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House Bill 3129
115th Congress(2017-2018)
ADVANCE Act
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Introduced in House on Jun 29, 2017
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H. R. 3129 (Introduced-in-House)


115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3129


To direct the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund to perform an outreach program for the new markets tax credit to underserved communities, and for other purposes.


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 29, 2017

Mr. Heck (for himself, Mrs. Noem, Mr. Cole, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Ms. DelBene, Mrs. Torres, and Mr. Kind) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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


A BILL

To direct the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund to perform an outreach program for the new markets tax credit to underserved communities, and for other purposes.

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 “Aiding Development of Vital Assets in Native Communities and Environments Act of 2017” or the “ADVANCE Act”.

SEC. 2. New markets tax credit outreach to underserved communities.

Subtitle A of title I of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

“SEC. 123. New markets tax credit outreach to underserved communities.

“(a) In general.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall—

“(1) establish a program under which the Fund shall provide outreach and training with respect to the new markets tax credit in low-income communities with a disproportionately low amount of qualified low-income community investments by qualified community development entities; and

“(2) include questions to determine in the application for allocation of new markets tax credit limitation, and consider as an innovative use or a comparable incentive in the evaluation of such applications, the extent to which such entity intends to make qualified low-income community investments within Indian country; and

“(3) to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that at least one qualified community development entity whose primary mission is to fund projects within or that directly benefit Indian country receives an allocation for each allocation round.

“(b) Definitions.—For purposes of this section—

“(1) NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT.—Any term used in this section which is also used in section 45D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall have the same meaning as when used in such section 45D.

“(2) INDIAN COUNTRY.—The term ‘Indian country’ has the meaning given such term in section 1151 of title 18, United States Code.”.