,i #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ijca ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #bf1 #bjbf,mr4 ,mc,garvey 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,casar1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,garcia of ,california1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 and ,ms4 ,norton7 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 establish a refundable young adult tax credit with monthly advance payment4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,young ,adult ,tax ,credit ,act4 #b4 ,establishment of refundable young adult tax credit with monthly advance payment 7a7 ,in general ,subpart ,a of part ,,iv of subchapter ,a of chapter #a of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by inserting after section #bd the following new sections3 #bd;,a4 ,monthly young adult tax credit 7a7 ,allowance of credit ,there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year the sum of the monthly specified young adult allowances determined with respect to the taxpayer under subsection 7b7 for each calendar month during such taxable year4 7b7 ,monthly specified young adult allowance 7#a7 ,in general ,for purposes of this section1 the term monthly specified young adult allowance means the sum of #ejj for each taxpayer or dependent of the taxpayer who is a specified young adult for any calendar month4 7#b7 ,monthly specified young adult allowance ,in the case of any month beginning after ,december #ca1 #bjbg1 the #ejj amount in paragraph 7#a7 shall be increased by an amount equal to-- 7,a7 such dollar amount1 multiplied by 7,b7 the percentage 7if any7 by which-- 7i7 the ,,cpi 7as defined in section #a7;f77#d77 for the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which such month begins1 exceeds 7ii7 the ,,cpi 7as so defined7 for calendar year #bjbg4 7c7 ,specified young adult ,the term specified young adult means an individual-- 7#a7 who1 as of the close of such month1 is at least #ah and will not have attained age #be1 and 7#b7 who either is a citizen1 national1 or resident of the ,united ,states4 7d7 ,denial of credit to dependents ,no credit shall be allowed under this section to any individual with respect to whom a deduction under section #aea is allowable to another taxpayer for a taxable year beginning in the calendar year in which such individual's taxable year begins4 7e7 ,credit refundable ,if the taxpayer 7in the case of a joint return1 either spouse7 has a principal place of abode 7determined as provided in section #cb7 in the ,united ,states or ,puerto ,rico for more than one-half of any calendar month during the taxable year1 so much of the credit otherwise allowed under subsection 7a7 as is attributable to monthly specified young adult allowances with respect to any such calendar month shall be allowed under subpart ,c 7and not allowed under this subpart74 7f7 ,identification requirements 7#a7 ,dependent identification requirement ,no credit shall be allowed under this section to a taxpayer with respect to any dependent unless the taxpayer includes the name and taxpayer identification number of such dependent on the return of tax for the taxable year and such taxpayer identification number was issued on or before the due date for filing such return4 7#b7 ,taxpayer identification requirement ,no credit shall be allowed under this section if the taxpayer identification number of the taxpayer was issued after the due date for filing the return for the taxable year4 7g7 ,reconciliation of credit and monthly advance young adult payments 7#a7 ,in general ,the amount otherwise determined under subsection 7a7 with respect to any taxpayer for any taxable year shall be reduced 7but not below zero7 by the aggregate amount of payments made under section #gebg;,b to such taxpayer for one or more calendar months in such taxable year4 ,any failure to so reduce the credit shall be treated as arising out of a mathematical or clerical error and assessed according to section #fbac7;b77#a74 7#b7 ,recapture of excess advance payments in certain circumstances ,in the case of a taxpayer described in paragraph 7#c7 for any taxable year1 the tax imposed by this chapter for such taxable year shall be increased by the excess 7if any7 of-- 7,a7 the aggregate amount of payments made to the taxpayer under section #gebg;,b for one or more calendar months in such taxable year1 over 7,b7 the amount determined under subsection 7a7 with respect to the taxpayer for such taxable year 7without regard to paragraph 7#a7 of this subsection74 7#c7 ,taxpayers subject to recapture 7,a7 ,fraud or reckless or intentional disregard of rules and regulations ,a taxpayer is described in this paragraph with respect to any taxable year if the ,secretary determines that the amount described in paragraph 7#b77;,a7 with respect to the taxpayer for such taxable year was determined on the basis of fraud or a reckless or intentional disregard of rules and regulations4 7,b7 ,certain payments made after notice from ,secretary ,if the ,secretary notifies a taxpayer under section #gebg;,b7e77#b7 that such taxpayer is subject to recapture with respect to any payments-- 7i7 such taxpayer shall be treated as described in this paragraph1 and 7ii7 the increase determined under paragraph 7#b7 by reason of this subparagraph shall not exceed the aggregate amount of such payments4 7,c7 ,other circumstances to prevent abuse ,a taxpayer is described in this paragraph with respect to any taxable year pursuant to regulations or other guidance of the ,secretary describing other recapture circumstances to facilitate the administration and enforcement by the ,secretary of section #gebg;,b to minimize the amount of advance payments made under section #gebg;,b to ineligible individuals and to prevent abuse4 7#d7 ,coordination with possessions of the ,united ,states ,for purposes of this subsection1 payments made under section #gebg;,b include payments made by any jurisdiction other than the ,united ,states under section #gebg;,b of the income tax law of such jurisdiction1 and advance payments made by ,american ,samoa pursuant to a plan described in subsection 7e77#c77;,b74 ,any increase in tax imposed on a taxpayer by reason of paragraph 7#b7 of the income tax law of a jurisdiction other than the ,united ,states shall be considered to reduce the aggregate amount of payments made to such taxpayer by such jurisdiction4 ,in carrying out this section1 the ,secretary shall coordinate with each possession of the ,united ,states to prevent any application of this paragraph that is inconsistent with the purposes of this subsection4 7h7 ,application of credit in possessions 7#a7 ,mirror code possessions 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall pay to each possession of the ,united ,states with a mirror code tax system amounts equal to the loss 7if any7 to that possession by reason of the application of this section 7determined without regard to this subsection7 with respect to taxable years beginning in calendar years after #bjbf4 ,such amounts shall be determined by the ,secretary based on information provided by the government of the respective possession4 7,b7 ,coordination with credit allowed against ,united ,states income taxes ,no credit shall be allowed under this section for any taxable year to any individual to whom a credit is allowable against taxes imposed by a possession of the ,united ,states with a mirror code tax system by reason of the application of this section in such possession for such taxable year4 7,c7 ,mirror code tax system ,for purposes of this paragraph1 the term mirror code tax system means1 with respect to any possession of the ,united ,states1 the income tax system of such possession if the income tax liability of the residents of such possession under such system is determined by reference to the income tax laws of the ,united ,states as if such possession were the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,cross references related to application of credit to residents of ,puerto ,rico 7,a7 ,for application of refundable credit to residents of ,puerto ,rico1 see subsection 7d74 7,b7 ,for application of advance payment to residents of ,puerto ,rico1 see section #gebg;,b7b77#b74 7#c7 ,american ,samoa 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall pay to ,american ,samoa amounts estimated by the ,secretary as being equal to the aggregate benefits that would have been provided to residents of ,american ,samoa by reason of the application of this section for taxable years beginning in calendar years after #bjbf if the provisions of this section had been in effect in ,american ,samoa 7applied as if ,american ,samoa were the ,united ,states and without regard to the application of this section to residents of ,puerto ,rico under subsection 7d774 7,b7 ,distribution requirement ,subparagraph 7,a7 shall not apply unless ,american ,samoa has a plan1 which has been approved by the ,secretary1 under which ,american ,samoa will promptly distribute such payments to its residents4 7,c7 ,coordination with credit allowed against ,united ,states income taxes 7i7 ,in general ,in the case of a taxable year with respect to which a plan is approved under subparagraph 7,b71 this section 7other than this subsection7 shall not apply to any individual eligible for a distribution under such plan4 7ii7 ,application of section in event of absence of approved plan ,in the case of a taxable year with respect to which a plan is not approved under subparagraph 7,b71 subsection 7d7 shall be applied by substituting 1 ,puerto ,rico1 or ,american ,samoa for or ,puerto ,rico4 7#d7 ,treatment of payments ,for purposes of section #acbd of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 the payments under this subsection shall be treated in the same manner as a refund due from a credit provision referred to in subsection 7b77#b7 of such section4 7i7 ,regulations ,the ,secretary shall issue such regulations or other guidance as the ,secretary determines necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section4 4 7b7 ,monthly payment of young adult tax credit ,chapter #gg of such ,code is amended by inserting after section #gebg;,a the following new section3 #gebg;,b4 ,monthly payments of young adult tax credit 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall establish a program for making payments to taxpayers with respect to each calendar month equal to the monthly advance young adult payment determined with respect to such taxpayer for such month4 7b7 ,monthly advance young adult payment 7#a7 ,in general ,for purposes of this section and except as otherwise provided in this section1 the term monthly advance young adult payment means1 with respect to any taxpayer for any calendar month1 the amount 7if any7 which is estimated by the ,secretary as being equal to the monthly specified young adult allowance which would be determined under section #bd;,a7b7 with respect to such taxpayer for such calendar month4 7#b7 ,residence requirement ,unless determined by the ,secretary based on any information known to the ,secretary1 no monthly specified young adult allowance shall be determined with respect to such taxpayer for a calendar month unless the taxpayer 7in the case of a joint return1 either spouse7 has a principal place of abode 7determined as provided in section #cb7 in the ,united ,states or ,puerto ,rico for more than one-half of the month4 7c7 ,on-,line information portal 7#a7 ,on-line information portal ,the ,secretary shall establish an on-line portal which allows taxpayers to-- 7,a7 subject to such restrictions as the ,secretary may provide1 elect to begin or cease receiving payments under this section1 7,b7 provide information to the ,secretary which is relevant in determining the monthly advance young adult payment and the taxpayer's eligibility for such payment1 including changes in expected dependent status for the following tax year1 and 7,c7 subject to such restrictions as the ,secretary may provide1 elect to begin or cease an annual lump sum in lieu of monthly payments4 7#b7 ,availability in multiple languages ,the ,secretary shall ensure that the on-line portal described in paragraph 7#a7 is available in multiple languages4 7#c7 ,administration ,the ,secretary shall identify and allocate the resources necessary to administer the on-line portal described in paragraph 7#a7 and will create an internal review process to ensure the portal is frequently updated for efficiency1 accuracy1 and ease-of-use4 7#d7 ,mobile device compatibility ,the on-line portal described in paragraph 7#a7 shall be compatible with mobile devices4 7#e7 ,determination of dependent status for purposes of advance payment 7,a7 ,in general ,for purposes of determining the recipient of any monthly advance young adult payment under this section1 a specified young adult shall be treated as a dependent of a taxpayer if such young adult was claimed as a dependent of the taxpayer on the return of tax filed by such taxpayer for the reference year4 7,b7 ,reference year ,the term reference year means1 with respect to any taxpayer for any calendar year1 the most recent of-- 7i7 in the case of a taxpayer who filed a return of tax for the last taxable year ending before the taxable year in which a payment is made1 such taxable year1 or 7ii7 in the case of a taxpayer who filed a return of tax for the taxable year preceding the taxable year described in subparagraph 7,a71 such preceding taxable year4 7,c7 ,resolution of multiple claims relating to same dependent ,in the case of multiple returns of tax claiming a payment with respect to the same specified young adult as a result of a change in dependent status1 the ,secretary shall-- 7i7 establish procedures under which the ,secretary expeditiously adjudicates taxpayers' competing claims with respect to such payment1 7ii7 notify any taxpayer of the termination of eligibility for a payment pursuant to this subparagraph1 and 7iii7 treat any error as arising due to a clerical error and assessed according to section #fbac7;b77#a7 unless information indicates that such error is due to fraud or determined on the basis of fraud or a reckless or intentional disregard of rules and regulations4 7d7 ,provisions related to form1 manner1 and treatment of payments 7#a7 ,application of electronic funds payment requirement ,the payments made by the ,secretary under subsection 7a7 shall be made by electronic funds transfer to the same extent and in the same manner as if such payments were ,federal payments not made under this title4 7#b7 ,delivery of payments ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the ,secretary may certify and disburse refunds payable under this section electronically to-- 7,a7 any account to which the payee authorized1 on or after ,january #a1 #bjbf1 the delivery of a refund of taxes under this title or of a ,federal payment 7as defined in section #cccb of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code71 7,b7 any account belonging to a payee from which that individual1 on or after ,january #a1 #bjbf1 made a payment of taxes under this title1 or 7,c7 any ,treasury-sponsored account 7as defined in section #bjh4b of title #ca1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations74 7#c7 ,waiver of certain rules ,notwithstanding section #ccbe of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 or any other provision of law1 with respect to any payment of a refund under this section1 a disbursing official in the executive branch of the ,united ,states ,government may modify payment information received from an officer or employee described in section #ccbe7;a77#a77;,b7 of such title for the purpose of facilitating the accurate and efficient delivery of such payment4 ,except in cases of fraud or reckless neglect1 no liability under section #ccbe1 #cebg1 #cebh1 or #cebi of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall be imposed with respect to payments made under this paragraph4 7#d7 ,exception from reduction or offset ,any applicable payment 7as defined in paragraph 7#e77;,e77iii77 shall not be-- 7,a7 subject to reduction or offset pursuant to section #cgaf or #cgbj;,a of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 7,b7 subject to reduction or offset pursuant to subsection 7c71 7d71 7e71 or 7f7 of section #fdjb1 or 7,c7 reduced or offset by other assessed ,federal taxes that would otherwise be subject to levy or collection4 7#e7 ,assignment of benefits 7,a7 ,in general ,the right of any person to any applicable payment shall not be transferable or assignable1 at law or in equity1 and no applicable payment shall be subject to execution1 levy1 attachment1 garnishment1 or other legal process1 or the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law4 7,b7 ,encoding of payments ,in the case of an applicable payment described in subparagraph 7,e77iii77,i7 that is paid electronically by direct deposit through the ,automated ,clearing ,house 7,,ach7 network1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury 7or the ,secretary's delegate7 shall-- 7i7 issue the payment using a unique identifier that is reasonably sufficient to allow a financial institution to identify the payment as an applicable payment1 and 7ii7 further encode the payment pursuant to the same specifications as required for a benefit payment defined in section #bab4c of title #ca1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4 7,c7 ,garnishment 7i7 ,encoded payments ,in the case of a garnishment order that applies to an account that has received an applicable payment that is encoded as provided in subparagraph 7,b71 a financial institution shall follow the requirements and procedures set forth in part #bab of title #ca1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 except-- 7,i7 notwithstanding section #bab4d of title #ca1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7and except as provided in subclause 7,,ii771 a financial institution shall not fail to follow the procedures of sections #bab4e and #bab4f of such title with respect to a garnishment order merely because such order has attached1 or includes1 a notice of right to garnish ,federal benefits issued by a ,state young adult support enforcement agency1 and 7,,ii7 a financial institution shall not1 with regard to any applicable payment1 be required to provide the notice referenced in sections #bab4f and #bab4g of title #ca1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4 7ii7 ,other payments ,in the case of a garnishment order 7other than an order that has been served by the ,united ,states7 that has been received by a financial institution and that applies to an account into which an applicable payment that has not been encoded as provided in subparagraph 7,b7 has been deposited electronically on any date during the lookback period or into which an applicable payment that has been deposited by check on any date in the lookback period1 the financial institution1 upon the request of the account holder1 shall treat the amount of the funds in the account at the time of the request1 up to the amount of the applicable payment 7in addition to any amounts otherwise protected under part #bab of title #ca1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations71 as exempt from a garnishment order without requiring the consent of the party serving the garnishment order or the judgment creditor4 7iii7 ,liability ,a financial institution that acts in good faith in reliance on clause 7i7 or 7ii7 shall not be subject to liability or regulatory action under any ,federal or ,state law1 regulation1 court or other order1 or regulatory interpretation for actions concerning any applicable payments4 7,d7 ,no reclamation rights ,this paragraph shall not alter the status of applicable payments as tax refunds or other nonbenefit payments for purpose of any reclamation rights of the ,department of the ,treasury or the ,internal ,revenue ,service as per part #baj of title #ca1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4 7,e7 ,definitions ,for purposes of this paragraph-- 7i7 ,account holder ,the term account holder means a natural person whose name appears in a financial institution's records as the direct or beneficial owner of an account4 7ii7 ,account review ,the term account review means the process of examining deposits in an account to determine if an applicable payment has been deposited into the account during the lookback period4 ,the financial institution shall perform the account review following the procedures outlined in section #bab4e of title #ca1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 and in accordance with the requirements of section #bab4f of title #ca1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4 7iii7 ,applicable payment ,the term applicable payment means-- 7,i7 any payment made to an individual under this section 7other than any payment made pursuant to paragraph 7#f771 7,,ii7 any advance payment made by a possession of the ,united ,states with a mirror code tax system 7as defined in section #bd7;h77 pursuant to an election under paragraph 7#f77;,b7 which corresponds to a payment described in subclause 7,i71 and 7,,iii7 any advance payment made by ,american ,samoa pursuant to a program for making such payments which is described in paragraph 7#f77;,c77ii74 7iv7 ,garnishment ,the term garnishment means execution1 levy1 attachment1 garnishment1 or other legal process4 7v7 ,garnishment order ,the term garnishment order means a writ1 order1 notice1 summons1 judgment1 levy1 or similar written instruction issued by a court1 a ,state or ,state agency1 a municipality or municipal corporation1 or a ,state young adult support enforcement agency1 including a lien arising by operation of law for overdue young adult support or an order to freeze the assets in an account1 to effect a garnishment against a debtor4 7vi7 ,lookback period ,the term lookback period means the two month period that begins on the date preceding the date of account review and ends on the corresponding date of the month two months earlier1 or on the last date of the month two months earlier if the corresponding date does not exist4 7#f7 ,application of advance payments in the possessions of the united states 7,a7 ,puerto ,rico 7i7 ,for application of young adult tax credit to residents of ,puerto ,rico1 see section #bd;,a7d74 7ii7 ,for application of monthly advance young adult payments to residents of ,puerto ,rico1 see subsection 7b77#b74 7,b7 ,mirror code possessions ,in the case of any possession of the ,united ,states with a mirror code tax system 7as defined in section #bd;,a7h77#a77;,c771 this section shall not be treated as part of the income tax laws of the ,united ,states for purposes of determining the income tax law of such possession unless such possession elects to have this section be so treated4 7e7 ,notice of ,payments 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than ,january #ca of the calendar year following any calendar year during which the ,secretary makes one or more payments to any taxpayer under this section1 the ,secretary shall provide such taxpayer with a written notice which includes-- 7,a7 the taxpayer's taxpayer identity 7as defined in section #fajc7;b77#f771 7,b7 the aggregate amount of such payments made to such taxpayer during such calendar year1 and 7,c7 such other information as the ,secretary determines appropriate4 7#b7 ,certain payments subject to recapture ,in the case of any payments made to a taxpayer which the ,secretary has determined are subject to recapture1 the notice provided under paragraph 7#a7 to such taxpayer shall include the amount of such payments4 7f7 ,notification of certain events ,with respect to any taxpayer receiving monthly advance young adult payments under this section with respect to any specified young adult1 the ,secretary shall1 to the maximum extent practicable1 provide reasonable advance notice of each of the following3 7#a7 ,any month with respect to which such monthly advance young adult payment will increase 7relative to the preceding month7 by reason of an inflation adjustment under section #bd;,a7b77#b74 7#b7 ,any month with respect to which such monthly advance young adult payment will be reduced 7relative to the preceding month7 by reason of such young adult ceasing to be a specified young adult by reason of attaining age #be4 7g7 ,regulations ,the ,secretary shall issue such regulations or other guidance as the ,secretary determines necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section4 4 7c7 ,conforming amendments 7#a7 ,section #bf7;b77#b7 is amended by striking and at the end of subparagraph 7,y71 by striking the period at the end of subparagraph 7,z7 and inserting 1 and1 and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,,aa7 section #bd;,a7f77#b7 7relating to recapture of certain monthly advance young adult payments74 4 7#b7 ,section #cdjb7;f77#a77;,c7 is amended by inserting or section #bd;,a 7determined after application of subsection 7g7 thereof7 after section #bd 7determined after application of subsection 7j7 thereof74 7#c7 ,section #fbaa7;b77#d77;,a7 is amended by inserting #bd;,a by reason of subsection 7d7 thereof1 after #bd by reason of subsections 7d7 and 7i77#a7 thereof14 7#d7 ,section #fbac7;g77#b77;,i7 is amended by inserting or section #bd;,a7f7 7relating to monthly young adult tax credit7 after section #bd7;f7 7relating to young adult tax credit74 7#e7 ,section #fbac7;g77#b77,l7 is amended by inserting #bd;,a1 after #bd14 7#f7 ,section #ffie7;g77#b7 is amended by inserting #bd;,a1 after #bd14 7#g7 ,paragraph 7#b7 of section #acbd7;b7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 as amended by the preceding provisions of this ,act1 is amended-- 7,a7 by inserting #bd;,a1 after #bd11 and 7,b7 by striking or #fdcc inserting #fdcc1 or #gebg;,b4 7#h7 ,the table of sections for subpart ,a of part ,,iv of subchapter ,a of chapter #a is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #bd the following new items3 ,sec4 #bd;,a4 ,monthly young adult tax credit4 4 7#i7 ,the table of sections for chapter #gg is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #gebg;,a the following new item3 ,sec4 #gebg;,b4 ,monthly payments of young adult tax credit4 4 7d7 ,effective dates 7#a7 ,in general ,except as otherwise provided in this subsection1 the amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after ,december #ca1 #bjbf4 7#b7 ,monthly advance young adult payments ,the amendments made by subsection 7b7 shall apply to calendar months beginning after ,december #ca1 #bjbf4 #c4 ,outreach campaign 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 in coordination with local community-based organizations1 shall conduct an outreach campaign to-- 7#a7 provide information to the public regarding the young adult tax credit under section #bd;,a of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 as added by this ,act1 and 7#b7 assist individuals with claiming such credit4 7b7 ,methods ,with respect to the outreach campaign described in paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 provide relevant information on the public website of the ,internal ,revenue ,service1 and 7#b7 send direct mailings to individuals who have been identified as eligible for such credit for the taxable year4 7c7 ,outreach to underrepresented populations ,in carrying out the outreach campaign described in paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall prioritize outreach to members of populations which are less likely than the general population to file taxes or have bank accounts4