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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4328
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow as a deduction
in determining adjusted gross income the deduction for expenses in
connection with services as a member of a reserve component of the
Armed Forces of the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 13, 2000
Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. TANNER, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr.
BUYER, and Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow as
a deduction in determining adjusted gross income the
deduction for expenses in connection with services as
a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces
of the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reservists Tax Relief
Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. DEDUCTION OF CERTAIN EXPENSES OF RESERV-
ISTS.
(a) DEDUCTION ALLOWED.—Section 162 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to trade or business
expenses) is amended by redesignating subsection (p) as
subsection (q) and inserting after subsection (o) the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(p) TREATMENT OF EXPENSES OF MEMBERS OF
RESERVE COMPONENT
OF ARMED FORCES
OF
THE
UNITED STATES.—For purposes of subsection (a), in the
case of an individual who performs services as a member
of a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United
States at any time during the taxable year, such individual
shall be deemed to be away from home in the pursuit of
a trade or business during any period for which such indi-
vidual is away from home in connection with such serv-
ice.’’.
(b) DEDUCTION ALLOWED WHETHER OR NOT TAX-
PAYER ELECTS TO ITEMIZE.—Section 62(a)(2) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to certain trade and
business deductions of employees) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) CERTAIN EXPENSES OF MEMBERS OF
RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES
OF THE UNITED STATES.—The deductions al-
lowed by section 162 which consist of expenses
paid or incurred by the taxpayer in connection
with the performance of services by such tax-
payer as a member of a reserve component of
the Armed Forces of the United States.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred in tax-
able years beginning after December 31, 2000.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4329
To amend title 18, United States Code, to make it illegal to operate a
motor vehicle with a drug or alcohol in the body of the driver at
a land border port of entry, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 13, 2000
Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. RAMSTAD, and Mr. MCHUGH) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to make it illegal
to operate a motor vehicle with a drug or alcohol in
the body of the driver at a land border port of entry,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MAKING IT ILLEGAL TO OPERATE A MOTOR VE-
HICLE WITH A DRUG OR ALCOHOL IN THE
BODY OF THE DRIVER AT LAND BORDER
PORTS OF ENTRY.
Section 13(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) Whoever with a drug or alcohol in his or her
body operates a motor vehicle at a land border port of
entry in a manner that is punishable, because of the pres-
ence of the drug or alcohol, if committed within the juris-
diction of the State in which that land border port of entry
is located (under the laws of that State in force at the
time of the act) shall be guilty of a like offense and subject
to a like punishment.
‘‘(3) Any individual who operates a motor vehicle at
a land border port of entry is deemed to have given con-
sent to submit to a chemical or other test of the blood,
breath, or urine of the driver by an officer or employee
of the Immigration and Naturalization Service authorized
under section 287(h) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(h)) for the purpose of determining
the presence or concentration of a drug or alcohol in such
blood, breath, or urine.
‘‘(4) If an individual refuses to submit to such a test
after being advised by the officer or employee that the re-
fusal will result in notification under this paragraph, the
Attorney General shall give notice of the refusal to—
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4330
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage
of annual screening pap smears, screening pelvic exams, and clinical
breast exams under the Medicare Program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 13, 2000
Mr. SAXTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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 jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide
for coverage of annual screening pap smears, screening
pelvic exams, and clinical breast exams under the Medi-
care Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Medicare Women’s
Preventive Care Improvement Act of 2000’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 432
To designate the North/South Center as the Dante B. Fascell North-South
Center.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 2, 1999
Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. GEJDENSON, and Mr. LANTOS) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations
FEBRUARY 2, 1999
Committee on International Relations discharged; considered under suspension
of the rules and passed
A BILL
To designate the North/South Center as the Dante B. Fascell
North-South Center.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF NORTH/SOUTH CENTER AS
THE DANTE B. FASCELL NORTH-SOUTH CEN-
TER.
Section 208 of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2075) is
amended—
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON EXORBITANT FEES FOR BOUNCED
CHECKS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 607 of the Expedited
Funds Availability Act (12 U.S.C. 4006) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(f) LIMITATION
ON
FEES
FOR
INSUFFICIENT
FUNDS OF THE DRAWER.—
‘‘(1) 
ORIGINATING
DEPOSITORY
INSTITU-
TION.—If—
‘‘(A) a check which is drawn on or payable
from an account at a depository institution is
presented to such depository institution for pay-
ment; and
‘‘(B) the amount of the check exceeds the
balance in the account,
the amount of any fee or other charge which may be
imposed by the depository institution against the ac-
count due to the presentment of a check for which
there are insufficient funds (whether or not the de-
pository institution pays the check) may not exceed
an amount equal to two times the amount most re-
cently published by the Board pursuant to para-
graph (4).
‘‘(2) RECEIVING DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION.—In
the case of a check drawn on an account at an origi-
nating institution which is dishonored by the origi-
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the
‘‘Dante B. Fascell North-South Center Act of 1991’’;
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) by amending the subsection heading to
read as follows: ‘‘DANTE B. FASCELL NORTH-
SOUTH CENTER.—’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘known as the North/
South Center,’’ and inserting ‘‘which shall be
known and designated as the Dante B. Fascell
North-South Center,’’; and
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘North/South
Center’’ and inserting ‘‘Dante B. Fascell North-
South Center’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
(a) CENTER.—Any reference in any other provision
of law to the educational institution in Florida known as
the North/South Center shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Dante B. Fascell North-South Center’’.
(b) SHORT TITLE.—Any reference in any other provi-
sion of law to the North/South Center Act of 1991 shall
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Dante B. Fascell
North-South Center Act of 1991’’.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 432
AN ACT
To designate the North/South Center as the Dante
B. Fascell North-South Center.
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 432
AN ACT
To designate the North/South Center as the Dante B. Fascell
North-South Center.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF NORTH/SOUTH CENTER AS
THE DANTE B. FASCELL NORTH-SOUTH CEN-
TER.
Section 208 of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2075) is
amended—
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the
‘‘Dante B. Fascell North-South Center Act of 1991’’;
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) by amending the subsection heading to
read as follows: ‘‘DANTE B. FASCELL NORTH-
SOUTH CENTER.—’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘known as the North/
South Center,’’ and inserting ‘‘which shall be
known and designated as the Dante B. Fascell
North-South Center,’’; and
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘North/South
Center’’ and inserting ‘‘Dante B. Fascell North-
South Center’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
(a) CENTER.—Any reference in any other provision
of law to the educational institution in Florida known as
the North/South Center shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Dante B. Fascell North-South Center’’.
(b) SHORT TITLE.—Any reference in any other provi-
sion of law to the North/South Center Act of 1991 shall
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Dante B. Fascell
North-South Center Act of 1991’’.
Passed the House of Representatives February 2,
1999.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 432
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the sixth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine
An Act
To designate the North/South Center as the Dante B. Fascell North-South Center.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF NORTH/SOUTH CENTER AS THE DANTE
B. FASCELL NORTH-SOUTH CENTER.
Section 208 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2075) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Dante
B. Fascell North-South Center Act of 1991’’;
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) by amending the subsection heading to read as
follows: ‘‘DANTE B. FASCELL NORTH-SOUTH CENTER.—’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘known as the North/South Center,’’
and inserting ‘‘which shall be known and designated as
the Dante B. Fascell North-South Center,’’; and
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘North/South Center’’ and
inserting ‘‘Dante B. Fascell North-South Center’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
(a) CENTER.—Any reference in any other provision of law to
the educational institution in Florida known as the North/South
Center shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Dante B. Fascell
North-South Center’’.
(b) SHORT TITLE.—Any reference in any other provision of law
to the North/South Center Act of 1991 shall be deemed to be
HR 432 RFS
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF NORTH/SOUTH CENTER AS
THE DANTE B. FASCELL NORTH-SOUTH CEN-
TER.
Section 208 of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2075) is
amended—
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the
‘‘Dante B. Fascell North-South Center Act of 1991’’;
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) by amending the subsection heading to
read as follows: ‘‘DANTE B. FASCELL NORTH-
SOUTH CENTER.—’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘known as the North/
South Center,’’ and inserting ‘‘which shall be
known and designated as the Dante B. Fascell
North-South Center,’’; and
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘North/South
Center’’ and inserting ‘‘Dante B. Fascell North-
South Center’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
(a) CENTER.—Any reference in any other provision
of law to the educational institution in Florida known as
the North/South Center shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Dante B. Fascell North-South Center’’.
HR 432 RFS
(b) SHORT TITLE.—Any reference in any other provi-
sion of law to the North/South Center Act of 1991 shall
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Dante B. Fascell
North-South Center Act of 1991’’.
Passed the House of Representatives February 2,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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Calendar No. 73
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 432
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
FEBRUARY 4, 1999
Received
FEBRUARY 22, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
MARCH 23, 1999
Reported by Mr. HELMS, without amendment
AN ACT
To designate the North/South Center as the Dante B. Fascell
North-South Center.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF NORTH/SOUTH CENTER AS
THE DANTE B. FASCELL NORTH-SOUTH CEN-
TER.
Section 208 of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2075) is
amended—
HR 432 RS
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the
‘‘Dante B. Fascell North-South Center Act of 1991’’;
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) by amending the subsection heading to
read as follows: ‘‘DANTE B. FASCELL NORTH-
SOUTH CENTER.—’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘known as the North/
South Center,’’ and inserting ‘‘which shall be
known and designated as the Dante B. Fascell
North-South Center,’’; and
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘North/South
Center’’ and inserting ‘‘Dante B. Fascell North-
South Center’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
(a) CENTER.—Any reference in any other provision
of law to the educational institution in Florida known as
the North/South Center shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Dante B. Fascell North-South Center’’.
(b) SHORT TITLE.—Any reference in any other provi-
sion of law to the North/South Center Act of 1991 shall
HR 432 RS
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Dante B. Fascell
North-South Center Act of 1991’’.
Passed the House of Representatives February 2,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 73
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 432
AN ACT
To designate the North/South Center as the Dante
B. Fascell North-South Center.
MARCH 23, 1999
Reported without amendment
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objections and to appear before the Secretary to
show cause why that action should not be
taken.
‘‘(B) Pending final resolution of any inves-
tigation or complaint that could result in a de-
termination under this section, the Secretary
may withhold from the allocation of the affected
State or local educational agency the amount
estimated by the Secretary to be necessary to
pay the cost of those services.
‘‘(2) PETITION FOR REVIEW.—
‘‘(A) If such affected agency or consortium
is dissatisfied with the Secretary’s final action
after a proceeding under paragraph (1), such
agency or consortium may, within 60 days after
notice of such action, file with the United
States court of appeals for the circuit in which
such State is located a petition for review of
that action.
‘‘(B) A copy of the petition shall be forth-
with transmitted by the clerk of the court to the
Secretary.
‘‘(C) The Secretary upon receipt of the
copy of the petition shall file in the court the
record of the proceedings on which the Sec-
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF ANNUAL SCREENING PAP SMEAR,
SCREENING PELVIC EXAM, AND CLINICAL
BREAST EXAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) ANNUAL SCREENING PAP SMEAR.—Section
1861(nn)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395x(nn)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘if the indi-
vidual involved has not had such a test during the
preceding 3 years, or during the preceding year in
the case of a woman described in paragraph (3).’’
and inserting ‘‘if the woman involved has not had
such a test during the preceding year.’’.
(2) ANNUAL
SCREENING
PELVIC
EXAM
AND
CLINICAL
BREAST
EXAM.—Section 1861(nn)(2) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(nn)(2)) is amended by
striking ‘‘during the preceding 3 years, or during the
preceding year in the case of a woman described in
paragraph (3),’’ and inserting ‘‘during the preceding
year,’’.
(3) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
1861(nn) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(nn)) is
amended by striking paragraph (3).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) apply to items and services furnished on
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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‘‘(B) the practices and policies of the insti-
tution with respect to disclosing or making un-
related uses of nonpublic personal information
of persons who have ceased to be customers of
the financial institution;
‘‘(3) the policies that the institution maintains
to protect the confidentiality and security of non-
public personal information;
‘‘(4) the practices and policies of the institution
with respect to providing consumers the opportunity
to examine and dispute information pursuant to the
rule prescribed under section 502(c); and
‘‘(5) the right of the consumer under such sec-
tion to examine, upon request, the nonpublic per-
sonal information, to dispute the accuracy of any of
such information, and to present evidence thereon.
‘‘(b) DESIGN OF NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.—In pre-
scribing the form of a notice for purposes of subsection
(a), each agency or authority described in section 504(a)
shall ensure that consumers are provided a clear and con-
spicuous disclosure that permits them to compare dif-
ferences in the measures that the financial institution
takes, and the policies that the institution has established,
to protect the consumer’s privacy as compared to the
measures taken and the policies established by other fi-
HR 4331 IH
SEC. 103. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT.
Small Business Administration shall provide informa-
tion to the GSP countries on the steps required to create
a small business based on a patent issued to an individual/
small business under US/GSP Patent Notification Office.
SEC. 104. INTERNATIONAL GSP/PATENT PROGRAM.
The Agency for International Development shall de-
velop a program to instruct the GSP countries in the
methods of structuring a patent system to enhance eco-
nomic development. The U.S. Dole-Bayh Act shall be used
as a model illustrating the benefits accruing to the univer-
sities from intellectual property.
TITLE III
SEC. 105. The provisions of this bill become effective
upon enactment into law.
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‘‘(B) provide information to State edu-
cational agencies, local educational agencies,
schools and adult education programs, on the
types and features of various educational tech-
nology equipment and software available, and
compile and share information regarding cre-
ative and effective applications of technology in
the classroom and school library media centers
in order to support the purposes of this sub-
part;
‘‘(C) collaborate with such State edu-
cational agencies, local educational agencies, or
schools requesting assistance in applying ad-
vanced technologies and web-based resources in
order to design learning environments for the
21st Century; and
‘‘(D) provide technical assistance to facili-
tate use of the electronic dissemination net-
works by State and local educational agencies
and schools throughout the region.
‘‘(2) 
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT.—Each
consortium receiving an award under this subpart
shall, to the extent practicable—
‘‘(A) develop and implement, in collabora-
tion with State educational agencies and insti-
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4336
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dependent
care credit and to provide a minimum dependent care credit for stay-
at-home parents.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 13, 2000
Ms. STABENOW introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase
the dependent care credit and to provide a minimum
dependent care credit for stay-at-home parents.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Child Care for Amer-
ica’s Families Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF DEPENDENT CARE TAX CREDIT.
(a) INCREASE IN CREDIT.—Paragraph (2) of section
21(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining ap-
plicable percentage) is amended to read as follows:
representative sample of States and local edu-
cational agencies;
(B) report the results of such evaluation to
Congress; and
(C) make the results of the evaluation
available to the public.
(d) DEFINITION OF STANDARDIZED TEST.—In this
section the term ‘‘standardized test’’ means a test that
is administered and scored under conditions uniform to
all students so that the test scores are comparable across
individuals.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4335
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that hazardous
duty pay of members of the Armed Forces shall not be taken into
account in computing the earned income credit.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 13, 2000
Mr. SNYDER (for himself, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. THORNBERRY, and Mrs. THUR-
MAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
that hazardous duty pay of members of the Armed
Forces shall not be taken into account in computing
the earned income credit.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY OF MEMBERS OF
ARMED FORCES NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT
IN COMPUTING EARNED INCOME CREDIT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (B) of section
32(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining
earned income) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end
of clause (iv), by striking the period at the end of clause
(v) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the end the
following new clause:
‘‘(vi) no amount received under sec-
tion 310 of title 37, United States Code
(relating to special pay: duty subject to
hostile fire or imminent danger), shall be
taken into account.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
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‘‘(2) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE DEFINED.—For
purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘applicable per-
centage’ means 50 percent reduced (but not below
20 percent) by the number of percentage points
which bears the same ratio to 30 percentage points
as the excess of the taxpayer’s adjusted gross in-
come over $10,000 bears to $50,000.’’
(b) MINIMUM CREDIT ALLOWED FOR STAY-AT-HOME
PARENTS.—Subsection (e) of section 21 of such Code (re-
lating to special rules) is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(11) MINIMUM CREDIT ALLOWED FOR STAY-
AT-HOME
PARENTS.—Notwithstanding 
subsection
(d), in the case of any taxpayer with one or more
qualifying 
individuals 
described 
in 
subsection
(b)(1)(A) under the age of 1 at any time during the
taxable year, such taxpayer shall be deemed to have
employment-related expenses with respect to such
qualifying individuals in an amount equal to the
greater of—
‘‘(A) the amount of employment-related ex-
penses incurred for such qualifying individuals
for the taxable year (determined under this sec-
tion without regard to this paragraph), or
‘‘(B) $100 for each month in such taxable
year during which such qualifying individual is
under the age of 1.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section apply to taxable years beginning after Decem-
ber 31, 2000.
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