[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 544 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 544

To accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions 
for the relief of the families of New York Police Department Detectives 
         Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 27, 2015

  Mr. Jeffries (for himself and Mr. King of New York) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions 
for the relief of the families of New York Police Department Detectives 
         Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos, 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 ``Slain Officer Family Support Act of 
2015''.

SEC. 2. ACCELERATION OF INCOME TAX BENEFITS FOR CHARITABLE CASH 
              CONTRIBUTIONS FOR RELIEF OF THE FAMILIES OF NEW YORK 
              POLICE DEPARTMENT DETECTIVES WENJIAN LIU AND RAFAEL 
              RAMOS.

    (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 between January 1, 2015, and April 15, 2015, as if 
such contribution was made on December 31, 2014, and not in 2015.
    (b) Contribution Described.--A contribution is described in this 
subsection if such contribution is a cash contribution made for the 
relief of the families of slain New York Police Department Detectives 
Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos, 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.
    (d) Clarification That Contribution Will Not Fail To Qualify as a 
Charitable Contribution.--A cash contribution made for the relief of 
the families of slain New York Police Department Detectives Wenjian Liu 
and Rafael Ramos shall not fail to be treated as a charitable 
contribution for purposes of section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 and subsection (b) of this section merely because such 
contribution is for the exclusive benefit of such families. The 
preceding sentence shall apply to contributions made on or after 
December 20, 2014.
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