[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3345 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3345

To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act for purposes of making 
claims under such Act based on exposure to atmospheric nuclear testing, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 29, 2015

 Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
   Amodei, and Ms. Sinema) introduced the following bill; which was 
  referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
        fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act for purposes of making 
claims under such Act based on exposure to atmospheric nuclear testing, 
                        and for other purposes.

    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 ``Downwinders Compensation Act of 
2015''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION UNDER THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT.

    Section 4(b)(1) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 
U.S.C. 2210 note; Public Law 101-426) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) by striking ``that portion of''; and
                    (B) by striking ``that consists of townships 13 
                through 16 at ranges 63 through 71''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``all acreage in any 
        county all or part of which is located in'' before ``that 
        part''.

SEC. 3. DENIAL OF CHARITABLE DEDUCTION FOR CONTRIBUTIONS THAT HAVE A 
              PREREQUISITE FOR PURCHASING TICKETS TO A COLLEGE SPORTING 
              EVENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 170(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(1) Contributions that have a prerequisite for purchasing 
        tickets to a college sporting event.--No deduction shall be 
        allowed under subsection (a) for any contribution that has a 
        prerequisite for purchasing tickets to a college sporting 
        event.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to contributions made after the date of the enactment of this Act 
in taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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