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[83 STAT. 511]
PUBLIC LAW 91-000—MMMM. DD, 1969
[83 STAT. 511]

83 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 91-172-DEC. 30, 1969

property transferred in trust after May 26, 1969, such foundation holds only an income interest or only a remainder interest in such trust. "(2) TAXABLE PERIOD.—The term 'taxable period' means, with respect to any excess business holdings of a private foundation in a business enterprise, the period beginning on the first day on which there are such excess holdings and ending on the date of mailing of a notice of deficiency with respect to the tax imposed by subsection (a) under section 6212 in respect of such holdings. "(3) CORRECTION PERIOD.—The term 'correction period' means, with respect to excess business holdings of a private foundation in a business enterprise, the period ending 90 days after the date of mailing of a notice of deficiency (with respect to the tax imposed by subsection (b)) under section 6212, extended by— " (A) any period in which a deficiency cannot be assessed under section 6213(a), and " (B) any other period which the Secretary or his delegate determines is reasonable and necessary to permit orderly dis. position of such excess business holdings. "(4) BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.—The term business enterprise' does not include— " (A) a functionally related business (as defined in section 4942(j)(5)),or " (B) a trade or business at least 95 percent of the gross income of which is derived from passive sources. For purposes of subparagraph (B), gross income from passive sources includes the items excluded by section 512(b)(1), (2), (3), and (5), and income from the sale of goods (including charges or costs passed on at cost to purchasers of such goods or income received in settlement of a dispute concerning or in lieu of the exercise of the right to sell such goods) if the seller does not manufacture, pjroduce, physically receive or deliver, negotiate sales of, or maintain inventories in such goods. "SEC. 4944. TAXES ON INVESTMENTS WHICH JEOPARDIZE CHARITABLE PURPOSE. " (a) INITIAL TAXES.— "(1) O N THE PRIVATE FOUNDATION.—If

a private foundation invests any amount in such a manner as to jeopardize the carrying out of any of its exempt purposes, there is hereby imposed on the making of such investment a tax equal to 5 percent of the amount so invested for each year (or part thereof) in the taxable period. The tax imposed by this paragraph shall be paid by the private foundation. "(2) O N THE MANAGEMENT.—In any case in which a tax is imposed by paragraph (1), there is hereby imposed on the participation of any foundation m a n a ^ r in the making of the investment, knowing that it is jeopardizing the carrying out of any of the foundation's exempt purposes, a tax equal to 5 percent of the amount so invested for each year (or part thereof^ in the taxable period, unless such participation is not willful and is due to reasonable cause. The tax imposed by this paragraph shall be paid by any foundation manager who participated in the making of the investment.

"(b)

ADDITIONAL TAXES.—

" (1) O N THE FOUNDATION.—In any case in which an initial tax is imposed by subsection (a)(1) on the making of an investment and such investment is not removed from jeopardy within the correction period, there is hereby imposed a tax equal to 25 percent of

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