,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bibd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #a1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,marchant 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 require that the     
,secretary of the ,treasury follow      
certain procedures relating to status   
applications of #eja7;c77#d7            
organizations4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,strict        
,standards and ,accountability ,act4    
#b4 ,certain procedures relating to     
status applications of #eja7;c77#d7     
organizations  7a7 ,in general ,part ,i 
of subchapter ,f of chapter #a of the   
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #ejf4 ,procedures relating  
to applications of #eja7;c77#d7         
organizations  7a7 ,initial notice ,the 
,secretary shall acknowledge in writing 
the receipt of an application to be     

treated as an organization described in 
section #eja7;c77#d7 and exempt from tax
 under section #eja7;a7 not later than  
#bh days after receipt of such          
application4  7b7 #f months ,in the case
 that the ,secretary has not approved or
 denied such application after #f months
 after the date of the acknowledgment   
specified in paragraph 7#a7 the         
,secretary shall--  7#a7 7,a7 inform the
 applicant in writing as to the status  
of its application1  7,b7 enumerate     
reasons specific to the application for 
its delay1 and  7,c7 provide an         
approximate expectation of when a final 
decision may be made1 and  7#b7 consider
 such application under fast track      
procedures which the ,secretary shall   
provide by regulation or other guidance4
  7c7 #a-,year  7#a7 ,in general ,in the
 case that the ,secretary has not       
approved or denied such application     
after #cfe days after the date of the   
acknowledgment specified in paragraph   
7#a71 the ,secretary shall--  7,a7      

inform the applicant in writing as to   
the status of its application1 and  7,b7
 enumerate reasons specific to the      
application for its delay4  7#b7 ,notice
 to ,congress ,if the ,secretary cannot 
make a decision before two months after 
#cfe days from the date of the initial  
acknowledgment under subsection 7a71 the
 ,secretary shall report during that    
time to the ,chairpersons of the        
,committee on ,ways and ,means          
,committee and ,senate ,finance         
,committee on the extenuating           
circumstances of each such case that    
prevents timely determination thereof   
and provide the numerical amount of     
#eja7;c77#d7 applications pending for   
over #cfe days4  4  7b7 ,clerical       
amendment ,the table of sections for    
part ,i of subchapter ,f of chapter #a  
of such ,code is amended by adding at   
the end the following new item3  ,sec4  
#ejf4 ,procedures relating to           
applications of #eja7;c77#d7            
organizations4  4  7c7 ,effective date  

,the amendment made by this section     
shall apply to applications submitted   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4