,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #i1 #bjbe,mr4 
,vasquez 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
 allow an increased work opportunity    
credit with respect to veterans1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,honor and    
,hire ,veterans ,act of #bjbe4  #b4     
,work opportunity credit for veterans   
7a7 ,in general ,section #ea7;a7 of the 
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended by striking equal to and all    
that follows and inserting the          
following3 equal to-- 7#a7 in the case  
of a qualified veteran1 #ej percent of  
the qualified first-year wages for such 
year1 and  7#b7 in all other cases1 #dj 
percent of the qualified first-year     
wages for such year4  4  7b7 ,increased 
limitation on wages taken into account  
for veterans ,section #ea7;b77#c7 of    

such ,code is amended-- 7#a7 by striking
 #ab1jjj and inserting #ah1jjj1  7#b7 by
 striking #ad1jjj and inserting #ba1jjj1
 and  7#c7 by striking #bd1jjj and      
inserting #cf1jjj4  7c7 ,conforming     
amendments relating to individuals not  
meeting minimum employment periods      
,section #ea7;i77#c77;,a7 of such ,code 
is amended by striking employer and all 
that follows and inserting the          
following3 employer-- 7i7 subsection    
7a77#a7 shall be applied by substituting
 #be percent for #ej percent1 and  7ii7 
subsection 7a77#b7 shall be applied by  
substituting #be percent for #dj        
percent4  4  7d7 ,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 ,act4