,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bfga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #aa1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,nunes 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,kind1 ,mr4  
,cole1 ,mr4 ,lucas1 ,mr4 ,marchant1 ,mr4
 ,denham1 ,mr4 ,poe of ,texas1 ,mr4     
,peterson1 ,ms4 ,jenkins1 ,mr4 ,valadao1
 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,mc,intyre1 ,mr4    
,crawford1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4         
,lankford1 and ,mr4 ,blumenauer7        
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 for the deductibility of        
charitable contributions to agricultural
 research organizations1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,charitable         
,agricultural ,research ,act4  #b4      
,deductibility of charitable            
contributions to agricultural research  
organizations  7a7 ,in general ,section 
#agj7;b77#a77;,a7 of the ,internal      
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   

striking or at the end of clause 7vii71 
by adding or at the end of clause       
7viii71 and by inserting after clause   
7viii7 the following new clause3  7ix7  
an agricultural research organization   
directly engaged in the continuous      
active conduct of agricultural research 
7as defined in section #adjd of the     
,agricultural ,research1 ,extension1 and
 ,teaching ,policy ,act of #aigg 7#g    
,u4,s4,c4 #cajc77 in conjunction with a 
land-grant college or university 7as    
defined in such section7 or a           
non-land-grant college of agriculture   
7as defined in such section71 and during
 the calendar year in which the         
contribution is made such organization  
is committed to spend such contribution 
for such research before ,january #a of 
the fifth calendar year which begins    
after the date such contribution is     
made1  4  7b7 ,expenditures ,to         
influence legislation ,section          
#eja7;h77#d7 of the ,internal ,revenue  
,code of #aihf is amended by            

redesignating subparagraphs 7,e7 and    
7,f7 as subparagraphs 7,f7 and 7,g71    
respectively1 and by inserting after    
subparagraph 7,d7 the following new     
subparagraph3  7,e7 section             
#agj7;b77#a77;,a77ix7 7relating to      
agricultural research organizations71  4
  7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments   
made by this section shall apply to     
contributions made on and after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act4