[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 8, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4887-S4894]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2177. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2089 submitted by Mr. Alexander (for himself and Mrs. 
Murray) to the bill S. 1177, to reauthorize the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every child achieves; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title X, insert the following:

                   PART C--EMPLOYING YOUNG AMERICANS

                         Subpart 1--Youth Jobs

     SEC. 10301. SHORT TITLE.

       This subpart may be cited as the ``Employ Young Americans 
     Now Act''.

     SEC. 10302. ESTABLISHMENT OF EMPLOY YOUNG AMERICANS FUND.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of 
     the United States an account that shall be known as the 
     Employ Young Americans Fund (referred to in this subpart as 
     the ``Fund'').
       (b) Deposits Into the Fund.--Out of any amounts in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated 
     $5,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2016, which shall be paid to 
     the Fund, to be used by the Secretary of Labor to carry out 
     this subpart.
       (c) Availability of Funds.--Of the amounts available to the 
     Fund under subsection (b), the Secretary of Labor shall--
       (1) allot $4,000,000,000 in accordance with section 10303 
     to provide summer and year-round employment opportunities to 
     low-income youth; and
       (2) award $1,500,000,000 in allotments and competitive 
     grants in accordance with section 10304 to local entities to 
     carry out work-based training and other work-related and 
     educational strategies and activities of demonstrated 
     effectiveness to unemployed, low-income young adults and low-
     income youth to provide the skills and assistance needed to 
     obtain employment.
       (d) Period of Availability.--The amounts appropriated under 
     this subpart shall be available for obligation by the 
     Secretary of Labor, and shall be available for expenditure by 
     grantees (including subgrantees), until expended.

     SEC. 10303. SUMMER EMPLOYMENT AND YEAR-ROUND EMPLOYMENT 
                   OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW-INCOME YOUTH.

       (a) In General.--From the funds available under section 
     10302(c)(1), the Secretary of Labor shall make an allotment 
     under subsection (c) to each State that has a modification to 
     a State plan (referred to in this section as a ``State plan 
     modification'') (or other State request for funds specified 
     in guidance under subsection (b)) approved under subsection 
     (d), and recipient under section 166(c) of the Workforce 
     Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221(c)) (referred 
     to in this section as a ``Native American grantee''), that 
     meets the requirements of this section, for the purpose of 
     providing summer employment and year-round employment 
     opportunities to low-income youth.
       (b) Guidance and Application of Requirements.--
       (1) Guidance.--Not later than 20 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall issue 
     guidance regarding the implementation of this section.
       (2) Procedures.--Such guidance shall, consistent with this 
     section, include procedures for--
       (A) the submission and approval of State plan 
     modifications, for such other forms of requests for funds by 
     the State as may be identified in such guidance, for 
     modifications to local plans (referred to individually in 
     this section as a ``local plan modification''), or for such 
     other forms of requests for funds by local areas as may be 
     identified in such guidance, that promote the expeditious and 
     effective implementation of the activities authorized under 
     this section; and
       (B) the allotment and allocation of funds, including 
     reallotment and reallocation of such funds, that promote such 
     implementation.
       (3) Requirements.--Except as otherwise provided in the 
     guidance described in paragraph (1) and in this section and 
     other provisions of this subpart, the funds provided for 
     activities under this section shall be administered in 
     accordance with the provisions of subtitles A, B, and E of 
     title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
     U.S.C. 3111 et seq., 3151 et seq., 3241 et seq.) relating to 
     youth activities.
       (c) State Allotments.--
       (1) In general.--Using the funds described in subsection 
     (a), the Secretary of Labor shall allot to each State the 
     total of the amounts assigned to the State under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2).
       (2) Assignments to states.--
       (A) Minimum amounts.--Using funds described in subsection 
     (a), the Secretary of Labor shall assign to each State an 
     amount equal to \1/2\ of 1 percent of such funds.
       (B) Formula amounts.--The Secretary of Labor shall assign 
     the remainder of the funds described in subsection (a) among 
     the States by assigning--
       (i) 33\1/3\ percent on the basis of the relative number of 
     individuals in the civilian labor force who are not younger 
     than 16 but younger than 25 in each State, compared to the 
     total number of individuals in the civilian labor force who 
     are not younger than 16 but younger than 25 in all States;
       (ii) 33\1/3\ percent on the basis of the relative number of 
     unemployed individuals in each State, compared to the total 
     number of unemployed individuals in all States; and
       (iii) 33\1/3\ on the basis of the relative number of 
     disadvantaged young adults and youth in each State, compared 
     to the total number of disadvantaged young adults and youth 
     in all States.
       (3) Reallotment.--If the Governor of a State does not 
     submit a State plan modification or other State request for 
     funds specified in guidance under subsection (b) by the date 
     specified in subsection (d)(2)(A), or a State does not 
     receive approval of such State plan modification or request, 
     the amount the State would have been eligible to receive 
     pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be transferred within the 
     Fund and added to the amounts available for competitive 
     grants under sections 2(c)(2) and 4(b)(2).
       (4) Definitions.--For purposes of paragraph (2), the term 
     ``disadvantaged young adult or youth'' means an individual 
     who is not younger than 16 but is younger than 25 who 
     received an income, or is a member of a family that received 
     a total family income, that, in relation to family size, does 
     not exceed the higher of--
       (A) the poverty line; or
       (B) 70 percent of the lower living standard income level.
       (d) State Plan Modification.--
       (1) In general.--For a State to be eligible to receive an 
     allotment of funds under subsection (c), the Governor of the 
     State shall submit to the Secretary of Labor a State plan 
     modification, or other State request for funds specified in 
     guidance under subsection (b), in such form and containing 
     such information as the Secretary may require. At a minimum, 
     such State plan modification or request shall include--
       (A) a description of the strategies and activities to be 
     carried out to provide summer employment opportunities and 
     year-round employment opportunities, including linkages to 
     training and educational activities, consistent with 
     subsection (f);
       (B) a description of the requirements the State will apply 
     relating to the eligibility of low-income youth, consistent 
     with section 10302(4), for summer employment opportunities 
     and year-round employment opportunities, which requirements 
     may include criteria to target assistance to particular 
     categories of such low-income youth, such as youth with 
     disabilities, consistent with subsection (f);
       (C) a description of the performance outcomes to be 
     achieved by the State through the activities carried out 
     under this section and the processes the State will use to 
     track performance, consistent with guidance provided by the 
     Secretary of Labor regarding such outcomes and processes and 
     with section 10305(b);
       (D) a description of the timelines for implementation of 
     the strategies and activities described in subparagraph (A), 
     and the number of low-income youth expected to be placed in 
     summer employment opportunities, and year-round employment 
     opportunities, respectively, by quarter;
       (E) assurances that the State will report such information, 
     relating to fiscal, performance, and other matters, as the 
     Secretary may require and as the Secretary determines is 
     necessary to effectively monitor the activities carried out 
     under this section;
       (F) assurances that the State will ensure compliance with 
     the requirements, restrictions, labor standards, and other 
     provisions described in section 10305(a); and
       (G) if a local board and chief elected official in the 
     State will provide employment opportunities with the link to 
     training and educational activities described in subsection 
     (f)(2)(B), a description of how the training and educational 
     activities will lead to the industry-recognized credential 
     involved.
       (2) Submission and approval of state plan modification or 
     request.--
       (A) Submission.--
       (i) In general.--The Governor shall submit the State plan 
     modification or other State request for funds specified in 
     guidance under subsection (b) to the Secretary of Labor not 
     later than 30 days after the issuance of such guidance.
       (ii) Process.--The Secretary shall--

       (I) make copies of the State plan modification or request 
     available to the public on the Web site of the Department of 
     Labor and through other electronic means, on the date on 
     which the Governor submits the State plan modification or 
     request under this section;
       (II) allow members of the public, including representatives 
     of business, representatives of labor organizations, and 
     representatives of educational institutions, to submit to the

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     Secretary comments on the State plan modification or request, 
     during a comment period beginning on the submission date and 
     ending 60 days after the submission date; and
       (III) include with the notification of approval or 
     disapproval of the State plan modification or request, 
     submitted to the Governor under subparagraph (B), any such 
     comments that represent disagreement with the plan 
     modification or request.

       (B) Approval.--The Secretary of Labor shall approve the 
     State plan modification or request submitted under 
     subparagraph (A) not later than 90 days after the submission 
     date, unless the Secretary determines that the plan or 
     request is inconsistent with the requirements of this 
     section. If the Secretary has not made a determination with 
     that 90-day period, the plan or request shall be considered 
     to be approved. If the plan or request is disapproved, the 
     Secretary may provide a reasonable period of time in which 
     the plan or request may be amended and resubmitted for 
     approval. If the plan or request is approved, the Secretary 
     shall allot funds to the State under subsection (c) within 90 
     days after such approval.
       (3) Modifications to state plan or request.--The Governor 
     may submit further modifications to a State plan modification 
     or other State request for funds specified under subsection 
     (b), consistent with the requirements of this section.
       (e) Within-State Allocation and Administration.--
       (1) In general.--Of the funds allotted to the State under 
     subsection (c), the Governor--
       (A) may reserve not more than 5 percent of the funds for 
     administration and technical assistance; and
       (B) shall allocate the remainder of the funds among local 
     areas within the State in accordance with clauses (i), (ii), 
     and (iii) of subsection (c)(2)(B), except that for purposes 
     of such allocation references to a State in subsection 
     (c)(2)(B) shall be deemed to be references to a local area 
     and references to all States shall be deemed to be references 
     to all local areas in the State involved.
       (2) Local plan.--
       (A) Submission.--In order to receive an allocation under 
     paragraph (1)(B), the local board, in partnership with the 
     chief elected official for the local area involved, shall 
     submit to the Governor a local plan modification, or such 
     other request for funds by local areas as may be specified in 
     guidance under subsection (b), not later than 30 days after 
     the submission by the State of the State plan modification or 
     other State request for funds specified in guidance under 
     subsection (b), describing the strategies and activities to 
     be carried out under this section.
       (B) Approval.--The Governor shall approve the local plan 
     modification or other local request for funds submitted under 
     subparagraph (A) not later than 30 days after the submission 
     date, unless the Governor determines that the plan or request 
     is inconsistent with requirements of this section. If the 
     Governor has not made a determination within that 30-day 
     period, the plan shall be considered to be approved. If the 
     plan or request is disapproved, the Governor may provide a 
     reasonable period of time in which the plan or request may be 
     amended and resubmitted for approval. If the plan or request 
     is approved, the Governor shall allocate funds to the local 
     area within 30 days after such approval.
       (3) Reallocation.--If a local board and chief elected 
     official do not submit a local plan modification (or other 
     local request for funds specified in guidance under 
     subsection (b)) by the date specified in paragraph (2), or 
     the Governor disapproves a local plan modification (or other 
     local request), the amount the local area would have been 
     eligible to receive pursuant to the formula under paragraph 
     (1)(B) shall be allocated to local areas that receive 
     approval of their local plan modifications or local requests 
     for funds under paragraph (2). Each such local area shall 
     receive a share of the total amount available for 
     reallocation under this paragraph, in accordance with the 
     area's share of the total amount allocated under paragraph 
     (1)(B) to such local areas.
       (f) Use of Funds.--
       (1) In general.--The funds made available under this 
     section shall be used--
       (A) to provide summer employment opportunities for low-
     income youth, with direct linkages to academic and 
     occupational learning, and may be used to provide supportive 
     services, such as transportation or child care, that is 
     necessary to enable the participation of such youth in the 
     opportunities; and
       (B) to provide year-round employment opportunities, which 
     may be combined with other activities authorized under 
     section 129 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 3164), to low-income youth.
       (2) Program priorities.--In administering the funds under 
     this section, the local board and chief elected official 
     shall give priority to--
       (A) identifying employment opportunities that are--
       (i) in emerging or in-demand occupations in the local area; 
     or
       (ii) in the public or nonprofit sector and meet community 
     needs; and
       (B) linking participants in year-round employment 
     opportunities to training and educational activities that 
     will provide such participants an industry-recognized 
     certificate or credential (referred to in this subpart as an 
     ``industry-recognized credential'').
       (3) Administration.--Not more than 5 percent of the funds 
     allocated to a local area under this section may be used for 
     the costs of administration of this section.
       (4) Performance accountability.--For activities funded 
     under this section, in lieu of meeting the requirements 
     described in (before July 1, 2016) section 136 of the 
     Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2871) and (after 
     June 30, 2016) section 116 of the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141), States and local areas 
     shall provide such reports as the Secretary of Labor may 
     require regarding the performance outcomes described in 
     section 10305(b)(5).

     SEC. 10304. WORK-BASED EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES 
                   OF DEMONSTRATED EFFECTIVENESS.

       (a) In General.--From the funds available under section 
     10302(c)(2), the Secretary of Labor shall make allotments to 
     States, and award grants to eligible entities, under 
     subsection (b) to carry out work-based strategies and 
     activities of demonstrated effectiveness.
       (b) Allotments and Grants.--
       (1) Allotments to states for grants.--
       (A) Allotments.--Using funds described in subsection (a), 
     the Secretary of Labor shall allot to each State an amount 
     equal to \1/2\ of 1 percent of such funds.
       (B) Grants to eligible entities.--The State shall use the 
     funds to award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible 
     entities in the State.
       (2) Direct grants to eligible entities.--Using the funds 
     described in subsection (a) that are not allotted under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary of Labor shall award grants on a 
     competitive basis to eligible entities.
       (c) Eligible Entity.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
     under this section, an entity--
       (1) shall include--
       (A) a partnership involving a chief elected official and 
     the local board for the local area involved (which may 
     include a partnership with such elected officials and boards 
     and State elected officials and State boards, in the region 
     and in the State); or
       (B) an entity eligible to apply for a grant, contract, or 
     agreement under section 166 of the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221); and
       (2) may include, in combination with a partnership or 
     entity described in paragraph (1)--
       (A) employers or employer associations;
       (B) adult education providers or postsecondary educational 
     institutions, including community colleges;
       (C) community-based organizations;
       (D) joint labor-management committees;
       (E) work-related intermediaries;
       (F) labor organizations that sponsor training or employment 
     upgrade programs; and
       (G) other appropriate organizations.
       (d) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this section, an entity shall submit to the Secretary of 
     Labor (or to the State, if applying for a grant under 
     subsection (b)(1)(B)) an application at such time, in such 
     manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
     require. At a minimum, the application shall--
       (1) describe the strategies and activities of demonstrated 
     effectiveness that the eligible entity will carry out to 
     provide unemployed, low-income young adults and low-income 
     youth with skills that will lead to employment upon 
     completion of participation in such activities;
       (2) describe the requirements that will apply relating to 
     the eligibility of unemployed, low-income young adults and 
     low-income youth, consistent with section 10302, for 
     activities carried out under this section, which requirements 
     may include criteria to target assistance to particular 
     categories of such adults and youth, such as individuals with 
     disabilities or individuals who have exhausted all rights to 
     unemployment compensation;
       (3) describe how the strategies and activities will address 
     the needs of the target populations identified in paragraph 
     (2) and the needs of employers in the local area;
       (4) describe the expected outcomes to be achieved by 
     implementing the strategies and activities;
       (5) provide evidence that the funds provided through the 
     grant will be expended expeditiously and efficiently to 
     implement the strategies and activities;
       (6) describe how the strategies and activities will be 
     coordinated with other Federal, State and local programs 
     providing employment, education and supportive activities;
       (7) provide evidence of employer commitment to participate 
     in the activities funded under this section, including 
     identification of anticipated occupational and skill needs;
       (8) provide assurances that the eligible entity will report 
     such information relating to fiscal, performance, and other 
     matters, as the Secretary of Labor may require and as the 
     Secretary determines is necessary to effectively monitor the 
     activities carried out under this section;
       (9) provide assurances that the eligible entity will ensure 
     compliance with the requirements, restrictions, labor 
     standards, and other provisions described in section 
     10305(a); and
       (10) if the entity will provide activities described in 
     subsection (f)(4), a description of how the activities will 
     lead to the industry-recognized credentials involved.
       (e) Priority in Awards.--In awarding grants under this 
     section, the Secretary of Labor (or a State, under subsection 
     (b)(1)(B)) shall give priority to applications submitted

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     by eligible entities from areas of high poverty and high 
     unemployment, as defined by the Secretary, such as Public Use 
     Microdata Areas designated by the Bureau of the Census.
       (f) Use of Funds.--An entity that receives a grant under 
     this section shall use the funds made available through the 
     grant to support work-based strategies and activities of 
     demonstrated effectiveness that are designed to provide 
     unemployed, low-income young adults and low-income youth with 
     skills that will lead to employment as part of or upon 
     completion of participation in such activities. Such 
     strategies and activities may include--
       (1) on-the-job training, registered apprenticeship 
     programs, or other programs that combine work with skills 
     development;
       (2) sector-based training programs that have been designed 
     to meet the specific requirements of an employer or group of 
     employers in that sector and for which employers are 
     committed to hiring individuals upon successful completion of 
     the training;
       (3) training that supports an industry sector or an 
     employer-based or labor-management committee industry 
     partnership and that includes a significant work-experience 
     component;
       (4) activities that lead to the acquisition of industry-
     recognized credentials in a field identified by the State or 
     local area as a growth sector or in-demand industry in which 
     there are likely to be significant job opportunities in the 
     short term;
       (5) activities that provide connections to immediate work 
     opportunities, including subsidized employment opportunities, 
     or summer employment opportunities for youth, that include 
     concurrent skills training and other supports;
       (6) activities offered through career academies that 
     provide students with the academic preparation and training, 
     such as paid internships and concurrent enrollment in 
     community colleges or other postsecondary institutions, 
     needed to pursue a career pathway that leads to postsecondary 
     credentials and in-demand jobs; and
       (7) adult basic education and integrated basic education 
     and training for low-skilled individuals who are not younger 
     than 16 but are younger than 25, hosted at community colleges 
     or at other sites, to prepare individuals for jobs that are 
     in demand in a local area.
       (g) Coordination of Federal Administration.--The Secretary 
     of Labor shall administer this section in coordination with 
     the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, and other appropriate agency heads, to ensure the 
     effective implementation of this section.

     SEC. 10305. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Labor Standards and Protections.--Activities provided 
     with funds made available under this subpart shall be subject 
     to the requirements and restrictions, including the labor 
     standards, described in section 181 of the Workforce 
     Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3241) and the 
     nondiscrimination provisions of section 188 of such Act (29 
     U.S.C. 3248), in addition to other applicable Federal laws.
       (b) Reporting.--The Secretary of Labor may require the 
     reporting of information relating to fiscal, performance and 
     other matters that the Secretary determines is necessary to 
     effectively monitor the activities carried out with funds 
     provided under this subpart. At a minimum, recipients of 
     grants (including recipients of subgrants) under this subpart 
     shall provide information relating to--
       (1) the number of individuals participating in activities 
     with funds provided under this subpart and the number of such 
     individuals who have completed such participation;
       (2) the expenditures of funds provided under this subpart;
       (3) the number of jobs created pursuant to the activities 
     carried out under this subpart;
       (4) the demographic characteristics of individuals 
     participating in activities under this subpart; and
       (5) the performance outcomes for individuals participating 
     in activities under this subpart, including--
       (A) for low-income youth participating in summer employment 
     activities under sections 3 and 4, performance on indicators 
     consisting of--
       (i) work readiness skill attainment using an employer 
     validated checklist; and
       (ii) placement in or return to secondary or postsecondary 
     education or training, or entry into unsubsidized employment;
       (B) for low-income youth participating in year-round 
     employment activities under section 10303 or in activities 
     under section 10304, performance on indicators consisting 
     of--
       (i) placement in or return to postsecondary education;
       (ii) attainment of a secondary school diploma or its 
     recognized equivalent;
       (iii) attainment of an industry-recognized credential; and
       (iv) entry into, retention in, and earnings in, 
     unsubsidized employment; and
       (C) for unemployed, low-income young adults participating 
     in activities under section 10304, performance on indicators 
     consisting of--
       (i) entry into, retention in, and earnings in, unsubsidized 
     employment; and
       (ii) attainment of an industry-recognized credential.
       (c) Activities Required To Be Additional.--Funds provided 
     under this subpart shall only be used for activities that are 
     in addition to activities that would otherwise be available 
     in the State or local area in the absence of such funds.
       (d) Additional Requirements.--The Secretary of Labor may 
     establish such additional requirements as the Secretary 
     determines may be necessary to ensure fiscal integrity, 
     effective monitoring, and the appropriate and prompt 
     implementation of the activities under this subpart.
       (e) Report of Information and Evaluations to Congress and 
     the Public.--The Secretary of Labor shall provide to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress and make available to the 
     public the information reported pursuant to subsection (b).

     SEC. 10306. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subpart:
       (1) Chief elected official.--The term ``chief elected 
     official'' means the chief elected executive officer of a 
     unit of local government in a local area or in the case in 
     which such an area includes more than one unit of general 
     government, the individuals designated under an agreement 
     described in section 107(c)(1)(B) of the Workforce Innovation 
     and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3122(c)(1)(B)).
       (2) Local area.--The term ``local area'' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).
       (3) Local board.--The term ``local board'' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act.
       (4) Local plan.--The term ``local plan''--
       (A) means a local plan approved, before July 1, 2016, under 
     section 118 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
     U.S.C. 2833); and
       (B) after June 30, 2016, means a local plan as defined in 
     section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
       (5) Low-income youth.--The term ``low-income youth'' means 
     an individual who--
       (A) is not younger than 16 but is younger than 25;
       (B) meets the definition of a low-income individual 
     provided in section 3(36) of the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102(36)), except that--
       (i) States and local areas, subject to approval in the 
     applicable State plans and local plans, may increase the 
     income level specified in subparagraph (B)(i) of such section 
     to an amount not in excess of 200 percent of the poverty line 
     for purposes of determining eligibility for participation in 
     activities under section 10303; and
       (ii) eligible entities described in section 10304(c), 
     subject to approval in the applicable applications for funds, 
     may make such an increase for purposes of determining 
     eligibility for participation in activities under section 
     10304; and
       (C) is in one or more of the categories specified in 
     subparagraph (B)(iii) or (C)(iv) of section 129(a)(1) of the 
     Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
     3164(a)(1)).
       (6) Poverty line.--The term ``poverty line'' means a 
     poverty line as defined in section 673 of the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902), applicable to a 
     family of the size involved.
       (7) Registered apprenticeship program.--The term 
     ``registered apprenticeship program'' means an apprenticeship 
     program registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly 
     known as the ``National Apprenticeship Act''; 50 Stat. 664, 
     chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.).
       (8) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
     States of the United States, and the District of Columbia.
       (9) State plan.--The term ``State plan'' means a State plan 
     approved--
       (A) before July 1, 2016, under section 112 of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2822); or
       (B) after June 30, 2016, under section 102 or 103 of the 
     Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3112, 
     3113).
       (10) Unemployed, low-income young adult.--The term 
     ``unemployed, low-income young adult'' means an individual 
     who--
       (A) is not younger than 18 but is younger than 35;
       (B) is without employment and is seeking assistance under 
     this subpart to obtain employment; and
       (C) meets the definition of a low-income individual 
     specified in section 3(36) of the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102(36)), except that eligible 
     entities described in section 10304(c), subject to approval 
     in the applicable applications for funds, may increase the 
     income level specified in subparagraph (B)(i) of such section 
     3(36) to an amount not in excess of 200 percent of the 
     poverty line for purposes of determining eligibility for 
     participation in activities under section 10304.

                  Subpart 2--Carried Interest Fairness

     SEC. 10311. SHORT TITLE; ETC.

       (a) Short Title.--This subpart may be cited as the 
     ``Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015''.
       (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly 
     provided, whenever in this subpart an amendment or repeal is 
     expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a 
     section or other provision, the reference shall be considered 
     to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.

     SEC. 10312. PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS TRANSFERRED IN CONNECTION 
                   WITH PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES.

       (a) Modification to Election To Include Partnership 
     Interest in Gross Income in

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     Year of Transfer.--Subsection (c) of section 83 is amended by 
     redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5) and by inserting 
     after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Partnership interests.--Except as provided by the 
     Secretary--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of any transfer of an 
     interest in a partnership in connection with the provision of 
     services to (or for the benefit of) such partnership--
       ``(i) the fair market value of such interest shall be 
     treated for purposes of this section as being equal to the 
     amount of the distribution which the partner would receive if 
     the partnership sold (at the time of the transfer) all of its 
     assets at fair market value and distributed the proceeds of 
     such sale (reduced by the liabilities of the partnership) to 
     its partners in liquidation of the partnership, and
       ``(ii) the person receiving such interest shall be treated 
     as having made the election under subsection (b)(1) unless 
     such person makes an election under this paragraph to have 
     such subsection not apply.
       ``(B) Election.--The election under subparagraph (A)(ii) 
     shall be made under rules similar to the rules of subsection 
     (b)(2).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to interests in partnerships transferred after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 10313. SPECIAL RULES FOR PARTNERS PROVIDING INVESTMENT 
                   MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO PARTNERSHIPS.

       (a) In General.--Part I of subchapter K of chapter 1 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 710. SPECIAL RULES FOR PARTNERS PROVIDING INVESTMENT 
                   MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO PARTNERSHIPS.

       ``(a) Treatment of Distributive Share of Partnership 
     Items.--For purposes of this title, in the case of an 
     investment services partnership interest--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 702(b)--
       ``(A) an amount equal to the net capital gain with respect 
     to such interest for any partnership taxable year shall be 
     treated as ordinary income, and
       ``(B) subject to the limitation of paragraph (2), an amount 
     equal to the net capital loss with respect to such interest 
     for any partnership taxable year shall be treated as an 
     ordinary loss.
       ``(2) Recharacterization of losses limited to 
     recharacterized gains.--The amount treated as ordinary loss 
     under paragraph (1)(B) for any taxable year shall not exceed 
     the excess (if any) of--
       ``(A) the aggregate amount treated as ordinary income under 
     paragraph (1)(A) with respect to the investment services 
     partnership interest for all preceding partnership taxable 
     years to which this section applies, over
       ``(B) the aggregate amount treated as ordinary loss under 
     paragraph (1)(B) with respect to such interest for all 
     preceding partnership taxable years to which this section 
     applies.
       ``(3) Allocation to items of gain and loss.--
       ``(A) Net capital gain.--The amount treated as ordinary 
     income under paragraph (1)(A) shall be allocated ratably 
     among the items of long-term capital gain taken into account 
     in determining such net capital gain.
       ``(B) Net capital loss.--The amount treated as ordinary 
     loss under paragraph (1)(B) shall be allocated ratably among 
     the items of long-term capital loss and short-term capital 
     loss taken into account in determining such net capital loss.
       ``(4) Terms relating to capital gains and losses.--For 
     purposes of this section--
       ``(A) In general.--Net capital gain, long-term capital 
     gain, and long-term capital loss, with respect to any 
     investment services partnership interest for any taxable 
     year, shall be determined under section 1222, except that 
     such section shall be applied--
       ``(i) without regard to the recharacterization of any item 
     as ordinary income or ordinary loss under this section,
       ``(ii) by only taking into account items of gain and loss 
     taken into account by the holder of such interest under 
     section 702 (other than subsection (a)(9) thereof) with 
     respect to such interest for such taxable year, and
       ``(iii) by treating property which is taken into account in 
     determining gains and losses to which section 1231 applies as 
     capital assets held for more than 1 year.
       ``(B) Net capital loss.--The term `net capital loss' means 
     the excess of the losses from sales or exchanges of capital 
     assets over the gains from such sales or exchanges. Rules 
     similar to the rules of clauses (i) through (iii) of 
     subparagraph (A) shall apply for purposes of the preceding 
     sentence.
       ``(5) Special rule for dividends.--Any dividend allocated 
     with respect to any investment services partnership interest 
     shall not be treated as qualified dividend income for 
     purposes of section 1(h).
       ``(6) Special rule for qualified small business stock.--
     Section 1202 shall not apply to any gain from the sale or 
     exchange of qualified small business stock (as defined in 
     section 1202(c)) allocated with respect to any investment 
     services partnership interest.
       ``(b) Dispositions of Partnership Interests.--
       ``(1) Gain.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any gain on the disposition of an 
     investment services partnership interest shall be--
       ``(i) treated as ordinary income, and
       ``(ii) recognized notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this subtitle.
       ``(B) Gift and transfers at death.--In the case of a 
     disposition of an investment services partnership interest by 
     gift or by reason of death of the taxpayer--
       ``(i) subparagraph (A) shall not apply,
       ``(ii) such interest shall be treated as an investment 
     services partnership interest in the hands of the person 
     acquiring such interest, and
       ``(iii) any amount that would have been treated as ordinary 
     income under this subsection had the decedent sold such 
     interest immediately before death shall be treated as an item 
     of income in respect of a decedent under section 691.
       ``(2) Loss.--Any loss on the disposition of an investment 
     services partnership interest shall be treated as an ordinary 
     loss to the extent of the excess (if any) of--
       ``(A) the aggregate amount treated as ordinary income under 
     subsection (a) with respect to such interest for all 
     partnership taxable years to which this section applies, over
       ``(B) the aggregate amount treated as ordinary loss under 
     subsection (a) with respect to such interest for all 
     partnership taxable years to which this section applies.
       ``(3) Election with respect to certain exchanges.--
     Paragraph (1)(A)(ii) shall not apply to the contribution of 
     an investment services partnership interest to a partnership 
     in exchange for an interest in such partnership if--
       ``(A) the taxpayer makes an irrevocable election to treat 
     the partnership interest received in the exchange as an 
     investment services partnership interest, and
       ``(B) the taxpayer agrees to comply with such reporting and 
     recordkeeping requirements as the Secretary may prescribe.
       ``(4) Distributions of partnership property.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of any distribution of 
     property by a partnership with respect to any investment 
     services partnership interest held by a partner, the partner 
     receiving such property shall recognize gain equal to the 
     excess (if any) of--
       ``(i) the fair market value of such property at the time of 
     such distribution, over
       ``(ii) the adjusted basis of such property in the hands of 
     such partner (determined without regard to subparagraph (C)).
       ``(B) Treatment of gain as ordinary income.--Any gain 
     recognized by such partner under subparagraph (A) shall be 
     treated as ordinary income to the same extent and in the same 
     manner as the increase in such partner's distributive share 
     of the taxable income of the partnership would be treated 
     under subsection (a) if, immediately prior to the 
     distribution, the partnership had sold the distributed 
     property at fair market value and all of the gain from such 
     disposition were allocated to such partner. For purposes of 
     applying subsection (a)(2), any gain treated as ordinary 
     income under this subparagraph shall be treated as an amount 
     treated as ordinary income under subsection (a)(1)(A).
       ``(C) Adjustment of basis.--In the case of a distribution 
     to which subparagraph (A) applies, the basis of the 
     distributed property in the hands of the distributee partner 
     shall be the fair market value of such property.
       ``(D) Special rules with respect to mergers, divisions, and 
     technical terminations.--In the case of a taxpayer which 
     satisfies requirements similar to the requirements of 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (3), this paragraph 
     and paragraph (1)(A)(ii) shall not apply to the distribution 
     of a partnership interest if such distribution is in 
     connection with a contribution (or deemed contribution) of 
     any property of the partnership to which section 721 applies 
     pursuant to a transaction described in paragraph (1)(B) or 
     (2) of section 708(b).
       ``(c) Investment Services Partnership Interest.--For 
     purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `investment services 
     partnership interest' means any interest in an investment 
     partnership acquired or held by any person in connection with 
     the conduct of a trade or business described in paragraph (2) 
     by such person (or any person related to such person). An 
     interest in an investment partnership held by any person--
       ``(A) shall not be treated as an investment services 
     partnership interest for any period before the first date on 
     which it is so held in connection with such a trade or 
     business,
       ``(B) shall not cease to be an investment services 
     partnership interest merely because such person holds such 
     interest other than in connection with such a trade or 
     business, and
       ``(C) shall be treated as an investment services 
     partnership interest if acquired from a related person in 
     whose hands such interest was an investment services 
     partnership interest.
       ``(2) Businesses to which this section applies.--A trade or 
     business is described in this paragraph if such trade or 
     business primarily involves the performance of any of the 
     following services with respect to assets held (directly or 
     indirectly) by one or more investment partnerships referred 
     to in paragraph (1):
       ``(A) Advising as to the advisability of investing in, 
     purchasing, or selling any specified asset.
       ``(B) Managing, acquiring, or disposing of any specified 
     asset.
       ``(C) Arranging financing with respect to acquiring 
     specified assets.
       ``(D) Any activity in support of any service described in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (C).
       ``(3) Investment partnership.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `investment partnership' means 
     any partnership if, at the

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     end of any two consecutive calendar quarters ending after the 
     date of enactment of this section--
       ``(i) substantially all of the assets of the partnership 
     are specified assets (determined without regard to any 
     section 197 intangible within the meaning of section 197(d)), 
     and
       ``(ii) less than 75 percent of the capital of the 
     partnership is attributable to qualified capital interests 
     which constitute property held in connection with a trade or 
     business of the owner of such interest.
       ``(B) Look-through of certain wholly owned entities for 
     purposes of determining assets of the partnership.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of determining the assets 
     of a partnership under subparagraph (A)(i)--

       ``(I) any interest in a specified entity shall not be 
     treated as an asset of such partnership, and
       ``(II) such partnership shall be treated as holding its 
     proportionate share of each of the assets of such specified 
     entity.

       ``(ii) Specified entity.--For purposes of clause (i), the 
     term `specified entity' means, with respect to any 
     partnership (hereafter referred to as the upper-tier 
     partnership), any person which engages in the same trade or 
     business as the upper-tier partnership and is--

       ``(I) a partnership all of the capital and profits 
     interests of which are held directly or indirectly by the 
     upper-tier partnership, or
       ``(II) a foreign corporation which does not engage in a 
     trade or business in the United States and all of the stock 
     of which is held directly or indirectly by the upper-tier 
     partnership.

       ``(C) Special rules for determining if property held in 
     connection with trade or business.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as otherwise provided by the 
     Secretary, solely for purposes of determining whether any 
     interest in a partnership constitutes property held in 
     connection with a trade or business under subparagraph 
     (A)(ii)--

       ``(I) a trade or business of any person closely related to 
     the owner of such interest shall be treated as a trade or 
     business of such owner,
       ``(II) such interest shall be treated as held by a person 
     in connection with a trade or business during any taxable 
     year if such interest was so held by such person during any 3 
     taxable years preceding such taxable year, and
       ``(III) paragraph (5)(B) shall not apply.

       ``(ii) Closely related persons.--For purposes of clause 
     (i)(I), a person shall be treated as closely related to 
     another person if, taking into account the rules of section 
     267(c), the relationship between such persons is described 
     in--

       ``(I) paragraph (1) or (9) of section 267(b), or
       ``(II) section 267(b)(4), but solely in the case of a trust 
     with respect to which each current beneficiary is the grantor 
     or a person whose relationship to the grantor is described in 
     paragraph (1) or (9) of section 267(b).

       ``(D) Antiabuse rules.--The Secretary may issue regulations 
     or other guidance which prevent the avoidance of the purposes 
     of subparagraph (A), including regulations or other guidance 
     which treat convertible and contingent debt (and other debt 
     having the attributes of equity) as a capital interest in the 
     partnership.
       ``(E) Controlled groups of entities.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of a controlled group of 
     entities, if an interest in the partnership received in 
     exchange for a contribution to the capital of the partnership 
     by any member of such controlled group would (in the hands of 
     such member) constitute property held in connection with a 
     trade or business, then any interest in such partnership held 
     by any member of such group shall be treated for purposes of 
     subparagraph (A) as constituting (in the hands of such 
     member) property held in connection with a trade or business.
       ``(ii) Controlled group of entities.--For purposes of 
     clause (i), the term `controlled group of entities' means a 
     controlled group of corporations as defined in section 
     1563(a)(1), applied without regard to subsections (a)(4) and 
     (b)(2) of section 1563. A partnership or any other entity 
     (other than a corporation) shall be treated as a member of a 
     controlled group of entities if such entity is controlled 
     (within the meaning of section 954(d)(3)) by members of such 
     group (including any entity treated as a member of such group 
     by reason of this sentence).
       ``(F) Special rule for corporations.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, in the case of a corporation, the determination of 
     whether property is held in connection with a trade or 
     business shall be determined as if the taxpayer were an 
     individual.
       ``(4) Specified asset.--The term `specified asset' means 
     securities (as defined in section 475(c)(2) without regard to 
     the last sentence thereof), real estate held for rental or 
     investment, interests in partnerships, commodities (as 
     defined in section 475(e)(2)), cash or cash equivalents, or 
     options or derivative contracts with respect to any of the 
     foregoing.
       ``(5) Related persons.--
       ``(A) In general.--A person shall be treated as related to 
     another person if the relationship between such persons is 
     described in section 267(b) or 707(b).
       ``(B) Attribution of partner services.--Any service 
     described in paragraph (2) which is provided by a partner of 
     a partnership shall be treated as also provided by such 
     partnership.
       ``(d) Exception for Certain Capital Interests.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of any portion of an 
     investment services partnership interest which is a qualified 
     capital interest, all items of gain and loss (and any 
     dividends) which are allocated to such qualified capital 
     interest shall not be taken into account under subsection (a) 
     if--
       ``(A) allocations of items are made by the partnership to 
     such qualified capital interest in the same manner as such 
     allocations are made to other qualified capital interests 
     held by partners who do not provide any services described in 
     subsection (c)(2) and who are not related to the partner 
     holding the qualified capital interest, and
       ``(B) the allocations made to such other interests are 
     significant compared to the allocations made to such 
     qualified capital interest.
       ``(2) Authority to provide exceptions to allocation 
     requirements.--To the extent provided by the Secretary in 
     regulations or other guidance--
       ``(A) Allocations to portion of qualified capital 
     interest.--Paragraph (1) may be applied separately with 
     respect to a portion of a qualified capital interest.
       ``(B) No or insignificant allocations to nonservice 
     providers.--In any case in which the requirements of 
     paragraph (1)(B) are not satisfied, items of gain and loss 
     (and any dividends) shall not be taken into account under 
     subsection (a) to the extent that such items are properly 
     allocable under such regulations or other guidance to 
     qualified capital interests.
       ``(C) Allocations to service providers' qualified capital 
     interests which are less than other allocations.--Allocations 
     shall not be treated as failing to meet the requirement of 
     paragraph (1)(A) merely because the allocations to the 
     qualified capital interest represent a lower return than the 
     allocations made to the other qualified capital interests 
     referred to in such paragraph.
       ``(3) Special rule for changes in services and capital 
     contributions.--In the case of an interest in a partnership 
     which was not an investment services partnership interest and 
     which, by reason of a change in the services with respect to 
     assets held (directly or indirectly) by the partnership or by 
     reason of a change in the capital contributions to such 
     partnership, becomes an investment services partnership 
     interest, the qualified capital interest of the holder of 
     such partnership interest immediately after such change shall 
     not, for purposes of this subsection, be less than the fair 
     market value of such interest (determined immediately before 
     such change).
       ``(4) Special rule for tiered partnerships.--Except as 
     otherwise provided by the Secretary, in the case of tiered 
     partnerships, all items which are allocated in a manner which 
     meets the requirements of paragraph (1) to qualified capital 
     interests in a lower-tier partnership shall retain such 
     character to the extent allocated on the basis of qualified 
     capital interests in any upper-tier partnership.
       ``(5) Exception for no-self-charged carry and management 
     fee provisions.--Except as otherwise provided by the 
     Secretary, an interest shall not fail to be treated as 
     satisfying the requirement of paragraph (1)(A) merely because 
     the allocations made by the partnership to such interest do 
     not reflect the cost of services described in subsection 
     (c)(2) which are provided (directly or indirectly) to the 
     partnership by the holder of such interest (or a related 
     person).
       ``(6) Special rule for dispositions.--In the case of any 
     investment services partnership interest any portion of which 
     is a qualified capital interest, subsection (b) shall not 
     apply to so much of any gain or loss as bears the same 
     proportion to the entire amount of such gain or loss as--
       ``(A) the distributive share of gain or loss that would 
     have been allocated to the qualified capital interest 
     (consistent with the requirements of paragraph (1)) if the 
     partnership had sold all of its assets at fair market value 
     immediately before the disposition, bears to
       ``(B) the distributive share of gain or loss that would 
     have been so allocated to the investment services partnership 
     interest of which such qualified capital interest is a part.
       ``(7) Qualified capital interest.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified capital interest' 
     means so much of a partner's interest in the capital of the 
     partnership as is attributable to--
       ``(i) the fair market value of any money or other property 
     contributed to the partnership in exchange for such interest 
     (determined without regard to section 752(a)),
       ``(ii) any amounts which have been included in gross income 
     under section 83 with respect to the transfer of such 
     interest, and
       ``(iii) the excess (if any) of--

       ``(I) any items of income and gain taken into account under 
     section 702 with respect to such interest, over
       ``(II) any items of deduction and loss so taken into 
     account.

       ``(B) Adjustment to qualified capital interest.--
       ``(i) Distributions and losses.--The qualified capital 
     interest shall be reduced by distributions from the 
     partnership with respect to such interest and by the excess 
     (if any) of the amount described in subparagraph (A)(iii)(II) 
     over the amount described in subparagraph (A)(iii)(I).
       ``(ii) Special rule for contributions of property.--In the 
     case of any contribution

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     of property described in subparagraph (A)(i) with respect to 
     which the fair market value of such property is not equal to 
     the adjusted basis of such property immediately before such 
     contribution, proper adjustments shall be made to the 
     qualified capital interest to take into account such 
     difference consistent with such regulations or other guidance 
     as the Secretary may provide.
       ``(C) Technical terminations, etc., disregarded.--No 
     increase or decrease in the qualified capital interest of any 
     partner shall result from a termination, merger, 
     consolidation, or division described in section 708, or any 
     similar transaction.
       ``(8) Treatment of certain loans.--
       ``(A) Proceeds of partnership loans not treated as 
     qualified capital interest of service providing partners.--
     For purposes of this subsection, an investment services 
     partnership interest shall not be treated as a qualified 
     capital interest to the extent that such interest is acquired 
     in connection with the proceeds of any loan or other advance 
     made or guaranteed, directly or indirectly, by any other 
     partner or the partnership (or any person related to any such 
     other partner or the partnership). The preceding sentence 
     shall not apply to the extent the loan or other advance is 
     repaid before the date of the enactment of this section 
     unless such repayment is made with the proceeds of a loan or 
     other advance described in the preceding sentence.

       ``(B) Reduction in allocations to qualified capital 
     interests for loans from nonservice-providing partners to the 
     partnership.--For purposes of this subsection, any loan or 
     other advance to the partnership made or guaranteed, directly 
     or indirectly, by a partner not providing services described 
     in subsection (c)(2) to the partnership (or any person 
     related to such partner) shall be taken into account in 
     determining the qualified capital interests of the partners 
     in the partnership.
       ``(9) Special rule for qualified family partnerships.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of any specified family 
     partnership interest, paragraph (1)(A) shall be applied 
     without regard to the phrase `and who are not related to the 
     partner holding the qualified capital interest'.
       ``(B) Specified family partnership interest.--For purposes 
     of this paragraph, the term `specified family partnership 
     interest' means any investment services partnership interest 
     if--
       ``(i) such interest is an interest in a qualified family 
     partnership,
       ``(ii) such interest is held by a natural person or by a 
     trust with respect to which each beneficiary is a grantor or 
     a person whose relationship to the grantor is described in 
     section 267(b)(1), and
       ``(iii) all other interests in such qualified family 
     partnership with respect to which significant allocations are 
     made (within the meaning of paragraph (1)(B) and in 
     comparison to the allocations made to the interest described 
     in clause (ii)) are held by persons who--

       ``(I) are related to the natural person or trust referred 
     to in clause (ii), or
       ``(II) provide services described in subsection (c)(2).

       ``(C) Qualified family partnership.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `qualified family partnership' means any 
     partnership if--
       ``(i) all of the capital and profits interests of such 
     partnership are held by--

       ``(I) specified family members,
       ``(II) any person closely related (within the meaning of 
     subsection (c)(3)(C)(ii)) to a specified family member, or
       ``(III) any other person (not described in subclause (I) or 
     (II)) if such interest is an investment services partnership 
     interest with respect to such person, and

       ``(ii) such partnership does not hold itself out to the 
     public as an investment advisor.
       ``(D) Specified family members.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (C), individuals shall be treated as specified 
     family members if such individuals would be treated as one 
     person under the rules of section 1361(c)(1) if the 
     applicable date (within the meaning of subparagraph (B)(iii) 
     thereof) were the latest of--
       ``(i) the date of the establishment of the partnership,
       ``(ii) the earliest date that the common ancestor holds a 
     capital or profits interest in the partnership, or
       ``(iii) the date of the enactment of this section.
       ``(e) Other Income and Gain in Connection With Investment 
     Management Services.--
       ``(1) In general.--If--
       ``(A) a person performs (directly or indirectly) investment 
     management services for any investment entity,
       ``(B) such person holds (directly or indirectly) a 
     disqualified interest with respect to such entity, and
       ``(C) the value of such interest (or payments thereunder) 
     is substantially related to the amount of income or gain 
     (whether or not realized) from the assets with respect to 
     which the investment management services are performed,
     any income or gain with respect to such interest shall be 
     treated as ordinary income. Rules similar to the rules of 
     subsections (a)(5) and (d) shall apply for purposes of this 
     subsection.
       ``(2) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) Disqualified interest.--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `disqualified interest' means, 
     with respect to any investment entity--

       ``(I) any interest in such entity other than indebtedness,
       ``(II) convertible or contingent debt of such entity,
       ``(III) any option or other right to acquire property 
     described in subclause (I) or (II), and
       ``(IV) any derivative instrument entered into (directly or 
     indirectly) with such entity or any investor in such entity.

       ``(ii) Exceptions.--Such term shall not include--

       ``(I) a partnership interest,
       ``(II) except as provided by the Secretary, any interest in 
     a taxable corporation, and
       ``(III) except as provided by the Secretary, stock in an S 
     corporation.

       ``(B) Taxable corporation.--The term `taxable corporation' 
     means--
       ``(i) a domestic C corporation, or
       ``(ii) a foreign corporation substantially all of the 
     income of which is--

       ``(I) effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or 
     business in the United States, or
       ``(II) subject to a comprehensive foreign income tax (as 
     defined in section 457A(d)(2)).

       ``(C) Investment management services.--The term `investment 
     management services' means a substantial quantity of any of 
     the services described in subsection (c)(2).
       ``(D) Investment entity.--The term `investment entity' 
     means any entity which, if it were a partnership, would be an 
     investment partnership.
       ``(f) Exception for Domestic C Corporations.--Except as 
     otherwise provided by the Secretary, in the case of a 
     domestic C corporation--
       ``(1) subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to any item 
     allocated to such corporation with respect to any investment 
     services partnership interest (or to any gain or loss with 
     respect to the disposition of such an interest), and
       ``(2) subsection (e) shall not apply.
       ``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations or other guidance as is necessary or appropriate 
     to carry out the purposes of this section, including 
     regulations or other guidance to--
       ``(1) require such reporting and recordkeeping by any 
     person in such manner and at such time as the Secretary may 
     prescribe for purposes of enabling the partnership to meet 
     the requirements of section 6031 with respect to any item 
     described in section 702(a)(9),
       ``(2) provide modifications to the application of this 
     section (including treating related persons as not related to 
     one another) to the extent such modification is consistent 
     with the purposes of this section,
       ``(3) prevent the avoidance of the purposes of this section 
     (including through the use of qualified family partnerships), 
     and
       ``(4) coordinate this section with the other provisions of 
     this title.
       ``(h) Cross Reference.--For 40-percent penalty on certain 
     underpayments due to the avoidance of this section, see 
     section 6662.''.
       (b) Application of Section 751 to Indirect Dispositions of 
     Investment Services Partnership Interests.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 751 is amended 
     by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1), by inserting 
     ``or'' at the end of paragraph (2), and by inserting after 
     paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) investment services partnership interests held by the 
     partnership,''.
       (2) Certain distributions treated as sales or exchanges.--
     Subparagraph (A) of section 751(b)(1) is amended by striking 
     ``or'' at the end of clause (i), by inserting ``or'' at the 
     end of clause (ii), and by inserting after clause (ii) the 
     following new clause:
       ``(iii) investment services partnership interests held by 
     the partnership,''.
       (3) Application of special rules in the case of tiered 
     partnerships.--Subsection (f) of section 751 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1), by 
     inserting ``or'' at the end of paragraph (2), and by 
     inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) an investment services partnership interest held by 
     the partnership,'', and
       (B) by striking ``partner.'' and inserting ``partner (other 
     than a partnership in which it holds an investment services 
     partnership interest).''.
       (4) Investment services partnership interests; qualified 
     capital interests.--Section 751 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Investment Services Partnership Interests.--For 
     purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `investment services 
     partnership interest' has the meaning given such term by 
     section 710(c).
       ``(2) Adjustments for qualified capital interests.--The 
     amount to which subsection (a) applies by reason of paragraph 
     (3) thereof shall not include so much of such amount as is 
     attributable to any portion of the investment services 
     partnership interest which is a qualified capital interest 
     (determined under rules similar to the rules of section 
     710(d)).
       ``(3) Exception for publicly traded partnerships.--Except 
     as otherwise provided by the Secretary, in the case of an 
     exchange of an interest in a publicly traded partnership (as 
     defined in section 7704) to which subsection (a) applies--
       ``(A) this section shall be applied without regard to 
     subsections (a)(3), (b)(1)(A)(iii), and (f)(3), and
       ``(B) such partnership shall be treated as owning its 
     proportionate share of the property of any other partnership 
     in which it is a partner.

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       ``(4) Recognition of gains.--Any gain with respect to which 
     subsection (a) applies by reason of paragraph (3) thereof 
     shall be recognized notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this title.
       ``(5) Coordination with inventory items.--An investment 
     services partnership interest held by the partnership shall 
     not be treated as an inventory item of the partnership.
       ``(6) Prevention of double counting.--Under regulations or 
     other guidance prescribed by the Secretary, subsection (a)(3) 
     shall not apply with respect to any amount to which section 
     710 applies.
       ``(7) Valuation methods.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
     regulations or other guidance which provide the acceptable 
     methods for valuing investment services partnership interests 
     for purposes of this section.''.
       (c) Treatment for Purposes of Section 7704.--Subsection (d) 
     of section 7704 is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(6) Income from certain carried interests not 
     qualified.--
       ``(A) In general.--Specified carried interest income shall 
     not be treated as qualifying income.
       ``(B) Specified carried interest income.--For purposes of 
     this paragraph--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `specified carried interest 
     income' means--

       ``(I) any item of income or gain allocated to an investment 
     services partnership interest (as defined in section 710(c)) 
     held by the partnership,
       ``(II) any gain on the disposition of an investment 
     services partnership interest (as so defined) or a 
     partnership interest to which (in the hands of the 
     partnership) section 751 applies, and
       ``(III) any income or gain taken into account by the 
     partnership under subsection (b)(4) or (e) of section 710.

       ``(ii) Exception for qualified capital interests.--A rule 
     similar to the rule of section 710(d) shall apply for 
     purposes of clause (i).
       ``(C) Coordination with other provisions.--Subparagraph (A) 
     shall not apply to any item described in paragraph (1)(E) (or 
     so much of paragraph (1)(F) as relates to paragraph (1)(E)).
       ``(D) Special rules for certain partnerships.--
       ``(i) Certain partnerships owned by real estate investment 
     trusts.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply in the case of a 
     partnership which meets each of the following requirements:

       ``(I) Such partnership is treated as publicly traded under 
     this section solely by reason of interests in such 
     partnership being convertible into interests in a real estate 
     investment trust which is publicly traded.
       ``(II) Fifty percent or more of the capital and profits 
     interests of such partnership are owned, directly or 
     indirectly, at all times during the taxable year by such real 
     estate investment trust (determined with the application of 
     section 267(c)).
       ``(III) Such partnership meets the requirements of 
     paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of section 856(c).

       ``(ii) Certain partnerships owning other publicly traded 
     partnerships.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply in the case 
     of a partnership which meets each of the following 
     requirements:

       ``(I) Substantially all of the assets of such partnership 
     consist of interests in one or more publicly traded 
     partnerships (determined without regard to subsection 
     (b)(2)).
       ``(II) Substantially all of the income of such partnership 
     is ordinary income or section 1231 gain (as defined in 
     section 1231(a)(3)).

       ``(E) Transitional rule.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply 
     to any taxable year of the partnership beginning before the 
     date which is 10 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this paragraph.''.
       (d) Imposition of Penalty on Underpayments.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 6662 is amended 
     by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) The application of section 710(e) or the regulations 
     or other guidance prescribed under section 710(g) to prevent 
     the avoidance of the purposes of section 710.''.
       (2) Amount of penalty.--
       (A) In general.--Section 6662 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(k) Increase in Penalty in Case of Property Transferred 
     for Investment Management Services.--In the case of any 
     portion of an underpayment to which this section applies by 
     reason of subsection (b)(8), subsection (a) shall be applied 
     with respect to such portion by substituting `40 percent' for 
     `20 percent'.''.
       (B) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     6662A(e)(2) is amended by striking ``or (i)'' and inserting 
     ``, (i), or (k)''.
       (3) Special rules for application of reasonable cause 
     exception.--Subsection (c) of section 6664 is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively;
       (B) by striking ``paragraph (3)'' in paragraph (5)(A), as 
     so redesignated, and inserting ``paragraph (4)''; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) Special rule for underpayments attributable to 
     investment management services.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
     portion of an underpayment to which section 6662 applies by 
     reason of subsection (b)(8) unless--
       ``(i) the relevant facts affecting the tax treatment of the 
     item are adequately disclosed,
       ``(ii) there is or was substantial authority for such 
     treatment, and
       ``(iii) the taxpayer reasonably believed that such 
     treatment was more likely than not the proper treatment.
       ``(B) Rules relating to reasonable belief.--Rules similar 
     to the rules of subsection (d)(3) shall apply for purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)(iii).''.
       (e) Income and Loss From Investment Services Partnership 
     Interests Taken Into Account in Determining Net Earnings From 
     Self-Employment.--
       (1) Internal revenue code.--
       (A) In general.--Section 1402(a) is amended by striking 
     ``and'' at the end of paragraph (16), by striking the period 
     at the end of paragraph (17) and inserting ``; and'', and by 
     inserting after paragraph (17) the following new paragraph:
       ``(18) notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this 
     subsection, in the case of any individual engaged in the 
     trade or business of providing services described in section 
     710(c)(2) with respect to any entity, investment services 
     partnership income or loss (as defined in subsection (m)) of 
     such individual with respect to such entity shall be taken 
     into account in determining the net earnings from self-
     employment of such individual.''.
       (B) Investment services partnership income or loss.--
     Section 1402 is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(m) Investment Services Partnership Income or Loss.--For 
     purposes of subsection (a)--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `investment services 
     partnership income or loss' means, with respect to any 
     investment services partnership interest (as defined in 
     section 710(c)) or disqualified interest (as defined in 
     section 710(e)), the net of--
       ``(A) the amounts treated as ordinary income or ordinary 
     loss under subsections (b) and (e) of section 710 with 
     respect to such interest,
       ``(B) all items of income, gain, loss, and deduction 
     allocated to such interest, and
       ``(C) the amounts treated as realized from the sale or 
     exchange of property other than a capital asset under section 
     751 with respect to such interest.
       ``(2) Exception for qualified capital interests.--A rule 
     similar to the rule of section 710(d) shall apply for 
     purposes of applying paragraph (1)(B).''.
       (2) Social security act.--Section 211(a) of the Social 
     Security Act is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of 
     paragraph (15), by striking the period at the end of 
     paragraph (16) and inserting ``; and'', and by inserting 
     after paragraph (16) the following new paragraph:
       ``(17) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this 
     subsection, in the case of any individual engaged in the 
     trade or business of providing services described in section 
     710(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect 
     to any entity, investment services partnership income or loss 
     (as defined in section 1402(m) of such Code) shall be taken 
     into account in determining the net earnings from self-
     employment of such individual.''.
       (f) Separate Accounting by Partner.--Section 702(a) is 
     amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (7), by 
     striking the period at the end of paragraph (8) and inserting 
     ``, and'', and by inserting after paragraph (8) the 
     following:
       ``(9) any amount treated as ordinary income or loss under 
     subsection (a), (b), or (e) of section 710.''.
       (g) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (d) of section 731 is amended by inserting 
     ``section 710(b)(4) (relating to distributions of partnership 
     property),'' after ``to the extent otherwise provided by''.
       (2) Section 741 is amended by inserting ``or section 710 
     (relating to special rules for partners providing investment 
     management services to partnerships)'' before the period at 
     the end.
       (3) The table of sections for part I of subchapter K of 
     chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 710. Special rules for partners providing investment management 
              services to partnerships.''.
       (h) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply 
     to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) Partnership taxable years which include effective 
     date.--In applying section 710(a) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 (as added by this section) in the case of any 
     partnership taxable year which includes the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the amount of the net capital gain 
     referred to in such section shall be treated as being the 
     lesser of the net capital gain for the entire partnership 
     taxable year or the net capital gain determined by only 
     taking into account items attributable to the portion of the 
     partnership taxable year which is after such date.
       (3) Dispositions of partnership interests.--
       (A) In general.--Section 710(b) of such Code (as added by 
     this section) shall apply to dispositions and distributions 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (B) Indirect dispositions.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (b) shall apply to

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     transactions after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (4) Other income and gain in connection with investment 
     management services.--Section 710(e) of such Code (as added 
     by this section) shall take effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

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