Title 2 — The CongressRelease 119-73
§1953 Tax treatment of Fund
Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 29— - CAPITOL POLICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION › Part Part D— - United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund › § 1953
Summary
Gifts to the Fund count as gifts for public use under section 170(c)(1); the Fund counts as 501(c)(1) and is exempt under section 501(a); its payments are not subject to Federal, State, or local income or gift tax.
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Title 2, §1953
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(a)For purposes of title 26, any contribution or gift to or for the use of the Fund shall be treated as a contribution or gift for exclusively public purposes to or for the use of an organization described in section 170(c)(1) of title 26.
(b)Any payment from the Fund shall not be subject to any Federal, State, or local income or gift tax.
(c)For purposes of title 26, notwithstanding section 501(c)(1)(A) of title 26, the Fund shall be treated as described in section 501(c)(1) of title 26 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of title 26.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was classified to section 207c–2 of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, § 1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062.
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2 U.S.C. § 1953
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Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73