technology related to matters described in 
subsection (b)(3)(B), the Office of the 
Chief Counsel.’’. 
(b) INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION 
OF THE CUSTOMER ACCOUNT DATA ENGINE 2 AND EN-
TERPRISE CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of Inter-
nal Revenue shall enter into a contract with an inde-
pendent reviewer to verify and validate the imple-
mentation plans (including the performance mile-
stones and cost estimates included in such plans) de-
veloped for the Customer Account Data Engine 2 
and the Enterprise Case Management System. 
(2) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION.—Such con-
tract shall require that such verification and valida-
tion be completed not later than the date which is 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(3) APPLICATION TO PHASES OF CADE 2.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraphs (1) and (2) 
shall not apply to phase 1 of the Customer Ac-
count Data Engine 2 and shall apply separately 
to each other phase. 
(B) 
DEADLINE
FOR
COMPLETING 
PLANS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of 
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Internal Revenue shall complete the develop-
ment of plans for all phases of the Customer 
Account Data Engine 2. 
(C) DEADLINE
FOR
COMPLETION
OF 
VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION OF PLANS.—In 
the case of any phase after phase 2 of the Cus-
tomer Account Data Engine 2, paragraph (2) 
shall be applied by substituting ‘‘the date on 
which the plan for such phase was completed’’ 
for ‘‘the date of the enactment of this Act’’. 
(c) COORDINATION OF IRS CIO AND CHIEF PRO-
CUREMENT OFFICER OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERV-
ICE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Procurement Offi-
cer of the Internal Revenue Service shall— 
(A) identify all significant IRS information 
technology acquisitions and provide written no-
tification to the Internal Revenue Service Chief 
Information Officer (hereafter referred to in 
this subsection as the ‘‘IRS CIO’’) of each such 
acquisition in advance of such acquisition, and 
(B) regularly consult with the IRS CIO re-
garding acquisitions of information technology 
for the Internal Revenue Service, including 
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meeting with the IRS CIO regarding such ac-
quisitions upon request. 
(2) SIGNIFICANT
IRS
INFORMATION
TECH-
NOLOGY ACQUISITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘‘significant IRS information tech-
nology acquisitions’’ means— 
(A) any acquisition of information tech-
nology for the Internal Revenue Service in ex-
cess of $1,000,000; and 
(B) such other acquisitions of information 
technology for the Internal Revenue Service (or 
categories of such acquisitions) as the IRS CIO, 
in consultation with the Chief Procurement Of-
ficer of the Internal Revenue Service, may iden-
tify. 
(3) SCOPE.—Terms used in this subsection 
which are also used in section 7803(f) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by subsection 
(a)) shall have the same meaning as when used in 
such section. 
SEC. 2102. INTERNET PLATFORM FOR FORM 1099 FILINGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 2023, 
the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary’s delegate 
(hereafter referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 
shall make available an internet website or other electronic 
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media, with a user interface and functionality similar to 
the Business Services Online Suite of Services provided 
by the Social Security Administration, that provides access 
to resources and guidance provided by the Internal Rev-
enue Service and allows persons to— 
(1) prepare and file Forms 1099; 
(2) prepare Forms 1099 for distribution to re-
cipients other than the Internal Revenue Service; 
and 
(3) maintain a record of completed, filed, and 
distributed Forms 1099. 
(b) ELECTRONIC SERVICES TREATED AS SUPPLE-
MENTAL; APPLICATION OF SECURITY STANDARDS.—The 
Secretary shall ensure that the services described in sub-
section (a)— 
(1) are a supplement to, and not a replacement 
for, other services provided by the Internal Revenue 
Service to taxpayers; and 
(2) comply with applicable security standards 
and guidelines. 
SEC. 2103. STREAMLINED CRITICAL PAY AUTHORITY FOR 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY POSITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter A of chapter 80 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 7812. STREAMLINED CRITICAL PAY AUTHORITY FOR 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY POSITIONS. 
‘‘In the case of any position which is critical to the 
functionality of the information technology operations of 
the Internal Revenue Service— 
‘‘(1) section 9503 of title 5, United States 
Code, shall be applied— 
‘‘(A) by substituting ‘during the period be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of section 
7812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
and ending on September 30, 2025’ for ‘Before 
September 30, 2013 in subsection (a)’, 
‘‘(B) without regard to subparagraph (B) 
of subsection (a)(1), and 
‘‘(C) by substituting ‘the date of the enact-
ment of the Taxpayer First Act of 2019’ for 
‘June 1, 1998’ in subsection (a)(6), 
‘‘(2) section 9504 of such title 5 shall be ap-
plied by substituting ‘During the period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of section 7812 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and ending on Sep-
tember 30, 2025’ for ‘Before September 30, 2013’ 
each place it appears in subsections (a) and (b), and 
‘‘(3) section 9505 of such title shall be ap-
plied— 
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‘‘(A) by substituting ‘During the period be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of section 
7812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
and ending on September 30, 2025’ for ‘Before 
September 30, 2013’ in subsection (a), and 
‘‘(B) by substituting ‘the information tech-
nology operations’ for ‘significant functions’ in 
subsection (a).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subchapter A of chapter 80 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 7812. Streamlined critical pay authority for information technology posi-
tions.’’. 
Subtitle C—Modernization of Con-
sent-Based Income Verification 
System 
SEC. 2201. DISCLOSURE OF TAXPAYER INFORMATION FOR 
THIRD-PARTY INCOME VERIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
close of the 2-year period described in subsection (d)(1), 
the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary’s delegate 
(hereafter 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 
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(2) is accomplished in as close to real-time as 
is practicable. 
(b) QUALIFIED DISCLOSURE.—For purposes of this 
section, 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 or creditworthi-
ness of a taxpayer who is a borrower in the process of 
a loan application. 
(c) APPLICATION OF SECURITY STANDARDS.—The 
Secretary shall ensure that the program described in sub-
section (a) complies with applicable security standards and 
guidelines. 
(d) USER FEE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During the 2-year period be-
ginning on the first day of the 6th calendar month 
beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall assess and collect a fee for 
qualified disclosures (in addition to any other fee as-
sessed and collected for such disclosures) at such 
rates as the Secretary determines are sufficient to 
cover the costs related to implementing the program 
described in subsection (a), including the costs of 
any necessary infrastructure or technology. 
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(2) DEPOSIT OF COLLECTIONS.—Amounts re-
ceived from fees assessed and collected under para-
graph (1) shall be deposited in, and credited to, an 
account solely for the purpose of carrying out the 
activities described in subsection (a). Such amounts 
shall be available to carry out such activities without 
need of further appropriation and without fiscal year 
limitation. 
SEC. 2202. LIMIT REDISCLOSURES AND USES OF CONSENT- 
BASED DISCLOSURES OF TAX RETURN INFOR-
MATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6103(c) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ‘‘Persons designated by 
the taxpayer under this subsection to receive return infor-
mation shall not use the information for any purpose other 
than the express purpose for which consent was granted 
and shall not disclose return information to any other per-
son without the express permission of, or request by, the 
taxpayer.’’. 
(b) 
APPLICATION
OF
PENALTIES.—Section 
6103(a)(3) is amended by inserting ‘‘subsection (c),’’ after 
‘‘return information under’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to disclosures made after the date 
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which is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
Subtitle D—Expanded Use of 
Electronic Systems 
SEC. 2301. ELECTRONIC FILING OF RETURNS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6011(e)(2)(A) is amended 
by striking ‘‘250’’ and inserting ‘‘the applicable number 
of’’. 
(b) APPLICABLE
NUMBER.—Section 6011(e) is 
amended by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) APPLICABLE NUMBER.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of para-
graph (2)(A), the applicable number shall be— 
‘‘(i) except as provided in subpara-
graph (B), in the case of calendar years 
before 2021, 250, 
‘‘(ii) in the case of calendar year 
2021, 100, and 
‘‘(iii) in the case of calendar years 
after 2021, 10. 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR PARTNERSHIPS 
FOR 2018, 2019, 2020, AND 2021.—In the case of 
a partnership, for any calendar year before 
2022, the applicable number shall be— 
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‘‘(i) in the case of calendar year 2018, 
200, 
‘‘(ii) in the case of calendar year 
2019, 150, 
‘‘(iii) in the case of calendar year 
2020, 100, and 
‘‘(iv) in the case of calendar year 
2021, 50. 
‘‘(6) PARTNERSHIPS
REQUIRED
TO
FILE
ON 
MAGNETIC
MEDIA.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph 
(2)(A), the Secretary shall require partnerships hav-
ing more than 100 partners to file returns on mag-
netic media.’’. 
(c) RETURNS FILED
BY
A TAX RETURN PRE-
PARER.—Section 6011(e)(3) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) EXCEPTION
FOR
CERTAIN
PRE-
PARERS LOCATED IN AREAS WITHOUT INTER-
NET ACCESS.—The Secretary may waive the re-
quirement of subparagraph (A) if the Secretary 
determines, on the basis of an application by 
the tax return preparer, that the preparer can-
not meet such requirement by reason of being 
located in a geographic area which does not 
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have access to internet service (other than dial- 
up or satellite service).’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 6724(c) is 
amended by striking ‘‘250 information returns (more than 
100 information returns in the case of a partnership hav-
ing more than 100 partners)’’ and inserting ‘‘the applica-
ble number (determined under section 6011(e)(5) with re-
spect to the calendar year to which such returns relate) 
of information returns’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 2302. UNIFORM STANDARDS FOR THE USE OF ELEC-
TRONIC SIGNATURES FOR DISCLOSURE AU-
THORIZATIONS TO, AND OTHER AUTHORIZA-
TIONS OF, PRACTITIONERS. 
Section 6061(b)(3) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) PUBLISHED GUIDANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
publish guidance as appropriate to define and 
implement any waiver of the signature require-
ments or any method adopted under paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(B) ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES FOR DIS-
CLOSURE AUTHORIZATIONS TO, AND OTHER AU-
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THORIZATIONS OF, PRACTITIONERS.—Not later 
than 6 months after the date of the enactment 
of this subparagraph, the Secretary shall pub-
lish guidance to establish uniform standards 
and procedures for the acceptance of taxpayers’ 
signatures appearing in electronic form with re-
spect to any request for disclosure of a tax-
payer’s return or return information under sec-
tion 6103(c) to a practitioner or any power of 
attorney granted by a taxpayer to a practi-
tioner. 
‘‘(C) PRACTITIONER.—For purposes of 
subparagraph (B), the term ‘practitioner’ 
means any individual in good standing who is 
regulated under section 330 of title 31, United 
States Code.’’. 
SEC. 2303. PAYMENT OF TAXES BY DEBIT AND CREDIT 
CARDS. 
Section 6311(d)(2) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘The preceding sentence shall not apply to 
the extent that the Secretary ensures that any such fee 
or other consideration is fully recouped by the Secretary 
in the form of fees paid to the Secretary by persons paying 
taxes imposed under subtitle A with credit, debit, or 
charge cards pursuant to such contract. Notwithstanding 
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the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall seek to mini-
mize the amount of any fee or other consideration that 
the Secretary pays under any such contract.’’. 
SEC. 2304. AUTHENTICATION OF USERS OF ELECTRONIC 
SERVICES ACCOUNTS. 
Beginning 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Sec-
retary’s delegate) shall verify the identity of any individual 
opening an e-Services account with the Internal Revenue 
Service before such individual is able to use the e-Services 
tools. 
Subtitle E—Other Provisions 
SEC. 2401. REPEAL OF PROVISION REGARDING CERTAIN 
TAX COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES AND RE-
PORTS. 
Section 2004 of the Internal Revenue Service Re-
structuring and Reform Act of 1998 (26 U.S.C. 6012 
note) is repealed. 
SEC. 2402. COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING STRATEGY. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall 
submit to Congress a written report providing a com-
prehensive training strategy for employees of the Internal 
Revenue Service, including— 
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(1) a plan to streamline current training proc-
esses, including an assessment of the utility of fur-
ther consolidating internal training programs, tech-
nology, and funding; 
(2) a plan to develop annual training regarding 
taxpayer rights, including the role of the Office of 
the Taxpayer Advocate, for employees that interface 
with taxpayers and the direct managers of such em-
ployees; 
(3) a plan to improve technology-based training; 
(4) proposals to— 
(A) focus employee training on early, fair, 
and efficient resolution of taxpayer disputes for 
employees that interface with taxpayers and the 
direct managers of such employees; and 
(B) ensure consistency of skill development 
and employee evaluation throughout the Inter-
nal Revenue Service; and 
(5) a thorough assessment of the funding nec-
essary to implement such strategy. 
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TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Reform of Laws Gov-
erning Internal Revenue Serv-
ice Employees 
SEC. 3001. PROHIBITION ON REHIRING ANY EMPLOYEE OF 
THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE WHO WAS 
INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED FROM SERVICE 
FOR MISCONDUCT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7804 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) PROHIBITION ON REHIRING EMPLOYEES INVOL-
UNTARILY SEPARATED.—The Commissioner may not hire 
any individual previously employed by the Commissioner 
who was removed for misconduct under this subchapter 
or chapter 43 or chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code, 
or whose employment was terminated under section 1203 
of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform 
Act of 1998 (26 U.S.C. 7804 note).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the hiring of em-
ployees after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 3002. NOTIFICATION OF UNAUTHORIZED INSPECTION 
OR DISCLOSURE OF RETURNS AND RETURN 
INFORMATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section 7431 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sen-
tences: ‘‘The Secretary shall also notify such taxpayer if 
the Internal Revenue Service or a Federal or State agency 
(upon notice to the Secretary by such Federal or State 
agency) proposes an administrative determination as to 
disciplinary or adverse action against an employee arising 
from the employee’s unauthorized inspection or disclosure 
of the taxpayer’s return or return information. The notice 
described in this subsection shall include the date of the 
unauthorized inspection or disclosure and the rights of the 
taxpayer under such administrative determination.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to determinations proposed after 
the date which is 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
Subtitle B—Provisions Relating to 
Exempt Organizations 
SEC. 3101. MANDATORY E-FILING BY EXEMPT ORGANIZA-
TIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6033 is amended by re-
designating subsection (n) as subsection (o) and by insert-
ing after subsection (m) the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(n) MANDATORY ELECTRONIC FILING.—Any orga-
nization required to file a return under this section shall 
file such return in electronic form.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (7) of 
section 527(j) is amended by striking ‘‘if the organization 
has’’ and all that follows through ‘‘such calendar year’’. 
(c) INSPECTION OF ELECTRONICALLY FILED AN-
NUAL RETURNS.—Subsection (b) of section 6104 is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Any annual 
return required to be filed electronically under section 
6033(n) shall be made available by the Secretary to the 
public as soon as practicable in a machine readable for-
mat.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section 
shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) TRANSITIONAL RELIEF.— 
(A) SMALL ORGANIZATIONS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any 
small organizations, or any other organiza-
tions for which the Secretary of the Treas-
ury or the Secretary’s delegate (hereafter 
referred to in this paragraph as the ‘‘Sec-
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