[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8438 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8438

    To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit qualified 
  distributions from section 529 plans for certain transportation and 
                           parking expenses.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 16, 2024

 Ms. McClellan (for herself and Ms. Sanchez) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit qualified 
  distributions from section 529 plans for certain transportation and 
                           parking expenses.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. QUALIFIED DISTRIBUTIONS FROM SECTION 529 PLANS FOR CERTAIN 
              TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING EXPENSES.

    (a) In General.--Section 529(e)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (ii), by 
striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting ``, and'', 
and by inserting after clause (iii) the following new clause:
                            ``(iv) reasonable expenses for 
                        transportation (including parking) to such 
                        eligible educational institution, not in excess 
                        of the allowance (applicable to the student) 
                        for transportation included in the cost of 
                        attendance (as defined in section 472 of the 
                        Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
                        1087ll), as in effect on the date of the 
                        enactment of this clause) as determined by such 
                        eligible educational institution.''.
    (b) Apprenticeship Programs.--Section 529(c)(8) of such Code is 
amended by inserting ``and to reasonable expenses for transportation 
(including parking) in connection with such participation'' before the 
period at the end.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to distributions made after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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