,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bffg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #aj1 #bjai,mr4  
,carter of ,texas introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue
 ,code of #aihf to make employers of    
spouses of military personnel eligible  
for the work opportunity credit4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,military ,spouses ,employment ,act4
  #b4 ,eligibility of spouses of        
military personnel for the work         
opportunity credit  7a7 ,in general     
,paragraph 7#a7 of section #ea7;d7 of   
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is
 amended by striking or at the end of   
subparagraph 7,i71 by striking the      
period at the end of subparagraph 7,j7  
and inserting 1 or1 and by adding at the
 end the following new subparagraph3    
7,k7 a qualified military spouse4  4    
7b7 ,qualified military spouse          
,subsection 7d7 of section #ea of such  

,code is amended by redesignating       
paragraphs 7#ab7 through 7#ae7 as       
paragraphs 7#ac7 through 7#af71         
respectively1 and by inserting after    
paragraph 7#i7 the following new        
paragraph3  7#aa7 ,qualified military   
spouse ,the term qualified military     
spouse means any individual who is      
certified by the designated local agency
 as being a spouse 7determined as of the
 hiring date7 of a member of the ,armed 
,forces of the ,united ,states who is   
serving on a period of extended active  
duty which includes the hiring date4    
,for purposes of the preceding sentence1
 the term extended active duty means any
 period of active duty pursuant to a    
call or order to such duty for a period 
in excess of #ij days or for an         
indefinite period4  4  7c7 ,effective   
date ,the amendments made this section  
shall apply to amounts paid or incurred 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act to individuals who begin work for  
the employer after such date4