113 S2708 IS: Access to Court Challenges for Exempt Status Seekers (ACCESS) Act of 2014 U.S. Senate 2014-07-30 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2708 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 30, 2014 Mr. Coats (for himself and Mr. Blunt) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide equal access to declaratory judgments for organizations seeking tax-exempt status.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Access to Court Challenges for Exempt Status Seekers (ACCESS) Act of 2014.

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Equal access to declaratory judgments for organizations seeking tax-exempt status

(a)

In general

Subparagraph (A) of section 7428(a)(1) is amended to read as follows: (A) with respect to the initial qualification or continuing qualification of an organization as an organization described in section 501(c) or 501(d) which is exempt from tax under section 501(a) or as an organization described in section 170(c)(2), . (b)

Effective date

The amendment made by this section shall apply to pleadings filed after the date of the enactment of this Act.