legislation: 108-s-602
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| 108-s-602 | 108 | s | 602 | New Homestead Act of 2003 | Housing and Community Development | 2003-03-12 | 2003-03-13 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3664) | Senate | Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] | ND | D | D000432 | 16 | New Homestead Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Education to repay a specified percentage (up to $2,000 per year) of certain education loans to an individual who completes a degree and both resides and is employed in a qualifying county outside a metropolitan statistical area which for 20 years has a net out-migration of inhabitants of at least ten percent of the county population.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for a specified portion of the purchase price of a qualified residence in such a rural county.Allows a capital loss deduction with respect to sale or exchange of principal residence in certain rural areas.Provides for the creation of tax-exempt individual homestead accounts, which shall receive matching Federal contributions according to a specified formula, whose tax-free distributions after five years are used for qualified higher education or medical expenses, first-time homebuyer or business capitalization costs, or rollovers.Establishes a rural investment tax credit of 70 percent of the present value of new buildings (including rehabilitation projects) or 30 percent of the present value of existing buildings.Establishes a qualified rural investment small business investment credit of 30 percent of qualified expenditures.Provides for accelerated depreciation of property in rural investment projects.New Homestead Venture Capital Fund Act - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide for establishment of new homestead venture capital funds, owned by private investors, which shall generate and provide equity capital to rural businesses. | 2023-01-15T22:48:19Z |