[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6507 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6507

To amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as 
 the Freedom of Information Act), to require an agency to release the 
Federal income tax returns of the President upon request, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 8, 2016

 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 
   Oversight and Government Reform, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as 
 the Freedom of Information Act), to require an agency to release the 
Federal income tax returns of the President upon request, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. RELEASE OF FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS OF THE PRESIDENT UPON 
              REQUEST.

    Section 552 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection:
    ``(n) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, at any time while 
an individual serves as President, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
make available each Federal income tax return filed by the individual 
upon request.''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE PERMITTED.

    (a) In General.--Section 6103(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(9) Disclosure of tax returns of the president.--The 
        Secretary may disclose returns of the President pursuant to 
        section 552(n) of title 5, United States Code.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to disclosures made after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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