[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5623 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5623

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the homebuyer tax 
  credit for the purchase of a principal residence before October 1, 
   2010, in the case of a written binding contract entered into with 
 respect to such principal residence before May 1, 2010, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 29, 2010

 Mrs. Dahlkemper (for herself, Mr. Kratovil, Mr. Childers, Mr. Levin, 
    Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Titus, and Mr. Courtney) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
   Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, 
    Homeland Security, and Energy and Commerce, 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 extend the homebuyer tax 
  credit for the purchase of a principal residence before October 1, 
   2010, in the case of a written binding contract entered into with 
 respect to such principal residence before May 1, 2010, 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 ``Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement 
Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF HOMEBUYER CREDIT FOR CERTAIN PURCHASES PURSUANT TO 
              BINDING CONTRACTS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 36(h) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``paragraph (1) shall be 
applied by substituting `July 1, 2010''' and inserting ``and who 
purchases such residence before October 1, 2010, paragraph (1) shall be 
applied by substituting `October 1, 2010'''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subparagraph (B) of section 36(h)(3) of 
such Code is amended by inserting ``, and for `October 1, 2010''' after 
``for `July 1, 2010'''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to residences purchased after June 30, 2010.

SEC. 3. APPLICATION OF BAD CHECKS PENALTY TO ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 6657 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``If any check or money order in payment of 
        any amount'' and inserting ``If any instrument in payment, by 
        any commercially acceptable means, of any amount'', and
            (2) by striking ``such check'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``such instrument''.
    (b) Effective Dates.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to instruments tendered after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.

SEC. 4. DISCLOSURE OF PRISONER RETURN INFORMATION TO STATE PRISONS.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 6103(k)(10) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``and the head of any State agency charged 
        with the responsibility for administration of prisons'' after 
        ``the head of the Federal Bureau of Prisons'', and
            (2) by striking ``Federal prison'' and inserting ``Federal 
        or State prison''.
    (b) Restriction on Redisclosure.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
6103(k)(10) of such Code is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``and the head of any State agency charged 
        with the responsibility for administration of prisons'' after 
        ``the head of the Federal Bureau of Prisons'', and
            (2) by inserting ``or agency'' after ``such Bureau''.
    (c) Recordkeeping.--Paragraph (4) of section 6103(p) of such Code 
is amended by inserting ``(k)(10),'' before ``(l)(6),'' in the matter 
preceding subparagraph (A).
    (d) Clerical Amendment.--The heading of paragraph (10) of section 
6103(k) of such Code is amended by striking ``of prisoners to federal 
bureau of prisons'' and inserting ``to certain prison officials''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to disclosures made after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. AMENDMENT OF TRAVEL PROMOTION ACT OF 2009.

    (a) Travel Promotion Fund Fees.--Section 217(h)(3)(B) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``subsection (d) of section 11 of the 
        Travel Promotion Act of 2009.'' in clause (ii) and inserting 
        ``subsection (d) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 
        2131(d)).''; and
            (2) by striking ``September 30, 2014.'' in clause (iii) and 
        inserting ``September 30, 2015.''.
    (b) Implementation Beginning in Fiscal Year 2011.--Subsection (d) 
of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131(d)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``For fiscal year 2010, the'' in paragraph 
        (2)(A) and inserting ``The'';
            (2) by striking ``quarterly, beginning on January 1, 
        2010,'' in paragraph (2)(A) and inserting ``monthly, 
        immediately following the collection of fees under section 
        217(h)(3)(B)(i)(I) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
        U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)(i)(I)),'';
            (3) by striking ``fiscal years 2011 through 2014,'' in 
        paragraph (2)(B) and inserting ``fiscal years 2012 through 
        2015,'';
            (4) by striking ``fiscal year 2010,'' in paragraph (3)(A) 
        and inserting ``fiscal year 2011,'';
            (5) by striking ``fiscal year 2011,'' each place it appears 
        in paragraph (3)(A) and inserting ``fiscal year 2012,''; and
            (6) by striking ``fiscal year 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, or 
        2014'' in paragraph (4)(B) and inserting ``fiscal year 2011, 
        2012, 2013, 2014, or 2015''.

SEC. 6. PAYGO COMPLIANCE.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
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