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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5623 

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the homebuyer 

tax credit for the purchase of a principal residence before October 1, 

2010, in the case of a written binding contract entered into with respect 

to such principal residence before May 1, 2010, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 29, 2010 

Mrs. DAHLKEMPER (for herself, Mr. KRATOVIL, Mr. CHILDERS, Mr. LEVIN, 

Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. BERKLEY, Ms. TITUS, and Mr. COURTNEY) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, 

Homeland Security, and Energy and Commerce, 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 

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend 

the homebuyer tax credit for the purchase of a principal 

residence before October 1, 2010, in the case of a written 

binding contract entered into with respect to such principal residence before May 1, 2010, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Homebuyer Assistance 

3 and Improvement Act of 2010’’. 

4 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF HOMEBUYER CREDIT FOR CERTAIN 

5 PURCHASES PURSUANT TO BINDING CON6 TRACTS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 36(h) of 

8 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 

9 ‘‘paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting ‘July 1, 

10 2010’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘and who purchases such residence 

11 before October 1, 2010, paragraph (1) shall be applied by 

12 substituting ‘October 1, 2010’ ’’. 

13 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subparagraph (B) 

14 of section 36(h)(3) of such Code is amended by inserting 

15 ‘‘, and for ‘October 1, 2010’ ’’ after ‘‘for ‘July 1, 2010’ ’’. 

16 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

17 this section shall apply to residences purchased after June 

18 30, 2010. 

19 SEC. 3. APPLICATION OF BAD CHECKS PENALTY TO ELEC20 TRONIC PAYMENTS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6657 of the Internal Rev22 enue Code of 1986 is amended— 

23 (1) by striking ‘‘If any check or money order in 

24 payment of any amount’’ and inserting ‘‘If any in25 strument in payment, by any commercially accept26 able means, of any amount’’, and 


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1 (2) by striking ‘‘such check’’ each place it ap2 pears and inserting ‘‘such instrument’’. 

3 (b) EFFECTIVE DATES.—The amendments made by 

4 this section shall apply to instruments tendered after the 

5 date of the enactment of this Act. 

6 SEC. 4. DISCLOSURE OF PRISONER RETURN INFORMATION 

7 TO STATE PRISONS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section 

9 6103(k)(10) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 

10 amended— 

11 (1) by inserting ‘‘and the head of any State 

12 agency charged with the responsibility for adminis13 tration of prisons’’ after ‘‘the head of the Federal 

14 Bureau of Prisons’’, and 

15 (2) by striking ‘‘Federal prison’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘Federal or State prison’’. 

17 (b) RESTRICTION ON REDISCLOSURE.—Subpara18 graph (B) of section 6103(k)(10) of such Code is amend19 ed— 

20 (1) by inserting ‘‘and the head of any State 

21 agency charged with the responsibility for adminis22 tration of prisons’’ after ‘‘the head of the Federal 

23 Bureau of Prisons’’, and 

24 (2) by inserting ‘‘or agency’’ after ‘‘such Bu25 reau’’. 


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1 (c) RECORDKEEPING.—Paragraph (4) of section 

2 6103(p) of such Code is amended by inserting ‘‘(k)(10),’’ 

3 before ‘‘(l)(6),’’ in the matter preceding subparagraph (A). 

4 (d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading of para5 graph (10) of section 6103(k) of such Code is amended 

6 by striking ‘‘OF PRISONERS TO FEDERAL BUREAU OF

7 PRISONS’’ and inserting ‘‘TO CERTAIN PRISON OFFICIALS’’. 

8 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

9 this section shall apply to disclosures made after the date 

10 of the enactment of this Act. 

11 SEC. 5. AMENDMENT OF TRAVEL PROMOTION ACT OF 2009. 

12 (a) TRAVEL PROMOTION FUND FEES.—Section 

13 217(h)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

14 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)) is amended— 

15 (1) by striking ‘‘subsection (d) of section 11 of 

16 the Travel Promotion Act of 2009.’’ in clause (ii) 

17 and inserting ‘‘subsection (d) of the Travel Pro18 motion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131(d)).’’; and 

19 (2) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2014.’’ in clause 

20 (iii) and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2015.’’. 

21 (b) IMPLEMENTATION BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR

22 2011.—Subsection (d) of the Travel Promotion Act of 

23 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131(d)) is amended— 

24 (1) by striking ‘‘For fiscal year 2010, the’’ in 

25 paragraph (2)(A) and inserting ‘‘The’’; 


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1 (2) by striking ‘‘quarterly, beginning on Janu2 ary 1, 2010,’’ in paragraph (2)(A) and inserting 

3 ‘‘monthly, immediately following the collection of 

4 fees under section 217(h)(3)(B)(i)(I) of the Immi5 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

6 1187(h)(3)(B)(i)(I)),’’; 

7 (3) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2011 through 

8 2014,’’ in paragraph (2)(B) and inserting ‘‘fiscal 

9 years 2012 through 2015,’’; 

10 (4) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2010,’’ in paragraph 

11 (3)(A) and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2011,’’; 

12 (5) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2011,’’ each place it 

13 appears in paragraph (3)(A) and inserting ‘‘fiscal 

14 year 2012,’’; and 

15 (6) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2010, 2011, 2012, 

16 2013, or 2014’’ in paragraph (4)(B) and inserting 

17 ‘‘fiscal year 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, or 2015’’. 

18 SEC. 6. PAYGO COMPLIANCE. 

19 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 

20 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

21 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

22 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 

23 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

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1 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

2 vote on passage. 

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