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114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2628
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 3, 2015
Mr. Farenthold (for himself and Mr. Butterfield) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any prizes or awards won in competition in the Olympic Games.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Tax Exemptions for American Medalists Act of 2015
or the TEAM Act
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Olympic medals and USOC prize money excluded from gross income
In general
Section 74 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
Exception for Olympic medals and prizes
Gross income shall not include the value of any medal awarded in, or any prize money received from the United States Olympic Committee on account of, competition in the Olympic Games.
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Effective date
The amendment made by this section shall apply to prizes and awards received after December 31, 2014.