Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 111 Part 1.djvu/843

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PUBLIC LAW 105-34—AUG. 5, 1997 111 STAT. 819 contribution' means a charitable contribution by a corporation of any computer technology or equipment, but only if— "(i) the contribution is to— "(I) an educational organization described in subsection (b)(l)(A)(ii), or "(II) an entity described in section 501(c)(3) and exempt from tax under section 501(a) (other than an entity described in subclause (I)) that is organized primarily for purposes of supporting elementary and secondary education, "(ii) the contribution is made not later than 2 years after the date the taxpayer acquired the property (or in the case of property constructed by the taxpayer, the date the construction of the property is substantially completed), "(iii) the original use of the property is by the donor or the donee, "(iv) substantially all of the use of the property by the donee is for use within the United States for educational purposes in any of the grades K-12 that are related to the purpose or function of the organization or entity, "(v) the property is not transferred by the donee in exchange for money, other property, or services, except for shipping, installation and transfer costs, "(vi) the property will fit productively into the entity's education plan, and "(vii) the entity's use and disposition of the property will be in accordance with the provisions of clauses (iv) and (v). "(C) CONTRIBUTION TO PRIVATE FOUNDATION. — A contribution by a corporation of any computer technology or equipment to a private foundation (as defined in section 509) shall be treated as a qualified elementary or secondary educational contribution for purposes of this paragraph if— "(i) the contribution to the private foundation satisfies the requirements of clauses (ii) and (v) of subparagraph (B), and "(ii) within 30 days after such contribution, the private foundation— "(I) contributes the property to an entity described in clause (i) of subparagraph (B) that satisfies the requirements of clauses (iv) through (vii) of subparagraph (B), and "(II) notifies the donor of such contribution. "(D) SPECIAL RULE RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.— For the purposes of this paragraph, the rules of paragraph (4)(C) shall apply. "(E) DEFINITIONS. —For the purposes of this paragraph— " (i) COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY OR EQUIPMENT.— The term 'computer technology or equipment' means computer software (as defined by section 197(e)(3)(B)), computer or peripheral equipment (as defined lay section