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  • H.R. 6818, known as the "Bettering Employee Skills and Talents Act" or "BEST Act," proposes changes to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to offer a tax credit to employers for certain employee training expenses. The bill allows employers to claim a credit equal to 30% of the costs incurred...

    Simple Explanation

    This bill wants to give some businesses money back if they spend on teaching and training workers who don't have a college degree, but it won't help government or non-profit jobs. If a worker doesn't finish or pass the training, the business might not get that money back.

  • H.R. 10356 proposes giving a per diem allowance to newly hired members of the Foreign Service who are attending orientation or short-term training in Washington, DC, before starting their first assignment elsewhere. However, if these employees already have a permanent home in...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 10356 is a bill that wants to give extra money to new Foreign Service workers for their food and things when they train in Washington, DC, unless they already live there, because then they won't get money for a hotel since they can stay at home.