119 HR 997 IH: National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-02-05 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.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 997IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 5, 2025Mr. Feenstra (for himself and Mr. Davis of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to conform to the intent of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, as set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–599, that the National Taxpayer Advocate be able to hire and consult counsel as appropriate.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025.

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Authority of Taxpayer Advocate to appoint counsel

(a)

In general

Section 7803(c)(2)(D)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and at the end of subclause (I), by redesignating subclause (II) as subclause (III), and by inserting after subclause (I) the following new subclause:(II)appoint counsel in the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate to report directly to the National Taxpayer Advocate, or delegate thereof; and.(b)

Conforming amendment

Section 7803(c)(2)(D)(i)(III) of such Code, as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by striking any employee of any local office of a taxpayer advocate described in subclause (I) and inserting any employee of the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate. (c)

Effective date

The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 1102 of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998.