II 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 249 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 14, 2009 Ms. Stabenow (for herself, Mr. Schumer, and Mrs. Murray) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for purposes of low income housing tax credit.

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Formerly homeless youth who are students qualified for purposes of low income housing tax credit

(a)

In general

Clause (i) of section 42(i)(3)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subclauses (II) and (III) as subclauses (III) and (IV), respectively, and by inserting after subclause (I) the following new subclause: (II)a student who previously was a homeless child or youth (as defined by section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a)), . (b)

Effective date

The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to determinations made before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.