[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3771 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.3771
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen
An Act
To accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions
for the relief of victims of the Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Philippines Charitable Giving
Assistance Act''.
SEC. 2. ACCELERATION OF INCOME TAX BENEFITS FOR CHARITABLE CASH
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR RELIEF OF VICTIMS OF TYPHOON HAIYAN IN THE
PHILIPPINES.
(a) In General.--For purposes of section 170 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, a taxpayer may treat any contribution described
in subsection (b) made after the date of the enactment of this Act, and
before April 15, 2014, as if such contribution was made on December 31,
2013, and not in 2014.
(b) Contribution Described.--A contribution is described in this
subsection if such contribution is a cash contribution made for the
relief of victims in areas affected by Typhoon Haiyan, for which a
charitable contribution deduction is allowable under section 170 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(c) Recordkeeping.--In the case of a contribution described in
subsection (b), a telephone bill showing the name of the donee
organization, the date of the contribution, and the amount of the
contribution shall be treated as meeting the recordkeeping requirements
of section 170(f)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.