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From article <9208192015.AA07738@cns.bu.edu>, by reynolds@cns.bu.edu (John Reynolds):
> Bill H.R. 4418, now being considered by the U. S. House of
> Representatives, would return the graduate student fellowship stipends
> to tax-exempt status.  That is, stipends given in the form of a
> scholarship or program for teacher education, as opposed to stipends
> which are given as a return for service, which would still be
> considered taxable income.  Prior to the Reagan-Bush era, graduate
> student fellowship stipends were not taxed, and Tom Lewis (R- Florida)
> has proposed a bill which not only would make these stipends
> tax-exempt, but would also return all taxes paid since 1986 on these
> stipends.  The Bill is H.R. 4418 and is currently under consideration.
> 
> The National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS)
> supports this bill as a first step in completely returning all
> graduate education stipends to tax-exempt status.  You can reach their
> central office for NAGPS at (708) 256-1562 and request a recruitment
> packet, filled with various information on what else NAGPS does and
> can help with at your school. The regional Coordinator in the MidWest
> is Monica White, at Western Michigan University.
>   
> To voice your opinion on the bill, call or write your local
> congressperson.
>   
> If you do not know who your Representative is, call (800) 347-1997
> (THE FEDERAL INFORMATION CENTER) and ask.
>   
> Please feel free to redistribute this message, and please direct
> all further discussion of this issue to the soc.college.grad news
> group.  Thank you.