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of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (without re-
gard to this section) as of such date. 
SEC. 12. INDIVIDUALS HELD HARMLESS ON WRONGFUL 
LEVY, ETC., ON INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT 
PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6343 (relating to author-
ity to release levy and return property) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) INDIVIDUALS HELD HARMLESS ON WRONGFUL 
LEVY, ETC. ON INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary determines 
that an individual retirement plan has been levied 
upon in a case to which subsection (b) or (d)(2)(A) 
applies, an amount equal to the sum of— 
‘‘(A) the amount of money returned by the 
Secretary on account of such levy, and 
‘‘(B) interest paid under subsection (c) on 
such amount of money, 
may be deposited into such individual retirement 
plan or any other individual retirement plan (other 
than an endowment contract) to which a rollover 
from the plan levied upon is permitted. An amount 
may not be deposited into a Roth IRA under the 
preceding sentence unless the individual retirement 
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plan levied upon was a Roth IRA at the time of such 
levy. 
‘‘(2) TREATMENT AS ROLLOVER.—If amounts 
are deposited into an individual retirement plan 
under paragraph (1) not later than the 60th day 
after the date on which the individual receives the 
amounts under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) such deposit shall be treated as a 
rollover described in section 408(d)(3)(A)(i), 
‘‘(B) to the extent the deposit includes in-
terest paid under subsection (c), such interest 
shall not be includible in gross income, and 
‘‘(C) such deposit shall not be taken into 
account under section 408(d)(3)(B). 
For purposes of subparagraph (B), an amount shall 
be treated as interest only to the extent that the 
amount deposited exceeds the amount of the levy. 
‘‘(3) REFUND, ETC., OF
INCOME
TAX
ON 
LEVY.—If any amount is includible in gross income 
for a taxable year by reason of a levy referred to in 
paragraph (1) and any portion of such amount is 
treated as a rollover under paragraph (2), any tax 
imposed by chapter 1 on such portion shall not be 
assessed, and if assessed shall be abated, and if col-
lected shall be credited or refunded as an overpay-
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ment made on the due date for filing the return of 
tax for such taxable year. 
‘‘(4) INTEREST.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(d), interest shall be allowed under subsection (c) in 
a case in which the Secretary makes a determination 
described in subsection (d)(2)(A) with respect to a 
levy upon an individual retirement plan.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid under subsections 
(b), (c), and (d)(2)(A) of section 6343 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 13. TAXPAYER NOTIFICATION OF SUSPECTED IDEN-
TITY THEFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 77 (relating to miscella-
neous provisions) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 
7529. 
NOTIFICATION 
OF 
SUSPECTED 
IDENTITY 
THEFT. 
‘‘If, in the course of an investigation under the inter-
nal revenue laws, the Secretary determines that there was 
or may have been an unauthorized use of the identity of 
the taxpayer or a dependent of the taxpayer, the Secretary 
shall, to the extent permitted by law— 
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‘‘(1) as soon as practicable and without jeop-
ardizing such investigation, notify the taxpayer of 
such determination, and 
‘‘(2) if any person is criminally charged by in-
dictment or information with respect to such unau-
thorized use, notify such taxpayer as soon as prac-
ticable of such charge.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 77 is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 7529. Notification of suspected identity theft.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to determinations made after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 14. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO PRIVATE 
DEBT COLLECTION CONTRACTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter A of chapter 64 is 
amended by striking section 6306. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Subchapter B of chapter 76 is amended by 
striking section 7433A. 
(2) Section 7811 is amended by striking sub-
section (g). 
(3) Section 1203 of the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice Restructuring Act of 1998 is amended by strik-
ing subsection (e). 
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(4) The table of sections for subchapter A of 
chapter 64 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 6306. 
(5) The table of sections for subchapter B of 
chapter 76 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 7433A. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this subsection, the amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(2) EXCEPTION
FOR
EXISTING
CONTRACTS, 
ETC.—The amendments made by this section shall 
not apply to any contract which was entered into be-
fore March 1, 2008, and is not renewed or extended 
on or after such date. 
(3) UNAUTHORIZED CONTRACTS AND EXTEN-
SIONS TREATED AS VOID.—Any qualified tax collec-
tion contract (as defined in section 6306 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect before its 
repeal) which is entered into on or after March 1, 
2008, and any extension or renewal on or after such 
date of any qualified tax collection contract (as so 
defined), shall be void. 
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