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Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Health Tax Credit 
Act''.

SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS TAX CREDIT FOR 50 PERCENT OF HEALTH PREMIUMS.

    (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business-related 
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 45G. EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE EXPENSES.

    ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, in the case of a 
qualified small employer, the employee health insurance expenses credit 
determined under this section is an amount equal to the applicable 
percentage of the amount paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year 
for qualified employee health insurance expenses.
    ``(b) Applicable Percentage.--For purposes of subsection (a), the 
applicable percentage is equal to--
            ``(1) 50 percent in the case of an employer with less than 
        26 qualified employees,
            ``(2) 40 percent in the case of an employer with more than 
        25 but less than 36 qualified employees, and
            ``(3) 30 percent in the case of an employer with more than 
        35 but less than 51 qualified employees.
    ``(c) Per Employee Dollar Limitation.--The amount of qualified 
employee health insurance expenses taken into account under subsection 
(a) with respect to any qualified employee for any taxable year shall 
not exceed the maximum employer contribution for self-only coverage or 
family coverage (as applicable) determined under section 8906(a) of 
title 5, United States Code, for the calendar year in which such 
taxable year begins.
    ``(d) Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this 
section--
            ``(1) Qualified small employer.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified small 
                employer' means any small employer which provides 
                eligibility for health insurance coverage (after any 
                waiting period (as defined in section 9801(b)(4))) to 
                all qualified employees of the employer.
                    ``(B) Small employer.--
                            ``(i) In general.--For purposes of this 
                        paragraph, the term `small employer' means, 
                        with respect to any calendar year, any employer 
                        if such employer employed an average of not 
                        less than 2 and not more than 50 qualified 
                        employees on business days during either of the 
                        2 preceding calendar years. For purposes of the 
                        preceding sentence, a preceding calendar year 
                        may be taken into account only if the employer 
                        was in existence throughout such year.
                            ``(ii) Employers not in existence in 
                        preceding year.--In the case of an employer 
                        which was not in existence throughout the 1st 
                        preceding calendar year, the determination 
                        under clause (i) shall be based on the average 
                        number of qualified employees that it is 
                        reasonably expected such employer will employ 
                        on business days in the current calendar year.
            ``(2) Qualified employee health insurance expenses.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified employee 
                health insurance expenses' means any amount paid by an 
                employer for health insurance coverage to the extent 
                such amount is attributable to coverage provided to any 
                employee while such employee is a qualified employee.
                    ``(B) Exception for amounts paid under salary 
                reduction arrangements.--No amount paid or incurred for 
                health insurance coverage pursuant to a salary 
                reduction arrangement shall be taken into account under 
                subparagraph (A).
                    ``(C) Health insurance coverage.--The term `health 
                insurance coverage' has the meaning given such term by 
                paragraph (1) of section 9832(b) (determined by 
                disregarding the last sentence of paragraph (2) of such 
                section).
            ``(3) Qualified employee.--The term `qualified employee' 
        means an employee of an employer who, with respect to any 
period, is not provided health insurance coverage under--
                    ``(A) a health plan of the employee's spouse,
                    ``(B) title XVIII, XIX, or XXI of the Social 
                Security Act,
                    ``(C) chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code,
                    ``(D) chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code,
                    ``(E) chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, or
                    ``(F) any other provision of law.
            ``(4) Employee--The term `employee'--
                    ``(A) means any individual, with respect to any 
                calendar year, who is reasonably expected to receive at 
                least $5,000 of compensation from the employer during 
                such year,
                    ``(B) does not include an employee within the 
                meaning of section 401(c)(1), and
                    ``(C) includes a leased employee within the meaning 
                of section 414(n).
            ``(5) Compensation.--The term `compensation' means amounts 
        described in section 6051(a)(3).
    ``(e) Certain Rules Made Applicable.--For purposes of this section, 
rules similar to the rules of section 52 shall apply.
    ``(f) Denial of Double Benefit.--No deduction or credit under any 
other provision of this chapter shall be allowed with respect to 
qualified employee health insurance expenses taken into account under 
subsection (a).''.
    (b) Credit To Be Part of General Business Credit.--Section 38(b) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to current year business 
credit) is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (14), 
by striking the period at the end of paragraph (15) and inserting ``, 
plus'', and by adding at the end the following:
            ``(16) the employee health insurance expenses credit 
        determined under section 45G.''.
    (c) Credit Allowed Against Minimum Tax.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (c) of section 38 of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to limitation based on 
        amount of tax) is amended by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
        paragraph (5) and by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
        following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Special rules for employee health insurance credit.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of the employee 
                health insurance credit--
                            ``(i) this section and section 39 shall be 
                        applied separately with respect to the credit, 
                        and
                            ``(ii) in applying paragraph (1) to the 
                        credit--
                                    ``(I) the amounts in subparagraphs 
                                (A) and (B) thereof shall be treated as 
                                being zero, and
                                    ``(II) the limitation under 
                                paragraph (1) (as modified by subclause 
                                (I)) shall be reduced by the credit 
                                allowed under subsection (a) for the 
                                taxable year (other than the employee 
                                health insurance credit).
                    ``(B) Employee health insurance credit.--For 
                purposes of this subsection, the term `employee health 
                insurance credit' means the credit allowable under 
                subsection (a) by reason of section 45G(a).''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Subclause (II) of section 38(c)(2)(A)(ii) of 
                such Code is amended by inserting ``or the employee 
                health insurance credit'' after ``employee credit''.
                    (B) Subclause (II) of section 38(c)(3)(A)(ii) of 
                such Code is amended by inserting ``or the employee 
                health insurance credit'' after ``employee credit''.
    (d) No Carrybacks.--Subsection (d) of section 39 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to carryback and carryforward of unused 
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(11) No carryback of section 45g credit before effective 
        date.--No portion of the unused business credit for any taxable 
        year which is attributable to the employee health insurance 
        expenses credit determined under section 45G may be carried 
        back to a taxable year ending before the date of the enactment 
        of section 45G.''.
    (e) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for 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:

                              ``Sec. 45G. Employee health insurance 
                                        expenses.''.
    (f) Employer Outreach.--The Internal Revenue Service shall, in 
conjunction with the Small Business Administration, develop materials 
and implement an educational program to ensure that business personnel 
are aware of--
            (1) the eligibility criteria for the tax credit provided 
        under section 45G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as 
        added by this section),
            (2) the methods to be used in calculating such credit,
            (3) the documentation needed in order to claim such credit, 
        and
            (4) any available health plan purchasing alliances 
        established under title II,
so that the maximum number of eligible businesses may claim the tax 
credit.
    (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to amounts paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
Example Output: Small Business Health Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow small business employers (employers with between two and 50 employees) an income tax credit of between 30 to 50 percent (depending upon the number of employees) of the amount paid for employee health insurance, subject to a dollar limitation for each employee. Allows the employer to apply such credit against its minimum tax liability. Directs the Internal Revenue Service, in conjunction with the Small Business Administration, to educate small business personnel about this tax credit.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Animal Welfare Accountability and 
Transparency Act''.

SEC. 2. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF REGULATORY RECORDS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 
(referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') shall maintain and 
promptly make available to the public in an online searchable database 
in a machine-readable format on the website of the Department of 
Agriculture information relating to the administration of the Animal 
Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) and the Horse Protection Act (15 
U.S.C. 1821 et seq.), including--
            (1) the entirety of each report of any inspection 
        conducted, and record of any enforcement action taken, under--
                    (A) either of those Acts; or
                    (B) any regulation issued under those Acts;
            (2) with respect to the Animal Welfare Act--
                    (A) the entirety of each annual report submitted by 
                a research facility under section 13 of that Act (7 
                U.S.C. 2143); and
                    (B) the name, address, and license or registration 
                number of each research facility, exhibitor, dealer, 
                and other person or establishment--
                            (i) licensed by the Secretary under section 
                        3 or 12 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 2133, 2142); or
                            (ii) registered with the Secretary under 
                        section 6 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 2136); and
            (3) with respect to the Horse Protection Act, the name and 
        address of--
                    (A) any person that is licensed to conduct any 
                inspection under section 4(c) of that Act (15 U.S.C. 
                1823(c)); or
                    (B) any organization or association that is 
                licensed by the Department of Agriculture to promote 
                horses through--
                            (i) the showing, exhibiting, sale, auction, 
                        or registry of horses; or
                            (ii) the conduct of any activity that 
                        contributes to the advancement of horses.

SEC. 3. USE OF ALTERNATIVE DEPRECIATION SYSTEM FOR TAXPAYERS VIOLATING 
              CERTAIN ANIMAL PROTECTION RULES.

    (a) In General.--Section 168(g)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D), by 
inserting ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (E), and by inserting 
after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(F) any property placed in service by a 
                disqualified taxpayer during an applicable period,''.
    (b) Definitions.--Section 168(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(8) Disqualified taxpayer; applicable period.--For 
        purposes of paragraph (1)(F)--
                    ``(A) Disqualified taxpayer.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `disqualified 
                        taxpayer' means any taxpayer if such taxpayer--
                                    ``(I) has been assessed a civil 
                                penalty under section 19(b) of the 
                                Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2149(b)) 
                                or section 6(b) of the Horse Protection 
                                Act (15 U.S.C. 1825(b)) and either the 
                                period for seeking judicial review of 
                                the final agency action has lapsed or 
                                there has been a final judgment with 
                                respect to an appeal of such 
                                assessment, or
                                    ``(II) has been convicted under 
                                section 19(d) of the Animal Welfare Act 
                                (7 U.S.C. 2149(d)) or section 6(a) of 
                                the Horse Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 
                                1825(a)) and there is a final judgment 
                                with respect to such conviction.
                            ``(ii) Aggregation rules.--All persons 
                        treated as a single employer under subsection 
                        (a) or (b) of section 52, or subsection (m) or 
                        (o) of section 414, shall be treated as one 
                        taxpayer for purposes of this subparagraph.
                    ``(B) Applicable period.--The term `applicable 
                period' means, with respect to any violation described 
                in subparagraph (A), the 5-taxable-year period 
                beginning with the taxable year in which the period for 
                seeking judicial review of a civil penalty described in 
                subparagraph (A)(i) has lapsed or in which there has 
                been a final judgment entered with respect to the 
                violation, whichever is earlier.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--The last sentence of section 179(d)(1) 
is amended by inserting ``or any property placed in service by a 
disqualified taxpayer (as defined in section 168(g)(8)(A)) during an 
applicable period (as defined in section 168(g)(8)(B))'' after 
``section 50(b)''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to property placed in service in taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this section.
Example Output: Animal Welfare Accountability and Transparency Act  This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to maintain and publicly disclose records relating to the administration of the Animal Welfare Act and the Horse Protection Act, including specified details regarding inspections, enforcement actions, regulations, registrations, and licenses under the two laws. Within 90 days of the enactment of this bill, USDA must make the records available to the public in an online searchable database in a machine-readable format on its website.  The bill also amends the Internal Revenue Code to require a taxpayer who has been convicted or assessed civil penalties for violating certain provisions of the Animal Welfare Act or the Horse Protection Act to use the alternative depreciation system that increases the number of years over which property is depreciated. The taxpayer must use the system for any property placed in service during the five-year period beginning with the year in which the period for seeking judicial review of a civil penalty has lapsed or in which there has been a final judgment entered with respect to the violation, whichever is earlier. 

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Family Self-Sufficiency Act of 
2009''.

SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATIVE FEES FOR FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM COSTS.

    Subsection (h) of section 23 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437u(h)) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and 
inserting the following new paragraph:
            ``(1) Section 8 fees.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a 
                fee under section 8(q) for the costs incurred in 
                administering the self-sufficiency program under this 
                section to assist families receiving voucher assistance 
                through section 8(o).
                    ``(B) Eligibility for fee.--The fee shall provide 
                funding for family self-sufficiency coordinators as 
                follows:
                            ``(i) Base fee.--A public housing agency 
                        serving 25 or more participants in the family 
                        self-sufficiency program under this section 
                        shall receive a fee equal to the costs of 
                        employing one full-time family self-sufficiency 
                        coordinator. An agency serving fewer than 25 
                        such participants shall receive a prorated fee.
                            ``(ii) Additional fee.--An agency that 
                        meets minimum performance standards shall 
                        receive an additional fee sufficient to cover 
                        the costs of employing a second family self-
                        sufficiency coordinator if the agency has 75 or 
                        more participating families, and a third such 
                        coordinator if it has 125 or more participating 
                        families.
                            ``(iii) Previously funded agencies.--An 
                        agency that received funding from the 
                        Department of Housing and Urban Development for 
                        more than three such coordinators in any of 
                        fiscal years 1999 through 2008 shall receive 
                        funding for the highest number of coordinators 
                        funded in a single fiscal year during that 
                        period, provided they meet applicable size and 
                        performance standards.
                            ``(iv) Initial year.--For the first year in 
                        which a public housing agency exercises its 
                        right to develop an family self-sufficiency 
                        program for its residents, it shall be entitled 
                        to funding to cover the costs of up to one 
                        family self-sufficiency coordinator, based on 
                        the size specified in its action plan for such 
                        program.
                            ``(v) State and regional agencies.--For 
                        purposes of calculating the family self-
                        sufficiency portion of the administrative fee 
                        under this subparagraph, each administratively 
                        distinct part of a State or regional public 
                        housing agency shall be treated as a separate 
                        agency.
                            ``(vi) Determination of number of 
                        coordinators.--In determining whether a public 
                        housing agency meets a specific threshold for 
                        funding pursuant to this paragraph, the number 
                        of participants being served by the agency in 
                        its family self-sufficiency program shall be 
                        considered to be the average number of families 
                        enrolled in such agency's program during the 
                        course of the most recent fiscal year for which 
                        the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
                        has data.
                    ``(C) Proration.--If insufficient funds are 
                available in any fiscal year to fund all of the 
                coordinators authorized under this section, the first 
                priority shall be given to funding one coordinator at 
                each agency with an existing family self-sufficiency 
                program. The remaining funds shall be prorated based on 
                the number of remaining coordinators to which each 
                agency is entitled under this subparagraph.
                    ``(D) Recapture.--Any fees allocated under this 
                subparagraph by the Secretary in a fiscal year that 
                have not been spent by the end of the subsequent fiscal 
                year shall be recaptured by the Secretary and shall be 
                available for providing additional fees pursuant to 
                subparagraph (B)(ii).
                    ``(E) Performance standards.--Within six months 
                after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the 
                Secretary shall publish a proposed rule specifying the 
                performance standards applicable to funding under 
                clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (B). Such 
                standards shall include requirements applicable to the 
                leveraging of in-kind services and other resources to 
                support the goals of the family self-sufficiency 
                program.
                    ``(F) Data collection.--Public housing agencies 
                receiving funding under this paragraph shall collect 
                and report to the Secretary, in such manner as the 
                Secretary shall require, information on the performance 
                of their family self-sufficiency programs.
                    ``(G) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
                formal and scientific evaluation of the effectiveness 
                of well-run family self-sufficiency programs, using 
                random assignment of participants to the extent 
                practicable. Not later than the expiration of the 4-
                year period beginning upon the enactment of this 
                paragraph, the Secretary shall submit an interim 
                evaluation report to the Congress. Not later than the 
                expiration of the 8-year period beginning upon such 
                enactment, the Secretary shall submit a final 
                evaluation report to the Congress. There is authorized 
                to be appropriated $10,000,000 to carry out the 
                evaluation under this subparagraph.
                    ``(H) Incentives for innovation and high 
                performance.--The Secretary may reserve up to 10 
                percent of the amounts made available for 
                administrative fees under this paragraph to provide 
                support to or reward family self-sufficiency programs 
                that are particularly innovative or highly successful 
                in achieving the goals of the program.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives April 29, 2009.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.
Example Output:
Family Self-Sufficiency Act of 2009 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to revise requirements for the administrative fee payable to public housing agencies to cover the costs of administering family self-sufficiency programs in connection with the housing choice voucher program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Prescribes: (1) a base fee for a public housing agency serving 25 or more program participants equal to the costs of employing one full-time family self-sufficiency coordinator (prorated for an agency serving fewer than 25 such participants); and (2) an additional fee for an agency meeting minimum performance standards to cover the costs of employing a second coordinator if the agency has 75 or more participating families, and a third coordinator if it has 125 or more participating families.

 Permits the Secretary to reserve certain amounts to provide support to or reward family self-sufficiency programs that are particularly innovative or highly successful in achieving program goals.