[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5720 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5720
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit
against income tax for employees who participate in qualified
apprenticeship programs.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 14, 2014
Ms. Wilson of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit
against income tax for employees who participate in qualified
apprenticeship programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Leveraging and Energizing America's
Apprenticeship Programs Act'' or the ``LEAP Act''.
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATING IN QUALIFIED APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--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 new section:
``SEC. 45S. EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATING IN QUALIFIED APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS.
``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 38, the apprenticeship
credit determined under this section for the taxable year is an amount
equal to the sum of the applicable credit amounts (as determined under
subsection (b)) for each of the apprenticeship employees of the
employer that exceeds the applicable apprenticeship level (as
determined under subsection (e)) during such taxable year.
``(b) Applicable Credit Amount.--For purposes of subsection (a),
the applicable credit amount for each apprenticeship employee for each
taxable year is equal to--
``(1) in the case of an apprenticeship employee who has not
attained 25 years of age at the close of the taxable year,
$1,500, or
``(2) in the case of an apprenticeship employee who has
attained 25 years of age at the close of the taxable year,
$1,000.
``(c) Limitation on Number of Years Which Credit May Be Taken Into
Account.--The apprenticeship credit shall not be allowed for more than
2 taxable years with respect to any apprenticeship employee.
``(d) Apprenticeship Employee.--For purposes of this section, the
term `apprenticeship employee' means any employee who is employed by
the employer--
``(1) in an officially recognized apprenticeable
occupation, as determined by the Office of Apprenticeship of
the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of
Labor, and
``(2) pursuant to an apprentice agreement registered with--
``(A) the Office of Apprenticeship of the
Employment and Training Administration of the
Department of Labor, or
``(B) a State apprenticeship agency.
``(e) Applicable Apprenticeship Level.--
``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the
applicable apprenticeship level shall be equal to--
``(A) in the case of any apprenticeship employees
described in subsection (b)(1), the amount equal to 80
percent of the average number of such apprenticeship
employees of the employer for the 3 taxable years
preceding the taxable year for which the credit is
being determined, rounded to the next lower whole
number; and
``(B) in the case of any apprenticeship employees
described in subsection (b)(2), the amount equal to 80
percent of the average number of such apprenticeship
employees of the employer for the 3 taxable years
preceding the taxable year for which the credit is
being determined, rounded to the next lower whole
number.
``(2) First year of new apprenticeship programs.--In the
case of an employer which did not have any apprenticeship
employees during any taxable year in the 3 taxable years
preceding the taxable year for which the credit is being
determined, the applicable apprenticeship level shall be equal
to zero.
``(f) Coordination With Other Credits.--The amount of credit
otherwise allowable under sections 45A, 51(a), and 1396(a) with respect
to any employee shall be reduced by the credit allowed by this section
with respect to such employee.
``(g) Certain Rules To Apply.--Rules similar to the rules of
subsections (i)(1) and (k) of section 51 shall apply for purposes of
this section.''.
(b) Credit Made Part of General Business Credit.--Subsection (b) of
section 38 of such Code is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of
paragraph (35), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (36) and
inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(37) the apprenticeship credit determined under section
45S(a).''.
(c) Denial of Double Benefit.--Subsection (a) of section 280C of
such Code is amended by inserting ``45S(a),'' after ``45P(a),''.
(d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:
``Sec. 45S. Employees participating in qualified apprenticeship
programs.''.
(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to individuals commencing apprenticeship programs after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON GOVERNMENT PRINTING COSTS.
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall coordinate with
the heads of Federal departments and independent agencies to--
(1) determine which Government publications could be
available on Government websites and no longer printed and to
devise a strategy to reduce overall Government printing costs
over the 10-year period beginning with fiscal year 2015, except
that the Director shall ensure that essential printed documents
prepared for social security recipients, medicare
beneficiaries, and other populations in areas with limited
Internet access or use continue to remain available;
(2) establish Government-wide Federal guidelines on
employee printing; and
(3) issue guidelines requiring every department, agency,
commission, or office to list at a prominent place near the
beginning of each publication distributed to the public and
issued or paid for by the Federal Government--
(A) the name of the issuing agency, department,
commission, or office;
(B) the total number of copies of the document
printed;
(C) the collective cost of producing and printing
all of the copies of the document; and
(D) the name of the entity publishing the document.
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