119-hr1529

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1529 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1529

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable tax 
 credit against income tax for the purchase of qualified access 
 technology for the blind.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 24, 2025

Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Thompson of California) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
 Ways and Means

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 A BILL

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable tax 
 credit against income tax for the purchase of qualified access 
 technology for the blind.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Access Technology Affordability Act 
of 2025''.

SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED ACCESS TECHNOLOGY FOR THE BLIND.

    (a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after 

section 36B the following new section:

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SEC. 36C. CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED ACCESS TECHNOLOGY FOR THE BLIND.

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    (a) Allowance of Credit.--There shall be allowed as a credit 
against the tax imposed by this subtitle an amount equal to amounts 
paid or incurred during the taxable year, not compensated for by 
insurance or otherwise, by the taxpayer for qualified access technology 
for use by a qualified blind individual who is the taxpayer, the 
taxpayer's spouse, or any dependent (as defined in 

section 152) of the 
taxpayer.
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    (b) Limitation.--The aggregate amount of the credit allowed under 
subsection

    (a) with respect to any qualified blind individual shall not 
exceed $2,000 in any 3-consecutive-taxable-year period.
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            (c) === Definitions. ===
-For purposes of this section--
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    (1) Qualified blind individual.--The term `qualified 
 blind individual' means an individual who is blind within the 
 meaning of 

section 63

    (f)

    (4) .
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    (2) Qualified access technology defined.--The term 
 `qualified access technology' means hardware, software, or 
 other information technology the primary function of which is 
 to convert or adapt information which is visually represented 
 into forms or formats useable by blind individuals.
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            (d) Denial of Double Benefit.--No credit shall be allowed under 
subsection

    (a) for any expense for which a deduction or credit is 
allowed under any other provision of this chapter.
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    (e) Inflation Adjustment.--
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    (1) In general.--In the case of a taxable year beginning 
 after 2026, the $2,000 amount in subsection

    (b) shall be 
 increased by an amount equal to--
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        (A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
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        (B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined 
 under 

section 1

    (f)

    (3) for the calendar year in which 
 the taxable year begins, determined by substituting 
 `calendar year 2025' for `calendar year 2016' in 
 subparagraph
        (A)
            (ii) thereof.
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    (2) Rounding.--If the amount as adjusted under 
 subparagraph
        (A) is not a multiple of $100, such amount shall 
 be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $100.
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    (f) Termination.--This section shall not apply with respect to 
amounts paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31, 
2030.''.

    (b) Conforming Amendments.--

    (1) Section 6211

    (b)

    (4)
        (A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
 1986 is amended by inserting ``, 36C'' after ``36B''.

    (2) Section 1324

    (b)

    (2) of title 31, United States Code, is 
 amended by inserting ``, 36C'' after ``, 36B''.

    (3) The table of sections for subpart C of part IV of 
 subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 

section 36B 
 the following new item:

``

Sec. 36C. Credit for qualified access technology for the blind.''.
            (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.
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