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          U.S. 304, 313 (1960).  The inference asserted by respondent is              
          rejected in the legislative history of section 513(h).                      
               A colloquy between Congressmen Daniel Rostenkowski                     
          (D-Ill.), Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, and John                
          Duncan (R-Tenn.), Ranking Republican Member of the Ways and Means           
          Committee, occurred in the House of Representatives on the day              
          that the conference report which included section 513(h) was                
          passed.  Congressman Rostenkowski’s comments were as follows:               
               I also have discussed with Congressman Duncan the issue                
               of whether the provision of the bill which excludes                    
               certain income from unrelated trade or business income                 
               creates any inference under present law.  We have                      
               reached a common understanding regarding the following                 
               specific issue:                                                        
               The question relates to section 1601 of the bill which                 
               excludes from unrelated trade or business income                       
               revenues from the use of a tax-exempt organization's                   
               mailing list by another such organization.  Section                    
               1601 of the bill, which specifically exempts certain                   
               such revenues from the tax on unrelated business income                
               in the future, carries no inference whatever that                      
               mailing list revenues beyond its scope or prior to its                 
               effective date should be      considered taxable to an                 
               exempt organization.                                                   
          132 Cong. Rec. 26208 (Sept. 25, 1986).                                      
               We conclude that section 513(h) does not apply here.  See              
          Sierra Club, Inc. v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 1993-199.                     
               7.   Whether Royalty Treatment Is Consistent With the                  
                    Role of the Tax on Unrelated Business Income                      
               The unrelated business income tax (UBIT) was enacted to                
          prevent tax-exempt organizations from unfairly using their tax-             
          exempt status to compete with commercial businesses.  United                





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