust which forms a part of a plan shall not constitute"; and

(ii) by striking the second sentence; and

(iii) by adding at the end the following:

"(B) SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MULTI-EMPLOYER PLANS. — Subparagraph (A) does not apply to any multi-employer plan with respect to any transaction to the extent that participants either before or after the transaction are covered under a multi-employer plan to which title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 applies or a composite plan.".

(d) REQUIREMENTS FOR STATUS AS A QUALIFIED PLAN. —

(1) REQUIREMENT THAT ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS BE SPECIFIED. — Section 401(a)(25) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting "(in the case of a composite plan, benefits objectively calculated pursuant to a formula)" after "definitely determinable benefits".

(2) MISSING PARTICIPANTS IN TERMINATING COMPOSITE PLAN. — Section 401(a)(34) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ", a trust" and inserting "or a composite plan, a trust".

(e) DEDUCTION FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO A QUALIFIED PLAN. — Section 404(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F) and by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:

"(E) COMPOSITE PLANS. —

"(i) IN GENERAL. — In the case of a composite plan, subparagraph (D) shall not apply and the maximum amount deductible for a plan year shall be the excess (if any) of —

"(I) 160 percent of the greater of —

"(aa) the current liability of the plan determined in accordance with the principles of section 431(c)(6)(D), or

"(bb) the present value of plan liabilities as determined under section 438, over

"(II) the fair market value of the plan's assets, projected to the end of the plan year.

"(ii) SPECIAL RULES FOR PREDECESSOR MULTI-EMPLOYER PLAN TO COMPOSITE PLAN. —

"(I) IN GENERAL. — Except as provided in subclause (II), if an employer contributes to a composite plan with respect to its employees, contributions by that employer to a multi-employer defined benefit plan with respect to some or all of the same group of employees shall be deductible under sections 162 and this section, subject to the limits in subparagraph (D).

"(II) TRANSITION CONTRIBUTION. — The full amount of a contribution to satisfy the transition contribution requirement (as defined in section 440A(d)) and allocated to the legacy defined benefit plan for the plan year shall be deductible for the employer's taxable year ending with or within the plan year.".

(f) MINIMUM VESTING STANDARDS. —

(1) YEARS OF SERVICE UNDER COMPOSITE PLANS. —

(A) EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974. — Section 203 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1053) is amended by inserting after subsection (f) the following:

"(g) SPECIAL RULES FOR COMPUTING YEARS OF SERVICE UNDER COMPOSITE PLANS. —

"(1) IN GENERAL. — In determining a qualified employee's years of service under a composite plan for purposes of this section, the employee's years of service under a legacy plan shall be treated as years of service earned under the composite plan. For purposes of such determination, a composite plan shall not be treated as a defined benefit plan pursuant to section 801(d).

"(2) QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE. — For purposes of this subsection, an employee is a qualified employee if the employee first completes an hour of service under the composite plan (determined without regard to the provisions of this subsection) within the 12-month period immediately preceding or the 24-month period immediately following the date the employee ceased to accrue benefits under the legacy plan.

"(3) CERTIFICATION OF YEARS OF SERVICE. — For purposes of paragraph (1), the plan sponsor of the composite plan shall rely on a written certification by the plan sponsor of the legacy plan of the years of service the qualified employee completed under the defined benefit plan as of the date the employee satisfies the requirements of paragraph (2), disregarding any years of service that had been forfeited under the rules of the defined benefit plan before that date.

"(h) SPECIAL RULES FOR COMPUTING YEARS OF SERVICE UNDER LEGACY PLANS. —

"(1) IN GENERAL. — In determining a qualified employee's years of service under a legacy plan for purposes of this section, and in addition to any service under applicable regulations, the employee's years of service under a composite plan shall be treated as years of service earned under the legacy plan. For purposes of such determination, a composite plan shall not be treated as a defined benefit plan pursuant to section 801(d).

"(2) QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE. — For purposes of this subsection, an employee is a qualified employee if the employee first completes an hour of service under the composite plan (determined without regard to the provisions of this subsection) within the 12-month period immediately preceding or the 24-month period immediately following the date the employee ceased to accrue benefits under the legacy plan.

"(3) CERTIFICATION OF YEARS OF SERVICE. — For purposes of paragraph (1), the plan sponsor of the legacy plan shall rely on a written certification by the plan sponsor of the composite plan of the years of service the qualified employee completed under the composite plan after the employee satisfies the requirements of paragraph (2), disregarding any years of service that has been forfeited under the rules of the composite plan.".

(B) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986. — Section 411(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following:

"(14) SPECIAL RULES FOR DETERMINING YEARS OF SERVICE UNDER COMPOSITE PLANS. —

"(A) IN GENERAL. — In determining a qualified employee's years of service under a composite plan for purposes of this subsection, the employee's years of service under a legacy plan shall be treated as years of service earned under the composite plan. For purposes of such determination, a composite plan shall not be treated as a defined benefit plan pursuant to section 437(d).

"(B) QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE. — For purposes of this paragraph, an employee is a qualified employee if the employee first completes an hour of service under the composite plan (determined without regard to the provisions of this paragraph) within the 12-month period immediately preceding or the 24-month period immediately following the date the employee ceased to accrue benefits under the legacy plan.

"(C) CERTIFICATION OF YEARS OF SERVICE. — For purposes of subparagraph (A), the plan sponsor of the composite plan shall rely on a written certification by the plan sponsor of the legacy plan of the years of service the qualified employee completed under the legacy plan as of the date the employee satisfies the requirements of subparagraph (B), disregarding any years of service that had been forfeited under the rules of the defined benefit plan before that date.

"(15) SPECIAL RULES FOR COMPUTING YEARS OF SERVICE UNDER LEGACY PLANS. —

"(A) IN GENERAL. — In determining a qualified employee's years of service under a legacy plan for purposes of this section, and in addition to any service under applicable regulations, the employee's years of service under a composite plan shall be treated as years of service earned under the legacy plan. For purposes of such determination, a composite plan shall not be treated as a defined benefit plan pursuant to section 437(d).

"(B) QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE. — For purposes of this paragraph, an employee is a qualified employee if the employee first completes an hour of service under the composite plan (determined without regard to the provisions of this paragraph) within the 12-month period immediately preceding or the 24-month period immediately following the date the employee ceased to accrue benefits under the legacy plan.

"(C) CERTIFICATION OF YEARS OF SERVICE. — For purposes of subparagraph (A), the plan sponsor of the legacy plan shall rely on a written certification by the plan sponsor of the composite plan of the years of service the qualified employee completed under the composite plan after the employee satisfies the requirements of subparagraph (B), disregarding any years of service that has been forfeited under the rules of the composite plan.".

(2) REDUCTION OF BENEFITS. —

(A) EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974. — Section 203(a)(3)(E)(ii) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1053(a)(3)(E)(ii)) is amended —

(i) in subclause (I) by striking "4244A" and inserting "305(e), 803,"; and

(ii) in subclause (II) by striking "4245" and inserting "305(e), 4245,".

(B) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986. — Section 411(a)(3)(F) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended —

(i) in clause (i) by striking "section 418D or under section 4281 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974" and inserting "section 432(e) or 439 or under section 4281 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974"; and

(ii) in clause (ii) by inserting "or 432(e)" after "section 418E".

(3) ACCRUED BENEFIT REQUIREMENTS. —

(A) EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974. — Section 204(b)(1)(B)(i) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1054(b)(1)(B)(i)) is amended by inserting ", including an amendment reducing or suspending benefits under section 305(e), 803, 4245 or 4281," after "any amendment to the plan".

(B) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986. — Section 411(b)(1)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ", including an amendment reducing or suspending benefits under section 418E, 432(e) or 439, or under section 4281 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974," after "any amendment to the plan".

(4) ADDITIONAL ACCRUED BENEFIT REQUIREMENTS. —

(A) EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974. — Section 204(b)(1)(H)(v) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1053(b)(1)(H)(v)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: ", or benefits are reduced or suspended under section 305(e), 803, 4245, or 4281".

(B) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986. — Section 411(b)(1)(H)(iv) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended —

(i) in the heading by striking "BENEFIT"and inserting "BENEFIT AND THE SUSPENSION AND REDUCTION OF CERTAIN BENEFITS"; and

(ii) in the text by inserting before the period at the end the following: ", or benefits are reduced or suspended under section 418E, 432(e), or 439, or under section 4281 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974".

(5) ACCRUED BENEFIT NOT TO BE DECREASED BY AMENDMENT. —

(A) EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974. — Section 204(g)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1053(g)(1)) is amended by inserting after "302(d)(2)" the following: ", 305(e), 803, 4245,".

(B) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986. — Section 411(d)(6)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after "412(d)(2)," the following: "418E, 432(e), or 439,".

(g) CERTAIN FUNDING RULES NOT APPLICABLE. —

(1) EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974. — Section 305 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1085) is amended by adding at the end the following:

"(k) LEGACY PLANS. — Sections 302, 304, and 305 shall not apply to an employer that has an obligation to contribute to a plan that is a legacy plan within the meaning of section 805(a) solely because the employer has an obligation to contribute to a composite plan described in section 801 that is associated with that legacy plan.".

(2) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986. — Section 432 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following:

"(k) LEGACY PLANS. — Sections 412, 431, and 432 shall not apply to an employer that has an obligation to contribute to a plan that is a legacy plan within the meaning of section 440A(a) solely because the employer has an obligation to contribute to a composite plan described in section 437 that is associated with that legacy plan.".

(h) TERMINATION OF COMPOSITE PLAN. — Section 403(d) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1103(d) is amended —

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking "regulations of the Secretary." and inserting "regulations of the Secretary, or as provided in paragraph (3)."; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

"(3) Section 4044(a) of this Act shall be applied in the case of the termination of a composite plan by —

"(A) limiting the benefits subject to paragraph (3) thereof to benefits as defined in section 802(b)(3)(B); and

"(B) including in the benefits subject to paragraph (4) all other benefits (if any) of individuals under the plan that would be guaranteed under section 4022A if the plan were subject to title IV.".

(i) GOOD FAITH COMPLIANCE PRIOR TO GUIDANCE. — Where the implementation of any provision of law added or amended by this division is subject to issuance of regulations by the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of the Treasury, or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, a multi-employer plan shall not be treated as failing to meet the requirements of any such provision prior to the issuance of final regulations or other guidance to carry out such provision if such plan is operated in accordance with a reasonable, good faith interpretation of such provision.

SEC. 140006. EFFECTIVE DATE.

Unless otherwise specified, the amendments made by this division shall apply to plan years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.