,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bjbb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #af1 #bjac ,mrs4 ,black 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,hall1 ,mr4 ,boustany1 and ,mr4 ,kelly of ,pennsylvania7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit the implementation or enforcement of any requirement of the ,patient ,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act until certifications are made that taxpayer information is not and will not be used for targeting any individual or group that provides information to the ,internal ,revenue ,service for political reasons or on the basis of political views1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,internal ,revenue ,service currently administers #dg tax provisions under the ,patient ,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act4 7#b7 ,the ,internal ,revenue ,service and its employees will have significantly greater access than it currently has to taxpayer information for the enforcement and enactment of the individual mandate under the ,patient ,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act4 7#c7 ,no government agency has more authority in the enforcement of the ,patient ,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act than the ,internal ,revenue ,service4 7#d7 ,according to one study1 the ,patient ,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act employer mandate would put up to #c4b million jobs at risk4 ,echoing that1 the ,federal ,reserve warned1 ,employers in several ,districts cited the unknown effects of the ,affordable ,care ,act as reasons for planned layoffs and reluctance to hire more staff44 7#e7 ,according to previous reports from the ,government ,accountability ,office 7,,gao7 and ,treasury ,inspector ,general for ,tax ,administration1 the ,internal ,revenue ,service did not have adequate processes in place to accurately review and account for the taxpayer dollars the ,internal ,revenue ,service are spending to implement the controversial law4 7#f7 ,the ,internal ,revenue ,service has proven it is a government agency wrought with fraud and abuse1 and has not been capable of ensuring the constitutional rights of ,american citizens is not infringed upon4 7#g7 ,according to the ,treasury ,inspector ,general for ,tax ,administration1 the ,internal ,revenue ,service's ,determinations ,unit began searching as far back as #bjaj for other requests for exemption involving ,tea ,party1 ,patriots1 #i_/ab and ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf #eja7;c77#d7 applications involving political sounding names1 e4g41 ,we the ,people or ,take ,back the ,country4 7#h7 ,according to the ,treasury ,inspector ,general for ,tax ,administration1 on ,june #bi1 #bjaa1 ,,irs ,exempted ,organizations ,division director ,lois ,lerner is apprised of the ,internal ,revenue ,service's discriminatory practices4 7#i7 ,on ,march #bb1 #bjab1 the ,ways and ,means ,oversight ,subcommittee held a hearing on the tax return filing season and general ,internal ,revenue ,service operations where ,chairman ,boustany asks then-,internal ,revenue ,service ,commissioner ,shulman about reports that the ,internal ,revenue ,service has been targeting ,tea ,party groups4 ,shulman responds1 ,i can give you assurance ''' there is absolutely no targeting44 #b4 ,prohibition on implementation or enforcement of any requirement of the ,patient ,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act until certification that taxpayer information is not and will not be used for targeting any individual or group for political reasons or on basis of political views 7a7 ,violations of ,rights ,before ,enactment ,the ,internal ,revenue ,service shall not implement or enforce any requirement of the ,patient ,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act or title ,i of the ,health ,care and ,education ,reconciliation ,act of #bjaj1 including any requirement contained in an amendment made by those ,acts1 until the ,secretary of the ,treasury certifies under penalty of perjury that with respect to any activity before the date of the enactment of this ,act-- 7#a7 taxpayer information is not and will not be used for targeting any individual or group that provides information to the ,internal ,revenue ,service for political reasons or on the basis of political views1 and 7#b7 the ,internal ,revenue ,service has terminated the employment of all employees in accordance with section #abjc of the ,internal ,revenue ,service ,restructuring and ,reform ,act of #aiih 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #ghjd note7 who1 with respect to actions before the enactment of this ,act1 are found to have violated the constitutional rights of any taxpayer1 including any employee who knew of abuses related to the targeting of a political group within the ,internal ,revenue ,services1 declined to come forward1 or willfully misled investigators4 7b7 ,violations of ,rights ,after ,enactment 7#a7 ,rights ,taxpayer information shall not be used for targeting any individual or group that provides information to the ,internal ,revenue ,service for political reasons or on the basis of political views4 7#b7 ,certification ,after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 a department or agency concerned-- 7,a7 shall not implement or enforce1 or 7,b7 if a violation of paragraph 7#a7 occurs by any employee of the department or agency1 shall suspend the implementation or enforcement of1 any requirement of the ,patient ,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act or title ,i of the ,health ,care and ,education ,reconciliation ,act of #bjaj1 including any requirement contained in an amendment made by those ,acts1 until the head of such department or agency 7the ,secretary of the ,treasury in the case of the ,internal ,revenue ,service7 certifies under penalty of perjury that the department or agency has terminated the employment of any employee of the department or agency in accordance with section #abjc of the ,internal ,revenue ,service ,restructuring and ,reform ,act of #aiih 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #ghjd note7 who1 with respect to actions before the enactment of this ,act1 is found to have violated the constitutional rights of any taxpayer4 7c7 ,process ,to resume implementation ,in any case in which the implementation or enforcement of any requirement described in subsection 7a77#a7 or 7b77#a7 was prevented or suspended by subsection 7a7 or 7b7 7as the case may be71 such implementation or enforcement shall not thereafter take effect or resume 7as the case may be7 until #ij calendar days after the date on which the certification required by this section is made with respect to any such prevention or suspension1 unless before such #ij-;day period a joint resolution disapproving such certification is enacted4 7d7 ,definition and special rules ,for purposes of this section-- 7#a7 ,covered department or agency ,the term department or agency concerned means the ,internal ,revenue ,service1 the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services1 and any other department or agency from which information is centralized in one place1 such as in the ,federal ,data ,services ,hub or any similar database4 7#b7 ,applicability of termination of employment authority ,the provisions of section #abjc of the ,internal ,revenue ,service ,restructuring and ,reform ,act of #aiih 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #ghjd7 shall apply with respect to any department or agency concerned1 and for such purposes1 such section shall be applied by substituting the head of the department or agency concerned for the ,commissioner of ,internal ,revenue and the department or agency concerned for the ,internal ,revenue ,service4 7#c7 ,prohibition on delegating responsibility of ,secretary of the ,treasury ,the responsibility of the ,secretary of the ,treasury under this section may not be delegated4 7e7 ,submission to ,congress ,the head of the department or agency making a certification under this section shall submit the certification to the ,congress4