,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fjei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #b1 #bjbj,ms4 
,norton 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
 extend certain tax benefits related to 
empowerment zones to the ,district of   
,columbia4  #a4 ,district of ,columbia  
treated as empowerment zone  7a7 ,in    
general ,section #acia7;b77#b7 of the   
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3 ,there shall be treated as an
 empowerment zone designated under this 
section so much of the ,district of     
,columbia as would result in the largest
 area within ,,dc meeting the           
eligibility requirements for designation
 under #acia4 ,deemed treatment under   
the preceding sentence shall not be     
taken into account in determining the   
number of empowerment zones which may be
 designated under this section44  7b7   

,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply to periods     
beginning after ,december #ca1 #bjai4