3.0.0 531 2022-11-15T16:33:54Z 2022-11-15T16:33:54Z House H HR 2013-02-06 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. CASTOR of Florida:H.R. 531.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Section 8 of Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H414]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2013-02-28T21:42:35Z Referred to 2013-02-06T14:06:15Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-02-06T14:06:10Z 2013-02-28 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. Committee 2013-02-06 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2013-02-06 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2013-02-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-02-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001066 Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] Kathy Castor D FL 14 N N000185 Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11] Richard Nugent R FL B. 11 2013-02-06 True D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-21] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 21 2013-02-28 False W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2013-04-25 False B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 2013-04-25 False W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2013-04-25 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2013-05-23 False R000593 Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] Dennis Ross R FL A. 15 2013-05-23 False Taxation Administrative law and regulatory procedures Appropriations Computer security and identity theft Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Consumer credit Correctional facilities and imprisonment Crime prevention Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of the Treasury Evidence and witnesses Executive agency funding and structure Fraud offenses and financial crimes Freedom of information Government information and archives Intergovernmental relations Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Law enforcement administration and funding Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Taxation 00 2013-02-06 Introduced in House 2013-02-15T16:35:04Z Tax Crimes and Identity Theft Prevention Act - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to take necessary action to correct a tax return or tax information affected by the misuse of a taxpayer's identity within 90 days after receiving notice of such misuse from the taxpayer.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) authorize the Secretary to disclose tax return information to federal, state, and local law enforcement personnel who are personally and directly engaged in the investigation of identity theft; (2) impose a fine and/or prison term on any person who knowingly or willfully misappropriates another person's tax identification number; (3) increase the civil and criminal penalties for improper disclosure or use of tax information by tax return preparers; and (4) require the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to report to Congress on the number of reported tax fraud cases and on actions taken in response to such reports.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) implement an identity theft tax fraud prevention program that provides for a unique personal identification number (PIN) on tax returns; (2) establish a fraudulent tax refund prevention program that adds additional triggers to the refund database to identify potentially fraudulent tax refunds; and (3) review whether current federal tax law prevents the effective enforcement of local, state, and federal identity theft statutes.

Authorizes the Commissioner to transfer appropriated funds to be used solely to prevent and resolve potential tax fraud cases.

Directs the Commissioner to establish in the Criminal Investigation Division of the IRS the position of Local Law Enforcement Liaison to coordinate the investigation of tax fraud with state and local law enforcement agencies.

Directs the Comptroller General to study and report on the role of prepaid debit cards and commercial tax preparation software in facilitating fraudulent tax returns through identity theft.

Prohibits the Secretary of Commerce from disclosing information contained on the Death Master File relating to a deceased individual to persons who are not certified to access such information.

Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to state and local law enforcement agencies for the investigation and prosecution of tax crimes.

]]> Tax Crimes and Identity Theft Prevention Act Display Title Tax Crimes and Identity Theft Prevention Act Short Titles as Introduced Tax Crimes and Identity Theft Prevention Act Official Title as Introduced To prevent identity theft and tax crimes. Introduced in House 2013-02-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr531ih/xml/BILLS-113hr531ih.xml 2013-02-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.