,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddga  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #f1 #bjbc ,mr4  
,arm/rong introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &  
,acc\ntability  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit 
an entity ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t f        
collect+ or requir+ ! submission (      
in=mation on ! id5tification ( any donor
 to a tax-exempt organization1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,spee* ,privacy ,act (     
#bjbc4  #b4 ,protect+ privacy ( donors  
to tax-exempt organizations  7a7        
,re/rictions on collection ( donor      
in=mation  7#a7 ,re/rictions ,an entity 
( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t may n collect or   
require ! submission ( in=mation on !   
id5tification ( any donor to a          
tax-exempt organization4  7#b7          
,exceptions ,p>agraph 7#a7 does n apply 
to ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! ,int]nal ,rev5ue   
,s]vice1 act+ lawfully pursuant to      
section #fjcc ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code
 ( #aihf or any successor provision4    

7,b7 ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,cl]k (
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 act+        
lawfully pursuant to section #c ( !     
,lobby+ ,disclosure ,act ( #aiie 7#b    
,u4,s4,c4 #afjd74  7,c7 ,! ,f$]al       
,election ,commission1 act+ lawfully    
pursuant to section #eaj ( title #cf1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7,d7 ,an entity   
act+ pursuant to a lawful ord] ( a c\rt 
or adm9i/rative body :i* has ! au?ority 
"u law to direct ! entity to collect or 
require ! submission ( ! in=mation1 b   
only to ! ext5t p]mitt$ by ! lawful ord]
 ( su* c\rt or adm9i/rative body4  7b7  
,re/rictions on release ( donor         
in=mation  7#a7 ,re/rictions ,an entity 
( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t may n disclose to !
 public in=mation reveal+ !             
id5tification ( any donor to a          
tax-exempt organization4  7#b7          
,exceptions ,p>agraph 7#a7 does n apply 
to ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! ,int]nal ,rev5ue   
,s]vice1 act+ lawfully pursuant to      
section #fajd ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code
 ( #aihf or any successor provision4    

7,b7 ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,cl]k (
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 act+        
lawfully pursuant to section #c ( !     
,lobby+ ,disclosure ,act ( #aiie 7#b    
,u4,s4,c4 #afjd74  7,c7 ,! ,f$]al       
,election ,commission1 act+ lawfully    
pursuant to section #eaj ( title #cf1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7,d7 ,an entity   
act+ pursuant to a lawful ord] ( a c\rt 
or adm9i/rative body :i* has ! au?ority 
"u law to direct ! entity to disclose ! 
in=mation1 b only to ! ext5t p]mitt$ by 
! lawful ord] ( su* c\rt or adm9i/rative
 body4  7,e7 ,an entity :i* discloses ! 
in=mation z au?oriz$ by ! organization4 
7c7 ,tax-,exempt organization def9$ ,9  
?is section1 a tax-exempt organization  
means an organization :i* is describ$ 9 
section #eja7;c7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue   
,code ( #aihf & is exempt f taxation "u 
section #eja7;a7 ( su* ,code4 ,no?+ 9   
?is subsection may be con/ru$ to treat a
 political organization "u section #ebg 
( su* ,code z a tax-exempt organization 
= purposes ( ?is section4  7d7 ,p5alties

 ,x %all be unlawful = any (fic] or     
employee ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or any =m]  
(fic] or employee1 willfully to disclose
 to any p]son1 except z au?oriz$ 9 ?is  
section1 any in=mation reveal+ !        
id5tification ( any donor to a          
tax-exempt organization4 ,any violation 
( ?is section %all be a felony puni%able
 ^u conviction by a f9e 9 any am\nt n   
exce$+ #bej1jjj1 or imprisonm5t ( n m   
?an #e ye>s1 or bo?1 toge!r ) ! co/s (  
prosecution1 & if su* (f5se is committ$ 
by any (fic] or employee ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 he %all1 9 addition to any o!r  
puni%m5t1 be dismiss$ f (fice or dis*>g$
 f employm5t ^u conviction = su* (f5se4