[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 194 (Wednesday, November 29, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S7473]
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  SA 1636. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1618 submitted by Mr. Hatch (for himself and Ms. 
Murkowski) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 1, to provide 
for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018; which was ordered to lie 
on the table; as follows:

       At the end of part III of subtitle A of title I, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 11030. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF WORK OPPORTUNITY 
                   CREDIT FOR CERTAIN YOUTH EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Expansion of Credit for Summer Youth.--
       (1) Credit allowed for year-round employment.--Section 
     51(d)(7)(A) is amended--
       (A) by striking clauses (i) and (iii) and redesignating 
     clauses (ii) and (iv) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;
       (B) in clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking ``(or 
     if later, on May 1 of the calendar year involved),'' and 
     inserting ``, and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iii) who will be employed for not more than 20 hours per 
     week during any period between September 16 and April 30 in 
     which such individual is regularly attending any secondary 
     school.''.
       (2) Increase in credit amount.--Section 51(d)(7) is amended 
     by striking subparagraph (B) and by redesignating 
     subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).
       (3) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Subparagraph (F) of section 51(d)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``summer''.
       (B) Paragraph (7) of section 51(d) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``summer'' each place it appears in 
     subparagraphs (A);
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated by paragraph (2), 
     by striking ``subparagraph (A)(iv)'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraph (A)(ii)''; and
       (iii) by striking ``summer'' in the heading thereof.
       (b) Credit for At-Risk Youth.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 51(d) is amended 
     by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (I), by 
     striking the period at the end of subparagraph (J) and 
     inserting ``, or'' , and by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(K) an at-risk youth.''.
       (2) At-risk youth.--Paragraph (14) of section 51(d) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(14) At-risk youth.--The term `at-risk youth' means any 
     individual who is certified by the designated local agency--
       ``(A) as--
       ``(i) having attained age 16 but not age 25 on the hiring 
     date,
       ``(ii) as not regularly attending any secondary, technical, 
     or post-secondary school during the 6-month period preceding 
     the hiring date,
       ``(iii) as not regularly employed during such 6-month 
     period, and
       ``(iv) as not readily employable by reason of lacking a 
     sufficient number of basic skills, or
       ``(B) as--
       ``(i) having attained age 16 but not age 21 on the hiring 
     date, and
       ``(ii) an eligible foster child (as defined in section 
     152(f)(1)(C)) who was in foster care during the 12-month 
     period ending on the hiring date.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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