[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4485 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4485

  To amend title 5, United States Code, to limit the use of taxpayer 
 funded union time for employees of the Internal Revenue Service, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 16, 2021

  Mr. Rice of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was 
           referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 5, United States Code, to limit the use of taxpayer 
 funded union time for employees of the Internal Revenue Service, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``IRS Customer Service Improvement 
Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON TAXPAYER FUNDED UNION OFFICIAL TIME FOR INTERNAL 
              REVENUE SERVICE EMPLOYEES.

    (a) In General.--Section 7131 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) The authority provided under subsection (d) shall not apply 
with respect to the Internal Revenue Service, or an employee of the 
Internal Revenue Service, during the period each year beginning on 
February 12 and ending on April 15.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 7131(d) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ``preceding'' and inserting ``other''.
    (c) Application.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) 
shall apply to any collective bargaining agreement entered into after 
the date of enactment of this section.
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