110 HR 5693 IH: Volunteer Firefighter Recruitment and
U.S. House of Representatives
2008-04-03
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1.This Act may be cited as the
Volunteer Firefighter Recruitment and
Retention Act of 2008
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2.Credit for
volunteer firefighters
(a)Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefundable personal credits) is
amended by inserting after section 25D the following new section:
25E.Credit for
volunteer firefighters
(a)In the case of a volunteer firefighter, there shall be
allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter the credit amount
determined under subsection (b).
(b)With respect to a taxable year, the credit amount
determined under this subsection is—
(1)in the case of a
volunteer firefighter who has completed 3 or more years of service as a
volunteer firefighter during the taxable year, $1,000, and
(2)in the case of a
volunteer firefighter who has completed 8 or more years of service as a
volunteer firefighter during the taxable year, $1,500.
(c)For purposes of
this section, the term volunteer firefighter means an individual
who is a member in good standing of a qualified volunteer emergency response
organization (as defined in section
139B).
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(b)The table of sections for subpart A of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 25D the following new item:
Sec. 25E. Credit for volunteer
firefighters.
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(c)The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after December 31, 2007.