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Title 2 — The Congress

Part D · Chapter 29 — Capitol Police

§ 1953. Tax treatment of Fund

Statutory text

(a)

Contributions to Fund

For purposes of title 26, any contribution or gift to or for the use of the Fund shall be treated as a contribution or gift for exclusively public purposes to or for the use of an organization described in section 170(c)(1) of title 26.

(b)

Treatment of payments from Fund

Any payment from the Fund shall not be subject to any Federal, State, or local income or gift tax.

(c)

Exemption

For purposes of title 26, notwithstanding section 501(c)(1)(A) of title 26, the Fund shall be treated as described in section 501(c)(1) of title 26 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of title 26.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 105–223 § 3 · 112 Stat. 1250

    Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 1953

    (Pub. L. 105–223, § 3, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1250.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 105–223, § 3, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1250.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 3. 40 USC 207c–2. TAX TREATMENT OF FUND. (a) Contributions to Fund.— For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any contribution or gift to or for the use of the Fund shall be treated as a contribution or gift for exclusively public purposes to or for the use of an organization described in section 170(c)(1) of such Code. (b) Treatment of Payments From Fund.— Any payment from the Fund shall not be subject to any Federal, State, or local income or gift tax. (c) Exemption.— For purposes of such Code, notwithstanding section 501(c)(1)(A) of such Code, the Fund shall be treated as described in section 501(c)(1) of such Code and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was classified to section 207c–2 of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, § 1, , 116 Stat. 1062.

Credits

(Pub. L. 105–223, § 3, , 112 Stat. 1250.)

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