,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #abab ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ae1 #bjac ,mr4 ,petri introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to provide that reimbursements for costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable and other organizations are excluded from gross income4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,charitable ,driving ,tax ,relief ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,mileage reimbursements to charitable volunteers excluded from gross income 7a7 ,in general ,part ,,iii of subchapter ,b of chapter #a of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by inserting after section #aci;,d the following new section3 #aci;,e4 ,mileage reimbursements to charitable volunteers 7a7 ,in general ,gross income of an individual does not include amounts received from an organization described in section #agj7;c7 as reimbursement of operating expenses with respect to use of a passenger automobile for the benefit of such organization4 ,the preceding sentence shall apply only to the extent that such reimbursement would be deductible under this chapter if section #bgd7;d7 were applied-- 7#a7 by using the standard business mileage rate established under such section1 and 7#b7 as if the individual were an employee of an organization not described in section #agj7;c74 7b7 ,application ,to volunteer services only ,subsection 7a7 shall not apply with respect to any expenses relating to the performance of services for compensation4 7c7 ,no double benefit ,subsection 7a7 shall not apply with respect to any expenses if the individual claims a deduction or credit for such expenses under any other provision of this title4 7d7 ,exemption from reporting requirements ,section #fjda shall not apply with respect to reimbursements excluded from income under subsection 7a74 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections for part ,,iii of subchapter ,b of chapter #a of such ,code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #aci;,d the following new item3 ,sec4 #aci;,e4 ,reimbursement for use of passenger automobile for charity4 4 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this ,act4