[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5543 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5543

    To amend the Social Security Act to expand the authority of the 
Secretary of the Treasury to access the National Directory of New Hires 
                  for purposes of tax administration.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 8, 2012

  Mr. Lewis of Georgia (for himself and Mr. McDermott) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Social Security Act to expand the authority of the 
Secretary of the Treasury to access the National Directory of New Hires 
                  for purposes of tax administration.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY TO 
              ACCESS THE NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 453(i) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(i)) is amended by striking ``administering 
section 32'' and all that follows and inserting ``tax administration 
(as defined in section 6103(b)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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