Title: Justice for Victims of IRS Scams and Identity Theft Act of 2018
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Justice for Victims of IRS Scams and Identity Theft Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish procedures to expedite the review of, and seek an indictment in, any case involving identity theft or aggravated identity theft by an individual who impersonates an employee or officer of the Internal Revenue Service.
DOJ must submit to Congress and publish a report that contains certain information on the status of prosecutions for such offenses.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2905 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2905

 To require the Attorney General to establish procedures for expedited 
   review of the case of any person who unlawfully solicits personal 
information for purposes of committing identity theft, while purporting 
       to be acting on behalf of the IRS, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 15, 2017

Mr. Young of Iowa (for himself and Ms. Sinema) introduced the following 
  bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
    addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Attorney General to establish procedures for expedited 
   review of the case of any person who unlawfully solicits personal 
information for purposes of committing identity theft, while purporting 
       to be acting on behalf of the IRS, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for Victims of IRS Scams and 
Identity Theft Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. PROCEDURES FOR EXPEDITED REVIEW OF IRS IMPERSONATION FRAUD.

    (a) Establishment of Procedures.--By not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish 
procedures for expediting review of, and, where appropriate, seeking an 
indictment in, any case involving an offense described in subsection 
(b).
    (b) Offense Described.--An offense described in this subsection is 
any violation of section 1028(a) or 1028A(a) of title 18, United States 
Code, wherein the defendant misrepresented himself or herself to be 
engaged in lawful activities on behalf of, or carrying out lawful 
duties as an officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service.

SEC. 3. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Secretary of the Treasury Report.--Not later than 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall submit a report to Congress detailing--
            (1) current efforts by the Secretary to assist with the 
        prosecution of offenses described in section 2(b);
            (2) overall trends in the commission of such offenses;
            (3) the Secretary's recommendations regarding what 
        resources are needed to facilitate improved review and 
        prosecution of such cases; and
            (4) information on what assistance the Internal Revenue 
        Service may offer victims of such offenses.
    (b) Attorney General Report.--Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to 
Congress a report on the status of prosecutions for violations of 
section 1028(a) or 1028A(a) of title 18, United States Code, 
including--
            (1) the number of cases referred to the Attorney General 
        during the 5-year period immediately preceding the date of the 
        report by any agency of the Federal Government, disaggregated 
        by the type and number of complaints referred by each agency;
            (2) a map of the United States indicating how many cases 
        were referred for prosecution by agencies of the Federal 
        Government in each judicial district;
            (3) the rate, by year and judicial district, of conviction 
        for cases so referred; and
            (4) the Attorney General's recommendations regarding--
                    (A) identification of trends in the commission of 
                such offenses;
                    (B) how to improve collaboration with other Federal 
                agencies;
                    (C) how to improve law enforcement deterrence and 
                prevention of such offenses; and
                    (D) whether such offenses are being committed by 
                individuals or criminal organizations.

SEC. 4. PUBLICATION OF REPORT.

    Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Attorney General shall make the report submitted under section 3(b) 
publically available on an Internet webpage of the Attorney General.
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