I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3060 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 23, 2011 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 make supplemental appropriations to provide additional funds to Americorps for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify payroll tax forgiveness.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Economic Growth and Reducing Unemployment Act.

2.

Statement of Appropriations

The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012.

Corporation for National and Community Service

Operating Expenses

For an additional amount for the Corporation for National and Community Service to carry out the National and Community Service Act of 1990, and notwithstanding sections 198B(b)(3), 198S(g), 501(a)(4)(C), 501(a)(4)(E), and 501(a)(5)(F) of such Act, $7,892,775,570: Provided, That of such amount up to 1 percent of program grant funds may be used to defray the costs of conducting grant application reviews, including the use of outside peer reviewers and electronic management of the grants cycle: Provided further, That $1,878,275,570, to remain available until expended, shall be paid to the National Service Trust for expenses authorized under subtitle D of title I of such Act: Provided further, That in addition to the amounts provided in the previous proviso, the Corporation may transfer funds from the amounts allocated to grants under subtitle C of title I of such Act, upon determination that such transfer is necessary to support the activities of national service participants and after notice is transmitted to the Congress: Provided further, That $9,800,000 shall be available for expenses to carry out sections 112(e), 179A, and 198O and subtitle J of title I of such Act, notwithstanding section 501(a)(6) of such Act: Provided further, That $15,000,000 shall be available for grants to public or private nonprofit institutions to increase the participation of individuals with disabilities in national service and for demonstration activities in furtherance of this purpose, notwithstanding section 129(k)(1) of such Act: Provided further, That $8,000,000 shall be available to provide assistance to State Service Commissions, under section 126(a) of such Act and notwithstanding section 501(a)(5)(B) of such Act.

Salaries and Expenses

For an additional amount for necessary expenses of administration as provided under section 501(a)(5) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and the employment of experts and consultants authorized under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $37,500,000.

Office of Inspector General

For an additional amount for necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $8,000,000.

3.

Requirement

The funds appropriated in this section shall be used by the Corporation toward the goal of increasing the number of national service positions approved under subtitle C of title I of the 1990 Act to 500,000. In carrying out this section, the Corporation shall give preference to national service programs which propose to use full-time national service positions.

4.

Extension and modification of payroll tax forgiveness

(a)

Extension

Paragraph (1) of section 3111(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting or on the day after the date of the enactment of the Economic Growth and Reducing Unemployment Act of 2011 and ending on December 31, 2012, after December 31, 2010,. (b)

Modification

(1)

Unemployment requirement

Subparagraph (B) of section 3111(d)(3) of such Code is amended to read as follows: (B)certifies by signed affidavit (under penalties of perjury) that such individual, during the entire 27-week period ending on the hiring date— (i)was in receipt of unemployment compensation under State or Federal law, or (ii)was unemployed and would have been so in receipt but for having exhausted the right to such unemployment compensation during such period. . (2)

Limitation

Subsection (d) of section 3111 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6)

Limitation

The aggregate reduction in tax imposed under subsection (a) by reason of paragraph (1) with respect to each qualified individual in the employer’s employ shall not exceed $5,000. . (c)

Application to railroad retirement taxes

(1)

Extension

Paragraph (1) of section 3221(c) of such Code is amended by inserting or on the day after the date of the enactment of the Economic Growth and Reducing Unemployment Act of 2011 and ending on December 31, 2012, after December 31, 2010,. (2)

Modification

(A)

Unemployment requirement

Subparagraph (B) of section 3221(c)(3) of such Code is amended to read as follows: (B)certifies by signed affidavit (under penalties of perjury) that such individual, during the entire 27-week period ending on the hiring date— (i)was in receipt of unemployment compensation under State or Federal law, or (ii)was unemployed and would have been so in receipt but for having exhausted the right to such unemployment compensation during such period. . (3)

Limitation

Subsection (c) of section 3221 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6)

Limitation

The aggregate reduction in tax imposed under subsection (a) by reason of paragraph (1) with respect to each qualified individual in the employer’s employ shall not exceed $5,000. . (d)

Special rule for certain calendar quarters

For purposes of section 3111(d) and 3221(c) of such Code, if the day after the date of the enactment of this Act is not the first day of a calendar quarter, then rules similar to the rules of section 3111(d)(5) and 3221(c)(5) of such Code, respectively, shall apply with respect to the last calendar quarter beginning before such day. (e)

Effective dates

(1)

In general

Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this subsection shall apply to wages paid after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2)

Railroad retirement taxes

The amendments made by subsection (d) shall apply to compensation paid after the date of the enactment of this Act.