I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1084 
To address slow economic growth and spur investment and development 
in underserved communities across America. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2017 
Ms. KELLY of Illinois (for herself, Mr. POCAN, Mr. EVANS, Ms. LEE, Ms. 
SLAUGHTER, Mr. SWALWELL
of California, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. 
BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. 
MOORE, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. 
CLARKE of New York, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. THOMPSON of 
Mississippi, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Ms. MICHELLE 
LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. KUSTER of New 
Hampshire, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, and Mr. TONKO) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, 
Financial Services, Small Business, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, 
and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To address slow economic growth and spur investment and 
development in underserved communities across America. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Today’s American Dream Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—WORKFORCE INVESTMENT 
Sec. 101. Job skills training for older individuals. 
Sec. 102. Extension of Work Opportunity Tax Credit for certain targeted 
groups. 
Sec. 103. Youth and summer jobs. 
Sec. 104. YouthBuild program. 
Sec. 105. Tax credit for providing programs for students that promote eco-
nomic and financial literacy. 
Sec. 106. Teacher recruiting. 
Sec. 107. Recidivism reduction working group. 
Sec. 108. Commendable release program. 
Sec. 109. Increase in Work Opportunity Tax Credit for hiring qualified ex-fel-
ons. 
Sec. 110. Extension of Work Opportunity Tax Credit for certain targeted 
groups. 
Sec. 111. Entrepreneurship apprenticeships. 
Sec. 112. Expansion of eligible programs. 
TITLE II—COMMUNITY INVESTMENT 
Subtitle A—Housing 
Sec. 201. Housing and commercial development. 
Subtitle B—Retail Redlining and Food Deserts 
Sec. 221. Economic growth, retention, and recruitment of commercial invest-
ment in economically underserved communities. 
Sec. 222. Producer discretion to plant additional fruits and vegetables on base 
acres to alleviate food deserts without a resulting reduction in 
payment acres. 
Subtitle C—Digital Infrastructure 
Sec. 231. GAO report on Federal efforts to expand broadband service. 
Subtitle D—Direct Lending 
Sec. 241. Direct loans to small business concerns. 
TITLE III—NEW ECONOMY AND INNOVATION INVESTMENT 
Sec. 301. Commission on Innovation. 
Sec. 302. Pilot program to fund local incubators. 
Sec. 303. Extension and improvement of new markets tax credit. 
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Sec. 304. Race to the Shop. 
TITLE IV—EXPANDED ACCESS TO CARE 
Sec. 401. Study on the uninsured. 
Sec. 402. Volunteer dental projects and action for dental health program. 
Sec. 403. Critical access hospital improvements. 
Sec. 404. Community health center collaborative access expansion. 
TITLE I—WORKFORCE 
INVESTMENT 
SEC. 101. JOB SKILLS TRAINING FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) TARGETED PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of 
Labor shall establish a pilot program pursuant to section 
169(b) of the Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3224(b)) to provide grants to entities eligible 
under such section to provide job skills training to and 
specific for older individuals, particularly in the areas of 
computer literacy, advanced computer operations, and re-
sume writing. 
(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of the program es-
tablished under subsection (a), the term ‘‘older individual’’ 
means an individual who is older than 45 years of age. 
SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT 
FOR CERTAIN TARGETED GROUPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (B) of section 
51(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by inserting ‘‘(December 31, 2024, in the case of any 
member of a targeted group described in subparagraph 
(B), (C), (E), (F), or (G))’’ before the period at the end. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to individuals who begin work for 
the employer after December 31, 2019. 
SEC. 103. YOUTH AND SUMMER JOBS. 
(a) INTERN WAGE CREDIT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of 
subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 45S. INTERN WAGE CREDIT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 38, in 
the case of an eligible small business employer, the intern 
wage credit for any taxable year is an amount equal to 
10 percent of the wages paid by the taxpayer during such 
taxable year to qualified interns for whom an election is 
in effect under this section. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) CREDIT.—The credit allowed under sub-
section (a) with respect to any taxpayer for any tax-
able year shall not exceed an amount equal to the 
excess (if any) of— 
‘‘(A) $3,000, over 
‘‘(B) the credit allowed under subsection 
(a) with respect to such taxpayer for all pre-
ceding taxable years. 
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‘‘(2) INTERNS.—An election may not be made 
under this section with respect to more than 5 quali-
fied interns for any taxable year. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.—For pur-
poses of this section— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE SMALL EMPLOYER.—The term 
‘eligible small employer’ means any person which 
employed not more than 500 employees during the 
preceding taxable year. Rules similar to the rules of 
section 448(c)(3) shall apply. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
WAGES.—The term ‘eligible 
wages’ means any remuneration paid by the tax-
payer to an individual for services rendered as an 
employee. 
‘‘(3) QUALIFIED INTERN.—The term ‘qualified 
intern’ means any individual who, during the period 
for which wages are taken into account under sub-
section (a), is— 
‘‘(A) enrolled at an eligible educational in-
stitution (as defined in section 25A(f)(2)), 
‘‘(B) seeking a degree at such institution 
in a field of study closely related to the work 
performed for the taxpayer, and 
‘‘(C) supervised and evaluated by the tax-
payer. 
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‘‘(4) CONTROLLED GROUP.—All persons treated 
as a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of 
section 52 shall be treated as a single employer for 
purposes of this section. 
‘‘(5) RELATED
INDIVIDUALS
INELIGIBLE.— 
Rules similar to the rules of section 51(i)(1) shall 
apply for purposes of this section.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 38(b) of such Code is amended 
by striking ‘‘plus’’ at the end of paragraph 
(35), by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (36) and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(37) the intern wage credit under section 
45S(a).’’. 
(B) The table of sections for subpart D of 
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such 
Code is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 45S. Intern wage credit.’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to taxable years begin-
ning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 104. YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM. 
Section 171 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3226) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(j) CARRY-OVER AUTHORITY.—Any amounts grant-
ed to an entity under this section for a fiscal year may, 
at the discretion of the entity, remain available for expend-
iture during the succeeding fiscal year to carry out pro-
grams under this section.’’. 
SEC. 105. TAX CREDIT FOR PROVIDING PROGRAMS FOR 
STUDENTS THAT PROMOTE ECONOMIC AND 
FINANCIAL LITERACY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to business-related credits), as amended by 
this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 45T. EXCELLENCE IN ECONOMIC EDUCATION. 
‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—In the case of an eligible for 
profit organization, for purposes of section 38, the excel-
lence in economic education credit determined under this 
section for a taxable year is 50 percent of the amount paid 
or incurred during the taxable year to carry out the pur-
poses specified in section 5533(b) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7267b(b)) 
(as such section was in effect on the day before the date 
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of enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act) pursu-
ant to a qualified program. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF CREDIT RECIPI-
ENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The excellence in economic 
education credit determined under this section for a 
taxable year may be allowed to not more than 20 for 
profit organizations in accordance with paragraph 
(2). 
‘‘(2) CREDIT AWARD BY SECRETARY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary (in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Education) shall 
determine which for profit organizations are al-
lowed the credit under this section for a taxable 
year in such manner as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
‘‘(B) MAJORITY OF RECIPIENTS MUST BE 
MWOSBS, OWNED
BY
VETERANS, OR
MEET 
ASSET
TEST.—In carrying out subparagraph 
(A), the majority of the taxpayers allowed a 
credit under paragraph (1) for a taxable year 
shall be entities that are— 
‘‘(i) either— 
‘‘(I) a socially and economically 
disadvantaged small business concern 
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(as defined in section 8(a)(4)(A) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
637(a)(4)(A))), 
‘‘(II) a small business concern 
owned and controlled by women (as 
defined under section 3(n) of such Act 
(15 U.S.C. 632(n))), or 
‘‘(III) a small business concern 
(as used in section 3 of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 632)) that is at least 51 per-
cent owned by veterans (as defined in 
section 101(2) of title 38, United 
States Code), or 
‘‘(ii) on the first day of the taxable 
year 
do 
not 
have 
more 
than 
$60,000,000,000 in assets. 
‘‘(C) PRIORITY.—In making determina-
tions under this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
give priority to taxpayers that have qualified 
programs which serve either urban or rural un-
derserved areas (determined on the basis of the 
most recent United States census data avail-
able). 
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS RELATING TO EXPENDITURES.— 
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‘‘(1) DIRECT ACTIVITY.—Twenty-five percent of 
the amount allowed as a credit under subsection (a) 
shall be for amounts paid or incurred for direct ac-
tivities as defined in section 5533(b)(1) of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7267b(b)(1)) (as in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of the Every Student Suc-
ceeds Act). 
‘‘(2) SUBGRANTS.—Seventy-five percent of the 
amount allowed as a credit under subsection (a) 
shall be for amounts paid or incurred for subgrants 
(as defined in section 5533(b)(2) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7267b(b)(1)), as in effect on the day before the date 
of enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act), 
determined by treating amounts so paid or incurred 
as funds made available through a grant. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.—For pur-
poses of this section— 
‘‘(1) QUALIFIED PROGRAM.—The term ‘quali-
fied program’ means a program in writing under 
which an eligible for profit organization awards one 
or more grants for the purpose of carrying out the 
objectives of promoting economic and financial lit-
eracy, as specified in section 5532 of the Elementary 
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and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7267a), that meet the requirements of section 5533 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7267b), as such sections are in ef-
fect on the day before the date of enactment of the 
Every Student Succeeds Act. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION.— 
The term ‘eligible for profit organization’ means 
with respect to a taxable year, an organization 
that— 
‘‘(A) has a qualified program in effect for 
the taxable year, and 
‘‘(B) has been determined by the Secretary 
under subsection (b)(2) to be an organization to 
whom the credit is allowed for the taxable year. 
‘‘(3) DETERMINATION
OF
ASSETS.—For pur-
poses of paragraph (2)(B), in determining assets, 
the Secretary shall use the same method used by the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
to determine a bank holding company’s consolidated 
assets under section 165 of the Financial Stability 
Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5365). 
‘‘(4) ELECTION NOT TO CLAIM CREDIT.—This 
section shall not apply to a taxpayer for any taxable 
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year if such taxpayer elects to have this section not 
apply for such taxable year. 
‘‘(5) COORDINATION WITH OTHER DEDUCTIONS 
OR CREDITS.—The amount of any deduction or cred-
it otherwise allowable under this chapter for any 
amount taken into account for purposes of sub-
section (a) shall be reduced by the credit allowed by 
this section. 
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall issue such 
regulations or other guidance as may be necessary or ap-
propriate to carry out this section.’’. 
(b) CREDIT MADE PART OF GENERAL BUSINESS 
CREDIT.—Subsection (b) of section 38 of such Code, as 
amended by this Act, is amended by striking ‘‘plus’’ at 
the end of paragraph (36), by striking the period at the 
end of paragraph (37) and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(38) the excellence in economic education cred-
it determined under section 45T(a).’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of such Code is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 45T. Excellence in economic education.’’. 
(d) REPORT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall submit a re-
port on— 
(A) whether the credit for excellence in 
economic education (as enacted by subsection 
(a) of this section) has resulted in increased in-
vestment in financial literacy programs, and 
(B) recommendations (if any) for improv-
ing such credit to make it more effective. 
(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s 
delegate) shall submit the report required by para-
graph (1) to the Secretary of Education, the Com-
mittee on Education and Workforce, the Committee 
on Financial Services, and the Committee on Ways 
and Means of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs, and the Committee on Finance of the 
Senate. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 106. TEACHER RECRUITING. 
(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 
encourage individuals educated in science, technology, en-
gineering, and mathematics to enter and continue in the 
teaching profession, with the goal of attracting 10,000 of 
America’s brightest students to the teaching profession 
over the next 5 years. 
(b) SCHOLARSHIPS.—Title II of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating part C as part E; 
(2) by redesignating section 261 as section 281; 
and 
(3) by inserting after part B the following new 
part: 
‘‘PART C—STEM TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS 
‘‘SEC. 261. PROGRAM ESTABLISHED. 
‘‘The Secretary shall award scholarships, on a com-
petitive basis and in accordance with this part, to students 
who are enrolled in studies leading to bachelor’s degrees, 
with concurrent certification as kindergarten, elementary, 
and secondary school teachers, in science, technology, en-
gineering, and mathematics, and who have agreed to per-
form qualified service. 
‘‘SEC. 262. SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS. 
‘‘(a) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall de-
velop selection criteria that the Secretary will use to award 
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scholarships, and to renew those awards, based on estab-
lished measurements of merit available to secondary stu-
dents who wish to pursue degrees in science, technology, 
engineering, and mathematics. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATIONS.—Any student desiring to receive 
a scholarship under this part shall submit an application 
to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(c) DURATION
OF SCHOLARSHIPS; RENEWAL.— 
Scholarships shall be awarded for only one academic year 
of study at a time, and shall be renewable on an annual 
basis for the established length of the recipient’s academic 
program, not to exceed 6 academic years. The Secretary 
shall condition the renewal of scholarships on measures 
of academic progress and achievement. 
‘‘SEC. 263. QUALIFIED SERVICE REQUIREMENT. 
‘‘(a) QUALIFIED SERVICE AGREEMENT.—Any stu-
dent who receives a scholarship under this part shall enter 
into an agreement with the Secretary to complete no less 
than 5 academic years of qualified service during a 7-year 
period, to begin no later than 12 months following the 
completion of a bachelor’s degree in science, technology, 
engineering, or mathematics. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT
ENFORCED.—The Secretary 
shall establish such requirements as the Secretary finds 
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necessary to ensure that recipients of scholarships under 
this subsection who complete bachelor’s degrees in science, 
technology, engineering, and mathematics, with teacher 
certification, subsequently perform 5 academic years of 
qualified service during a 7-year period, or repay the por-
tion of the scholarship received for which the recipient did 
not perform the required qualified service, as determined 
by the Secretary. The Secretary shall use any such repay-
ments to carry out additional activities under this part. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—For the purpose of this section, 
the term ‘qualified service’ means full-time employment at 
a public or private kindergarten, elementary school, or sec-
ondary school as a teacher of a course in a science, tech-
nology, engineering, or mathematics field. 
‘‘SEC. 264. AWARDS. 
‘‘(a) SCHOLARSHIP AWARD.—The Secretary shall 
provide each recipient with a scholarship in the amount 
of up to $20,000 to pay for the cost of attendance of the 
student for each academic year the student is eligible to 
receive the scholarship. The Secretary shall transfer such 
funds to the institution of higher education at which the 
recipient is enrolled. 
‘‘(b) BONUS AWARD.— 
‘‘(1) OPTION FOR BONUS AWARD.—Any student 
who receives a scholarship under this part may elect 
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to enter into a bonus agreement with the Secretary, 
in accordance with this subsection, for any academic 
year during which the student receives a scholarship 
under this part. 
‘‘(2) BONUS AGREEMENT.—A bonus agreement 
under paragraph (1) shall provide that— 
‘‘(A) the student shall perform one aca-
demic year of the qualified service agreed to 
under section 263(a) in a high-need local edu-
cational agency, as defined in section 200; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary shall provide $10,000, 
in addition to the amount the student receives 
under subsection (a), for each academic year in 
which the student enters into such bonus agree-
ment. 
‘‘(3) SERVICE REQUIREMENT ENFORCED.—The 
Secretary shall establish such requirements as the 
Secretary finds necessary to ensure that recipients 
of bonuses under this subsection fulfill the qualified 
service requirement in a high-need local educational 
agency, as defined in section 200, for a period of 
time equivalent to the period for which the recipient 
receives the bonus, or repays the portion of the 
bonus received for which the recipient did not per-
form the required qualified service in a high-need 
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local educational agency, as determined by the Sec-
retary. The Secretary shall use any such repayments 
to carry out additional activities under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(c) MAXIMUM AWARD.—The maximum award any 
student may receive under this section for an academic 
year shall be the student’s cost of attendance minus any 
grant aid such student receives from sources other than 
this section. 
‘‘SEC. 265. REGULATIONS. 
‘‘The Secretary is authorized to issue such regula-
tions as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of 
this part.’’. 
(c) INSTITUTIONAL GRANTS FOR INTEGRATED DE-
GREE PROGRAMS.—Title II of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) is further amended by 
inserting after part C, as added by subsection (b) of this 
section, the following new part: 
‘‘PART D—INTEGRATED DEGREE PROGRAMS 
‘‘SEC. 271. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
award grants to institutions of higher education, on a 
competitive basis, in order to pay for the Federal share 
of the cost of projects to establish, strengthen, and operate 
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4-year undergraduate degree programs through which stu-
dents may concurrently— 
‘‘(1) earn a bachelor’s degree in science, tech-
nology, engineering, or mathematics; and 
‘‘(2) be certified to teach kindergarten, elemen-
tary, or secondary school. 
‘‘(b) GRANT AMOUNT; AWARD PERIOD.—The Sec-
retary may award grants to no more than 50 institutions 
of higher education each fiscal year, and a grant to an 
institution for a fiscal year shall not exceed $1,000,000. 
Grants shall be awarded for only one fiscal year at a time, 
and shall be renewable on an annual basis for up to 5 
years. 
‘‘SEC. 272. SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS. 
‘‘(a) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall set criteria to 
evaluate the applications for grants under this part and 
the projects proposed to establish, strengthen, and operate 
4-year integrated undergraduate degree programs. 
‘‘(b) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION
OF GRANTS.—To 
the extent practicable and consistent with the criteria 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make grants 
under this part in such manner as to achieve an equitable 
distribution of the grant funds throughout the United 
States, considering geographic distribution, rural and 
urban areas, and range and type of institutions. 
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‘‘SEC. 273. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘In order to receive a grant under this part, an insti-
tution of higher education shall submit an application to 
the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may require. 
Such application shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) A description of the proposed project. 
‘‘(2) A demonstration of— 
‘‘(A) the commitment, including the finan-
cial commitment, of the institution for the pro-
posed project; and 
‘‘(B) the active support of the leadership of 
the institution for the proposed project. 
‘‘(3) A description of how the proposed project 
will be continued after Federal funds are no longer 
awarded under this part for the project. 
‘‘(4) A plan for the evaluation of the project, 
which shall include benchmarks to monitor progress 
toward specific project objectives. 
‘‘SEC. 274. MATCHING REQUIREMENT. 
‘‘Each institution of higher education receiving a 
grant under this part shall provide, from non-Federal 
sources, an amount equal to the amount of the grant (in 
cash or in-kind) to carry out the project supported by the 
grant. 
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‘‘SEC. 275. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this part $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2018 
through 2023.’’. 
SEC. 107. RECIDIVISM REDUCTION WORKING GROUP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a work-
ing group, which shall consist of representatives of the 
heads of the Department of Justice, the Department of 
Labor, the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, and the Department of Education. The working 
group shall identify and analyze practices to reduce recidi-
vism. The Attorney General shall chair the group, which 
shall meet once each month for the first 3 months after 
the date of its establishment, and once every 3 months 
thereafter. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and 5 years thereafter, the 
working group established under subsection (a) shall sub-
mit to Congress and to the President a report which de-
scribes the recommendations of the working group for re-
ducing recidivism. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 to the working 
group for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 to carry 
out this subsection. 
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SEC. 108. COMMENDABLE RELEASE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, 
in consultation with the heads of the appropriate agencies, 
shall establish a program under which an individual who 
was convicted of a Federal offense which is classified as 
a felony, and who has successfully completed his or her 
sentence, may apply to receive benefits under the pro-
grams described in subsection (b). Any individual who has 
been convicted of a felony for which the maximum sen-
tence is ten or more years of imprisonment, any crime of 
violence (as such term is defined in section 16 of title 18, 
United States Code), or any crime of reckless driving or 
of driving while intoxicated or under the influence of alco-
hol or of prohibited substances if such crime involves per-
sonal injury to another. 
(b) PROGRAMS
DESCRIBED.—The programs de-
scribed in this subsection are the following: 
(1) TANF.—Assistance under a State program 
funded under part A of title IV of the Social Secu-
rity Act. 
(2) SNAP.—The supplemental nutrition assist-
ance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). 
(3) HOUSING.—Any program of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development or the De-
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partment of Agriculture providing housing or assist-
ance for housing, including any program for dwelling 
units, rental assistance, grants, loans, subsidies, 
mortgage insurance, guarantees, or other financial 
assistance. 
SEC. 109. INCREASE IN WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT 
FOR HIRING QUALIFIED EX-FELONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 51(b)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ‘‘or any 
individual who is a qualified ex-felon’’ after ‘‘subsection 
(d)(3)(A)(ii)(I)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to individuals who begin work 
for the employer after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, in taxable years ending after such date. 
SEC. 110. EXTENSION OF WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT 
FOR CERTAIN TARGETED GROUPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 51(c)(4) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ‘‘(Decem-
ber 31, 2024, in the case of any member of a targeted 
group described in subparagraph (C), (E), (F), or (G) of 
subsection (d)(1))’’ before the period at the end. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to individuals who begin work for 
the employer after December 31, 2019. 
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SEC. 111. ENTREPRENEURSHIP APPRENTICESHIPS. 
The Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as 
the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 
663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), is amended by adding the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated $90,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.’’. 
SEC. 112. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS. 
The Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 
et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 481(b), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(5)(A) For purposes of parts D and E, the term 
‘eligible program’ includes a program of not less than 250 
clock hours of instruction, offered during a minimum of 
5 weeks of instruction that leads an industry-recognized 
credential. 
‘‘(B) In this paragraph, the term ‘industry-recognized 
credential’ means an industry-recognized credential that— 
‘‘(i) is demonstrated to be of high quality by the 
institution offering the program in the program par-
ticipation agreement under section 487; 
‘‘(ii) meets the current, as of the date of the de-
termination, or projected needs of a local or regional 
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workforce for recruitment, screening, hiring, reten-
tion, or advancement purposes— 
‘‘(I) as determined by the State in which 
the program is located, in consultation with 
business entities; or 
‘‘(II) as demonstrated by the institution of-
fering the program leading to the credential; 
and 
‘‘(iii) is, where applicable, endorsed by a nation-
ally recognized trade association or organization rep-
resenting a significant part of the industry or sec-
tor.’’; and 
(2) in section 487(a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(30) In the case of an institution that offers 
a program of not less than 250 clock hours of in-
struction, offered during a minimum of 5 weeks of 
instruction that leads an industry-recognized creden-
tial, as provided under section 481(b)(5), the institu-
tion will demonstrate to the Secretary that the in-
dustry-recognized credential is of high quality.’’. 
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TITLE II—COMMUNITY 
INVESTMENT 
Subtitle A—Housing 
SEC. 201. HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER TAX CREDIT FOR ECO-
NOMICALLY DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 36 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘SEC. 36. FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER CREDIT FOR ECONOMI-
CALLY DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an individual who 
is a first-time homebuyer of a principal residence in an 
economically distressed community during a taxable year, 
there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed 
by this subtitle for such taxable year an amount equal to 
10 percent of the purchase price of the residence. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) DOLLAR LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise 
provided in this paragraph, the credit allowed 
under subsection (a) shall not exceed $8,000. 
‘‘(B) MARRIED INDIVIDUALS FILING SEPA-
RATELY.—In the case of a married individual 
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filing a separate return, subparagraph (A) shall 
be applied by substituting ‘$4,000’ for ‘$8,000’. 
‘‘(C) OTHER
INDIVIDUALS.—If two or 
more individuals who are not married purchase 
a principal residence, the amount of the credit 
allowed under subsection (a) shall be allocated 
among such individuals in such manner as the 
Secretary may prescribe, except that the total 
amount of the credits allowed to all such indi-
viduals shall not exceed $8,000. 
‘‘(D) SPECIAL RULE FOR LONG-TIME RESI-
DENTS
OF
SAME
PRINCIPAL
RESIDENCE.—In 
the case of a taxpayer to whom a credit under 
subsection (a) is allowed by reason of sub-
section (c)(7), subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) 
shall be applied by substituting ‘$6,500’ for 
‘$8,000’ and ‘$3,250’ for ‘$4,000’. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION
BASED
ON
MODIFIED
AD-
JUSTED GROSS INCOME.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The amount allowable 
as a credit under subsection (a) (determined 
without regard to this paragraph) for the tax-
able year shall be reduced (but not below zero) 
by the amount which bears the same ratio to 
the amount which is so allowable as— 
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