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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 493

To repeal the sunset on the increased assistance pursuant to the dependent 

care tax credit provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 and to make the credit refundable. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 29, 2003

Mr. PLATTS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Ways and Means 

A BILL

To repeal the sunset on the increased assistance pursuant 

to the dependent care tax credit provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 

and to make the credit refundable.

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

3 SECTION 1. REPEAL OF SUNSET. 

4 Section 901 of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief 

5 Reconciliation Act of 2001 is amended by adding at the 

6 end the following new subsection: 

7 ‘‘(c) INCREASES IN ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO DE8 PENDENT CARE CREDIT MADE PERMANENT.—Notwith-
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1 standing subsections (a) and (b), the amendments made 

2 by section 204 shall apply without regard to subsections 

3 (a) and (b) of this section.’’.

4 SEC. 2. DEPENDENT CARE CREDIT TO BE REFUNDABLE. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 21 of the Internal Rev6 enue Code of 1986 (relating to expenses for household and 

7 dependent care services necessary for gainful employment) 

8 is hereby moved to subpart C of part IV of subchapter 

9 A of chapter 1 of such Code (relating to refundable cred10 its) and inserted after section 35. 

11 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—

12 (1) Section 36 of such Code is redesignated as 

13 section 37. 

14 (2) Section 21 of such Code, as so moved, is re15 designated as section 36. 

16 (3) Paragraph (1) of section 36(a) of such Code 

17 (as redesignated by paragraph (2)) is amended by 

18 striking ‘‘this chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘this subtitle’’. 

19 (4) Paragraph (1) of section 23(f) of such Code 

20 is amended by striking ‘‘21(e)’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘36(e)’’. 

22 (5) Subparagraph (C) of section 129(a)(2) of 

23 such Code is amended by striking ‘‘section 21(e)’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘section 36(e)’’. 
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1 (6) Paragraph (2) of section 129(b) of such 

2 Code is amended by striking ‘‘section 21(d)(2)’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘section 36(d)(2)’’. 

4 (7) Paragraph (1) of section 129(e) of such 

5 Code is amended by striking ‘‘section 21(b)(2)’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘section 36(b)(2)’’. 

7 (8) Subsection (e) of section 213 of such Code 

8 is amended by striking ‘‘section 21’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘section 36’’. 

10 (9) Subparagraph (H) of section 6213(g)(2) of 

11 such Code is amended by striking ‘‘section 21’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘section 36’’. 

13 (10) Subparagraph (L) of section 6213(g)(2) of 

14 such Code is amended by striking ‘‘section 21,’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘section 36,’’. 

16 (11) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 

17 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting be18 fore the period ‘‘or from section 36 of such Code’’. 

19 (12) The table of sections for subpart C of part 

20 IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Rev21 enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the item 

22 relating to section 35 and inserting the following:

‘‘Sec. 36. Expenses for household and dependent care services 

necessary for gainful employment. 

‘‘Sec. 37. Overpayments of tax.’’
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1 (13) The table of sections for subpart A of such 

2 part IV is amended by striking the item relating to 

3 section 21. 

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

5 this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 

6 the date of the enactment of this Act.

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