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Union Calendar No. 382 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3724 

[Report No. 114–500] 

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the Commissioner 

of the Internal Revenue Service from rehiring any employee of the 

Internal Revenue Service who was involuntarily separated from service 

for misconduct. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 8, 2015 

Mrs. NOEM (for herself and Mr. ROSKAM) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 

APRIL 18, 2016 

Additional sponsors: Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. SMITH

of Missouri, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, Mr. SESSIONS, and Mr. CHAFFETZ

APRIL 18, 2016 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 8, 2015] 


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A BILL 

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit 

the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service from 

rehiring any employee of the Internal Revenue Service 

who was involuntarily separated from service for misconduct. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ensuring Integrity in 

5 the IRS Workforce Act of 2016’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON REHIRING ANY EMPLOYEE OF THE 

7 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE WHO WAS IN8 VOLUNTARILY SEPARATED FROM SERVICE 

9 FOR MISCONDUCT. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7804 of the Internal Rev11 enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 

12 following new subsection: 

13 ‘‘(d) PROHIBITION ON REHIRING EMPLOYEES INVOL14 UNTARILY SEPARATED.—The Commissioner may not em15 ploy any individual previously employed by the Commis16 sioner who was removed for misconduct under this sub17 chapter or chapter 43 or chapter 75 of title 5, United States 

18 Code, or whose employment was terminated under section 

19 1203 of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Re20 form Act of 1998 (26 U.S.C. 7804 note).’’. 

21 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub22 section (a) shall apply with respect to any employee re23 moved from employment before, on, or after the date of the 

24 enactment of this Act. 


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1 SEC. 3. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED. 

2 No additional funds are authorized to carry out the 

3 requirements of this Act and the amendments made by this 

4 Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts 

5 otherwise authorized. 


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Union Calendar No. 382 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3724 

[Report No. 114–500] 

A BILL 

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 

separated from service for misconduct. Internal Revenue Service who was involuntarily enue Service from rehiring any employee of the prohibit the Commissioner of the Internal RevAPRIL 18, 2016 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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