Military Child Educational Freedom Act

Bill: 116-hr-740
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2019-01-24
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital

Elementary and secondary education

Income tax deferral

Military personnel and dependents

Student aid and college costs
Latest action: action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Military Child Educational Freedom Act </b></p> <p>This bill modifies the requirements for tax-exempt Coverdell education savings accounts to permit members of the Armed Forces serving on extended active duty or their spouses to use the accounts for certain education expenses incurred in connection with a home school that provides elementary or secondary education. The home school must be treated under state law as a home school or a private school. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 740 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 24, 2019 Mr. Wilson of South Carolina 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 expand school choice opportunities for children of active duty members of the Armed Forces of the United States.

1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Military Child Educational Freedom Act . 2. Special rule for home schools of active duty military (a) In general Section 530(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) Special rule for home schools of active duty members of the Armed Forces of the United States For purposes of clauses (i) and (iii) of subparagraph (A), if either the taxpayer or the spouse of the taxpayer is serving on extended active duty (within the meaning of section 32(c)(4)) in the Armed Forces of the United States at the time the expense is incurred, the terms public, private, or religious school and school shall include any home school which provides elementary or secondary education if such school is treated under State law as a home school or a private school. . (b) Effective Date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.