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HR 4392 108th Congress House

TRAIN Act of 2004

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income for certain education and training expenses, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 19, 2004 See on congress.gov
Taxation College costsCommerceComputer literacyDepressed areas
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DisabledDisaster reliefEducationEducation of the disadvantagedElementary and secondary educationEmergency ManagementEmployee trainingEnterprise zonesHigher educationHousing and Community DevelopmentIncome taxIndian educationIndian landsInformation technologyLabor and Employment
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 Latest action May 19, 2004

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Technology Retraining And Investment Now Act of 2004 (TRAIN Act of 2004) - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow businesses and individuals a tax credit for 50 percent of their information and communications technology education and training expenses up to $8,000 for a taxable year. Increases the allowable amount of the credit to $10,000 for expenses for a program operated: (1) in an empowerment zone, enterprise community, or renewal community; (2) in a school district in which at least 50 percent of the students are eligible for free or reduced-cost lunches under the National School Lunch Act; (3) in an area designated as a disaster area under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; (4) in a designated rural enterprise community; (5) in an area designated as a Rural Economic Area Partnership Zone; (6) in an area over which an Indian tribal government has jurisdiction; (7) by an employer who has 200 or fewer employees for each business day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year; or (8) for an individual with a disability.

Defines "information technology education and training program expenses" to include: (1) course work: (2) certification testing; (3) apprenticeship programs registered by the Department of Labor; and (4) other expenses that are essential to assessing skill acquisition.

Redefines" eligible educational institution" to include a commercial information and communications technology training provider.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4392: TRAIN Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4392/
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