From: Mail Administrator
Subject: Mail System Error - Returned Mail
--===========================_ _= 9297790(1248)
Content-Type: text/plain
This Message was undeliverable due to the following reason:
Your message was not delivered because the Domain Name System
(DNS) for the destination computer is not configured correctly.
The following is a list of reasons why this error message could
have been generated.  If you do not understand the explanations
listed here, please contact your system administrator for help.
     - The host does not have any mail exchanger (MX) or
       address (A) records in the DNS.
     - The host has valid MX records, but none of the mail
       exchangers listed have valid A records.
     - There was a transient error with the DNS that caused
       one of the above to appear to be true.
You may want to try sending your message again to see if the
problem was only temporary.
     DNS for host thuntek.com is mis-configured
The following recipients did not receive this message:
     
Please reply to Postmaster@sebring.us1.net
if you feel this message to be in error.
--===========================_ _= 9297790(1248)
Content-Type: message/rfc822
Received: from abq.com (baja.abq.com [205.214.92.244]) by sebring.us1.net
          (Post.Office MTA v3.1.2 release (PO205-101c)
          ID# 0-32359U500L100S10000) with SMTP id AAA1293
          for ; Sat, 21 Mar 1998 17:44:40 -0700
Received: from MHS by abq.com with MHS
    id $TE03795 ; Sat, 21 Mar 1998 17:44:48 -0700
Return-Path: nfb-talk@nfbnet.org@abq.com
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 1998 16:24:26 -0700 
From: nfb-talk@nfbnet.org
Message-ID: 
Subject: Nonprofit Advocacy Legislation
To: jcurtiss@thuntek.com
---------------------------
Joan,
I thought you might post this on our web page.
Greg
--------------------
Received: from mixer.visi.com [209.98.98.1] by abq.com with smtp
	id $TE03076 ; Sat, 21 Mar 1998 09:17:08 -0700
Received: from bbs (host1.nfbnet.org [209.98.54.33]) by mixer.visi.com 
(8.8.8/8.7.5) with SMTP id KAA19509; Sat, 21 Mar 1998 10:15:03 -0600 (CST)
Received: by bbs; 21 Mar 98 16:16:33
From: David Andrews 
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 1998 10:08:44 -0600
Subject: Nonprofit Advocacy Legislation
Message-Id: 
To: NFB-Talk@NFBnet.org (Multiple recipients of NFBnet NFB-Talk Mailing List)
Reply-To: NFB-Talk@NFBnet.org (Multiple recipients of NFBnet NFB-Talk Mailing 
List)
Errors-To: sysop@NFBnet.org
Sender: sysop@NFBnet.org
Precedence: bulk
Posted-Date: Sat, 21 Mar 1998 10:14:06 -0600 (CST)
This item may be of interest to us...
David Andrews
>ATTACK ON NONPROFIT ADVOCACY NOW PART OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE BILL
>
>At around 2:00 p.m. today, OMB Watch received notification
>that a 4:00 p.m. mark-up of a bill dealing with campaign finance
>would affect nonprofit organizations  and directly impact
>their ability to advocate for or against federal laws and
>regulations.  OMB Watch, the Alliance for Justice, and several
>other groups, such as the American Association of Museums,
>quickly sent letters and/or called offices to express
>opposition to the provision that affects nonprofits.
>Nonetheless, the provision passed as part of the Chairman's
>revisions to the overall bill and is now expected to go to the
>House floor next week.
>
>The provision was added by the Chairman of the House Oversight
>Committee as a substitute to a campaign finance bill that
>included a "paycheck protection" provision that was focused on
>unions. The Chairman, Rep. Bill Thomas (R-CA), offered his new
>bill today in mark-up as H.R. 3485, the Campaign Reform and
>Election Integrity Act.
>
>The Thomas bill added a provision that requires nonprofit
>organizations to annually ask for consent from their members to
>use their funds for "political activity."  "Political activity"
>is defined as activities to influence elections, federal
>legislation, federal regulations, or educating individuals
>about candidates for federal office or about federal
>legislation, law, or regulations.
>
>Nonprofits would be required to send an annual notice to their
>members indicating how much they expect to spend on political
>activities in the forthcoming year.  Members are then able to
>"vote" if they do not want their dues or contributions to be
>used for such activities. The amount represented by those
>voting in the negative would be reduced from the overall amount
>designated by the nonprofit organization.  It would be illegal
> and enforceable by the Federal Election Commission, not the
>IRS  to exceed the amount permitted for political activities.
>
>All nonprofits organized under 501 of the tax code are covered
>by this provision.
>
>501(c)(3) organizations are currently prohibited from
>electioneering.  But this provision goes beyond electioneering
>issues to cover positions taken on federal laws and regulations
>and education about such matters.  The tax code has limits on
>charitable lobbying, but has no limits on participation in the
>regulatory process.  In fact, nonprofits play a vital role in
>the development of regulatory matters ranging from workplace to
>environmental protections, from consumer to health safeguards,
>and from civil rights to education.  The Thomas provision would
>directly affect nonprofit participation.
>
>Moreover, the definition of political activity in the Thomas
>bill is different than the IRS definition of lobbying.  This
>means that charities will need to keep two sets of books, one
>for the IRS and one for the FEC.  And it means that both the
>IRS and the FEC would now be involved in overseeing nonprofit
>lobbying activities.
>
>Democrats on the Committee complained that they, too, did not
>receive the Chairman's revisions until 2:00 p.m.  As might be
>expected, the nonprofit provisions were not discussed at the
>mark-up.
>
>We'll send you more information as it develops.  If you have
>any questions or comments, contact Patrick Lemmon
> (202) 234-5108 or Stephan Kline
> (202) 822-6070.
>
>--------------------------------------------------------
>Name: Gary D. Bass
>OMB Watch     1742 Connecticut Ave., N.W.
>              Washington, D.C.  20009
>TEL: (202) 234-8494    FAX: (202) 234-8584
>Web: 
>E-mail: Gary D. Bass 
>Date: 03/18/98
>Time: 19:07:52
>To: Multiple recipients of list 
>Subject: Nonprofit Advocacy Attack Part of Campaign Finance Bill
>X-Comment: To subscribe, email your name,address,phone,work
>description to: nonprof-request@RTK.NET
>--------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
--===========================_ _= 9297790(1248)--
---
 # Origin: NFBnet  Internet Email Gateway (1:282/1045)
---------------