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TITLE 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
Subtitle A - Income Taxes
CHAPTER 1 - NORMAL TAXES AND SURTAXES
Subchapter F - Exempt Organizations
PART I - GENERAL RULE
Statute
Sec. 501. Exemption from tax on corporations, certain trusts, etc.
(a) Exemption from taxation
An organization described in subsection (c) or (d) or section
401(a) shall be exempt from taxation under this subtitle unless
such exemption is denied under section 502 or 503.
(b) Tax on unrelated business income and certain other activities
An organization exempt from taxation under subsection (a) shall
be subject to tax to the extent provided in parts II, III, and VI
of this subchapter, but (notwithstanding parts II, III, and VI of
this subchapter) shall be considered an organization exempt from
income taxes for the purpose of any law which refers to
organizations exempt from income taxes.
(c) List of exempt organizations
The following organizations are referred to in subsection (a):
(1) Any corporation organized under Act of Congress which is an
instrumentality of the United States but only if such corporation -
(A) is exempt from Federal income taxes -
(i) under such Act as amended and supplemented before
July 18, 1984, or
(ii) under this title without regard to any provision of
law which is not contained in this title and which is not
contained in a revenue Act, or
(B) is described in subsection (l).
(2) Corporations organized for the exclusive purpose of holding
title to property, collecting income therefrom, and turning over
the entire amount thereof, less expenses, to an organization
which itself is exempt under this section. Rules similar to the
rules of subparagraph (G) of paragraph (25) shall apply for
purposes of this paragraph.
(3) Corporations, and any community chest, fund, or foundation,
organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable,
scientific, testing for public safety, literary, or educational
purposes, or to foster national or international amateur sports
competition (but only if no part of its activities involve the
provision of athletic facilities or equipment), or for the
prevention of cruelty to children or animals, no part of the net
earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private
shareholder or individual, no substantial part of the activities
of which is carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting, to
influence legislation (except as otherwise provided in subsection
(h)), and which does not participate in, or intervene in
(including the publishing or distributing of statements), any
political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any
candidate for public office.
(4)(A) Civic leagues or organizations not organized for profit
but operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare, or
local associations of employees, the membership of which is
limited to the employees of a designated person or persons in a
particular municipality, and the net earnings of which are
devoted exclusively to charitable, educational, or recreational
purposes.
(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to an entity unless no
part of the net earnings of such entity inures to the benefit of
any private shareholder or individual.
(5) Labor, agricultural, or horticultural organizations.
(6) Business leagues, chambers of commerce, real-estate boards,
boards of trade, or professional football leagues (whether or not
administering a pension fund for football players), not organized
for profit and no part of the net earnings of which inures to the
benefit of any private shareholder or individual.
(7) Clubs organized for pleasure, recreation, and other
nonprofitable purposes, substantially all of the activities of
which are for such purposes and no part of the net earnings of
which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder.
(8) Fraternal beneficiary societies, orders, or associations -
(A) operating under the lodge system or for the exclusive
benefit of the members of a fraternity itself operating under
the lodge system, and
(B) providing for the payment of life, sick, accident, or
other benefits to the members of such society, order, or
association or their dependents.
(9) Voluntary employees' beneficiary associations providing for
the payment of life, sick, accident, or other benefits to the
members of such association or their dependents or designated
beneficiaries, if no part of the net earnings of such association
inures (other than through such payments) to the benefit of any
private shareholder or individual.
(10) Domestic fraternal societies, orders, or associations,
operating under the lodge system -
(A) the net earnings of which are devoted exclusively to
religious, charitable, scientific, literary, educational, and
fraternal purposes, and
(B) which do not provide for the payment of life, sick,
accident, or other benefits.
(11) Teachers' retirement fund associations of a purely local
character, if -
(A) no part of their net earnings inures (other than through
payment of retirement benefits) to the benefit of any private
shareholder or individual, and
(B) the income consists solely of amounts received from
public taxation, amounts received from assessments on the
teaching salaries of members, and income in respect of
investments.
(12)(A) Benevolent life insurance associations of a purely
local character, mutual ditch or irrigation companies, mutual or
cooperative telephone companies, or like organizations; but only
if 85 percent or more of the income consists of amounts collected
from members for the sole purpose of meeting losses and expenses.
(B) In the case of a mutual or cooperative telephone company,
subparagraph (A) shall be applied without taking into account any
income received or accrued -
(i) from a nonmember telephone company for the performance of
communication services which involve members of the mutual or
cooperative telephone company,
(ii) from qualified pole rentals,
(iii) from the sale of display listings in a directory
furnished to the members of the mutual or cooperative
telephone company, or
(iv) from the prepayment of a loan under section 306A, 306B,
or 311 (FOOTNOTE 1) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936
(as in effect on January 1, 1987).
(FOOTNOTE 1) See References in Text note below.
(C) In the case of a mutual or cooperative electric company,
subparagraph (A) shall be applied without taking into account any
income received or accrued -
(i) from qualified pole rentals, or
(ii) from any provision or sale of electric
energy transmission services or ancillary services
if such services are provided on a
nondiscriminatory open access basis under an open
access transmission tariff approved or accepted by
FERC or under an independent transmission provider
agreement approved or accepted by FERC (other than
income received or accrued directly or indirectly
from a member),
(iii) from the provision or sale of electric
energy distribution services or ancillary services
if such services are provided on a
nondiscriminatory open access basis to distribute
electric energy not owned by the mutual or
electric cooperative company--
(I) to end-users who are served by
distribution facilities not owned by
such company or any of its members
(other than income received or accrued
directly or indirectly from a member),
or
(II) generated by a generation
facility not owned or leased by such
company or any of its
members and which is directly connected
to distribution facilities owned by such
company or any of its members (other
than income received or accrued directly
or indirectly from a member),
(iv) from any nuclear decommissioning transaction, or
(v) from any asset exchange or conversion transaction.
[[The following sentence was deleted by the Energy Policy
Act of 2005, effective with the date of the enactment of
the Act:
"Clauses (ii) through (v) shall not apply to taxable
years beginning after December 31, 2006."]]
(D) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ''qualified pole
rental'' means any rental of a pole (or other structure used to
support wires) if such pole (or other structure) -
(i) is used by the telephone or electric company to support
one or more wires which are used by such company in providing
telephone or electric services to its members, and
(ii) is used pursuant to the rental to support one or more
wires (in addition to the wires described in clause (i)) for
use in connection with the transmission by wire of electricity
or of telephone or other communications.
For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term ''rental''
includes any sale of the right to use the pole (or other
structure).
(E) For purposes of subparagraph (C)(ii), the term
`FERC' means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
and references to such term shall be treated as
including the Public Utility Commission of Texas with
respect to any ERCOT utility (as defined in section
212(k)(2)(B) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C.
824k(k)(2)(B))).
(F) For purposes of subparagraph (C)(iv), the
term `nuclear decommissioning transaction' means--
(i) any transfer into a trust, fund, or
instrument established to pay any nuclear
decommissioning costs if the transfer is in
connection with the transfer of the mutual or
cooperative electric company's interest in a
nuclear power plant or nuclear power plant unit,
(ii) any distribution from any trust, fund,
or instrument established to pay any nuclear
decommissioning costs, or
(iii) any earnings from any trust, fund, or
instrument established to pay any nuclear
decommissioning costs.
(G) For purposes of subparagraph (C)(v), the term
`asset exchange or conversion transaction' means any
voluntary exchange or involuntary conversion of any
property related to generating, transmitting,
distributing, or selling electric energy by a mutual or
cooperative electric company, the gain from which
qualifies for deferred recognition under section 1031 or
1033, but only if the replacement property acquired by
such company pursuant to such section constitutes
property which is used, or to be used, for--
(i) generating, transmitting, distributing,
or selling electric energy, or
(ii) producing, transmitting, distributing,
or selling natural gas.
(H)(i) In the case of a mutual or cooperative
electric company described in this paragraph or an
organization described in section 1381(a)(2)(C), income
received or accrued from a load loss transaction shall
be treated as an amount collected from members for the
sole purpose of meeting losses and expenses.
(ii) For purposes of clause (i), the term `load loss transaction'
means any wholesale or retail sale of electric energy
(other than to members) to the extent that the
aggregate sales during the recovery period do not exceed
the load loss mitigation sales limit for such period.
(iii) For purposes of clause (ii), the load loss
mitigation sales limit for the recovery period is the
sum of the annual load losses for each year of such
period.
(iv) For purposes of clause (iii), a mutual or
cooperative electric company's annual load loss for each
year of the recovery period is the amount (if any) by
which--
(I) the megawatt hours of electric energy
sold during such year to members of such electric
company are less than
(II) the megawatt hours of electric energy
sold during the base year to such members.
(v) For purposes of clause (iv)(II), the term
`base year' means--
(I) the calendar year preceding the start-up year, or
(II) at the election of the mutual or
cooperative electric company, the second or third
calendar years preceding the start-up year.
(vi) For purposes of this subparagraph, the
recovery period is the 7-year period beginning with the
start-up year.
(vii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the
start-up year is the first year that the mutual or
cooperative electric company offers nondiscriminatory
open access or the calendar year which includes the date
of the enactment of this subparagraph, if later, at the
election of such company.
(viii) A company shall not fail to be treated as a
mutual or cooperative electric company for purposes of
this paragraph or as a corporation operating on a
cooperative basis for purposes of section 1381(a)(2)(C)
by reason of the treatment under clause (i).
(ix) For purposes of subparagraph (A), in the case
of a mutual or cooperative electric company, income
received, or accrued, indirectly from a member shall be
treated as an amount collected from members for the sole
purpose of meeting losses and expenses.
[[The following sentence was deleted by the Energy Policy
Act of 2005, effective with the date of the enactment of
the Act:
"(x) This subparagraph shall not apply to taxable
years beginning after December 31, 2006."]]
(13) Cemetery companies owned and operated exclusively for the
benefit of their members or which are not operated for profit;
and any corporation chartered solely for the purpose of the
disposal of bodies by burial or cremation which is not permitted
by its charter to engage in any business not necessarily incident
to that purpose and no part of the net earnings of which inures
to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual.
(14)(A) Credit unions without capital stock organized and
operated for mutual purposes and without profit.
(B) Corporations or associations without capital stock
organized before September 1, 1957, and operated for mutual
purposes and without profit for the purpose of providing reserve
funds for, and insurance of shares or deposits in -
(i) domestic building and loan associations,
(ii) cooperative banks without capital stock organized and
operated for mutual purposes and without profit,
(iii) mutual savings banks not having capital stock
represented by shares, or
(iv) mutual savings banks described in section 591(b)
(FOOTNOTE 2)
(FOOTNOTE 2) So in original. Probably should be followed by a
period.
(C) Corporations or associations organized before September 1,
1957, and operated for mutual purposes and without profit for the
purpose of providing reserve funds for associations or banks
described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of subparagraph (B); but
only if 85 percent or more of the income is attributable to
providing such reserve funds and to investments. This
subparagraph shall not apply to any corporation or association
entitled to exemption under subparagraph (B).
(15)(A) Insurance companies (as defined in section 816(a))
other than life (including interinsurers and reciprocal
underwriters) if--
(i)(I) the gross receipts for the taxable year do
not exceed $600,000, and
(II) more than 50 percent of such gross receipts
consist of premiums, or
(ii) in the case of a mutual insurance company--
(I) the gross receipts of which for the
taxable year do not exceed $150,000, and
(II) more than 35 percent of such gross
receipts consist of premiums.
Clause (ii) shall not apply to a company if any employee of the
company, or a member of the employee's family (as defined in
section 2032A(e)(2)), is an employee of another company exempt
from taxation by reason of this paragraph (or would be so
exempt but for this sentence).
(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), in determining whether
any company or association is described in subparagraph (A), such
company or association shall be treated as receiving during the
taxable year amounts described in subparagraph (A) which are
received during such year by all other companies or associations
which are members of the same controlled group as the insurance
company or association for which the determination is being made.
(C) For purposes of subparagraph (B), the term ''controlled
group'' has the meaning given such term by section
831(b)(2)(B)(ii),except that in applying section 831(b)(2)(B)(ii)
for purposes of this subparagraph, subparagraphs (B) and (C)
of section 1563(b)(2) shall be disregarded.
(16) Corporations organized by an association subject to part
IV of this subchapter or members thereof, for the purpose of
financing the ordinary crop operations of such members or other
producers, and operated in conjunction with such association.
Exemption shall not be denied any such corporation because it has
capital stock, if the dividend rate of such stock is fixed at not
to exceed the legal rate of interest in the State of
incorporation or 8 percent per annum, whichever is greater, on
the value of the consideration for which the stock was issued,
and if substantially all such stock (other than nonvoting
preferred stock, the owners of which are not entitled or
permitted to participate, directly or indirectly, in the profits
of the corporation, on dissolution or otherwise, beyond the fixed
dividends) is owned by such association, or members thereof; nor
shall exemption be denied any such corporation because there is
accumulated and maintained by it a reserve required by State law
or a reasonable reserve for any necessary purpose.
(17)(A) A trust or trusts forming part of a plan providing for
the payment of supplemental unemployment compensation benefits,
if -
(i) under the plan, it is impossible, at any time prior to
the satisfaction of all liabilities, with respect to employees
under the plan, for any part of the corpus or income to be
(within the taxable year or thereafter) used for, or diverted
to, any purpose other than the providing of supplemental
unemployment compensation benefits,
(ii) such benefits are payable to employees under a
classification which is set forth in the plan and which is
found by the Secretary not to be discriminatory in favor of
employees who are highly compensated employees (within the
meaning of section 414(q)), and
(iii) such benefits do not discriminate in favor of employees
who are highly compensated employees (within the meaning of
section 414(q)). A plan shall not be considered discriminatory
within the meaning of this clause merely because the benefits
received under the plan bear a uniform relationship to the
total compensation, or the basic or regular rate of
compensation, of the employees covered by the plan.
(B) In determining whether a plan meets the requirements of
subparagraph (A), any benefits provided under any other plan
shall not be taken into consideration, except that a plan shall
not be considered discriminatory -
(i) merely because the benefits under the plan which are
first determined in a nondiscriminatory manner within the
meaning of subparagraph (A) are then reduced by any sick,
accident, or unemployment compensation benefits received under
State or Federal law (or reduced by a portion of such benefits
if determined in a nondiscriminatory manner), or
(ii) merely because the plan provides only for employees who
are not eligible to receive sick, accident, or unemployment
compensation benefits under State or Federal law the same
benefits (or a portion of such benefits if determined in a
nondiscriminatory manner) which such employees would receive
under such laws if such employees were eligible for such
benefits, or
(iii) merely because the plan provides only for employees who
are not eligible under another plan (which meets the
requirements of subparagraph (A)) of supplemental unemployment
compensation benefits provided wholly by the employer the same
benefits (or a portion of such benefits if determined in a
nondiscriminatory manner) which such employees would receive
under such other plan if such employees were eligible under
such other plan, but only if the employees eligible under both
plans would make a classification which would be
nondiscriminatory within the meaning of subparagraph (A).
(C) A plan shall be considered to meet the requirements of
subparagraph (A) during the whole of any year of the plan if on
one day in each quarter it satisfies such requirements.
(D) The term ''supplemental unemployment compensation
benefits'' means only -
(i) benefits which are paid to an employee because of his
involuntary separation from the employment of the employer
(whether or not such separation is temporary) resulting
directly from a reduction in force, the discontinuance of a
plant or operation, or other similar conditions, and
(ii) sick and accident benefits subordinate to the benefits
described in clause (i).
(E) Exemption shall not be denied under subsection (a) to any
organization entitled to such exemption as an association
described in paragraph (9) of this subsection merely because such
organization provides for the payment of supplemental
unemployment benefits (as defined in subparagraph (D)(i)).
(18) A trust or trusts created before June 25, 1959, forming
part of a plan providing for the payment of benefits under a
pension plan funded only by contributions of employees, if -
(A) under the plan, it is impossible, at any time prior to
the satisfaction of all liabilities with respect to employees
under the plan, for any part of the corpus or income to be
(within the taxable year or thereafter) used for, or diverted
to, any purpose other than the providing of benefits under the
plan,
(B) such benefits are payable to employees under a
classification which is set forth in the plan and which is
found by the Secretary not to be discriminatory in favor of
employees who are highly compensated employees (within the
meaning of section 414(q)),
(C) such benefits do not discriminate in favor of employees
who are highly compensated employees (within the meaning of
section 414(q)). A plan shall not be considered discriminatory
within the meaning of this subparagraph merely because the
benefits received under the plan bear a uniform relationship to
the total compensation, or the basic or regular rate of
compensation, of the employees covered by the plan, and
(D) in the case of a plan under which an employee may
designate certain contributions as deductible -
(i) such contributions do not exceed the amount with
respect to which a deduction is allowable under section
219(b)(3),
(ii) requirements similar to the requirements of section
401(k)(3)(A)(ii) are met with respect to such elective
contributions,
(iii) such contributions are treated as elective deferrals
for purposes of section 402(g), and
(iv) the requirements of section 401(a)(30) are met.
For purposes of subparagraph (D)(ii), rules similar to the rules
of section 401(k)(8) shall apply. For purposes of section 4979,
any excess contribution under clause (ii) shall be treated as an
excess contribution under a cash or deferred arrangement.
(19) A post or organization of past or present members of the
Armed Forces of the United States, or an auxiliary unit or
society of, or a trust or foundation for, any such post or
organization -
(A) organized in the United States or any of its possessions,
(B) at least 75 percent of the members of which are past or
present members of the Armed Forces of the United States and
substantially all of the other members of which are individuals
who are cadets or are spouses, widows, widowers, ancestors, or
lineal descendants of past or present members of the Armed Forces
of the United States or of cadets, and
(C) no part of the net earnings of which inures to the
benefit of any private shareholder or individual.
(20) an (FOOTNOTE 3) organization or trust created or organized
in the United States, the exclusive function of which is to form
part of a qualified group legal services plan or plans, within
the meaning of section 120. An organization or trust which
receives contributions because of section 120(c)(5)(C) shall not
be prevented from qualifying as an organization described in this
paragraph merely because it provides legal services or
indemnification against the cost of legal services unassociated
with a qualified group legal services plan.
(FOOTNOTE 3) So in original. Probably should be capitalized.
(21)(A) A trust or trusts established in writing, created or
organized in the United States, and contributed to by any person
(except an insurance company) if -
(i) the purpose of such trust or trusts is exclusively -
(I) to satisfy, in whole or in part, the liability of such
person for, or with respect to, claims for compensation for
disability or death due to pneumoconiosis under Black Lung
Acts,
(II) to pay premiums for insurance exclusively covering
such liability,
(III) to pay administrative and other incidental expenses
of such trust in connection with the operation of the trust
and the processing of claims against such person under Black
Lung Acts, and
(IV) to pay accident or health benefits for retired miners
and their spouses and dependents (including administrative
and other incidental expenses of such trust in connection
therewith) or premiums for insurance exclusively covering
such benefits; and
(ii) no part of the assets of the trust may be used for, or
diverted to, any purpose other than -
(I) the purposes described in clause (i),
(II) investment (but only to the extent that the trustee
determines that a portion of the assets is not currently
needed for the purposes described in clause (i)) in qualified
investments, or
(III) payment into the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund
established under section 9501, or into the general fund of
the United States Treasury (other than in satisfaction of any
tax or other civil or criminal liability of the person who
established or contributed to the trust).
(B) No deduction shall be allowed under this chapter for any
payment described in subparagraph (A)(i)(IV) from such trust.
(C) Payments described in subparagraph (A)(i)(IV)
may be made from such trust during a taxable year only
to the extent that the aggregate amount of such payments
during such taxable year does not exceed the excess (if
any), as of the close of the preceding taxable year,
of--
(i) the fair market value of the assets of
the trust, over
(ii) 110 percent of the present value of the
liability described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) of
such person.
The determinations under the preceding sentence shall be made by
an independent actuary using actuarial methods and assumptions
(not inconsistent with the regulations prescribed under section
192(c)(1)(A)) each of which is reasonable and which are
reasonable in the aggregate.
(D) For purposes of this paragraph:
(i) The term ''Black Lung Acts'' means part C of title IV of
the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, and any State
law providing compensation for disability or death due to that
pneumoconiosis.
(ii) The term ''qualified investments'' means -
(I) public debt securities of the United States,
(II) obligations of a State or local government which are
not in default as to principal or interest, and
(III) time or demand deposits in a bank (as defined in
section 581) or an insured credit union (within the meaning
of section 101(7) of the Federal Credit Union Act, 12 U.S.C.
1752(7)) located in the United States.
(iii) The term ''miner'' has the same meaning as such term
has when used in section 402(d) of the Black Lung Benefits Act
(30 U.S.C. 902(d)).
(iv) The term ''incidental expenses'' includes legal,
accounting, actuarial, and trustee expenses.
(22) A trust created or organized in the United States and
established in writing by the plan sponsors of multiemployer
plans if -
(A) the purpose of such trust is exclusively -
(i) to pay any amount described in section 4223(c) or (h)
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and
(ii) to pay reasonable and necessary administrative
expenses in connection with the establishment and operation
of the trust and the processing of claims against the trust,
(B) no part of the assets of the trust may be used for, or
diverted to, any purpose other than -
(i) the purposes described in subparagraph (A), or
(ii) the investment in securities, obligations, or time or
demand deposits described in clause (ii) of paragraph (21)(D),
(C) such trust meets the requirements of paragraphs (2), (3),
and (4) of section 4223(b), 4223(h), or, if applicable, section
4223(c) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
and
(D) the trust instrument provides that, on dissolution of the
trust, assets of the trust may not be paid other than to plans
which have participated in the plan or, in the case of a trust
established under section 4223(h) of such Act, to plans with
respect to which employers have participated in the fund.
(23) Any association organized before 1880 more than 75 percent
of the members of which are present or past members of the Armed
Forces and a principal purpose of which is to provide insurance
and other benefits to veterans or their dependents.
(24) A trust described in section 4049 of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (as in effect on the date
of the enactment of the Single-Employer Pension Plan Amendments
Act of 1986).
(25)(A) Any corporation or trust which -
(i) has no more than 35 shareholders or beneficiaries,
(ii) has only 1 class of stock or beneficial interest, and
(iii) is organized for the exclusive purposes of -
(I) acquiring real property and holding title to, and
collecting income from, such property, and
(II) remitting the entire amount of income from such
property (less expenses) to 1 or more organizations described
in subparagraph (C) which are shareholders of such
corporation or beneficiaries of such trust.
For purposes of clause (iii), the term ''real property'' shall
not include any interest as a tenant in common (or similar
interest) and shall not include any indirect interest.
(B) A corporation or trust shall be described in subparagraph (A)
without regard to whether the corporation or trust is organized
by 1 or more organizations described in subparagraph (C).
(C) An organization is described in this subparagraph if such
organization is -
(i) a qualified pension, profit sharing, or stock bonus plan
that meets the requirements of section 401(a),
(ii) a governmental plan (within the meaning of section 414(d)),
(iii) the United States, any State or political subdivision
thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the
foregoing, or
(iv) any organization described in paragraph (3).
(D) A corporation or trust shall in no event be treated as
described in subparagraph (A) unless such corporation or trust
permits its shareholders or beneficiaries -
(i) to dismiss the corporation's or trust's investment
adviser, following reasonable notice, upon a vote of the
shareholders or beneficiaries holding a majority of interest in
the corporation or trust, and
(ii) to terminate their interest in the corporation or trust
by either, or both, of the following alternatives, as
determined by the corporation or trust:
(I) by selling or exchanging their stock in the corporation
or interest in the trust (subject to any Federal or State
securities law) to any organization described in subparagraph
(C) so long as the sale or exchange does not increase the
number of shareholders or beneficiaries in such corporation
or trust above 35, or
(II) by having their stock or interest redeemed by the
corporation or trust after the shareholder or beneficiary has
provided 90 days notice to such corporation or trust.
(E)(i) For purposes of this title -
(I) a corporation which is a qualified subsidiary shall not
be treated as a separate corporation, and
(II) all assets, liabilities, and items of income, deduction,
and credit of a qualified subsidiary shall be treated as
assets, liabilities, and such items (as the case may be) of the
corporation or trust described in subparagraph (A).
(ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term ''qualified
subsidiary'' means any corporation if, at all times during the
period such corporation was in existence, 100 percent of the
stock of such corporation is held by the corporation or trust
described in subparagraph (A).
(iii) For purposes of this subtitle, if any corporation which
was a qualified subsidiary ceases to meet the requirements of
clause (ii), such corporation shall be treated as a new
corporation acquiring all of its assets (and assuming all of its
liabilities) immediately before such cessation from the
corporation or trust described in subparagraph (A) in exchange
for its stock.
(F) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term ''real
property'' includes any personal property which is leased under,
or in connection with, a lease of real property, but only if the
rent attributable to such personal property (determined under the
rules of section 856(d)(1)) for the taxable year does not exceed
15 percent of the total rent for the taxable year attributable to
both the real and personal property leased under, or in
connection with, such lease.
(G)(i) An organization shall not be treated as failing to be
described in this paragraph merely by reason of the receipt of
any otherwise disqualifying income which is incidentally derived
from the holding of real property.
(ii) Clause (i) shall not apply if the amount of gross income
described in such clause exceeds 10 percent of the organization's
gross income for the taxable year unless the organization
establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the receipt
of gross income described in clause (i) in excess of such
limitation was inadvertent and reasonable steps are being taken
to correct the circumstances giving rise to such income.
(26) Any membership organization if -
(A) such organization is established by a State exclusively
to provide coverage for medical care (as defined in section
213(d)) on a not-for-profit basis to individuals described in
subparagraph (B) through -
(i) insurance issued by the organization, or
(ii) a health maintenance organization under an arrangement
with the organization,
(B) the only individuals receiving such coverage through the
organization are individuals -
(i) who are residents of such State, and
(ii) who, by reason of the existence or history of a
medical condition -
(I) are unable to acquire medical care coverage for such
condition through insurance or from a health maintenance
organization, or
(II) are able to acquire such coverage only at a rate
which is substantially in excess of the rate for such
coverage through the membership organization,
(C) the composition of the membership in such organization is
specified by such State, and
(D) no part of the net earnings of the organization inures to
the benefit of any private shareholder or individual.
A spouse and any qualifying child (as defined in section 24(c))
of an individual described in subparagraph (B) (without regard to
this sentence) shall be treated as described in subparagraph (B).
(27)(A) Any membership organization if -
(i) such organization is established before June 1, 1996, by
a State exclusively to reimburse its members for losses arising
under workmen's compensation acts,
(ii) such State requires that the membership of such
organization consist of -
(I) all persons who issue insurance covering workmen's
compensation losses in such State, and
(II) all persons and governmental entities who self-insure
against such losses, and
(iii) such organization operates as a non-profit organization
by -
(I) returning surplus income to its members or workmen's
compensation policyholders on a periodic basis, and
(II) reducing initial premiums in anticipation of
investment income.
(B) Any organization (including a mutual insurance company)
if -
(i) such organization is created by State law and is
organized and operated under State law exclusively to -
(I) provide workmen's compensation insurance which is
required by State law or with respect to which State law
provides significant disincentives if such insurance is not
purchased by an employer, and
(II) provide related coverage which is incidental to
workmen's compensation insurance,
(ii) such organization must provide workmen's compensation
insurance to any employer in the State (for employees in the
State or temporarily assigned out-of-State) which seeks such
insurance and meets other reasonable requirements relating
thereto,
(iii)(I) the State makes a financial commitment with respect
to such organization either by extending the full faith and
credit of the State to the initial debt of such organization or
by providing the initial operating capital of such
organization, and (II) in the case of periods after the date of
enactment of this subparagraph, the assets of such organization
revert to the State upon dissolution or State law does not
permit the dissolution of such organization, and
(iv) the majority of the board of directors or oversight body
of such organization are appointed by the chief executive
officer or other executive branch official of the State, by the
State legislature, or by both.
(28) The National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust established
under section 15(j) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974.
(d) Religious and apostolic organizations
The following organizations are referred to in subsection (a):
Religious or apostolic associations or corporations, if such
associations or corporations have a common treasury or community
treasury, even if such associations or corporations engage in
business for the common benefit of the members, but only if the
members thereof include (at the time of filing their returns) in
their gross income their entire pro rata shares, whether
distributed or not, of the taxable income of the association or
corporation for such year. Any amount so included in the gross
income of a member shall be treated as a dividend received.
(e) Cooperative hospital service organizations
For purposes of this title, an organization shall be treated as
an organization organized and operated exclusively for charitable
purposes, if -
(1) such organization is organized and operated solely -
(A) to perform, on a centralized basis, one or more of the
following services which, if performed on its own behalf by a
hospital which is an organization described in subsection
(c)(3) and exempt from taxation under subsection (a), would
constitute activities in exercising or performing the purpose
or function constituting the basis for its exemption: data
processing, purchasing (including the purchasing of insurance
on a group basis), warehousing, billing and collection
(including the purchase of patron accounts receivable on a
recourse basis), food, clinical, industrial engineering,
laboratory, printing, communications, record center, and
personnel (including selection, testing, training, and
education of personnel) services; and
(B) to perform such services solely for two or more hospitals
each of which is -
(i) an organization described in subsection (c)(3) which is
exempt from taxation under subsection (a),
(ii) a constituent part of an organization described in
subsection (c)(3) which is exempt from taxation under
subsection (a) and which, if organized and operated as a
separate entity, would constitute an organization described
in subsection (c)(3), or
(iii) owned and operated by the United States, a State, the
District of Columbia, or a possession of the United States,
or a political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality of
any of the foregoing;
(2) such organization is organized and operated on a
cooperative basis and allocates or pays, within 8 1/2 months
after the close of its taxable year, all net earnings to patrons
on the basis of services performed for them; and
(3) if such organization has capital stock, all of such stock
outstanding is owned by its patrons.
For purposes of this title, any organization which, by reason of
the preceding sentence, is an organization described in subsection
(c)(3) and exempt from taxation under subsection (a), shall be
treated as a hospital and as an organization referred to in section
170(b)(1)(A)(iii).
(f) Cooperative service organizations of operating educational
organizations
For purposes of this title, if an organization is -
(1) organized and operated solely to hold, commingle, and
collectively invest and reinvest (including arranging for and
supervising the performance by independent contractors of
investment services related thereto) in stocks and securities,
the moneys contributed thereto by each of the members of such
organization, and to collect income therefrom and turn over the
entire amount thereof, less expenses, to such members,
(2) organized and controlled by one or more such members, and
(3) comprised solely of members that are organizations
described in clause (ii) or (iv) of section 170(b)(1)(A) -
(A) which are exempt from taxation under subsection (a), or
(B) the income of which is excluded from taxation under
section 115(a),
then such organization shall be treated as an organization
organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes.
(g) Definition of agricultural
For purposes of subsection (c)(5), the term ''agricultural''
includes the art or science of cultivating land, harvesting crops
or aquatic resources, or raising livestock.
(h) Expenditures by public charities to influence legislation
(1) General rule
In the case of an organization to which this subsection
applies, exemption from taxation under subsection (a) shall be
denied because a substantial part of the activities of such
organization consists of carrying on propaganda, or otherwise
attempting, to influence legislation, but only if such
organization normally -
(A) makes lobbying expenditures in excess of the lobbying
ceiling amount for such organization for each taxable year, or
(B) makes grass roots expenditures in excess of the grass
roots ceiling amount for such organization for each taxable
year.
(2) Definitions
For purposes of this subsection -
(A) Lobbying expenditures
The term ''lobbying expenditures'' means expenditures for the
purpose of influencing legislation (as defined in section
4911(d)).
(B) Lobbying ceiling amount
The lobbying ceiling amount for any organization for any
taxable year is 150 percent of the lobbying nontaxable amount
for such organization for such taxable year, determined under
section 4911.
(C) Grass roots expenditures
The term ''grass roots expenditures'' means expenditures for
the purpose of influencing legislation (as defined in section
4911(d) without regard to paragraph (1)(B) thereof).
(D) Grass roots ceiling amount
The grass roots ceiling amount for any organization for any
taxable year is 150 percent of the grass roots nontaxable
amount for such organization for such taxable year, determined
under section 4911.
(3) Organizations to which this subsection applies
This subsection shall apply to any organization which has
elected (in such manner and at such time as the Secretary may
prescribe) to have the provisions of this subsection apply to
such organization and which, for the taxable year which includes
the date the election is made, is described in subsection (c)(3)
and -
(A) is described in paragraph (4), and
(B) is not a disqualified organization under paragraph (5).
(4) Organizations permitted to elect to have this subsection
apply
An organization is described in this paragraph if it is
described in -
(A) section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii) (relating to educational
institutions),
(B) section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii) (relating to hospitals and
medical research organizations),
(C) section 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) (relating to organizations
supporting government schools),
(D) section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (relating to organizations
publicly supported by charitable contributions),
(E) section 509(a)(2) (relating to organizations publicly
supported by admissions, sales, etc.), or
(F) section 509(a)(3) (relating to organizations supporting
certain types of public charities) except that for purposes of
this subparagraph, section 509(a)(3) shall be applied without
regard to the last sentence of section 509(a).
(5) Disqualified organizations
For purposes of paragraph (3) an organization is a disqualified
organization if it is -
(A) described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(i) (relating to
churches),
(B) an integrated auxiliary of a church or of a convention or
association of churches, or
(C) a member of an affiliated group of organizations (within
the meaning of section 4911(f)(2)) if one or more members of
such group is described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
(6) Years for which election is effective
An election by an organization under this subsection shall be
effective for all taxable years of such organization which -
(A) end after the date the election is made, and
(B) begin before the date the election is revoked by such
organization (under regulations prescribed by the Secretary).
(7) No effect on certain organizations
With respect to any organization for a taxable year for which -
(A) such organization is a disqualified organization (within
the meaning of paragraph (5)), or
(B) an election under this subsection is not in effect for
such organization,
nothing in this subsection or in section 4911 shall be construed
to affect the interpretation of the phrase, ''no substantial part
of the activities of which is carrying on propaganda, or
otherwise attempting, to influence legislation,'' under
subsection (c)(3).
(8) Affiliated organizations
For rules regarding affiliated organizations, see section
4911(f).
(i) Prohibition of discrimination by certain social clubs
Notwithstanding subsection (a), an organization which is
described in subsection (c)(7) shall not be exempt from taxation
under subsection (a) for any taxable year if, at any time during
such taxable year, the charter, bylaws, or other governing
instrument, of such organization or any written policy statement of
such organization contains a provision which provides for
discrimination against any person on the basis of race, color, or
religion. The preceding sentence to the extent it relates to
discrimination on the basis of religion shall not apply to -
(1) an auxiliary of a fraternal beneficiary society if such
society -
(A) is described in subsection (c)(8) and exempt from tax
under subsection (a), and
(B) limits its membership to the members of a particular
religion, or
(2) a club which in good faith limits its membership to the
members of a particular religion in order to further the
teachings or principles of that religion, and not to exclude
individuals of a particular race or color.
(j) Special rules for certain amateur sports organizations
(1) In general
In the case of a qualified amateur sports organization -
(A) the requirement of subsection (c)(3) that no part of its
activities involve the provision of athletic facilities or
equipment shall not apply, and
(B) such organization shall not fail to meet the requirements
of subsection (c)(3) merely because its membership is local or
regional in nature.
(2) Qualified amateur sports organization defined
For purposes of this subsection, the term ''qualified amateur
sports organization'' means any organization organized and
operated exclusively to foster national or international amateur
sports competition if such organization is also organized and
operated primarily to conduct national or international
competition in sports or to support and develop amateur athletes
for national or international competition in sports.
(k) Treatment of certain organizations providing child care
For purposes of subsection (c)(3) of this section and sections
170(c)(2), 2055(a)(2), and 2522(a)(2), the term ''educational
purposes'' includes the providing of care of children away from
their homes if -
(1) substantially all of the care provided by the organization
is for purposes of enabling individuals to be gainfully employed,
and
(2) the services provided by the organization are available to
the general public.
(l) Government corporations exempt under subsection (c)(1)
For purposes of subsection (c)(1), the following organizations
are described in this subsection:
(1) The Central Liquidity Facility established under title III
of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1795 et seq.).
(2) The Resolution Trust Corporation established under section
21A of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act.
(3) The Resolution Funding Corporation established under
section 21B of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act.
(m) Certain organizations providing commercial-type insurance not
exempt from tax
(1) Denial of tax exemption where providing commercial-type
insurance is substantial part of activities
An organization described in paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection
(c) shall be exempt from tax under subsection (a) only if no
substantial part of its activities consists of providing
commercial-type insurance.
(2) Other organizations taxed as insurance companies on insurance
business
In the case of an organization described in paragraph (3) or (4) of
subsection (c) which is exempt from tax under subsection (a) after
the application of paragraph (1) of this subsection -
(A) the activity of providing commercial-type insurance shall
be treated as an unrelated trade or business (as defined in
section 513), and
(B) in lieu of the tax imposed by section 511 with respect to
such activity, such organization shall be treated as an
insurance company for purposes of applying subchapter L with
respect to such activity.
(3) Commercial-type insurance
For purposes of this subsection, the term ''commercial-type
insurance'' shall not include -
(A) insurance provided at substantially below cost to a class
of charitable recipients,
(B) incidental health insurance provided by a health
maintenance organization of a kind customarily provided by such
organizations,
(C) property or casualty insurance provided (directly or
through an organization described in section 414(e)(3)(B)(ii))
by a church or convention or association of churches for such
church or convention or association of churches,
(D) providing retirement or welfare benefits (or both) by a
church or a convention or association of churches (directly or
through an organization described in section 414(e)(3)(A) or
414(e)(3)(B)(ii)) for the employees (including employees
described in section 414(e)(3)(B)) of such church or convention
or association of churches or the beneficiaries of such
employees, and
(E) charitable gift annuities.
(4) Insurance includes annuities
For purposes of this subsection, the issuance of annuity
contracts shall be treated as providing insurance.
(5) Charitable gift annuity
For purposes of paragraph (3)(E), the term ''charitable gift
annuity'' means an annuity if -
(A) a portion of the amount paid in connection with the
issuance of the annuity is allowable as a deduction under
section 170 or 2055, and
(B) the annuity is described in section 514(c)(5) (determined
as if any amount paid in cash in connection with such issuance
were property).
(n) Charitable risk pools
(1) In general
For purposes of this title -
(A) a qualified charitable risk pool shall be treated as an
organization organized and operated exclusively for charitable
purposes, and
(B) subsection (m) shall not apply to a qualified charitable
risk pool.
(2) Qualified charitable risk pool
For purposes of this subsection, the term ''qualified
charitable risk pool'' means any organization -
(A) which is organized and operated solely to pool insurable
risks of its members (other than risks related to medical
malpractice) and to provide information to its members with
respect to loss control and risk management,
(B) which is comprised solely of members that are
organizations described in subsection (c)(3) and exempt from
tax under subsection (a), and
(C) which meets the organizational requirements of paragraph (3).
(3) Organizational requirements
An organization (hereinafter in this subsection referred to as
the ''risk pool'') meets the organizational requirements of this
paragraph if -
(A) such risk pool is organized as a nonprofit organization
under State law provisions authorizing risk pooling
arrangements for charitable organizations,
(B) such risk pool is exempt from any income tax imposed by
the State (or will be so exempt after such pool qualifies as an
organization exempt from tax under this title),
(C) such risk pool has obtained at least $1,000,000 in
startup capital from nonmember charitable organizations,
(D) such risk pool is controlled by a board of directors
elected by its members, and
(E) the organizational documents of such risk pool require
that -
(i) each member of such pool shall at all times be an
organization described in subsection (c)(3) and exempt from
tax under subsection (a),
(ii) any member which receives a final determination that
it no longer qualifies as an organization described in
subsection (c)(3) shall immediately notify the pool of such
determination and the effective date of such determination,
and
(iii) each policy of insurance issued by the risk pool
shall provide that such policy will not cover the insured
with respect to events occurring after the date such final
determination was issued to the insured.
An organization shall not cease to qualify as a qualified
charitable risk pool solely by reason of the failure of any of
its members to continue to be an organization described in
subsection (c)(3) if, within a reasonable period of time after
such pool is notified as required under subparagraph (E)(ii),
such pool takes such action as may be reasonably necessary to
remove such member from such pool.
(4) Other definitions
For purposes of this subsection -
(A) Startup capital
The term ''startup capital'' means any capital contributed
to, and any program-related investments (within the meaning of
section 4944(c)) made in, the risk pool before such pool
commences operations.
(B) Nonmember charitable organization
The term ''nonmember charitable organization'' means any
organization which is described in subsection (c)(3) and exempt
from tax under subsection (a) and which is not a member of the
risk pool and does not benefit (directly or indirectly) from
the insurance coverage provided by the pool to its members.
(o) Treatment of hospitals participating in provider-sponsored
organizations
An organization shall not fail to be treated as organized and
operated exclusively for a charitable purpose for purposes of
subsection (c)(3) solely because a hospital which is owned and
operated by such organization participates in a provider-sponsored
organization (as defined in section 1855(d) of the Social Security
Act), whether or not the provider-sponsored organization is exempt
from tax. For purposes of subsection (c)(3), any person with a
material financial interest in such a provider-sponsored
organization shall be treated as a private shareholder or
individual with respect to the hospital.
(p) Suspension of Tax-Exempt Status of Terrorist Organizations.--
(1) In general.--The exemption from tax under subsection
(a) with respect to any organization described in paragraph (2),
and the eligibility of any organization described in paragraph
(2) to apply for recognition of exemption under subsection (a),
shall be suspended during the period described in paragraph (3).
(2) Terrorist organizations.--An organization is described
in this paragraph if such organization is designated or
otherwise individually identified--
(A) under section 212(a)(3)(B)(vi)(II) or 219 of
the Immigration and Nationality Act as a terrorist
organization or foreign terrorist organization,
(B) in or pursuant to an Executive order which is
related to terrorism and issued under the authority of
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act or
section 5 of the United Nations Participation Act of
1945 for the purpose of imposing on such organization an
economic or other sanction, or
(C) in or pursuant to an Executive order issued
under the authority of any Federal law if--
(i) the organization is designated or
otherwise individually identified in or pursuant
to such Executive order as supporting or engaging
in terrorist activity (as defined in section
212(a)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act) or supporting terrorism (as defined in
section 140(d)(2) of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989);
and
(ii) such Executive order refers to this subsection.
(3) Period of suspension.--With respect to any
organization described in paragraph (2), the period of
suspension--
(A) begins on the later of--
(i) the date of the first publication of a
designation or identification described in
paragraph (2) with respect to such organization,
or
(ii) the date of the enactment of this subsection, and
(B) ends on the first date that all designations
and identifications described in paragraph (2) with
respect to such organization are rescinded pursuant to
the law or Executive order under which such designation
or identification was made.
(4) Denial of deduction.--No deduction shall be allowed
under any provision of this title, including sections 170,
545(b)(2), 556(b)(2), 642(c), 2055, 2106(a)(2), and 2522, with
respect to any contribution to an organization described in
paragraph (2) during the period described in paragraph (3).
(5) Denial of administrative or judicial challenge of
suspension or denial of deduction.--Notwithstanding section 7428
or any other provision of law, no organization or other person
may challenge a suspension under paragraph (1), a designation or
identification described in paragraph (2), the period of
suspension described in paragraph (3), or a denial of a
deduction under paragraph (4) in any administrative or judicial
proceeding relating to the Federal tax liability of such
organization or other person.
(6) Erroneous designation.--
(A) In general.--If--
(i) the tax exemption of any organization
described in paragraph (2) is suspended under
paragraph (1),
(ii) each designation and identification
described in paragraph (2) which has been made
with respect to such organization is determined to
be erroneous pursuant to the law or Executive
order under which such designation or
identification was made, and
(iii) the erroneous designations and
identifications result in an overpayment of income
tax for any taxable year by such organization,
credit or refund (with interest) with respect to such
overpayment shall be made.
(B) Waiver of limitations.--If the credit or
refund of any overpayment of tax described in
subparagraph (A)(iii) is prevented at any time by the
operation of any law or rule of law (including res
judicata), such credit or refund may nevertheless be
allowed or made if the claim therefor is filed before
the close of the 1-year period beginning on the date of
the last determination described in subparagraph (A)(ii).
(7) Notice of suspensions.--If <<NOTE: Publication.>> the
tax exemption of any organization is suspended under this
subsection, the Internal Revenue Service shall update the
listings of tax-exempt organizations and shall publish
appropriate notice to taxpayers of such suspension and of the
fact that contributions to such organization are not deductible
during the period of such suspension.
(q) Special Rules for Credit Counseling Organizations.--
(1) In general.--An organization with respect to which the
provision of credit counseling services is a substantial purpose
shall not be exempt from tax under subsection (a) unless such
organization is described in paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection
(c) and such organization is organized and operated in
accordance with the following requirements:
(A) The organization--
(i) provides credit counseling services
tailored to the specific needs and circumstances
of consumers,
(ii) makes no loans to debtors (other than
loans with no fees or interest) and does not
negotiate the making of loans on behalf of
debtors,
(iii) provides services for the purpose of
improving a consumer's credit record, credit
history, or credit rating only to the extent that
such services are incidental to providing credit
counseling services, and
(iv) does not charge any separately stated
fee for services for the purpose of improving any
consumer's credit record, credit history, or
credit rating.
(B) The organization does not refuse to provide
credit counseling services to a consumer due to the
inability of the consumer to pay, the ineligibility of
the consumer for debt management plan enrollment, or the
unwillingness of the consumer to enroll in a debt
management plan.
(C) The organization establishes and implements a
fee policy which--
(i) requires that any fees charged to a
consumer for services are reasonable,
(ii) allows for the waiver of fees if the
consumer is unable to pay, and
(iii) except to the extent allowed by State
law, prohibits charging any fee based in whole or
in part on a percentage of the consumer's debt,
the consumer's payments to be made pursuant to a
debt management plan, or the projected or actual
savings to the consumer resulting from enrolling
in a debt management plan.
(D) At all times the organization has a board of
directors or other governing body--
(i) which is controlled by persons who
represent the broad interests of the public, such
as public officials acting in their capacities as
such, persons having special knowledge or
expertise in credit or financial education, and
community leaders,
(ii) not more than 20 percent of the voting
power of which is vested in persons who are
employed by the organization or who will benefit
financially, directly or indirectly, from the
organization's activities (other than through the
receipt of reasonable directors' fees or the
repayment of consumer debt to creditors other than
the credit counseling organization or its
affiliates), and
(iii) not more than 49 percent of the voting
power of which is vested in persons who are
employed by the organization or who will benefit
financially, directly or indirectly, from the
organization's activities (other than through the
receipt of reasonable directors' fees).
(E) The organization does not own more than 35
percent of--
(i) the total combined voting power of any
corporation (other than a corporation which is an
organization described in subsection (c)(3) and
exempt from tax under subsection (a)) which is in
the trade or business of lending money, repairing
credit, or providing debt management plan
services, payment processing, or similar services,
(ii) the profits interest of any partnership
(other than a partnership which is an organization
described in subsection (c)(3) and exempt from tax
under subsection (a)) which is in the trade or
business of lending money, repairing credit, or
providing debt management plan services, payment
processing, or similar services, and
(iii) the beneficial interest of any trust
or estate (other than a trust which is an
organization described in subsection (c)(3) and
exempt from tax under subsection (a)) which is in
the trade or business of lending money, repairing
credit, or providing debt management plan
services, payment processing, or similar services.
(F) The organization receives no amount for
providing referrals to others for debt management plan
services, and pays no amount to others for obtaining
referrals of consumers.
(2) Additional requirements for organizations described in
subsection (c)(3).--
(A) In general.--In addition to the requirements
under paragraph (1), an organization with respect to
which the provision of credit counseling services is a
substantial purpose and which is described in paragraph
(3) of subsection (c) shall not be exempt from tax under
subsection (a) unless such organization is organized and
operated in accordance with the following requirements:
(i) The organization does not solicit
contributions from consumers during the initial
counseling process or while the consumer is
receiving services from the organization.
(ii) The aggregate revenues of the
organization which are from payments of creditors
of consumers of the organization and which are
attributable to debt management plan services do
not exceed the applicable percentage of the total
revenues of the organization.
(B) Applicable percentage.--
(i) In general.--For purposes of
subparagraph (A)(ii), the applicable percentage is
50 percent.
(ii) Transition rule.--Notwithstanding
clause (i), in the case of an organization with
respect to which the provision of credit
counseling services is a substantial purpose and
which is described in paragraph (3) of subsection
(c) and exempt from tax under subsection (a) on
the date of the enactment of this subsection, the
applicable percentage is--
(I) 80 percent for the first
taxable year of such organization
beginning after the date which is 1 year
after the date of the enactment of this
subsection, and
(II) 70 percent for the second
such taxable year beginning after such
date, and
(III) 60 percent for the third
such taxable year beginning after such
date.
(3) Additional requirement for organizations described in
subsection (c)(4).--In addition to the requirements under
paragraph (1), an organization with respect to which the
provision of credit counseling services is a substantial purpose
and which is described in paragraph (4) of subsection (c) shall
not be exempt from tax under subsection (a) unless such
organization notifies the Secretary, in such manner as the
Secretary may by regulations prescribe, that it is applying for
recognition as a credit counseling organization.
(4) Credit counseling services; debt management plan
services.--For purposes of this subsection--
(A) Credit counseling services.--The term `credit
counseling services' means--
(i) the providing of educational information
to the general public on budgeting, personal
finance, financial literacy, saving and spending
practices, and the sound use of consumer credit,
(ii) the assisting of individuals and
families with financial problems by providing them
with counseling, or
(iii) a combination of the activities
described in clauses (i) and (ii).
(B) Debt management plan services.--The term `debt
management plan services' means services related to the
repayment, consolidation, or restructuring of a
consumer's debt, and includes the negotiation with
creditors of lower interest rates, the waiver or
reduction of fees, and the marketing and processing of
debt management plans.
(r) Cross reference
For nonexemption of Communist-controlled organizations, see
section 11(b) of the Internal Security Act of 1950 (64 Stat.
997; 50 U.S.C. 790(b)).
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Amendment of Section
AMENDMENT OF SECTION
For termination of amendment by section 901 of Pub. L. 107-16,
see Effective and Termination Dates of 2001 Amendments note
below.
References in Text
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Sections 306A, 306B, and 311 of the Rural Electrification Act of
1936, referred to in subsec. (c)(12)(B)(iv), (C)(ii), are
classified to sections 936a and 936b, respectively, of Title 7,
Agriculture. Section 311 of the Act was classified to section 940a
of Title 7 prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104-127, title VII, Sec. 780,
Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1151.
The date of the enactment of this subparagraph, referred to in
subsec. (c)(21)(C)(ii), is the date of enactment of Pub. L.
102-486, which was approved Oct. 24, 1992.
The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, referred to in
subsec. (c)(21)(D)(i), is Pub. L. 91-173, Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat.
742, as amended by Pub. L. 95-164, Nov. 9, 1977, 91 Stat. 1290.
Part C of title IV of the Act is classified generally to part C
(Sec. 931 et seq.) of subchapter IV of chapter 22 of Title 30,
Mineral Lands and Mining. For complete classification of this Act
to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 801 of
Title 30 and Tables.
Section 4223 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, referred to in subsec. (c)(22)(A)(i), (C), (D), is classified
to section 1403 of Title 29, Labor.
Section 4049 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, referred to in subsec. (c)(24), was classified to section
1349 of Title 29, prior to its repeal by Pub. L. 100-203, title IX,
Sec. 9312(a), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330-361.
The date of the enactment of the Single-Employer Pension Plan
Amendments Act of 1986, referred to in subsec. (c)(24), is the date
of enactment of title XI of Pub. L. 99-272, which was approved Apr.
7, 1986.
The date of enactment of this subparagraph, referred to in
subsec. (c)(27)(B)(iii)(I), is the date of enactment of Pub. L.
105-34, which was approved Aug. 5, 1997.
Section 15(j) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, referred to
in subsec. (c)(28), is classified to section 231n(j) of Title 45,
Railroads.
The provisions of subsec. (a) of section 115, referred to in
subsec. (f)(3)(B), now comprise section 115 in its entirety,
following the deletion therefrom of the subsec. (a) designation by
section 1901(a)(19) of Pub. L. 94-455.
The Federal Credit Union Act, referred to in subsec. (l)(1), is
act June 26, 1934, ch. 750, 48 Stat. 1216, as amended. Title III
of the Federal Credit Union Act is classified generally to
subchapter III (Sec. 1795 et seq.) of chapter 14 of Title 12, Banks
and Banking. For complete classification of this Act to the Code,
see section 1751 of Title 12 and Tables.
Sections 21A and 21B of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act, referred
to in subsec. (l)(2), (3), are classified to sections 1441a and
1441b, respectively, of Title 12.
Section 1855(d) of the Social Security Act, referred to in
subsec. (o), is classified to section 1395w-25(d) of Title 42, The
Public Health and Welfare.
Section 11(b) of the Internal Security Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 997;
50 U.S.C. 790(b)), referred to in subsec. (p), was repealed by Pub.
L. 103-199, title VIII, Sec. 803(1), Dec. 17, 1993, 107 Stat. 2329.
Miscellaneous
AMENDMENTS
2006 - Pension Protection Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-280)
SEC. 1220. ADDITIONAL STANDARDS FOR CREDIT COUNSELING ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 501 <<NOTE: 26 USC 501.>> (relating to
exemption from tax on corporations, certain trusts, etc.) is amended by
redesignating subsection (q) as subsection (r) and by inserting after
subsection (p) the following new subsection:
``(q) Special Rules for Credit Counseling Organizations.--
``(1) In general.--An organization with respect to which the
provision of credit counseling services is a substantial purpose
shall not be exempt from tax under subsection (a) unless such
organization is described in paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection
(c) and such organization is organized and operated in
accordance with the following requirements:
``(A) The organization--
``(i) provides credit counseling services
tailored to the specific needs and circumstances
of consumers,
``(ii) makes no loans to debtors (other than
loans with no fees or interest) and does not
negotiate the making of loans on behalf of
debtors,
``(iii) provides services for the purpose of
improving a consumer's credit record, credit
history, or credit rating only to the extent that
such services are incidental to providing credit
counseling services, and
``(iv) does not charge any separately stated
fee for services for the purpose of improving any
consumer's credit record, credit history, or
credit rating.
``(B) The organization does not refuse to provide
credit counseling services to a consumer due to the
inability of the consumer to pay, the ineligibility of
the consumer for debt management plan enrollment, or the
unwillingness of the consumer to enroll in a debt
management plan.
``(C) The organization establishes and implements a
fee policy which--
``(i) requires that any fees charged to a
consumer for services are reasonable,
``(ii) allows for the waiver of fees if the
consumer is unable to pay, and
``(iii) except to the extent allowed by State
law, prohibits charging any fee based in whole or
in part on a percentage of the consumer's debt,
the consumer's payments to be made pursuant to a
debt management plan, or the projected or actual
savings to the consumer resulting from enrolling
in a debt management plan.
``(D) At all times the organization has a board of
directors or other governing body--
``(i) which is controlled by persons who
represent the broad interests of the public, such
as public officials acting in their capacities as
such, persons having special knowledge or
expertise in credit or financial education, and
community leaders,
``(ii) not more than 20 percent of the voting
power of which is vested in persons who are
employed by the organization or who will benefit
financially, directly or indirectly, from the
organization's activities (other than through the
receipt of reasonable directors' fees or the
repayment of consumer debt to creditors other than
the credit counseling organization or its
affiliates), and
``(iii) not more than 49 percent of the voting
power of which is vested in persons who are
employed by the organization or who will benefit
financially, directly or indirectly, from the
organization's activities (other than through the
receipt of reasonable directors' fees).
``(E) The organization does not own more than 35
percent of--
``(i) the total combined voting power of any
corporation (other than a corporation which is an
organization described in subsection (c)(3) and
exempt from tax under subsection (a)) which is in
the trade or business of lending money, repairing
credit, or providing debt management plan
services, payment processing, or similar services,
``(ii) the profits interest of any partnership
(other than a partnership which is an organization
described in subsection (c)(3) and exempt from tax
under subsection (a)) which is in the trade or
business of lending money, repairing credit, or
providing debt management plan services, payment
processing, or similar services, and
``(iii) the beneficial interest of any trust
or estate (other than a trust which is an
organization described in subsection (c)(3) and
exempt from tax under subsection (a)) which is in
the trade or business of lending money, repairing
credit, or providing debt management plan
services, payment processing, or similar services.
``(F) The organization receives no amount for
providing referrals to others for debt management plan
services, and pays no amount to others for obtaining
referrals of consumers.
``(2) Additional requirements for organizations described in
subsection (c)(3).--
``(A) In general.--In addition to the requirements
under paragraph (1), an organization with respect to
which the provision of credit counseling services is a
substantial purpose and which is described in paragraph
(3) of subsection (c) shall not be exempt from tax under
subsection (a) unless such organization is organized and
operated in accordance with the following requirements:
``(i) The organization does not solicit
contributions from consumers during the initial
counseling process or while the consumer is
receiving services from the organization.
``(ii) The aggregate revenues of the
organization which are from payments of creditors
of consumers of the organization and which are
attributable to debt management plan services do
not exceed the applicable percentage of the total
revenues of the organization.
``(B) Applicable percentage.--
``(i) In general.--For purposes of
subparagraph (A)(ii), the applicable percentage is
50 percent.
``(ii) Transition rule.--Notwithstanding
clause (i), in the case of an organization with
respect to which the provision of credit
counseling services is a substantial purpose and
which is described in paragraph (3) of subsection
(c) and exempt from tax under subsection (a) on
the date of the enactment of this subsection, the
applicable percentage is--
``(I) 80 percent for the first
taxable year of such organization
beginning after the date which is 1 year
after the date of the enactment of this
subsection, and
``(II) 70 percent for the second
such taxable year beginning after such
date, and
``(III) 60 percent for the third
such taxable year beginning after such
date.
``(3) Additional requirement for organizations described in
subsection (c)(4).--In addition to the requirements under
paragraph (1), an organization with respect to which the
provision of credit counseling services is a substantial purpose
and which is described in paragraph (4) of subsection (c) shall
not be exempt from tax under subsection (a) unless such
organization notifies the Secretary, in such manner as the
Secretary may by regulations prescribe, that it is applying for
recognition as a credit counseling organization.
``(4) Credit counseling services; debt management plan
services.--For purposes of this subsection--
``(A) Credit counseling services.--The term `credit
counseling services' means--
``(i) the providing of educational information
to the general public on budgeting, personal
finance, financial literacy, saving and spending
practices, and the sound use of consumer credit,
``(ii) the assisting of individuals and
families with financial problems by providing them
with counseling, or
``(iii) a combination of the activities
described in clauses (i) and (ii).
``(B) Debt management plan services.--The term `debt
management plan services' means services related to the
repayment, consolidation, or restructuring of a
consumer's debt, and includes the negotiation with
creditors of lower interest rates, the waiver or
reduction of fees, and the marketing and processing of
debt management plans.''.
2006 - Pension Protection Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-280)
SEC. 862. ELIMINATION OF AGGREGATE LIMIT FOR USAGE OF EXCESS FUNDS FROM
BLACK LUNG DISABILITY TRUSTS.
(a) In General.--So much of section 501(c)(21)(C) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to black lung disability trusts) as
precedes the last sentence is amended to read as follows:
``(C) Payments described in subparagraph (A)(i)(IV)
may be made from such trust during a taxable year only
to the extent that the aggregate amount of such payments
during such taxable year does not exceed the excess (if
any), as of the close of the preceding taxable year,
of--
``(i) the fair market value of the assets of
the trust, over
``(ii) 110 percent of the present value of the
liability described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) of
such person.''.
2005 - Energy Policy Act of 2005,Sec.1304,PL109-058; amends Sec. 501 as follows:
Elimination of Sunset on Treatment of Income From Open Access and
Nuclear Decommissioning Transactions- Section 501(c)(12)(C) is
amended by striking the last sentence; Elimination of Sunset on
Treatment of Income From Load Loss Transactions- Section 501(c)(12)(H)
is amended by striking clause (x).
Effective Date- The amendments made by this section shall take effect
on the date of the enactment of this Act.
2004 - Pub. L. 108-357, Sec. 319. Amended Sec. 501(c)(12) by
striking clause (ii) and inserting new clause (ii) through (v);
inserting new subparagraphs (E) through (H). Amendments made
by PL 108-357, Sec. 319 shall aply to taxable years beginning after
the date of the enactment of the Act.
2004 - Subsec.206(a)and(b),Pub.L.108-218, amended Sec.501(c)(15)
(A)and (C) by redefinition.
Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years
beginning after December 31, 2003.
(2) Transition rule for companies in receivership or
liquidation.--In the case of a company or association which--
(A) for the taxable year which includes April 1,
2004, meets the requirements of section 501(c)(15)(A) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect for the
last taxable year beginning before January 1, 2004, and
(B) on April 1, 2004, is in a receivership,
liquidation, or similar proceeding under the supervision
of a State court,the amendments made by this section
shall apply to taxable years beginning after the
earlier of the date such proceeding ends or
December 31, 2007.
2003 - Pub. L. 108-121, Sec. 108, amends Subsec. (p) by
redesignating subsection (p) as (q), and inserting a new
subsection (p) - Suspension of Tax-exempt Status of Terrorist
Organizations. The amendments made by this section shall apply
to designations made before, on, or after the date of the enactment
of this Act [Act approved November 11, 2003].
2003 - Pub. L. 108-121, Sec. 105, amends Subsec. (c)(19)(B)
by inserting "ancestors, or lineal descendants". Effective date -
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years
beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act [Act
approved November, 11, 2003].
2001 - Subsec. (c)(18)(D)(iii). Pub. L. 107-16, Sec.
611(d)(3)(C), 901, temporarily struck out ''(other than paragraph
(4) thereof)'' after ''section 402(g)''. See Effective and
Termination Dates of 2001 Amendment note below.
Subsec. (c)(28). Pub. L. 107-90 added par. (28).
1998 - Subsec. (n)(3). Pub. L. 105-206, Sec. 6023(6), substituted
''subparagraph (E)(ii)'' for ''subparagraph (C)(ii)'' in concluding
provisions.
Subsec. (o). Pub. L. 105-206, Sec. 6023(7), substituted ''section
1855(d)'' for ''section 1853(e)''.
1997 - Subsec. (c)(26). Pub. L. 105-34, Sec. 101(c), inserted
concluding provisions ''A spouse and any qualifying child (as
defined in section 24(c)) of an individual described in
subparagraph (B) (without regard to this sentence) shall be treated
as described in subparagraph (B).''
Subsec. (c)(27). Pub. L. 105-34, Sec. 963(a), (b), designated
existing provisions as subpar. (A), redesignated former subpar. (A)
as cl. (i), redesignated subpar. (B) as cl. (ii) and former cls.
(i) and (ii) of subpar. (B) as subcls. (I) and (II), respectively,
of cl. (ii), redesignated subpar. (C) as cl. (iii) and former cls.
(i) and (ii) of subpar. (C) as subcls. (I) and (II), respectively,
of cl. (iii), and added subpar. (B).
Subsec. (e)(1)(A). Pub. L. 105-34, Sec. 974(a), inserted
''(including the purchase of patron accounts receivable on a
recourse basis)'' after ''billing and collection''.
Subsecs. (o), (p). Pub. L. 105-33 added subsec. (o) and
redesignated former subsec. (o) as (p).
1996 - Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 104-168 designated existing
provisions as subpar. (A) and added subpar. (B).
Subsec. (c)(21)(D)(ii)(III). Pub. L. 104-188, Sec. 1704(j)(5),
substituted ''section 101(7)'' for ''section 101(6)'' and
''1752(7)'' for ''1752(6)''.
Subsec. (c)(26). Pub. L. 104-191, Sec. 341(a), added par. (26).
Subsec. (c)(27). Pub. L. 104-191, Sec. 342(a), added par. (27).
Subsecs. (n), (o). Pub. L. 104-188, Sec. 1114(a), added subsec.
(n) and redesignated former subsec. (n) as (o).
1993 - Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 103-66, Sec. 13146(b), inserted at
end ''Rules similar to the rules of subparagraph (G) of paragraph
(25) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph.''
Subsec. (c)(25)(G). Pub. L. 103-66, Sec. 13146(a), added subpar.
(G).
1992 - Subsec. (c)(21). Pub. L. 102-486 amended par. (21)
generally, substituting present provisions consisting of subpars.
(A) to (D) for former provisions consisting of subpars. (A) and
(B).
1989 - Subsec. (l). Pub. L. 101-73 amended subsec. (l)
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (l) read as follows: ''The
organization described in this subsection is the Central Liquidity
Facility established under title III of the Federal Credit Union
Act (12 U.S.C. 1795 et seq.).''
1988 - Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 100-647, Sec. 1018(u)(15),
substituted ''Any'' for ''any''.
Subsec. (c)(12)(B)(iv). Pub. L. 100-647, Sec. 2003(a)(1), added
cl. (iv).
Subsec. (c)(12)(C). Pub. L. 100-647, Sec. 2003(a)(2), amended
subpar. (C) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (C) read as
follows: ''In the case of a mutual or cooperative electric company,
subparagraph (A) shall be applied without taking into account any
income received or accrued from qualified pole rentals.''
Subsec. (c)(17)(A)(ii), (iii), (18)(B), (C). Pub. L. 100-647,
Sec. 1018(u)(34), made technical amendments to Pub. L. 99-154, Sec.
1114(b)(14). See 1986 Amendment note below.
Subsec. (c)(18)(D)(iv). Pub. L. 100-647, Sec. 1011(c)(7)(D),
added cl. (iv).
Subsec. (c)(23). Pub. L. 100-647, Sec. 1018(u)(14), substituted
''Any'' for ''any''.
Subsec. (c)(25)(A). Pub. L. 100-647, Sec. 1016(a)(1)(A), inserted
at end ''For purposes of clause (iii), the term 'real property'
shall not include any interest as a tenant in common (or similar
interest) and shall not include any indirect interest.''
Subsec. (c)(25)(C)(v). Pub. L. 100-647, Sec. 1016(a)(3)(B),
struck out cl. (v) which read as follows: ''any organization
described in this paragraph.''
Subsec. (c)(25)(D). Pub. L. 100-647, Sec. 1016(a)(2), substituted
''A corporation or trust shall in no event be treated as described
in subparagraph (A) unless such corporation or trust permits its
shareholders or beneficiaries'' for ''A corporation or trust
described in this paragraph must permit its shareholders or
beneficiaries'' in introductory text.
Subsec. (c)(25)(E), (F). Pub. L. 100-647, Sec. 1016(a)(3)(A),
(4), added subpars. (E) and (F).
Subsec. (e)(1)(A). Pub. L. 100-647, Sec. 6202(a), inserted
''(including the purchasing of insurance on a group basis)'' after
''purchasing''.
Subsec. (m)(3)(E). Pub. L. 100-647, Sec. 1010(b)(4)(A), added
subpar. (E).
Subsec. (m)(5). Pub. L. 100-647, Sec. 1010(b)(4)(B), added par.
(5).
1987 - Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 100-203 inserted ''(or in
opposition to)'' after ''in behalf of''.
1986 - Subsec. (c)(1)(A)(i). Pub. L. 99-514, Sec. 1899A(15),
substituted ''July 18, 1984'' for ''the date of the enactment of
the Tax Reform Act of 1984''.
Subsec. (c)(14)(B)(iv). Pub. L. 99-514, Sec. 1879(k)(1), added
cl. (iv).
Subsec. (c)(15). Pub. L. 99-514, Sec. 1024(b), amended par. (15)
generally. Prior to amendment, par. (15) read as follows: ''Mutual
insurance companies or associations other than life or marine
(including inter-insurers and reciprocal underwriters) if the gross
amount received during the taxable year from the items described in
section 822(b) (other than paragraph (1)(D) thereof) and premiums
(including deposits and assessments) does not exceed $150,000.''
Subsec. (c)(17)(A)(ii), (iii), (18)(B), (C). Pub. L. 99-514, Sec.
1114(b)(14), as amended by Pub. L. 100-647, Sec. 1018(u)(34),
substituted ''highly compensated employees (within the meaning of
section 414(q))'' for ''officers, shareholders, persons whose
principal duties consist of supervising the work of other
employees, or highly compensated employees''.
Subsec. (c)(18)(D). Pub. L. 99-514, Sec. 1109(a), added subpar.
(D).
Subsec. (c)(24). Pub. L. 99-272 added par. (24).
Subsec. (c)(25). Pub. L. 99-514, Sec. 1603(a), added par. (25).
Subsecs. (m), (n). Pub. L. 99-514, Sec. 1012(a), added subsec.
(m) and redesignated former subsec. (m) as (n).
1984 - Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 98-369, Sec. 2813(b)(2),
designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and added subpar.
(B).
Subsec. (c)(1)(A). Pub. L. 98-369, Sec. 1079, substituted
provisions referring to corporations exempt from Federal income
taxes under any Act of Congress as amended and supplemented before
July 18, 1984, or under this title without regard to any provision
of law not contained in this title and not contained in a revenue
Act for provisions referring to corporations exempt from Federal
income taxes under any Act of Congress as amended and supplemented.
Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 98-369, Sec. 1032(a), added subsec. (k).
Former subsec. (k) redesignated (l).
Subsec. (l). Pub. L. 98-369, Sec. 2813(b)(1), added subsec. (l).
Former subsec. (l) redesignated (m).
Pub. L. 98-369, Sec. 1032(a), redesignated former subsec. (k) as
(l).
Subsec. (m). Pub. L. 98-369, Sec. 2813(b)(1), redesignated former
subsec. (l) as (m).
1983 - Subsec. (c)(23). Pub. L. 97-448 substituted ''75 percent''
for ''25 percent''.
1982 - Subsec. (c)(19). Pub. L. 97-248, Sec. 354(a)(1),
substituted ''past or present members of the Armed Forces of the
United States'' for ''war veterans'' after ''A post or organization
of''.
Subsec. (c)(19)(B). Pub. L. 97-248, Sec. 354(a)(2), substituted
''past or present members of the Armed Forces of the United
States'' for ''war veterans'' wherever appearing, struck out
''veterans (but not war veterans), or are'' after ''individuals who
are'', and substituted ''or of cadets'' for ''or such individuals''
before '', and''.
Subsec. (c)(23). Pub. L. 97-248, Sec. 354(b), added par. (23).
Subsecs. (j), (k). Pub. L. 97-248, Sec. 286(a), added subsec. (j)
and redesignated former subsec. (j) as (k).
1981 - Subsec. (c)(21)(B)(iii). Pub. L. 97-119 substituted
''established under section 9501'' for ''established under section
3 of the Black Lung Benefits Revenue Act of 1977''.
1980 - Subsec. (c)(12). Pub. L. 96-605 designated existing
provision as subpar. (A), struck out provision that, in the case of
any mutual or cooperative telephone company, the 85 per cent or
more income requirement be applied without taking into account any
income received or accrued from a nonmember telephone company for
the performance of communication services which involve members of
such mutual or cooperative telephone company, and added subpars.
(B) to (D).
Subsec. (c)(21). Pub. L. 96-222 substituted ''Federal Mine Safety
and Health Act of 1977'' for ''Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety
Act of 1969''.
Subsec. (c)(22). Pub. L. 96-364 added par. (22).
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 96-601 inserted provision that the
restriction on religious discrimination not apply to an auxiliary
of a fraternal beneficiary society if the society is described in
subsec. (c)(8) of this section, is exempt from income tax under
subsec. (a) of this section, and limits its membership to the
members of a particular religion or to a club which in good faith
limits its membership to the members of a particular religion in
order to further the teachings or principles of that religion, and
not to exclude individuals of a particular race or color.
1978 - Subsec. (c)(12). Pub. L. 95-345 inserted provision
relating to applicability of statutory provisions to mutual or
cooperative telephone company of income received or accrued from a
nonmember telephone company.
Subsec. (c)(20). Pub. L. 95-600, Sec. 703(b)(2), substituted
''this paragraph'' for ''section 501(c)(20)''.
Subsec. (c)(21). Pub. L. 95-227 added par. (21).
Subsecs. (g), (i). Pub. L. 95-600, Sec. 703(g)(2)(B),
redesignated subsec. (g), which was added by section 2(a) of Pub.
L. 94-568, as subsec. (i). Former subsec. (i), relating to cross
reference, redesignated (j).
Subsecs. (i), (j). Pub. L. 95-600, Sec. 703(g)(2)(A), amended
Pub. L. 95-600, Sec. 2(a). See 1976 Amendment note below.
1976 - Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 94-455, Sec. 1313(a),
1307(d)(1)(A), inserted ''or to foster national or international
amateur sports competition (but only if no part of its activities
involve the provision of athletic facilities or equipment)'' after
''educational purposes'' and inserted ''(except as otherwise
provided in subsection (h))'' after ''influence legislation''.
Subsec. (c)(7). Pub. L. 94-568, Sec. 1(a), struck out requirement
that clubs be ''operated exclusively'' for specified purposes but
required that substantially all of club activities be for specified
purposes.
Subsec. (c)(17), (18). Pub. L. 94-455, Sec. 1906(b)(13)(A),
struck out ''or his delegate'' after ''Secretary''.
Subsec. (c)(20). Pub. L. 94-455, Sec. 2134(b), added par. (20).
Subsec. (e)(1)(A). Pub. L. 94-455, Sec. 1312(a), inserted
''clinical'' after ''food''.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 94-568, Sec. 2(a), added subsec. (g)
relating to prohibition of discrimination by certain social clubs.
Pub. L. 94-455, Sec. 2113(a), added subsec. (g) defining
agricultural. Former subsec. (g) redesignated (h).
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 94-455, Sec. 1307(a)(1), 2113(a), added
subsec. (h). Former subsec. (g), relating to cross reference,
redesignated (h) and further redesignated (i).
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 94-568, Sec. 2(a), as amended by Pub. L.
95-600, Sec. 703(g)(2)(A), added subsec. (i). Former subsec. (i)
redesignated (j).
Pub. L. 94-455, Sec. 1307(a)(1), redesignated subsec. (h),
relating to cross reference, as (i).
Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 94-568, Sec. 2(a), as amended by Pub. L.
95-600, Sec. 703(g)(2)(A), redesignated subsec. (i), relating to
cross reference, as (j).
1975 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93-625 inserted references to part VI
of this subchapter.
1974 - Subsecs. (f), (g). Pub. L. 93-310 added subsec. (f) and
redesignated former subsec. (f) as (g).
1972 - Subsec. (c)(19). Pub. L. 92-418 added par. (19).
1970 - Subsec. (c)(13). Pub. L., 91-618 substituted ''corporation
chartered solely for the purpose of disposal of bodies by burial or
cremation which is not permitted'' for ''corporation chartered
solely for burial purposes as a cemetery corporation and is not
permitted''.
1969 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91-172, Sec. 101(j)(3), struck out
reference to section 504.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91-172, Sec. 101(j)(4), inserted reference
to certain other activities in heading and to part III in text, and
struck out reference to tax on unrelated income.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 91-172, Sec. 101(j)(5), 121(b)(6)(A),
substituted ''part IV'' for ''part III'' after ''Corporations
organized by an association subject to'' and added par. 18.
Subsec. (c)(9). Pub. L. 91-172, Sec. 121(b)(5)(A), inserted
reference to designated beneficiaries and struck out reference to
85 percent or more income of voluntary employees' beneficiary
associations.
Subsec. (c)(10). Pub. L. 91-172, Sec. 121(b)(5)(A), substituted
provisions concerning domestic fraternal societies, orders, or
associations, operating under the lodge system, for provisions
covering voluntary employees' beneficiary associations which would
pay benefits to designated beneficiaries of members.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 91-172, Sec. 101(j)(6), substituted
''section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii)'' for ''section 503(b)(5)'' in last
sentence.
1968 - Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 90-364 added subsec. (e) and
redesignated former subsec. (e) as (f).
1966 - Subsec. (c)(6). Pub. L. 89-800 inserted reference to
professional football leagues (whether or not administering a
pension fund for football players).
Subsec. (c)(14). Pub. L. 89-352 designated as subpar. (A)
provisions covering credit unions which were formerly set out
preceding subpar. (A), designated as subpar. (B) and clauses (i),
(ii), and (iii) thereunder provisions covering corporation or
associations without capital stock organized before Sept. 1, 1957,
which formerly were set out as provisions preceding subpar. (A) and
as subpars. (A), (B), and (C) respectively, and added subpar. (C).
1962 - Subsec. (c)(15). Pub. L. 87-834 substituted ''$150,000''
for ''$75,000''.
1960 - Subsec. (c)(14). Pub. L. 86-428 substituted ''September 1,
1957'' for ''September 1, 1951''.
Subsec. (c)(17). Pub. L. 86-667 added par. (17).
1956 - Subsec. (c)(15). Act Mar. 13, 1956, substituted ''the
items described in section 822(b) (other than paragraph (1)(D)
thereof)'' for ''interest, dividends, rents,''.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2006 AMENDMENT
2006 - Pension Protection Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-280)
Section 1220(c) <<NOTE: 26 USC 501 note.>> Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years
beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Transition rule for existing organizations.--In the case
of any organization described in paragraph (3) or (4) of section
501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and with respect to
which the provision of credit counseling services is a
substantial purpose on the date of the enactment of this Act,
the amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years
beginning after the date which is 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2006 AMENDMENT
2006 - Pension Protection Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-280)
SEC. 862. ELIMINATION OF AGGREGATE LIMIT FOR USAGE OF EXCESS FUNDS FROM
BLACK LUNG DISABILITY TRUSTS.
(b) <<NOTE: 26 USC 501 note.>> Effective Date.--The amendments made
by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December
31, 2006.
EFFECTIVE AND TERMINATION DATES OF 2001 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 107-16 applicable to years beginning after
Dec. 31, 2001, see section 611(i)(1) of Pub. L. 107-16, set out as
a note under section 415 of this title.
Amendment by Pub. L. 107-16 inapplicable to taxable, plan, or
limitation years beginning after Dec. 31, 2010, and the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to be applied and administered to such years
as if such amendment had never been enacted, see section 901 of
Pub. L. 107-16, set out as a note under section 1 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1997 AMENDMENTS
Amendment by section 101(c) of Pub. L. 105-34 applicable to
taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1997, see section 101(e) of
Pub. L. 105-34, set out as an Effective Date note under section 24
of this title.
Section 963(c) of Pub. L. 105-34 provided that: ''The amendments
made by this section (amending this section) shall apply to taxable
years beginning after December 31, 1997.''
Section 974(b) of Pub. L. 105-34 provided that: ''The amendment
made by subsection (a) (amending this section) shall apply to
taxable years beginning after December 31, 1996.''
Section 4041(b) of Pub. L. 105-33 provided that: ''The amendment
made by subsection (a) (amending this section) shall take effect on
the date of the enactment of this Act (Aug. 5, 1997).''
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENTS
Section 341(b) of Pub. L. 104-191 provided that: ''The amendment
made by this section (amending this section) shall apply to taxable
years beginning after December 31, 1996.''
Section 342(b) of Pub. L. 104-191 provided that: ''The amendment
made by this section (amending this section) shall apply to taxable
years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act (Aug. 21,
1996).''
Section 1114(b) of Pub. L. 104-188 provided that: ''The amendment
made by subsection (a) (amending this section) shall apply to
taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act
(Aug. 20, 1996).''
Section 1311(d)(3) of Pub. L. 104-168 provided that:
''(A) In general. - The amendment made by subsection (b)
(amending this section) shall apply to inurement occurring on or
after September 14, 1995.
''(B) Binding contracts. - The amendment made by subsection (b)
shall not apply to any inurement occurring before January 1, 1997,
pursuant to a written contract which was binding on September 13,
1995, and at all times thereafter before such inurement occurred.''
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1993 AMENDMENT
Section 13146(c) of Pub. L. 103-66 provided that: ''The
amendments made by this section (amending this section) shall apply
to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1994.''
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1992 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 102-486 applicable to taxable years
beginning after Dec. 31, 1991, see section 1940(d) of Pub. L.
102-486, set out as a note under section 192 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1989 AMENDMENT
Section 1402(b) of Pub. L. 101-73 provided that: ''The amendment
made by subsection (a) (amending this section) shall take effect on
the date of the enactment of this Act (Aug. 9, 1989).''
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1988 AMENDMENT
Amendment by section 1011(c)(7)(D) of Pub. L. 100-647 applicable
to plan years beginning after Dec. 31, 1987, with exception in case
of a plan described in section 1105(c)(2) of Pub. L. 99-514, see
section 1011(c)(7)(E) of Pub. L. 100-647, set out as a note under
section 401 of this title.
Section 1016(a)(1)(B) of Pub. L. 100-647 provided that: ''The
amendment made by subparagraph (A) (amending this section) shall
apply with respect to property acquired by the organization after
June 10, 1987, except that such amendment shall not apply to any
property acquired after June 10, 1987, pursuant to a binding
written contract in effect on June 10, 1987, and at all times
thereafter before such acquisition.''
Amendment by sections 1010(b)(4), 1016(a)(2)-(4), and
1018(u)(14), (15), (34) of Pub. L. 100-647 effective, except as
otherwise provided, as if included in the provision of the Tax
Reform Act of 1986, Pub. L. 99-514, to which such amendment
relates, see section 1019(a) of Pub. L. 100-647, set out as a note
under section 1 of this title.
Section 2003(a)(3) of Pub. L. 100-647 provided that: ''The
amendments made by this subsection (amending this section) shall
apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of
the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (Oct. 21, 1986).''
Section 6202(b) of Pub. L. 100-647 provided that: ''The amendment
made by subsection (a) (amending this section) shall apply to
purchases before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this
Act (Nov.