I
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4463
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the empowerment
zone employment credit for additional empowerment zones and enterprise
communities and to increase funding for such zones and communities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 16, 2000
Mrs. BONO (for herself, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. TALENT, Mr. WATKINS, Mr.
FOLEY, Mr. SISISKY, Mr. DUNCAN, and Ms. GRANGER) 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 the
empowerment zone employment credit for additional em-
powerment zones and enterprise communities and to in-
crease funding for such zones and communities.
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 ‘‘Empowerment Zones
Enhancement Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. EMPOWERMENT ZONE EMPLOYMENT CREDIT AL-
LOWED FOR ADDITIONAL EMPOWERMENT
ZONES AND ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1396 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to empowerment zone employ-
ment credit) is amended by striking subsection (e).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL EMPOWERMENT ZONES
AND ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES.
(a) ENTITLEMENT.—Section 2007(a)(1) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397f(a)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘in the
State; and’’ and inserting ‘‘that is in the State and
is designated pursuant to section 1391(b) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986;’’;
(2) by adding after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(C)(i) 8 grants under this section for
each qualified empowerment zone that is in an
urban area in the State and is designated pur-
suant to section 1391(g) of such Code; and
‘‘(ii) 8 grants under this section for each
qualified empowerment zone that is in a rural
area in the State and is designated pursuant to
section 1391(g) of such Code; and
‘‘(D) 8 grants under this section for each
qualified enterprise community that is in the
State and is designated pursuant to section 766
of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1999.
‘‘(E) 1 grant under this section for each
strategic planning community.’’.
(b) AMOUNT
OF GRANTS.—Section 2007(a)(2) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397f(a)(2)) is amended—
(1) in the heading of subparagraph (A), by in-
serting ‘‘ORIGINAL’’ before ‘‘EMPOWERMENT’’;
(2) in subparagraph (A), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘referred to in para-
graph (1)(A)’’ after ‘‘empowerment zone’’;
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (F); and
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(C) 
ADDITIONAL
EMPOWERMENT
GRANTS.—The amount of the grant to a State
under this section for a qualified empowerment
zone referred to in paragraph (1)(C) shall be—
‘‘(i) if the zone is in an urban area,
$11,675,000 for each of fiscal years 2001
through 2008; or
‘‘(ii) if the zone is in a rural area,
$4,600,000 for each of fiscal years 2001
through 2008,
multiplied by the proportion of the population
of the zone that resides in the State.
‘‘(D) ADDITIONAL
ENTERPRISE
COMMU-
NITY GRANTS.—The amount of the grant to a
State under this section for a qualified enter-
prise community referred to in paragraph
(1)(D) shall be $2,750,000, multiplied by the
proportion of the population of the community
that resides in the State.
‘‘(E) STRATEGIC
PLANNING
COMMUNITY
GRANTS.—The amount of the grant to a State
under this section for a strategic planning com-
munity shall be $3,000,000, multiplied by the
proportion of the population of the community
that resides in the State.’’.
(c) TIMING OF GRANTS.—Section 2007(a)(3) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 1397f(a)(3)) is amended—
(1) in the heading of subparagraph (A), by in-
serting ‘‘ORIGINAL’’ before ‘‘QUALIFIED’’;
(2) in subparagraph (A), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘referred to in para-
graph (1)(A)’’ after ‘‘empowerment zone’’; and
(3) by adding after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL
QUALIFIED
EMPOWER-
MENT ZONES.—With respect to each qualified
empowerment zone referred to in paragraph
(1)(C), the Secretary shall make 1 grant under
this section to the State in which the zone lies,
on the first day of fiscal year 2001 and of each
of the 7 succeeding fiscal years.
‘‘(D) ADDITIONAL QUALIFIED ENTERPRISE
COMMUNITIES.—With respect to each qualified
enterprise community referred to in paragraph
(1)(D), the Secretary shall make 1 grant under
this section to the State in which the commu-
nity is located, on the first day of fiscal year
2001 and of each of the 7 succeeding fiscal
years.
‘‘(E) 
STRATEGIC
PLANNING
COMMU-
NITIES.—With respect to each strategic plan-
ning community, the Secretary shall make 1
grant under this section to the State in which