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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5345 

To require the Attorney General to establish procedures for expedited review 

of the case of any person who unlawfully solicits personal information 

for purposes of committing identity theft, while purporting to be acting 

on behalf of the IRS, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 26, 2016 

Mr. YOUNG of Iowa (for himself and Ms. SINEMA) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 

provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To require the Attorney General to establish procedures for 

expedited review of the case of any person who unlawfully 

solicits personal information for purposes of committing 

identity theft, while purporting to be acting on behalf 

of the IRS, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Justice for Victims 

5 of IRS Scams and Identity Theft Act of 2016’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROCEDURES FOR EXPEDITED REVIEW OF IRS IM2 PERSONATION FRAUD. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROCEDURES.—By not later 

4 than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

5 Attorney General shall establish procedures for expediting 

6 review of, and, where appropriate, seeking an indictment 

7 in, any case involving an offense described in subsection 

8 (b). 

9 (b) OFFENSE DESCRIBED.—An offense described in 

10 this subsection is any violation of section 1028(a) or 

11 1028A(a) of title 18, United States Code, wherein the de12 fendant misrepresented himself or herself to be engaged 

13 in lawful activities on behalf of, or carrying out lawful du14 ties as an officer or employee of the Internal Revenue 

15 Service. 

16 SEC. 3. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 

17 (a) SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY REPORT.—Not 

18 later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this 

19 Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report 

20 to Congress detailing— 

21 (1) current efforts by the Secretary to assist 

22 with the prosecution of offenses described in section 

23 2(b); 

24 (2) overall trends in the commission of such of25 fenses; 


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1 (3) the Secretary’s recommendations regarding 

2 what resources are needed to facilitate improved re3 view and prosecution of such cases; and 

4 (4) information on what assistance the Internal 

5 Revenue Service may offer victims of such offenses. 

6 (b) ATTORNEY GENERAL REPORT.—Not later than 

7 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the At8 torney General shall submit to Congress a report on the 

9 status of prosecutions for violations of section 1028(a) or 

10 1028A(a) of title 18, United States Code, including— 

11 (1) the number of cases referred to the Attor12 ney General during the 5-year period immediately 

13 preceding the date of the report by any agency of 

14 the Federal Government, disaggregated by the type 

15 and number of complaints referred by each agency; 

16 (2) a map of the United States indicating how 

17 many cases were referred for prosecution by agen18 cies of the Federal Government in each judicial dis19 trict; 

20 (3) the rate, by year and judicial district, of 

21 conviction for cases so referred; and 

22 (4) the Attorney General’s recommendations re23 garding— 

24 (A) identification of trends in the commis25 sion of such offenses; 


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1 (B) how to improve collaboration with 

2 other Federal agencies; 

3 (C) how to improve law enforcement deter4 rence and prevention of such offenses; and 

5 (D) whether such offenses are being com6 mitted by individuals or criminal organizations. 

7 SEC. 4. PUBLICATION OF REPORT. 

8 Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 

9 of this Act, the Attorney General shall make the report 

10 submitted under section 3(b) publically available on an 

11 Internet webpage of the Attorney General. 

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