Feds Quietly Drop Charity Name-check Requirement

Feds Quietly Drop Charity Name-check Requirement: "Feds Quietly Drop Charity Name-check Requirement
by Brendan Coyne (bio)

Nov 10 - In a victory for nonprofit organizations, the Bush administration this week quietly withdrew a nearly two-year-old regulation requiring all charities participating in a government-backed federal employee donations program to screen employees and donation recipients for possible terrorist ties.

The rules do, however, still encourage groups to monitor themselves and includes a mandatory oath certifying that 'the organization… is in compliance with all statutes, executive orders and regulations restricting or prohibiting US citizens'"