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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1110 
To provide effective criminal prosecutions for certain identity thefts, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 26, 2015 
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (for herself and Mr. SMITH of Texas) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide effective criminal prosecutions for certain identity 
thefts, 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 ‘‘Stopping Tax Offend-
ers and Prosecuting Identity Theft Act of 2015’’ or the 
‘‘STOP Identity Theft Act of 2015’’. 
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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 perpetrators of tax return identity theft to justice. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS TO BE TAKEN INTO AC-
COUNT.—In carrying out this section, the Attorney Gen-
eral should take into account the following: 
(1) The need to concentrate efforts in those 
areas of the country where the crime is most fre-
quently reported. 
(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 
children) from becoming victims or otherwise used in 
the offense. 
SEC. 3. VICTIMS OF IDENTITY THEFT MAY INCLUDE ORGA-
NIZATIONS. 
Chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 1028— 
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(A) in subsection (a)(7), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding an organization)’’ after ‘‘another per-
son’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(7), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or other 
person’’ after ‘‘specific individual’’; and 
(2) in section 1028A(a)(1), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding an organization)’’ after ‘‘another person’’. 
SEC. 4. IDENTITY THEFT FOR PURPOSES OF TAX FRAUD. 
Section 1028(b)(3) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘or’’ after 
the semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) during and in relation to a felony 
under section 7206 or 7207 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986;’’. 
SEC. 5. REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to 
the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a report that contains the fol-
lowing information: 
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