Rebuilding America's Schools Act

Bill: 113-s-1523
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]
Introduced: 2013-09-18
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Building construction

Education of the disadvantaged

Educational facilities and institutions

Elementary and secondary education

Income tax credits

Securities
Latest action: action_date: 2013-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-09-18
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Rebuilding America's Schools Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to tax-exempt bond funding for educational facilities, to: (1) reinstate the national qualified school construction bond limitation amount for calendar years after 2013, (2) make permanent the qualified zone academy bond (QZAB) limitation amount, (3) permit private entities to waive the 10% matching requirement for QZABs, and (4) revise the definition of QZAB for purposes of the credit for issuers of qualified tax credit bonds.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1523 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 18, 2013 Mr. Rockefeller (for himself, Mr. Brown , Mr. Harkin , and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent qualified school construction bonds and qualified zone academy bonds, to treat qualified zone academy bonds as specified tax credit bonds, and to modify the private business contribution requirement for qualified zone academy bonds.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rebuilding America’s Schools Act . 2. Qualified school construction bonds (a) In general Subsection (c) of section 54F of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (c) National limitation on amount of bonds designated There is a national qualified school construction bond limitation for each calendar year after 2013 in the amount of $11,000,000,000. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to obligations issued after December 31, 2013. 3. Modifications relating to qualified zone academy bonds (a) Limitation made permanent Paragraph (1) of section 54E(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (1) National limitation There is a national zone academy bond limitation for each calendar year after 2013 in the amount of $1,400,000,000. . (b) Modification of private business contribution requirement Subsection (b) of section 54E of such Code is amended— (1) by striking if the eligible local education agency and inserting if— (1) the eligible local education agency , and (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting , or (2) the issue will be pooled with other such issues through the acquisition by, or the sponsorship or assistance of, a private, nonprofit corporation established in the District of Columbia and specifically recognized by Congress for the purpose of leveraging resources and stimulating private investment in education technology infrastructure. . (c) Direct payment option Clause (iii) of section 6431(f)(3)(A) of such Code is amended by striking 54E) and all that follows and inserting 54E), or . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to obligations issued after December 31, 2013.