,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #beec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bf1
 #bjai,mr4 ,van ,hollen 7for himself1   
,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,ms4      
,collins1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 and ,mr4         
,lankford7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue ,code
 of #aihf to strike the provision of the
 ,american ,opportunity ,tax ,credit    
that denies the credit to students with 
felony drug convictions4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,eliminating ,discrimination ,and       
,creating ,corridors to ,expand ,student
 ,success ,act of #bjai or the ,,ed     
,,access ,act of #bjai4  #b4            
,elimination of denial of american      
opportunity tax credit for students     
convicted of a felony drug offense  7a7 
,in general ,section #be;,a7b77#b7 of   
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is
 amended by striking subparagraph 7,d74 

7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made 
by this section shall apply to taxable  
years ending after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act4