[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1539 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1539

  To amend title 40, United States Code, to add certain Armed Forces 
organizations that are exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(19) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to the list of organizations eligible 
       for donations of personal property through State agencies.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 16, 2009

  Mr. Stupak introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 40, United States Code, to add certain Armed Forces 
organizations that are exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(19) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to the list of organizations eligible 
       for donations of personal property through State agencies.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN ARMED FORCES ORGANIZATIONS FOR 
              DONATIONS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY THROUGH STATE AGENCIES.

    Section 549(c)(3)(B) of title 40, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (viii);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (ix) and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(x) An organization described in section 
                        501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
                        (relating to a post or organization of past or 
                        present members of the Armed Forces of the 
                        United States) and exempt from taxation under 
                        section 501(a) of such Code.''.
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