111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5623 

AN ACT 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 and Improvement Act of 2010’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF HOMEBUYER CREDIT FOR CERTAIN 

7 PURCHASES PURSUANT TO BINDING CON8 TRACTS. 

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

10 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 

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

12 2010’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘and who purchases such residence 

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

14 substituting ‘October 1, 2010’ ’’. 

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

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

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

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

19 this section shall apply to residences purchased after June 

20 30, 2010. 

21 SEC. 3. APPLICATION OF BAD CHECKS PENALTY TO ELEC22 TRONIC PAYMENTS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6657 of the Internal Rev24 enue Code of 1986 is amended— 
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘If any check or money order in 

2 payment of any amount’’ and inserting ‘‘If any in3 strument in payment, by any commercially accept4 able means, of any amount’’, and 

5 (2) by striking ‘‘such check’’ each place it ap6 pears and inserting ‘‘such instrument’’. 

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

8 this section shall apply to instruments tendered after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act. 

10 SEC. 4. DISCLOSURE OF PRISONER RETURN INFORMATION 

11 TO STATE PRISONS. 

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

13 6103(k)(10) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 

14 amended— 

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

16 agency charged with the responsibility for adminis17 tration of prisons’’ after ‘‘the head of the Federal 

18 Bureau of Prisons’’, and 

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

20 ‘‘Federal or State prison’’. 

21 (b) RESTRICTION ON REDISCLOSURE.—Subpara22 graph (B) of section 6103(k)(10) of such Code is amend23 ed— 

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

25 agency charged with the responsibility for adminis-
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1 tration of prisons’’ after ‘‘the head of the Federal 

2 Bureau of Prisons’’, and 

3 (2) by inserting ‘‘or agency’’ after ‘‘such Bu4 reau’’. 

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

6 6103(p) of such Code is amended by inserting ‘‘(k)(10),’’ 

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

8 (d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading of para9 graph (10) of section 6103(k) of such Code is amended 

10 by striking ‘‘OF PRISONERS TO FEDERAL BUREAU OF

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

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

13 this section shall apply to disclosures made after the date 

14 of the enactment of this Act. 

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

16 (a) TRAVEL PROMOTION FUND FEES.—Section 

17 217(h)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

18 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)) is amended— 

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

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

21 and inserting ‘‘subsection (d) of the Travel Pro22 motion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131(d)).’’; and 

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

24 (iii) and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2015.’’. 
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1 (b) IMPLEMENTATION BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR

2 2011.—Subsection (d) of the Travel Promotion Act of 

3 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131(d)) is amended— 

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

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

6 (2) by striking ‘‘quarterly, beginning on Janu7 ary 1, 2010,’’ in paragraph (2)(A) and inserting 

8 ‘‘monthly, immediately following the collection of 

9 fees under section 217(h)(3)(B)(i)(I) of the Immi10 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

11 1187(h)(3)(B)(i)(I)),’’; 

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

13 2014,’’ in paragraph (2)(B) and inserting ‘‘fiscal 

14 years 2012 through 2015,’’; 

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

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

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

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

19 year 2012,’’; and 

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

21 2013, or 2014’’ in paragraph (4)(B) and inserting 

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

23 SEC. 6. PAYGO COMPLIANCE. 

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

25 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
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1 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

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

3 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

4 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro5 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

6 vote on passage. 

Passed the House of Representatives June 29, 2010. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5623 

AN ACT 

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 

fore May 1, 2010, and for other purposes. into with respect to such principal residence bein the case of a written binding contract entered of a principal residence before October 1, 2010, extend the homebuyer tax credit for the purchase