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 PUBLIC LAW 95-216—DEC. 20, 1977

91 STAT. 1565

(b) Section 1842(b)(3) of such Act is amended by inserting after 42 USC 1395u. the fourth sentence thereof the following new sentence: "With respect to power-operated wheelchairs for which payment may be made in accordance with section 1861(s)(6), charges determined to be reason- Ante, p. 1564. able may not exceed the lowest charge at which power-operated wheelchairs are available in the locality." (c) The amendments made by this section shall be effective in the Effective date. case of items and services furnished after the date of the enactment 42 USC 1395x note. of this Act. rEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT AMENDMENTS

SEC. 502. (a) Section 328 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.441i) is amended— (1) by inserting " (a) " immediately after "SEC. 328.", and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: "(b) If an honorarium payable to a person is paid instead at his request to a charitable organization selected by payor from a list of 6 or more charitable organizations provided by that person, that person shall not be treated, for purposes of subsection (a), as accepting that honorarium. For purposes of this subsection, the term 'charitable organization' means an organization described in section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. "(c) For purposes of determining the aggregate amount of honorariums received by a person during any calendar year, amounts returned to the person paying an honorarium before the close of the calendar year in which it was received shall be disregarded. "(d) For purposes of paragraph (2) of subsection (a), an honorarium shall be treated as accepted only in the year in which that honorarium is received.". (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any honorarium received after December 31, 1976. Approved December 20, 1977.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 95-702, pt. I (Comm. on Ways and Means), No. 95-702, pt. II (Coram, on Post Office and Civil Service) and No. 95-837 (Comra. of Conference). SENATE REPORTS: No. 95-572 accompanying H.R. 5322 (Comm. on Finance) and No. 95-612 (Comm. of Conference). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 123 (1977): Oct. 26, 27, considered and passed House. Nov. 1-4, considered and passed Senate, amended. Dec. 15, Senate and House agreed to conference report. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 13, No. 52: Dec. 20, Presidential statement.

26 USC 170.

Effective date. 2 USC 441i note.

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