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Union Calendar No. 427 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 744 
[Report No. 113–576] 
To provide effective criminal prosecutions for certain identity thefts, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2013 
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (for herself and Mr. SMITH of Texas) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 
Additional sponsors: Mr. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. 
ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. 
WILSON of Florida, and Mr. GARCIA 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 
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 February 15, 2013] 
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A BILL 
To provide effective criminal prosecutions for certain identity 
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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 ‘‘Stopping Tax Offenders 
and Prosecuting Identity Theft Act of 2014’’ or the ‘‘STOP 
Identity Theft Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. USE OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE RESOURCES 
WITH REGARD TO TAX RETURN IDENTITY 
THEFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General should make 
use of all existing resources of the Department of Justice, 
including any appropriate task forces, to bring more per-
petrators of tax return identity theft to justice. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.— 
In carrying out this section, the Attorney General should 
take into account the following: 
(1) The need to concentrate efforts in those areas 
of the country where the crime is most frequently re-
ported. 
(2) The need to coordinate with State and local 
authorities for the most efficient use of their laws and 
resources to prosecute and prevent the crime. 
(3) The need to protect vulnerable groups, such 
as veterans, seniors, and minors (especially foster 
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‘‘(D) during and in relation to a felony 
under section 7206 or 7207 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986;’’. 
SEC. 5. REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to the Com-
mittees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate a report that contains the following infor-
mation: 
(1) Information readily available to the Depart-
ment of Justice about trends in the incidence of tax 
return identity theft. 
(2) Recommendations on additional statutory 
tools that would aid in the effective prosecution of tax 
return identity theft. 
(3) The status on implementing the recommenda-
tions of the Department’s March 2010 Audit Report 
10-21 entitled ‘‘The Department of Justice’s Efforts to 
Combat Identity Theft’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 427 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 744 
[Report No. 113–576] 
A BILL 
To provide effective criminal prosecutions for 
certain identity thefts, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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