1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Virginia Beach Strong Act”.
Virginia Beach Strong Act
A BILL
To accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of the families of victims of the mass shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia on May 31, 2019.
2. Special rules for contributions for relief of the families of the mass shooting in Virginia Beach
Clarification that contribution will not fail To qualify as a charitable contribution— A cash contribution made for the relief of the families of the dead or wounded victims of the mass shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia on May 31, 2019, shall not fail to be treated as a charitable contribution for purposes of section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 merely because such contribution is for the exclusive benefit of such families. The preceding sentence shall apply to contributions made on or after May 31, 2019.
Clarification that payments by charitable organizations to families treated as exempt payments— For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, payments made on or after May 31, 2019, and on or before June 1, 2021, to the spouse or any dependent (as defined in section 152 of such Code) of the dead or wounded victims of the mass shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia on May 31, 2019, by an organization which (determined without regard to any such payments) would be an organization exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code shall—
be treated as related to the purpose or function constituting the basis for such organization’s exemption under such section; and
shall not be treated as inuring to the benefit of any private individual,