,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhag  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #g1 #bjag,mr4  
,messer introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,ways and ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend  
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to
 clarify eligibility for the child tax  
credit4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,child ,tax ,credit    
,integrity ,preservation ,act4  #b4     
,eligibility for child tax credit  7a7  
,in general ,section #bd7;e7 of the     
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended to read as follows3  7e7        
,identification requirements  7#a7 ,in  
general ,no credit shall be allowed     
under this section to a taxpayer with   
respect to any qualifying child unless  
the taxpayer includes on the return of  
tax for the taxable year--  7,a7 the    
name of such qualifying child1 and  7,b7
 the valid identification number of the 
taxpayer 7and1 in the case of a joint   
return1 the taxpayer's spouse7 and such 

qualifying child4  7#b7 ,valid          
identification number  7,a7 ,in general 
,for purposes of this subsection1 the   
term valid identification number means--
 7i7 in the case of the taxpayer and any
 spouse of the taxpayer1 a social       
security number issued to the individual
 by the ,social ,security               
,administration on or before the due    
date for filing the return for the      
taxable year1 and  7ii7 in the case of a
 qualifying child1 a taxpayer           
identification number issued on or      
before the due date for filing such     
return4  7,b7 ,exception for individuals
 prohibited from engaging in employment 
in ,united ,states ,for purposes of     
subparagraph 7,a77i71 the term social   
security number shall not include the   
social security number of an individual 
who is prohibited from engaging in      
employment in the ,united ,states4  4