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‘‘(1) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet upon 
the call of the Chair, who shall call meetings not less 
frequently than quarterly. 
‘‘(2) CHARTER.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Council 
shall establish a charter that is agreed to by all per-
manent members of the Council. 
‘‘(e) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section and every six months 
thereafter for four years, the Council shall brief the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate on the actions and activi-
ties of the Council.’’. 
(b) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND ECO-
NOMIC SECURITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 709 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 349) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (f) the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND ECO-
NOMIC SECURITY.— 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4475 
To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to permit the Federal Trade 
Commission to enforce such Act against certain common carriers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 16, 2021 
Mr. MCNERNEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to permit 
the Federal Trade Commission to enforce such Act 
against certain common carriers. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Consumers 
in Commerce Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 
OVER CERTAIN COMMON CARRIERS. 
Section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
U.S.C. 44) is amended by striking the undesignated para-
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graph relating to the definition of the term ‘‘Acts to regu-
late commerce’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘ ‘Acts to regulate commerce’ means subtitle IV of 
title 49, United States Code, and all Acts amendatory 
thereof and supplementary thereto.’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4478 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain payments 
made by Indian tribal governments as earned income for purposes of 
the kiddie tax. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 16, 2021 
Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin (for herself, Mr. ESTES, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. 
FITZPATRICK, Mr. KIND, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mrs. 
WALORSKI, and Mr. YOUNG) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat cer-
tain payments made by Indian tribal governments as 
earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Tax Fairness for Trib-
al Youth Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. CERTAIN PAYMENTS MADE BY INDIAN TRIBAL GOV-
ERNMENTS TREATED AS EARNED INCOME 
FOR KIDDIE TAX. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1(g)(4)(C) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS 
AS EARNED INCOME.—For purposes of this sub-
section, each of the following amounts shall be 
treated as earned income of the child referred 
to in paragraph (1) to the extent included in 
the gross income of such child: 
‘‘(i) DISTRIBUTIONS FROM QUALIFIED 
DISABILITY
TRUSTS.—Any amount in-
cluded in the gross income of such child 
under section 652 or 662 by reason of 
being a beneficiary of a qualified disability 
trust 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
642(b)(2)(C)(ii)). 
‘‘(ii) CERTAIN
INDIAN
TRIBAL
PAY-
MENTS.—Any payment made by an Indian 
tribal government (as defined in section 
139E(c)(1)), or from a trust of which the 
Indian tribal government is treated as the 
owner under subpart E of part I of sub-
chapter J, to such child if— 
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‘‘(I) such child is an enrolled 
member of the tribe with respect to 
such Indian tribal government, and 
‘‘(II) such payment is received by 
such child by reason of such enroll-
ment.’’. 
(b) 
APPLICATION
TO
ALTERNATIVE
MINIMUM 
TAX.—Section 59(j)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by 
inserting ‘‘and including amounts treated as earned in-
come under section 1(g)(4)(C)’’ after ‘‘section 911(d)(2)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2021. 
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‘‘(i) in subparagraph (A) of section 
131(b)(1); and 
‘‘(ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii) of sec-
tion 131(b)(1); and 
‘‘(B) describe how the State apprenticeship 
agency will collect performance data from pro-
grams registered by the agency; and 
‘‘(C) annually report on the outcomes of 
each such program in relation to the State es-
tablished goals under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(9) USES OF FUNDS.—Each State plan shall 
include a description of the uses described in sub-
section (d) of the allotment received by the State ap-
prenticeship agency under subsection (f). 
‘‘(10) ALIGNMENT
OF
WORKFORCE
ACTIVI-
TIES.—Each State plan shall include a summary of 
State-supported workforce development activities (in-
cluding education and training) in the State, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) a summary of the apprenticeship pro-
grams on the list of eligible providers of train-
ing services under section 122(d) of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3152(d));
‘‘(I) for 2022, is $500; and 
‘‘(II) for a subsequent year, is 
the amount specified in this clause for 
the preceding year increased by the 
OPD fee schedule increase factor 
under paragraph (3)(C)(iv) for the 
year. 
‘‘(iv) 
BUDGET
NEUTRALITY.—The 
Secretary shall make such adjustments as 
are necessary under paragraph (9)(B) to 
ensure that the amount of expenditures 
under this subsection for a year with appli-
cation of this subparagraph is equal to the 
amount of expenditures that would be 
made under this subsection for such year 
without application of this subparagraph. 
‘‘(v) 
DEFINITION
OF
DIAGNOSTIC 
RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL.—For purposes of 
this subparagraph, the term ‘diagnostic 
radiopharmaceutical’ means a drug or bio-
logical that is described in section 315.2(a) 
of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
any successor regulation, and is approved 
by the Food and Drug Administration on 
or after January 1, 2008.’’. 
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(b) 
NO
IMPACT
ON
COPAYMENT.—Section 
1833(t)(8)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395l(t)(8)(E)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND SEPA-
RATE PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN DIAGNOSTIC RADIO-
PHARMACEUTICALS’’ after ‘‘PASS-THROUGH ADJUST-
MENTS’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and paragraph (16)(G)’’ after 
‘‘such adjustments)’’. 
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‘‘(D) which may include activities that re-
spond to the COVID–19 public health emer-
gency. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON FUNDING.—In initiating 
demonstration projects under subsection (a), the 
Secretary may not use more than $2,000,000 annu-
ally from the funding authorized under section 
141(a). 
‘‘Subtitle D—General Provisions 
‘‘SEC. 141. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out sections 111, 112, 
131, and 132— 
‘‘(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(2) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(3) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(4) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
‘‘(5) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
‘‘(b) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out section 114— 
‘‘(1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(2) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(3) $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(4) $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
‘‘(5) $18,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
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323 
† HR 4521 EAS 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out the Hollings Manufacturing 
Extension Partnership program under sections 25, 
25A, and 26 of the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k, 278k–1, and 
278l), and section 25B of such Act, as added by sub-
section (a), $480,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through fiscal year 2026. 
(2) BASE
FUNDING.—Of the amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization in paragraph 
(1), $216,000,000 shall be available in each fiscal 
year to carry out the Hollings Manufacturing Exten-
sion Partnership under sections 25 and 25A of such 
Act (15 U.S.C. 278k and 278k–1), of which 
$40,000,000 shall not be subject to cost share require-
ments under subsection (e)(2) of such section: Pro-
vided, That the authority made available pursuant to 
this section shall be elective for any Manufacturing 
Extension Partnership Center that also receives fund-
ing from a State that is conditioned upon the appli-
cation of a Federal cost sharing requirement. 
(3) 
EXPANSION
AWARD
PROGRAM.—Of 
the 
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
in paragraph (1), $264,000,000 shall be available
2185 
† HR 4521 EAS 
(CAS No. 68359–37–5) (provided for in sub-
heading 3808.91.25)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘12/31/2020’’ and inserting 
‘‘12/31/2023’’. 
(153) IMIDACLOPRID AND β-CYFLUTHRIN FORMU-
LATIONS.—Heading 9902.09.21 is amended— 
(A) by amending the article description to 
read as follows: ‘‘Product mixtures containing 1- 
(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl-N- 
nitroimidazolidin-2-ylideneamine (Imidacloprid) 
(CAS No. 138261–41–3) and (RS)-α-cyano-4- 
fluoro-3-phenoxybenzyl (1RS, 3RS;1RS, 3SR)- 
3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2- 
dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate (β-Cyfluthrin) 
(CAS No. 68359–37–5) (provided for in sub-
heading 3808.91.25)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘12/31/2020’’ and inserting 
‘‘12/31/2023’’. 
(154) ACEQUINOCYL.—Heading 9902.09.28 is 
amended— 
(A) by amending the article description to 
read as follows: ‘‘Mixtures of 3-dodecyl-1,4-dioxo- 
1,4-dihydronaphthalen-2-yl acetate (CAS No. 
57960–19–7) (Acequinocyl) and application ad-
(iii) partnerships among one or more 
of the entities described in clauses (i) and 
(ii). 
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acting officer described under section 3345 of such 
title.’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7040 
To expand the use of open textbooks in order to achieve savings for students 
and improve textbook price information. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2022 
Mr. NEGUSE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To expand the use of open textbooks in order to achieve 
savings for students and improve textbook price information. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Affordable College 
Textbook Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The high cost of college textbooks continues 
to be a barrier for many students in achieving high-
er education. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Business 7(a) 
Loan Agent Transparency Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR 7(a) AGENTS. 
(a) OFFICE
OF CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT DU-
TIES.—Section 47(b) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 657t(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) any 7(a) agent.’’. 
(b) ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.— 
(1) OFFICE OF CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT.— 
Section 47(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
657t(e)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or 7(a) agent’’ 
after ‘‘7(a) lender’’ each place such term appears. 
(2) LENDER OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.—Section 
48(c)(2) of the Small Business Act is amended by 
striking ‘‘and any Lending Partner or Intermediary 
participant’’ and inserting ‘‘, any 7(a) agent (as de-
fined in section 47), or any Lending Partner or 
Intermediary participant’’.
(c) REGISTRATION SYSTEM.—Section 47 of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657t) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsections: 
‘‘(j) REGISTRATION SYSTEM FOR 7(a) AGENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish 
a registration system for 7(a) agents that assigns a 
unique identifier to each 7(a) agent and collects data 
necessary for the Director to submit the report re-
quired under paragraph (4). 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—A 7(a) agent shall— 
‘‘(A) register in the system established 
under paragraph (1) before providing covered 
services to a lender or applicant; and 
‘‘(B) effective 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this subsection, submit an annual 
fee for such registration to the Director. 
‘‘(3) DATABASE.—The Director shall establish 
and maintain an electronic database of the types of 
covered services provided by each 7(a) agent. 
‘‘(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) 7(a) 
AGENT.—The term ‘7(a) agent’ 
means a person who provides covered services on be-
half of a lender or applicant. 
‘‘(2) COVERED SERVICES.—The term ‘covered 
services’ means—
‘‘(A) assistance with completing an appli-
cation for a loan under section 7(a) (including 
preparing a business plan, cash flow projec-
tions, financial statements, and related docu-
ments); or 
‘‘(B) consulting, broker, or referral services 
with respect to a loan under section 7(a).’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act and the amend-
ments made by this Act shall take effect 6 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 2, 
2021. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4481 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Act to establish re-
quirements for 7(a) agents, and for other pur-
poses.
IIB 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4481 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 3, 2021 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Act to establish requirements 
for 7(a) agents, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Business 7(a) 
Loan Agent Transparency Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR 7(a) AGENTS. 
(a) OFFICE
OF CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT DU-
TIES.—Section 47(b) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 657t(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) any 7(a) agent.’’. 
(b) ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.— 
(1) OFFICE OF CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT.— 
Section 47(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
657t(e)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or 7(a) agent’’ 
after ‘‘7(a) lender’’ each place such term appears. 
(2) LENDER OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.—Section 
48(c)(2) of the Small Business Act is amended by 
striking ‘‘and any Lending Partner or Intermediary 
participant’’ and inserting ‘‘, any 7(a) agent (as de-
fined in section 47), or any Lending Partner or 
Intermediary participant’’. 
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(c) REGISTRATION SYSTEM.—Section 47 of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657t) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsections: 
‘‘(j) REGISTRATION SYSTEM FOR 7(a) AGENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish 
a registration system for 7(a) agents that assigns a 
unique identifier to each 7(a) agent and collects data 
necessary for the Director to submit the report re-
quired under paragraph (4). 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—A 7(a) agent shall— 
‘‘(A) register in the system established 
under paragraph (1) before providing covered 
services to a lender or applicant; and 
‘‘(B) effective 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this subsection, submit an annual 
fee for such registration to the Director. 
‘‘(3) DATABASE.—The Director shall establish 
and maintain an electronic database of the types of 
covered services provided by each 7(a) agent. 
‘‘(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) 7(a) 
AGENT.—The term ‘7(a) agent’ 
means a person who provides covered services on be-
half of a lender or applicant. 
‘‘(2) COVERED SERVICES.—The term ‘covered 
services’ means— 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4485 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to limit the use of taxpayer funded 
union time for employees of the Internal Revenue Service, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 16, 2021 
Mr. RICE of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to limit the use 
of taxpayer funded union time for employees of the Inter-
nal Revenue Service, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘IRS Customer Service 
Improvement Act’’. 
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‘‘(A) assistance with completing an appli-
cation for a loan under section 7(a) (including 
preparing a business plan, cash flow projec-
tions, financial statements, and related docu-
ments); or 
‘‘(B) consulting, broker, or referral services 
with respect to a loan under section 7(a).’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act and the amend-
ments made by this Act shall take effect 6 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 2, 
2021. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4482 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require as a condition 
of the earned income tax credit that an individual be allowed to engage 
in employment in the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 16, 2021 
Mr. POSEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require 
as a condition of the earned income tax credit that 
an individual be allowed to engage in employment in 
the United States, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘EITC and ACTC Eligi-
bility Verification Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INDIVIDUALS PROHIBITED FROM ENGAGING IN EM-
PLOYMENT IN UNITED STATES NOT ELIGIBLE 
FOR EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 32(m) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(other than’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘of the Social Security Act)’’, and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, but only if, in the case of subsection 
(c)(1)(E), the social security number is issued to a 
citizen of the United States or pursuant to subclause 
(I) (or that portion of subclause (III) that relates to 
subclause (I)) of section 205(c)(2)(B)(i) of the So-
cial Security Act’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. INDIVIDUALS PROHIBITED FROM ENGAGING IN EM-
PLOYMENT IN UNITED STATES NOT ELIGIBLE 
FOR ADDITIONAL CHILD TAX CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 24(d) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) INDIVIDUALS PROHIBITED FROM ENGAG-
ING IN EMPLOYMENT IN UNITED STATES NOT ELIGI-
BLE FOR REFUNDABLE PORTION OF CREDIT.—No 
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amount may be refunded under this subsection to a 
taxpayer with respect to any qualifying child unless 
such taxpayer (or, in the case of a joint return, the 
taxpayer’s spouse) was issued a social security num-
ber either as a citizen of the United States or pursu-
ant to subclause (I) (or that portion of subclause 
(III) that relates to subclause (I)) of section 
205(c)(2)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act on or be-
fore the due date for filing the return for the taxable 
year.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON TAXPAYER FUNDED UNION OFFI-
CIAL TIME FOR INTERNAL REVENUE SERV-
ICE EMPLOYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7131 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) The authority provided under subsection (d) 
shall not apply with respect to the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice, or an employee of the Internal Revenue Service, dur-
ing the period each year beginning on February 12 and 
ending on April 15.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 7131(d) of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended, in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘preceding’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘other’’. 
(c) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by sub-
sections (a) and (b) shall apply to any collective bar-
gaining agreement entered into after the date of enact-
ment of this section. 
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