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House Bill 3860
115th Congress(2017-2018)
IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017
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H. R. 3860 (Introduced-in-House)


115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3860


To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require Internet-based, real-time responses to requests to verify taxpayer income for legitimate business purposes, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 28, 2017

Mr. McHenry (for himself and Mr. Blumenauer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require Internet-based, real-time responses to requests to verify taxpayer income for legitimate business purposes, 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 Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017”.

SEC. 2. Disclosure of taxpayer information for third-party income verification.

(a) In general.—The Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary’s delegate (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) shall implement a program to ensure that any qualified disclosure—

(1) is fully automated and accomplished through the Internet, and

(2) is accomplished in as close to real-time as is practicable.

(b) Qualified disclosure.—For purposes of subsection (a), the term “qualified disclosure” means a disclosure under section 6103(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of returns or return information by the Secretary to a person seeking to verify the income of a taxpayer for a legitimate business purpose who has represented to the Secretary that such person will comply with the requirements of section 6103(p)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(c) User fee.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall assess and collect a fee for disclosures described in subsection (a) at such rates as the Secretary determines are sufficient to recover the costs related to implementing the program described in subsection (a) not later than 5 years after such costs are paid or incurred. Such costs shall include the costs of any necessary infrastructure or technology.

(2) DEPOSIT OF COLLECTIONS.—Amounts received from fees authorized by paragraph (1) shall be deposited as an offsetting collection in, and credited to, the account through which funds are made available to carry out the activities described in subsection (a).