,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bd        
7legislative day1 ,january #c71 #bjac   
,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and ,mr4   
,sessions7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to provide effective criminal  
prosecutions for certain identity       
thefts1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,stopping ,tax ,offenders and       
,prosecuting ,identity ,theft ,act of   
#bjac or the ,,stop ,identity ,theft    
,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,use of ,department 
of ,justice resources with regard to tax
 return identity theft  7a7 ,in general 
,the ,attorney ,general should make use 
of all existing resources of the        
,department of ,justice1 including any  
appropriate task forces1 to bring more  
perpetrators of tax return identity     
theft to justice4  7b7 ,considerations  
,to be taken into account ,in carrying  

out this section1 the ,attorney ,general
 should take into account the following3
  7#a7 ,the need to concentrate efforts 
in those areas of the country where the 
crime is most frequently reported4  7#b7
 ,the need to coordinate with ,state and
 local authorities for the most         
efficient use of their laws and         
resources to prosecute and prevent the  
crime4  7#c7 ,the need to protect       
vulnerable groups1 such as veterans1    
seniors1 and minors 7especially foster  
children7 from becoming victims or      
otherwise used in the offense4  #c4     
,victims of identity theft may include  
organizations ,chapter #dg of title #ah1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--    
7#a7 in section #ajbh--  7,a7 in        
subsection 7a77#g71 by inserting        
7including an organization7 after       
another person2 and  7,b7 in subsection 
7d77#g71 in the matter preceding        
subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting or other
 person after specific individual2 and  
7#b7 in section #ajbh;,a7a77#a71 by     

inserting 7including an organization7   
after another person4  #d4 ,identity    
theft for purposes of tax fraud ,section
 #ajbh7;b77#c7 of title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in    
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking or at the
 end2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by    
inserting or after the semicolon2 and   
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7,d7 during and in relation to a      
felony under section #gbjf or #gbjg of  
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf2  
4  #e4 ,reporting requirement  7a7      
,generally ,beginning with the first    
report made more than #i months after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act  
under section #aaaf of title #ca1       
,united ,states ,code1 the ,attorney    
,general shall include in such report   
the information described in subsection 
7b7 of this section as to progress in   
implementing this ,act and the          
amendments made by this ,act4  7b7      
,contents ,the information referred to  
in subsection 7a7 is as follows3  7#a7  

,information readily available to the   
,department of ,justice about trends in 
the incidence of tax return identity    
theft4  7#b7 ,the effectiveness of      
statutory tools1 including those        
provided by this ,act1 in aiding the    
,department of ,justice in the          
prosecution of tax return identity      
theft4  7#c7 ,recommendations on        
additional statutory tools that would   
aid in removing barriers to effective   
prosecution of tax return identity      
theft4  7#d7 ,the status on implementing
 the recommendations of the             
,department's ,march #bjaj ,audit       
,report #aj-ba entitled ,the ,department
 of ,justice's ,efforts to ,combat      
,identity ,theft4