#aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #edbj  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the    
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to    
permit the release of information       
regarding the status of certain         
investigations4  #a4 ,release of        
information regarding the status of     
certain investigations  7a7 ,in general 
,section #fajc7;e7 of the ,internal     
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#aa7 ,disclosure of        
information regarding status of         
investigation of violation of this      
section ,in the case of a person who    
provides to the ,secretary information  
indicating a violation of section #gbac1
 #gbac;,a1 or #gbad with respect to any 
return or return information of such    
person1 the ,secretary may disclose to  
such person 7or such person's           
designee7--  7,a7 whether an            
investigation based on the person's     
provision of such information has been  
initiated and whether it is open or     

closed1  7,b7 whether any such          
investigation substantiated such a      
violation by any individual1 and  7,c7  
whether any action has been taken with  
respect to such individual 7including   
whether a referral has been made for    
prosecution of such individual74  4  7b7
 ,effective date ,the amendment made by 
this section shall take effect on the   
date of the enactment of this ,act4     
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,september #af1 #bjad4;,clerk4