,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #idc  ,,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 amend the ,internal      
,revenue ,code of #aihf to clarify that 
a duty of the ,commissioner of ,internal
 ,revenue is to ensure that ,internal   
,revenue ,service employees are familiar
 with and act in accord with certain    
taxpayer rights4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,taxpayer     
,bill of ,rights ,act of #bjae4  #b4    
,duty to ensure that ,,irs employees are
 familiar with and act in accord with   
certain taxpayer rights  7a7 ,in general
 ,section #ghjc7;a7 of the ,internal    
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
redesignating paragraph 7#c7 as         
paragraph 7#d7 and by inserting after   
paragraph 7#b7 the following new        
paragraph3  7#c7 ,execution of duties in
 accord with taxpayer rights ,in        

discharging his duties1 the             
,commissioner shall ensure that         
employees of the ,internal ,revenue     
,service are familiar with and act in   
accord with taxpayer rights as afforded 
by other provisions of this title1      
including--  7,a7 the right to be       
informed1  7,b7 the right to quality    
service1  7,c7 the right to pay no more 
than the correct amount of tax1  7,d7   
the right to challenge the position of  
the ,internal ,revenue ,service and be  
heard1  7,e7 the right to appeal a      
decision of the ,internal ,revenue      
,service in an independent forum1  7,f7 
the right to finality1  7,g7 the right  
to privacy1  7,h7 the right to          
confidentiality1  7,i7 the right to     
retain representation1 and  7,j7 the    
right to a fair and just tax system4  4 
7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this section shall take effect on   
the date of the enactment of this ,act4