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S. 537, Healthy Workplaces Act

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S. 537, the Healthy Workplaces Act, was introduced in the Senate in 2021 by Mr. Portman (for himself and Ms. Sinema) and referred to the Committee on Finance. It is a bill to provide a tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID–19. Section 2 allows an employer a credit against applicable employment taxes for each calendar quarter equal to 50 percent of the sum of qualified employee protection expenses, qualified workplace reconfiguration expenses, and qualified education and training expenses. The section applies to qualified workplace reconfiguration expenses paid or incurred after March 12, 2020, and before January 1, 2021.

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                                                                     117TH CONGRESS
                                                                        1ST SESSION
                                                                                                               S. 537
                                                                            To provide a tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting
                                                                                                 employees from COVID–19.




                                                                                 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
                                                                                      MARCH 2 (legislative day, MARCH 1), 2021
                                                                         Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Ms. SINEMA) introduced the following bill;
                                                                             which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance




                                                                                                               A BILL
                                                                       To provide a tax credit for certain expenses associated with
                                                                                 protecting employees from COVID–19.

                                                                       1               Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
                                                                       2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
                                                                       3     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

                                                                       4               This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Healthy Workplaces
                                                                       5 Act’’.
                                                                       6     SEC. 2. HEALTHY WORKPLACE PAYROLL TAX CREDIT.

                                                                       7               (a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an employer, there
                                                                       8 shall be allowed as a credit against applicable employment
                                                                       9 taxes for each calendar quarter an amount equal to 50



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                                                                       1                        (1) the qualified employee protection expenses
                                                                       2               paid or incurred by the employer during such cal-
                                                                       3               endar quarter,
                                                                       4                        (2) the qualified workplace reconfiguration ex-
                                                                       5               penses paid or incurred by the employer during such
                                                                       6               calendar quarter, and
                                                                       7                        (3) the qualified education and training ex-
                                                                       8               penses paid or incurred by the employer during such
                                                                       9               calendar quarter.
                                                                     10                (b) LIMITATIONS AND REFUNDABILITY.—
                                                                     11                         (1) OVERALL DOLLAR LIMITATION ON CRED-
                                                                     12                IT.—

                                                                     13                                  (A) IN          GENERAL.—The                      amount of the
                                                                     14                         credit allowed under subsection (a) with respect
                                                                     15                         to any employer for any calendar quarter shall
                                                                     16                         not exceed the excess (if any) of—
                                                                     17                                          (i) the applicable dollar limit with re-
                                                                     18                                  spect to such employer for such calendar
                                                                     19                                  quarter, over
                                                                     20                                          (ii) the aggregate credits allowed
                                                                     21                                  under subsection (a) with respect to such
                                                                     22                                  employer for all preceding calendar quar-
                                                                     23                                  ters.
                                                                     24                                  (B) APPLICABLE DOLLAR LIMIT.—



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                                                                       1                                         (i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘applica-
                                                                       2                                 ble dollar limit’’ means, with respect to any
                                                                       3                                 employer for any calendar quarter, the
                                                                       4                                 sum of—
                                                                       5                                                  (I) $1,000, multiplied by so much
                                                                       6                                         of the average number of full-time
                                                                       7                                         employees employed by such employer
                                                                       8                                         during such calendar quarter as does
                                                                       9                                         not exceed 500, plus
                                                                     10                                                   (II) $750, multiplied by so much
                                                                     11                                          of such average number of full-time
                                                                     12                                          employees as exceeds 500 but does
                                                                     13                                          not exceed 1,000, plus
                                                                     14                                                   (III) $500, multiplied by so much
                                                                     15                                          of such average number of full-time
                                                                     16                                          employees as exceeds 1,000 but does
                                                                     17                                          note exceed 2,500, plus
                                                                     18                                                   (IV) $250, multiplied by so much
                                                                     19                                          of such average number of full-time
                                                                     20                                          employees as exceeds 2,500 but does
                                                                     21                                          not exceed 5,000, plus
                                                                     22                                                   (V) $50, multiplied by so much
                                                                     23                                          of such average number of full-time
                                                                     24                                          employees as exceeds 5,000.



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                                                                       1                                         (ii) AVERAGE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME
                                                                       2                                 EMPLOYEES.—For                       purposes of this sub-
                                                                       3                                 section, the average number of full time
                                                                       4                                 employees shall be determined in the same
                                                                       5                                 manner as such number is determined for
                                                                       6                                 purposes of determining whether an em-
                                                                       7                                 ployer is an applicable large employer for
                                                                       8                                 purposes of section 4980H(c)(2) of the In-
                                                                       9                                 ternal Revenue Code of 1986, except
                                                                     10                                  that—
                                                                     11                                                   (I) an individual shall not be
                                                                     12                                          taken into account as an employee for
                                                                     13                                          any period during which substantially
                                                                     14                                          all of the services provided by such in-
                                                                     15                                          dividual as an employee are provided
                                                                     16                                          outside the United States, and
                                                                     17                                                   (II) under regulations provided
                                                                     18                                          by the Secretary, an individual who
                                                                     19                                          performs services as an independent
                                                                     20                                          contractor shall be treated as an em-
                                                                     21                                          ployee of the employer if no credit
                                                                     22                                          under this section is allowed to any
                                                                     23                                          other employer with respect to such
                                                                     24                                          individual.



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                                                                       1                        (2)        CREDIT               LIMITED              TO         EMPLOYMENT

                                                                       2               TAXES.—The credit allowed by subsection (a) with

                                                                       3               respect to any calendar quarter shall not exceed the
                                                                       4               applicable employment taxes (reduced by any credits
                                                                       5               allowed under subsections (e) and (f) of section
                                                                       6               3111 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, sections
                                                                       7               7001 and 7003 of the Families First Coronavirus
                                                                       8               Response Act, and section 2301 of the CARES Act)
                                                                       9               on the wages paid with respect to the employment
                                                                     10                of all the employees of the employer for such cal-
                                                                     11                endar quarter.
                                                                     12                         (3) REFUNDABILITY OF EXCESS CREDIT.—
                                                                     13                                  (A) IN GENERAL.—If the amount of the
                                                                     14                         credit under subsection (a) exceeds the limita-
                                                                     15                         tion of paragraph (2) for any calendar quarter,
                                                                     16                         such excess shall be treated as an overpayment
                                                                     17                         that shall be refunded under sections 6402(a)
                                                                     18                         and 6413(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of
                                                                     19                         1986.
                                                                     20                                  (B) TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS.—For pur-
                                                                     21                         poses of section 1324 of title 31, United States
                                                                     22                         Code, any amounts due to the employer under
                                                                     23                         this paragraph shall be treated in the same
                                                                     24                         manner as a refund due from a credit provision



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                                                                       1               (c)       QUALIFIED                EMPLOYEE                   PROTECTION       EX-
                                                                       2     PENSES.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘quali-

                                                                       3 fied employee protection expenses’’ means amounts (other
                                                                       4 than any qualified workplace reconfiguration expense)
                                                                       5 paid or incurred by the employer for—
                                                                       6                        (1) testing employees of the employer for
                                                                       7               COVID–19 (including on a periodic basis),
                                                                       8                        (2) equipment (including masks, gloves, and
                                                                       9               disinfectants) and technology systems used—
                                                                     10                                  (A) to protect customers or employees of
                                                                     11                         the employer from contracting COVID–19, or
                                                                     12                                  (B) to enhance social distancing and con-
                                                                     13                         tact tracing.
                                                                     14                         (3) cleaning products or services (whether pro-
                                                                     15                vided by an employee of the taxpayer or a cleaning
                                                                     16                service provider) related to preventing the spread of
                                                                     17                COVID–19, and
                                                                     18                         (4) such other equipment or technology which—
                                                                     19                                  (A) is recommended as part of the Federal
                                                                     20                         government’s recommendations for safe work-
                                                                     21                         places, and
                                                                     22                                  (B) the Secretary, in consultation with the
                                                                     23                         Secretary of Health and Human Services and
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                                                                       1                        and Prevention, determines is necessary and ap-
                                                                       2                        propriate for preventing COVID–19.
                                                                       3               (d) QUALIFIED WORKPLACE RECONFIGURATION EX-
                                                                       4     PENSES.—For purposes of this section—

                                                                       5                        (1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘qualified work-
                                                                       6               place reconfiguration expenses’’ means amounts paid
                                                                       7               or incurred by the employer to evaluate, design, and
                                                                       8               reconfigure retail space, work areas, break areas, or
                                                                       9               other areas that employees or customers regularly
                                                                     10                use in the ordinary course of the employer’s trade or
                                                                     11                business if such evaluation, design, and reconfigura-
                                                                     12                tion—
                                                                     13                                  (A) has a primary purpose of preventing
                                                                     14                         the spread of COVID–19,
                                                                     15                                  (B) is with respect to an area that is lo-
                                                                     16                         cated in the United States and that is leased or
                                                                     17                         owned by the employer,
                                                                     18                                  (C) is consistent with the ordinary use of
                                                                     19                         the property immediately before the reconfig-
                                                                     20                         uration,
                                                                     21                                  (D) is commensurate with the risks faced
                                                                     22                         by the employees or customers or is consistent
                                                                     23                         with recommendations made by the Centers for
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                                                                       1                                 (E) is completed pursuant to a reconfig-
                                                                       2                        uration plan and no comparable reconfiguration
                                                                       3                        plan was in place before March 13, 2020, and
                                                                       4                                 (F) is completed before January 1, 2022.
                                                                       5                        (2) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall pre-
                                                                       6               scribe such regulations and other guidance as may
                                                                       7               be necessary or appropriate to carry out the pur-
                                                                       8               poses of this subsection, including guidance defining
                                                                       9               primary purpose and reconfiguration plan.
                                                                     10                (e) QUALIFIED EDUCATION                                   AND           TRAINING EX-
                                                                     11      PENSES.—For purposes of this section—

                                                                     12                         (1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘qualified edu-
                                                                     13                cation and training expenses’’ means amount paid or
                                                                     14                incurred to a qualified entity for the training em-
                                                                     15                ployees on new business procedures related to pre-
                                                                     16                venting COVID–19 transmission.
                                                                     17                         (2) QUALIFIED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘qualified
                                                                     18                entity’’ means any entity certified by the Secretary
                                                                     19                as an accredited training institution, an industry-
                                                                     20                recognized trade association, or a nonprofit entity
                                                                     21                qualified to provide training described in paragraph
                                                                     22                (1).
                                                                     23                (f) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sec-
                                                                     24 tion—



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                                                                       1                        (1) APPLICABLE                      EMPLOYMENT                   TAXES.—The

                                                                       2               term ‘‘applicable employment taxes’’ means the fol-
                                                                       3               lowing:
                                                                       4                                 (A) The taxes imposed under section
                                                                       5                        3111(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
                                                                       6                                 (B) So much of the taxes imposed under
                                                                       7                        section 3221(a) of such Code as are attrib-
                                                                       8                        utable to the rate in effect under section
                                                                       9                        3111(a) of such Code.
                                                                     10                         (2) COVID–19.—Except where the context
                                                                     11                clearly indicates otherwise, any reference in this sec-
                                                                     12                tion to COVID–19 shall be treated as including a
                                                                     13                reference to the virus which causes COVID–19.
                                                                     14                         (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
                                                                     15                the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary’s del-
                                                                     16                egate.
                                                                     17                         (4) OTHER TERMS.—Any term used in this sec-
                                                                     18                tion (other than subsection (b)(1)(B)) which is also
                                                                     19                used in chapter 21 or 22 of the Internal Revenue
                                                                     20                Code of 1986 shall have the same meaning as when
                                                                     21                used in such chapter.
                                                                     22                (g) CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYERS.—This
                                                                     23 section shall not apply to the Government of the United
                                                                     24 States, the government of any State or political subdivi-



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                                                                       1 sion thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of any of
                                                                       2 the foregoing.
                                                                       3               (h) SPECIAL RULES.—
                                                                       4                        (1) AGGREGATION RULE.—All persons treated
                                                                       5               as a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of
                                                                       6               section 52 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or
                                                                       7               subsection (m) or (o) of section 414 of such Code,
                                                                       8               shall be treated as one employer for purposes of this
                                                                       9               section.
                                                                     10                         (2) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—Rules simi-
                                                                     11                lar to the rules of section 280C(a) of the Internal
                                                                     12                Revenue Code of 1986 shall apply for purposes of
                                                                     13                this section.
                                                                     14                         (3) THIRD-PARTY PAYORS.—Any credit allowed
                                                                     15                under this section shall be treated as a credit de-
                                                                     16                scribed in section 3511(d)(2) of such Code.
                                                                     17                         (4) ELECTION NOT TO HAVE SECTION APPLY.—
                                                                     18                This section shall not apply with respect to any em-
                                                                     19                ployer for any calendar quarter if such employer
                                                                     20                elects (at such time and in such manner as the Sec-
                                                                     21                retary may prescribe) not to have this section apply.
                                                                     22                         (5) COORDINATION WITH PAYCHECK PROTEC-
                                                                     23                TION          PROGRAM                    AND         OTHER               GOVERNMENT

                                                                     24                GRANTS.—




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                                                                       1                                         (i) IN GENERAL.—No credit shall be
                                                                       2                                 allowed under section with respect to any
                                                                       3                                 amounts taken into account in connection
                                                                       4                                 with a covered loan under section 7(a)(37)
                                                                       5                                 or 7A of the Small Business Act.
                                                                       6                                         (ii) APPLICATION WHERE LOANS NOT
                                                                       7                                 FORGIVEN.—The Secretary, in consultation

                                                                       8                                 with the Administrator of the Small Busi-
                                                                       9                                 ness Administration, shall issue guidance
                                                                     10                                  providing that amounts taken into account
                                                                     11                                  during the covered period shall not fail to
                                                                     12                                  be treated as qualified wages under this
                                                                     13                                  section by reason of subparagraph (A) to
                                                                     14                                  the extent that—
                                                                     15                                                   (I) a covered loan of the taxpayer
                                                                     16                                          under section 7(a)(37) of the Small
                                                                     17                                          Business Act is not forgiven by reason
                                                                     18                                          of        a         decision              under      section
                                                                     19                                          7(a)(37)(J) of such Act, or
                                                                     20                                                   (II) a covered loan of the tax-
                                                                     21                                          payer under section 7A of the Small
                                                                     22                                          Business Act is not forgiven by reason
                                                                     23                                          of a decision under section 7A(g) of
                                                                     24                                          such Act.



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                                                                       1                                 (B) GOVERNMENT                          GRANTS.—No           credit
                                                                       2                        shall be allowed under this section with respect
                                                                       3                        to any amount paid or incurred for property or
                                                                       4                        services if such property or services are fi-
                                                                       5                        nanced with funding provided under a Federal,
                                                                       6                        State, or local program a principal purpose of
                                                                       7                        which is to provide subsidized financing for
                                                                       8                        such property or services.
                                                                       9                        (6) EXPENSES MUST BE FOR PROPERTY OR
                                                                     10                SERVICES              WITHIN             THE          UNITED              STATES.—An

                                                                     11                amount paid or incurred by the employer shall not
                                                                     12                be taken into account as a qualified employee protec-
                                                                     13                tion expense, a qualified workplace reconfiguration
                                                                     14                expense, or a qualified education and training ex-
                                                                     15                pense if such amount is paid or incurred for—
                                                                     16                                  (A) equipment which is not for use in the
                                                                     17                         United States, or
                                                                     18                                  (B) services which are not conducted in the
                                                                     19                         United States.
                                                                     20                (i) TRANSFERS TO CERTAIN TRUST FUNDS.—There
                                                                     21 are hereby appropriated to the Federal Old-Age and Sur-
                                                                     22 vivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability
                                                                     23 Insurance Trust Fund established under section 201 of
                                                                     24 the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401) and the Social



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                                                                       1 section 15A(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974
                                                                       2 (45 U.S.C. 231n–1(a)) amounts equal to the reduction in
                                                                       3 revenues to the Treasury by reason of this section (without
                                                                       4 regard to this subsection). Amounts appropriated by the
                                                                       5 preceding sentence shall be transferred from the general
                                                                       6 fund at such times and in such manner as to replicate
                                                                       7 to the extent possible the transfers which would have oc-
                                                                       8 curred to such Trust Fund or Account had this section
                                                                       9 not been enacted.
                                                                     10                (j) TREATMENT OF DEPOSITS.—The Secretary shall
                                                                     11 waive any penalty under section 6656 of the Internal Rev-
                                                                     12 enue Code of 1986 for any failure to make a deposit of
                                                                     13 any applicable employment taxes if the Secretary deter-
                                                                     14 mines that such failure was due to the reasonable anticipa-
                                                                     15 tion of the credit allowed under this section.
                                                                     16                (k) REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE.—The Secretary
                                                                     17 shall prescribe such regulations and other guidance as
                                                                     18 may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes
                                                                     19 of this section, including—
                                                                     20                         (1) with respect to the application of the credit
                                                                     21                under subsection (a) to third-party payors (including
                                                                     22                professional employer organizations, certified profes-
                                                                     23                sional employer organizations, or agents under sec-
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                                                                       1               to submit documentation necessary to substantiate
                                                                       2               the amount of the credit allowed under subsection
                                                                       3               (a),
                                                                       4                        (2) regulations or other guidance with respect
                                                                       5               to amounts paid or incurred by an employer on be-
                                                                       6               half of the owner or lessee, or paid or incurred by
                                                                       7               such owner or lessee, of a property that is the sub-
                                                                       8               ject of a management agreement or other similar
                                                                       9               legal arrangement, and
                                                                     10                         (3) regulations or other guidance to prevent
                                                                     11                abusive transactions.
                                                                     12                (l) APPLICATION.—This section shall only apply to
                                                                     13 amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 2020, and
                                                                     14 before January 1, 2022.
                                                                     15      SEC. 3. INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR 2020 QUALIFIED WORK-

                                                                     16                              PLACE RECONFIGURATION EXPENSES.

                                                                     17                (a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 38 of the
                                                                     18 Internal Revenue Code of 1986, in the case of an em-
                                                                     19 ployer, the 2020 qualified workplace reconfiguration credit
                                                                     20 shall be treated as a credit listed at the end of subsection
                                                                     21 (b) of such section. For purposes of this subsection, the
                                                                     22 2020 qualified workplace reconfiguration credit for any
                                                                     23 taxable year is an amount equal to 50 percent of the quali-
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                                                                       1               (b) LIMITATION.—
                                                                       2                        (1) IN GENERAL.—The amount of the credit al-
                                                                       3               lowed under subsection (a) with respect to any em-
                                                                       4               ployer for any taxable year shall not exceed—
                                                                       5                                 (A) $3,000, multiplied by so much of the
                                                                       6                        average number of full-time employees em-
                                                                       7                        ployed by such employer during such taxable
                                                                       8                        year as does not exceed 500, plus
                                                                       9                                 (B) $0, multiplied by so much of such av-
                                                                     10                         erage number of full-time employees as exceeds
                                                                     11                         500.
                                                                     12                         (2) AVERAGE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EMPLOY-
                                                                     13                EES.—For purposes of this subsection, the average

                                                                     14                number of full time employees shall be determined in
                                                                     15                the same manner as such number is determined for
                                                                     16                purposes of determining whether an employer is an
                                                                     17                applicable large employer for purposes of section
                                                                     18                4980H(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
                                                                     19                except that—
                                                                     20                                  (A) an individual shall not be taken into
                                                                     21                         account as an employee for any period during
                                                                     22                         which substantially all of the services provided
                                                                     23                         by such individual as an employee are provided
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                                                                       1                                 (B) under regulations provided by the Sec-
                                                                       2                        retary, an individual who performs services as
                                                                       3                        an independent contractor shall be treated as
                                                                       4                        an employee of the employer if no credit under
                                                                       5                        this section is allowed to any other employer
                                                                       6                        with respect to such individual.
                                                                       7               (c) QUALIFIED WORKPLACE RECONFIGURATION EX-
                                                                       8     PENSES.—For purposes of this section—

                                                                       9                        (1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘qualified work-
                                                                     10                place reconfiguration expenses’’ has the meaning
                                                                     11                given such term under section 2(d).
                                                                     12                         (2) EXPENSES MUST BE FOR PROPERTY OR
                                                                     13                SERVICES              WITHIN             THE          UNITED              STATES.—An

                                                                     14                amount paid or incurred by the employer shall not
                                                                     15                be taken into account as a qualified workplace re-
                                                                     16                configuration expense if such amount is paid or in-
                                                                     17                curred for—
                                                                     18                                  (A) equipment which is not for use in the
                                                                     19                         United States, or
                                                                     20                                  (B) services which are not conducted in the
                                                                     21                         United States.
                                                                     22                (d) OTHER RULES.—
                                                                     23                         (1) AGGREGATION RULE.—All persons treated
                                                                     24                as a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of



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                                                                       1               subsection (m) or (o) of section 414 of such Code,
                                                                       2               shall be treated as one employer for purposes of this
                                                                       3               section.
                                                                       4                        (2) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—Rules simi-
                                                                       5               lar to the rules of section 280C(a) of the Internal
                                                                       6               Revenue Code of 1986 shall apply for purposes of
                                                                       7               this section.
                                                                       8                        (3) ELECTION NOT TO HAVE SECTION APPLY.—
                                                                       9               This section shall not apply with respect to any em-
                                                                     10                ployer for any calendar quarter if such employer
                                                                     11                elects (at such time and in such manner as the Sec-
                                                                     12                retary may prescribe) not to have this section apply.
                                                                     13                         (4) COORDINATION WITH PAYCHECK PROTEC-
                                                                     14                TION          PROGRAM                    AND         OTHER               GOVERNMENT

                                                                     15                GRANTS.—

                                                                     16                                  (A) PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM.—
                                                                     17                                          (i) IN GENERAL.—No credit shall be
                                                                     18                                  allowed under section with respect to any
                                                                     19                                  amounts taken into account in connection
                                                                     20                                  with a covered loan under section 7(a)(37)
                                                                     21                                  or 7A of the Small Business Act.
                                                                     22                                          (ii) APPLICATION WHERE LOANS NOT
                                                                     23                                  FORGIVEN.—The Secretary, in consultation

                                                                     24                                  with the Administrator of the Small Busi-



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                                                                       1                                 providing that amounts taken into account
                                                                       2                                 during the covered period shall not fail to
                                                                       3                                 be treated as qualified wages under this
                                                                       4                                 section by reason of subparagraph (A) to
                                                                       5                                 the extent that—
                                                                       6                                                  (I) a covered loan of the taxpayer
                                                                       7                                         under section 7(a)(37) of the Small
                                                                       8                                         Business Act is not forgiven by reason
                                                                       9                                         of        a         decision              under      section
                                                                     10                                          7(a)(37)(J) of such Act, or
                                                                     11                                                   (II) a covered loan of the tax-
                                                                     12                                          payer under section 7A of the Small
                                                                     13                                          Business Act is not forgiven by reason
                                                                     14                                          of a decision under section 7A(g) of
                                                                     15                                          such Act.
                                                                     16                                  (B) GOVERNMENT                          GRANTS.—No            credit
                                                                     17                         shall be allowed under this section with respect
                                                                     18                         to any amount paid or incurred for property or
                                                                     19                         services if such property or services are fi-
                                                                     20                         nanced with funding provided under a Federal,
                                                                     21                         State, or local program a principal purpose of
                                                                     22                         which is to provide subsidized financing for
                                                                     23                         such property or services.




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                                                                       1               (e) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply to
                                                                       2 qualified workplace reconfiguration expenses paid or in-
                                                                       3 curred after March 12, 2020, and before January 1, 2021.
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