[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 709 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 709


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 16, 2015

     Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To provide for the termination of employment of employees of the 
    Internal Revenue Service who take certain official actions for 
                          political purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act''.

SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE EMPLOYEES 
              FOR TAKING OFFICIAL ACTIONS FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (10) of section 1203(b) of the Internal 
Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 is amended to read 
as follows:
            ``(10) performing, delaying, or failing to perform (or 
        threatening to perform, delay, or fail to perform) any official 
        action (including any audit) with respect to a taxpayer for 
        purpose of extracting personal gain or benefit or for a 
        political purpose.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives April 15, 2015.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.