,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ida  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #ae1         
#bjae,mr4 ,portman introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide for the          
termination of employment of employees  
of the ,internal ,revenue ,service who  
take certain official actions for       
political purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,prevent 
,targeting at the ,,irs ,act4  #b4      
,termination of employment of ,internal 
,revenue ,service employees for taking  
official actions for political purposes 
7a7 ,in general ,paragraph 7#aj7 of     
section #abjc7;b7 of the ,internal      
,revenue ,service ,restructuring and    
,reform ,act of #aiih is amended to read
 as follows3  7#aj7 performing1         
delaying1 or failing to perform 7or     
threatening to perform1 delay1 or fail  
to perform7 any official action         
7including any audit7 with respect to a 

taxpayer for purpose of extracting      
personal gain or benefit or for a       
political purpose4  4  7b7 ,effective   
date ,the amendment made by this section
 shall take effect on the date of the   
enactment of this ,act4