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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 1802
To provide a work opportunity tax credit for military spouses and to provide
for flexible spending arrangements for childcare services for military families.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 12, 2019
Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. TESTER, Mr. TILLIS, and Ms.
SINEMA) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To provide a work opportunity tax credit for military spouses
and to provide for flexible spending arrangements for
childcare services for military families.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Jobs and Childcare
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for Military Families Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT FOR MILITARY
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SPOUSES.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 51(d)(1) of the Internal
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Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph
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(I);
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(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
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paragraph (J) and inserting ‘‘, or’’; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
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paragraph:
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‘‘(K) a qualified military spouse.’’.
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(b) QUALIFIED MILITARY SPOUSE.—Section 51(d) of
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the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding
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at the end the following new paragraph:
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‘‘(16) QUALIFIED
MILITARY
SPOUSE.—The
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term ‘qualified military spouse’ means the spouse or
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domestic partner (as recognized under State law or
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by the Armed Forces) of a member of the Armed
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Forces.’’.
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
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this section shall apply to individuals who begin work for
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the employer after December 31, 2018.
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SEC.
3.
FLEXIBLE
SPENDING
ARRANGEMENTS
FOR
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CHILDCARE SERVICES FOR MILITARY FAMI-
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LIES.
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(a) FSAS
REQUIRED.—The Secretary concerned
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shall establish procedures to implement flexible spending
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arrangements with respect to basic pay and compensation
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for members of the Armed Forces for childcare services
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for dependent children of such members on a pre-tax basis
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in accordance with the regulations prescribed under sec-
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tions 106(c) and 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of
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1986.
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(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—The procedures required by
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subsection (a) shall take into account the considerations
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specified in section 663(b) of the National Defense Au-
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thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–
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84; 123 Stat. 2371) and such other considerations as the
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Secretaries concerned consider appropriate.
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(c) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this sec-
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tion, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means the following:
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(1) The Secretary of Defense, with respect to
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members of the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps,
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and the Air Force.
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(2) The Secretary of Homeland Security, with
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respect to members of the Coast Guard.
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