1, 2017, and ending on the date that is 5 years after the latest designation of such area as a community economic assistance zone. (d) Limitation relating to State population An area shall not be designated as a community economic assistance zone under subsection (b) if such designation would result in more than 10 percent of the population of the State residing in such a zone (determined by aggregating all such zones within the State). (e) Coordination with treatment of renewal communities, empowerment zones, and enterprise communities For purposes of this title, the designation under any other provision of this title of any area as a renewal community, empowerment zone, or enterprise community shall cease to be in effect as of the date that the designation of any portion of such area as a community economic assistance zone takes effect. 1397H. Incentives for community economic assistance zones (a) Employment credit (1) In general Section 1396 shall be applied— (A) by treating any reference to an empowerment zone as a reference to a community economic assistance zone, (B) by treating any reference to an employer as a reference to a qualified employer, and (C) without respect to subsection (d)(1)(B) thereof. (2) Qualified zone employer For purposes of paragraph (1), with respect to a taxable year, the term qualified employer means any employer other than an excepted taxpayer described in subsection (g). (b) Increase in expensing under section 179 (1) In general Section 1397A shall be applied— (A) by treating any reference to an empowerment zone as a reference to a community economic assistance zone, (B) by treating any reference to an enterprise zone business as a reference to a community economic assistance zone business, (C) by treating any reference to qualified zone property as a reference to qualified community economic assistance zone property, and (D) by substituting 20 percent of such limitation for $35,000 in subsection (a)(1)(A) thereof. (2) Community economic assistance zone business For purposes of