3.0.0 676 2022-11-15T16:34:39Z 2022-11-15T16:34:39Z Senate S S 2013-04-09 113 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-04-09T18:44:30Z Electronic Message Preservation Act 113 1234 HR 2013-06-25 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 93. Related bill CRS 2013-04-09 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2013-04-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM N F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2013-04-09 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2013-04-09 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2013-04-09 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2013-06-18 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2013-10-28 False Taxation Administrative law and regulatory procedures Appropriations Bank accounts, deposits, capital Banking and financial institutions regulation Civil actions and liability Computer security and identity theft Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Consumer credit Crime prevention Crime victims Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of Commerce Department of Health and Human Services Department of the Treasury Employee hiring Executive agency funding and structure Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Federal Reserve System Fraud offenses and financial crimes Freedom of information Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Intergovernmental relations Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Law enforcement administration and funding Medicare Right of privacy Social Security Administration Social security and elderly assistance Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Taxation 00 2013-04-09 Introduced in Senate 2013-05-21T20:37:56Z Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) establish a plan to reduce the administrative time required to process and resolve cases of tax-related identity theft, (2) ensure that taxpayers who have been adversely affected by identity theft have a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), (3) issue a personal identification number to identity theft victims after their true identity has been established and verified, (4) implement a program to prevent the processing of a tax return by an identity thief, (5) issue regulations that restrict the delivery or deposit of multiple tax refunds to the same individual in the same tax year, and (6) submit a report on options for creating a tax system that reduces burdens on taxpayers and decreases tax fraud through information matching. Imposes restrictions on the use of prepaid debit cards for tax refunds.

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.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) establish and implement procedures to eliminate the unnecessary collection, use, and display of social security account numbers of Medicare beneficiaries; (2) ensure that newly-issued Medicare identification cards meet certain security standards; and (3) establish a pilot program to evaluate the applicability of smart card technology to Medicare beneficiaries or providers and whether such cards would be effective in preventing Medicare fraud.

Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the display, sale, or purchase of social security numbers without the consent of the account holder. Imposes criminal penalties for obtaining a social security number for purposes of locating or identifying an individual with the intent to physically injure, harm, or use the identity of an individual for any illegal purpose. Allows civil remedies to enjoin and recover losses from violations of this Act and sets forth civil penalties for such violations.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose a criminal penalty for willful misappropriation of another person's taxpayer identity, and (2) increase the civil and criminal penalties for unauthorized disclosure of taxpayer information by paid tax return preparers.

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

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.

Grants the Secretary of the Treasury access to information in the National Directory of New Hires for purposes of administering the tax code.

]]> Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013 Display Title Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced A bill to prevent tax-related identity theft and tax fraud. Introduced in Senate 2013-04-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s676is/xml/BILLS-113s676is.xml 2013-04-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.