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S 2301 103th Congress Senate

Savings and Investment Incentive Act of 1994

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage savings and investment through individual retirement accounts, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 21, 1994 See on congress.gov
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Jul 21, 1994
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 21, 1994
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9446-9447)
Jul 21, 1994
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Title I: Retirement Savings Incentives

Subtitle A: Restoration of IRA Deduction

Subtitle B: Nondeductible Tax-Free IRAs

Title II: Penalty-Free Distributions

Title III: Aid to Families With Dependent Children

Savings and Investment Incentive Act of 1994 - Title I: Retirement Savings Incentives - Subtitle A: Restoration of IRA Deduction - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to remove the limitation on the deductibility of contributions to individual retirement plans (IRAs) by active participants in employer-maintained plans, thereby restoring the IRA deduction. Provides an inflation adjustment after 1995.

Allows certain spouses a full deduction for contributions to an IRA.

Makes certain coins and bullion ineligible as collectible investments for purposes of distributions from an IRA.

Subtitle B: Nondeductible Tax-Free IRAs - Allows individuals to establish individual retirement plus (IRA plus) accounts with tax treatment similar to that for individual retirement plans. Makes contributions to such accounts nondeductible.

Title II: Penalty-Free Distributions - Allows distributions from certain retirement plans without penalty to purchase first homes, pay higher education expenses and financially devastating medical expenses, and assist certain unemployed individuals.

Title III: Aid to Families with Dependent Children - Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) (AFDC) of title IV of the Social Security Act to exclude from AFDC eligibility determinations certain income and resources that are to be used for education, training, and employability purposes.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to the Congress on a revision of the AFDC limit on automobiles in order to increase the employability of AFDC recipients.

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