,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #chc  #aadth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#dhij  ,report ,no4 #aad-eja  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,april 
#aa1 #bjaf ,mr4 ,meehan introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means      
,april #ah1 #bjaf ,additional sponsor3  
,mr4 ,sessions  ,april #ah1 #bjaf       
,reported with an amendment1 committed  
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered
 to be printed ,strike out all after the
 enacting clause and insert the part    
printed in italic ,for text of          
introduced bill1 see copy of bill as    
introduced on ,april #aa1 #bjaf  ,a     
,,bill  ,to impose a ban on the payment 
of bonuses to employees of the ,internal
 ,revenue ,service until the ,secretary 
of the ,treasury develops and implements
 a comprehensive customer service       
strategy4  #a4 ,ban on ,,irs bonuses    
until ,,irs develops comprehensive      
customer service strategy  7a7 ,in      

general ,the ,secretary of the          
,treasury1 and the ,secretary's         
delegate1 may not pay a bonus1 award1 or
 similar cash payment to any employee of
 the ,internal ,revenue ,service until  
the ,secretary1 or the ,secretary's     
delegate1 develops and submits to       
,congress a comprehensive customer      
service strategy that has been reviewed 
and approved by the ,treasury ,inspector
 ,general for ,tax ,administration4     
,such strategy shall include-- 7#a7     
appropriate telephone and correspondence
 levels of service1 which shall be based
 on service provided by the best in     
business and customer expectations2     
7#b7 a thorough assessment of which     
services the ,internal ,revenue ,service
 can shift to self-service options2 and 
7#c7 proposals to improve customer      
service in the short term 7the current  
and following fiscal year71 medium term 
7approximately three to five fiscal     
years71 and long term 7approximately ten
 fiscal years74  7b7 ,progress reports  

,the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 or the
 ,secretary's delegate1 shall submit    
reports to the ,congress on the status  
of its customer service strategy and    
actions taken to improve customer       
service4 ,such reports shall be         
submitted on a semiannual basis until   
the comprehensive customer service      
strategy under subsection 7a7 is fully  
implemented4  #b4 ,no additional funds  
authorized ,no additional funds are     
authorized to be appropriated or        
otherwise made available to carry out   
the requirements of this ,act4 ,such    
requirements shall be carried out using 
amounts otherwise authorized to be      
appropriated or made available4  ,april 
#ah1 #bjaf ,reported with an amendment1 
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed