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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 120 (Tuesday, July 17, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. POSEY:H.R. 6397.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 18 of the United StatesConstitutionTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish anew status for certain tax-exempt organizations withadministrative expenses not exceeding 25 percent ofcontributions.[Page H6464]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Good Incentives for Vital Non-profit Governance Act or the GIVING Act </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a new 501(c)(3)(A) status for certain tax-exempt organizations with exempt-purpose expenditures that comprise at least 75% of the total expenditures of the organization for the year. Exempt-purpose expenditures exclude administrative expenses. </p>]]></text>
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