Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 83.djvu/541

 83 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 91-172-DEC. 30, 1969

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"(2) O N THE MANAGEMENT.—There is hereby imposed on the agreement of any foundation manager to the making of an expenditure, knowing that it is a taxable expenditure, a tax equal to £1/^ percent of the amount thereof, unless such agreement is not willful and is due to reasonable cause. The tax imposed by this paragraph shall be paid by any foundation manager who agreed to the making of the expenditure. " (b) ADDITIONAL TAXES.—

" (1) O N THE FOUNDATION.—In any case in which an initial tax is imposed by subsection (a)(1) on a taxable expenditure and such expenditure is not corrected within the correction period, there is hereby imposed a tax equal to 100 percent of the amount of the expenditure. The tax imposed by this paragraph shall be paid by the private foundation. " (2) O N THE MANAGEMENT.—In any case in which an additional tax is imposed by paragraph (1), if a foundation manager refused to agree to part or all of the correction, there is hereby imposed a tax equal to 50 percent of the amount of the taxable expenditure. The tax imposed by this jjaragraph shall be paid by any foundation manager who refused to agree to part or all of the correction. "(c) SPECIAL RULES.—For purposes of subsections (a) and (b)— "(1) JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY.—If more than one person is liable under subsection (a)(2) or (b)(2) with respect to the making of a taxable expenditure, all such persons shall be jointly and severally liable under such paragraph with respect to such expenditure. " (2) L I M I T FOR MANAGEMENT.—With respect to any one taxable

expenditure, the maximum amount of the tax imposed by subsection (a)(2) shall not exceed $5,000, and the maximum amount of the tax imposed by subsection (b)(2) shall not exceed $10,000. " (d) TAXABLE EXPENDITURE.—For purposes of this section, the term 'taxable expenditure' means any amount paid or incurred by a private foundation— "(1) to carry on propaganda, or otherwise to attempt, to influence legislation, within the meaning of subsection (e), "(2) except as provided in subsection (f), to influence the outcome of any specific public election, or to carry on, directly or indirectly, any voter registration drive, " (3) as a grant to an individual for travel, study, or other similar purposes by such individual, unless such grant satisfies the requirements of subsection (g), " (4) as a grant to an organization (other than an organization described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 509(a)), unless the private foundation exercises expenditure responsibility with respect to such grant in accordance with subsection (h), or " (5) for any purpose other than one specified in section 170(c) (2)(B). (e) ACTIVITIES W I T H I N SUBSECTION

" (d)(1).—For purposes of subsection (d)(1), the term 'taxable expenditure' means any amount paid or incurred by a private foundation for— "(1) any attempt to influence any legislation through an attempt to affect the opinion of the general public or any segment thereof, and "(2) any attempt to influence legislation through communication with any member or employee of a legislative body, or with any other government official or employee who may participate in the formulation of the legislation (except technical advice or

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