Intelligence Community Workforce Agility Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2341
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-07-14
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2021-07-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-07-14
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Intelligence Community Workforce Agility Protection Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill allows a current tax deduction for the moving expenses of an employee or new appointee of the intelligence community who moves due to a change in assignment that requires relocation. It also allows a current tax exclusion for such employees or appointees for moving expense reimbursements. Under current law, the tax deduction and exclusion for the moving expenses of other taxpayers are suspended for the period beginning in 2018 through 2025.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2341 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 14, 2021 Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Warner , Mr. Burr , Mr. Sasse , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Heinrich , Mr. King , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Blunt , Ms. Collins , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Risch , Mr. Casey , and Mr. Cotton ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the treatment of moving expenses to employees and new appointees in the intelligence community who move pursuant to a change in assignment that requires relocation.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Intelligence Community Workforce Agility Protection Act of 2021 . 2. Expansion of treatment of moving expenses (a) Purpose The purpose of this section is to facilitate the movement of members of the intelligence community to meet mission critical needs and to reduce unintended tax burdens imposed on public servants in relocating duty stations. (b) Deduction Section 217(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting or an employee or new appointee of the intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3003 )) (other than a member of the Armed Forces of the United States) who moves pursuant to a change in assignment that requires relocation after to whom subsection (g) applies . (c) Exclusion for qualified moving expense reimbursements Section 132(g)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting or an employee or new appointee of the intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3003 )) (other than a member of the Armed Forces of the United States) who moves pursuant to a change in assignment that requires relocation after change of station . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.