,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bcbc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ae1 #bjai,ms4
 ,eshoo 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
 allow certain veterans organizations to
 take into account the membership of    
spouses1 widows1 and widowers of members
 of the ,armed ,forces for purposes of  
determining tax exempt status4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,spousal ,membership for ,veterans  
,organizations ,act of #bjai4  #b4      
,spouses1 widows1 and widowers taken    
into account in determining tax exempt  
status of certain veterans organizations
  7a7 ,in general ,section #eja7;c77#ai7
 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of     
#aihf is amended by adding at the end   
the following flush matter3  ,any post  
or organization for which there is no   
auxiliary unit or society may elect to  
take into account any member who is a   

spouse1 widow1 or widower of a past or  
present member of the ,armed ,forces of 
the ,united ,states for purposes of     
determining whether the post or         
organization meets the #ge-percent      
requirement of subparagraph 7,b74 4  7b7
 ,effective date ,the amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable     
years beginning after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act4