To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to prohibit the granting of tax-exempt status to organizations maintaining schools with racially discriminatory policies.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DENIAL OF TAX EXEMPTIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS MAINTAINING SCHOOLS WITH RACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY POLICIES.
Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (relating to exemption from tax) is amended by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k) and inserting a new subsection (j) reading as follows:
"(j) ORGANIZATIONS MAINTAINING SCHOOLS WITH RACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY POLICIES.--
"(1) IN GENERAL.--An organization that normally maintains a regular faculty and curriculum (other than an exclusively religious curriculum) and normally has a regularly enrolled body of students in attendance at the place where its educational activities are regularly carried on shall not be deemed to be described in subsection (c)(3), and shall not be exempt from tax under subsection (a), if such organization has a racially discriminatory policy.
"(2) DEFINITIONS.--For the purposes of this subsection--
"(i) An organization has a ‘racially discriminatory policy’ if it refuses to admit students of all races to the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students by that organization, or if the organization refuses to administer its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic programs, or other programs administered by such organization in a manner that does not discriminate on the basis of race. The term ‘racially discriminatory policy’ does not include an admissions policy of a school, or a program or religious training or worship of a school, that is limited, or grants preferences or priorities, to members of a particular religious organization or belief, provided, that no such policy, program, preference, or priority is based upon race or upon a belief that requires discrimination on the basis of race.
"(ii) The term ‘race’ shall include color or national origin.”
SEC. 2. DENIAL OF DEDUCTIONS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS MAINTAINING SCHOOLS WITH RACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY POLICIES.
(a) Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (relating to allowance of deductions for certain charitable, etc., contributions and gifts) is amended by adding at the end of subsection (f) a new paragraph (7) reading as follows:
"(7) DENIAL OF DEDUCTIONS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS MAINTAINING SCHOOLS WITH RACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY POLICIES.--No deduction shall be allowed under this section for any contribution to or for the use of an organization described in section 501(j)(1) that has a racially discriminatory policy as defined in section 501(j)(2).”
(b) Section 642 of such Code (relating to special rules for credits and deductions) is amended by adding at the end of subsection (c) a new paragraph (7) reading as follows:
” (7)DENIAL OF DEDUCTIONS FOR CONTRIBUTING TO ORGANIZATIONS MAINTAINING SCHOOLS WITH RACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY POLICIES.--No deduction shall be allowed under this section for any contribution to or for the use of an organization described in section 501(j)(1) that has a racially discriminatory policy as defined in section 501(j)(2).”
(c)Section 2055 of such Code (relating to the allowance of estate tax deductions for transfers for public, charitable, and religious uses) is amended by adding at the end of subsection (e) a new paragraph (4) reading as follows:
"(4) No deduction shall be allowed under this section for any transfer to or for the use of an organization described in section 501(j)(1) that has a racially discriminatory policy as defined in section 501(j)(2).”
(d) Section 2522 of such Code (relating to charitable and similar gifts) is amended by adding at the end of subsection (c) a new paragraph (3) reading as follows:
"(3) No deduction shall be allowed under this section for any gift to or for the use of an organization described in section 501 (j)(1) that has a racially discriminatory policy as defined in section 501(j)(2).”
SEC.4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The Amendments made by this Act shall apply after July 9, 1970.
Treasury Dep’t Statement Recognizing the President’s desire to have legislation introduced to prohibit the granting of tax exemptions to certain educational institutions that engage in racially discriminatory practices, the Secretary of Treasury has instructed the Commissioner of Internal Revenue not to act on any applications for tax exemptions filed in response to the Internal Revenue Service’s policy announced on Friday, January 8, 1982, until Congress has acted on the proposed legislation (except as required by the memorandum in support of the motion to vacate as filed in the Supreme Court on January 8, 1982). (End of Text)
