H.R. 2421
IntroducedProtecting Taxpayer Resources Act
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119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2421
To require a certain determination by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration regarding the imposition on personnel of the Internal Revenue Service a function of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 27, 2025
Ms. DelBene (for herself and Ms. Sewell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
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A BILL
To require a certain determination by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration regarding the imposition on personnel of the Internal Revenue Service a function of the Department of Homeland Security, 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 ``Protecting Taxpayer Resources Act''.
SEC. 2. DETERMINATION REGARDING THE IMPOSITION OF CERTAIN HOMELAND SECURITY FUNCTIONS ON PERSONNEL OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a function of the Department of Homeland Security may not be imposed on personnel of the Internal Revenue Service unless the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration makes a determination regarding the following:
(1) That such personnel have been trained to administer such function.
(2) That imposing such function on such personnel would not impede the administration of the Service, including relating to the following:
(A) Providing quality service to taxpayers (as such term is defined in section 7701 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) by helping taxpayers understand and meet tax responsibilities.
(B) Enforcing applicable law with integrity and fairness to all taxpayers.
(b) Federal Register.--A determination under subsection (a) shall be effective upon publication in the Federal Register, and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration may terminate such determination in the same manner.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 428(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 236(b)) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``the Protecting Taxpayer Resources Act or'' after ``in''. <all>