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Notre Dame may have to find a new way to en co u rag e sen io r alumni to donate a part of their r e t i r e m e n t sa v in g s to th e U niversity s ta r tin g n e x t year, because the piece of legislation that currently makes these con­ tributions tax-free will expire at the end of 2007. A p ro v is io n of th e 2006 Pension Protection Act allow s people 70.5 y ea rs or o ld e r to d irect up to $100,000 of th e ir Individual R etirem ent Account (IRA) to qualifying charities and tax-exem pt o rgan izations, like Notre Dame — and with a tax benefit. Since P resid en t Bush signed th e A ct in to e ffec t in A ugust 2006, Notre Dame has received m ore th an $2.5 million in IRA c o n tr ib u t io n s , sa id Jo h n Butkovich, assistan t director of p la n n e d g iv ing a t th e University’s development office. “These are dollars we might’ve n o t re c e iv e d o th e rw is e ,” Butkovich said. But the provision will expire on Dec. 31 as different groups in C ongress have expressed con-