,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #idi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #d1        
#bjai,mr4 ,scalise 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,hice of ,georgia1 and ,mr4 ,johnson of 
,louisiana7 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 charitable     
organizations to make statements        
relating to political campaigns if such 
statements are made in the ordinary     
course of carrying out its tax exempt   
purpose4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,free ,speech       
,fairness ,act4  #b4 ,allowing          
#eja7;c77#c7 organization to make       
statements relating to political        
campaign in ordinary course of carrying 
out its tax exempt purpose  7a7 ,in     
general ,section #eja of the ,internal  
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7s7 ,special rule relating 

to political campaign statements of     
organization described in subsection    
7c77#c7  7#a7 ,in general ,for purposes 
of subsection 7c77#c7 and sections      
#agj7;c77#b71 #bjee1 #bajf1 #bebb1 and  
#diee1 an organization shall not fail to
 be treated as organized and operated   
exclusively for a purpose described in  
subsection 7c77#c71 nor shall it be     
deemed to have participated in1 or      
intervened in any political campaign on 
behalf of 7or in opposition to7 any     
candidate for public office1 solely     
because of the content of any statement 
which--  7,a7 is made in the ordinary   
course of the organization's regular and
 customary activities in carrying out   
its exempt purpose1 and  7,b7 results in
 the organization incurring not more    
than de minimis incremental expenses4  4
  7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment    
made by this section shall apply to     
taxable years ending after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act4