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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Emergency Relief Tax Check-Off for Our Armed Forces Act of 2005 - Provides for a tax check-off on individual income tax returns to designate a contribution to the Armed Forces Relief Trust. </p> <p>Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax deduction from gross income (available for taxpayers who do not itemize deductions) for charitable contributions of up to $1,000 to the Trust. </p> <p>Establishes an advisory board of directors to advise the Trust on the distribution of contributed funds and the management of the Trust.</p>]]></text>
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