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,s4 #ffi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #i1 #bjac ,mr4  
,pryor 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 & ,mr4
 ,portman7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to make p]man5t ! 
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,s]vice ,free ,file    
program4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,free ,file ,program ,act ( 
#bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds !  
foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,int]nal ,rev5ue       
,s]vice 7,,irs7 ,free ,file program z   
e/abli%$ by ! ,,irs pursuant to public  
rulemak+ & set =? 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/]1   
,vol4 #fg1 ,no4 #bac1 ,monday1 ,novemb] 
#d1 #bjjb1 pages #fgbdg-fgbea1 & 9      
implem5t+ agreem5ts & gov]n+ rules &    
requirem5ts betwe5 ! ,,irs & ! tax      
s(tw>e & electronic indu/ry betwe5 #bjjc
 & #bjab1 has be5 successful &          
significant 9 ! ef=ts ( ! ,f$]al        
,gov]nm5t to increase ! electronic fil+ 
( individual income tax returns ( l[ &  
mod]ate income taxpay]s4  7#b7 ,by ! end

 ( ! curr5t tax return fil+ season m ?an
 #cf1jjj1jjj ,f$]al individual income   
tax returns w h be5 prep>$ & fil$       
electronically = free ov] ! life ( !    
,,irs ,free ,file program4  7#c7 ,!     
,,irs ,free ,file program (f]s ,f$]al   
individual income tax return prep>ation 
& electronic fil+ s]vices to m ?an #gj  
p]c5t ( taxpay]s1 approximately         
#ajj1jjj1jjj taxpay]s at ! end ( !      
curr5t tax fil+ p]iod1 ) tax s(tw>e &   
electronic fil+ provid$ at no co/ to !  
taxpay]s :o use ! s]vice or to ! ,f$]al 
,gov]nm5t f tax s(tw>e & electronic fil+
 companies p>ticipat+ 9 ! program4  7#d7
 ,by ! end ( ! curr5t tax return fil+   
season1 x is e/imat$ t ! ,,irs ,free    
,file program w h sav$ taxpay]s         
approximately #a1jjj1jjj1jjj & w h sav$ 
! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t ab\t #abe1jjj1jjj 9  
process+ co/s4  #c4 ,int]nal ,rev5ue    
,s]vice ,free ,file ,program  7a7 ,!    
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury1 or !           
,secret>y's delegate1 is au?oriz$ &     
direct$ to cont9ue to op]ate ! ,int]nal 

,rev5ue ,s]vice 7,,irs7 ,free ,file     
program z e/abli%$ by ! ,,irs 9 ! public
 rulemak+ ( ,novemb] #d1 #bjjb1 &       
subsequ5t agreem5ts & gov]n+ rules4  7b7
 ,! ,,irs ,free ,file program %all      
cont9ue to provide free onl9e individual
 income tax prep>ation & electronic fil+
 s]vices to ! #gj p]c5t ( taxpay]s ) !  
l[e/ income1 det]m9$ us+ prior ye>      
taxpay] adju/$ gross income4 ,! numb] ( 
taxpay]s receiv+ su* s]vices ea* ye>    
%all be adju/$ = ea* fil+ season bas$ on
 taxpay] population & income *anges1 b !
 p]c5tage specifi$ 9 ! prec$+ s5t5ce    
%all n *ange4  7c7 ,! ,,irs %all cont9ue
 to "w coop]atively ) ! private sector  
?r\gh ! ,free ,file ,alliance to provide
 free individual income tax prep>ation &
 electronic fil+ s]vices & %all n       
compete ) ! private sector 9 provid+ ^! 
s]vices to taxpay]s1 nor %all ! ,,irs   
acquire1 develop1 or deploy enabl+      
sy/ems to duplicate or replace private  
sector tax prep>ation s]vices4  7d7 ,!  
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury1 or !           

,secret>y's delegate1 %all n e/abli%1   
develop1 sponsor1 acquire1 or make      
available individual income tax         
prep>ation s(tw>e or electronic fil+    
s]vices except ?r\gh ! ,,irs ,free ,file
 program & ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,s]vice's 
,taxpay] ,assi/ance ,c5t]s1 ,tax        
,c\nsel+ = ! ,eld]ly1 & volunte] income 
tax assi/ance 7,,vita7 programs4