#aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #bije  ,,an ,,act  ,to require the  
,attorney ,general and the ,secretary of
 the ,treasury to report to ,congress on
 efforts to combat identity theft1      
including by persons purporting to be   
acting on behalf of the ,internal       
,revenue ,service1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,justice for        
,victims of ,,irs ,scams and ,identity  
,theft ,act of #bjah4  #b4 ,reporting   
requirements  7a7 ,attorney ,general    
report ,not later than #abj days after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,attorney ,general shall submit to      
,congress a report on the status of     
prosecutions for violations of section  
#ajbh7;a7 or #ajbh;,a7a7 of title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code1 including--  7#a7
 the number of defendants referred to   
the ,attorney ,general for prosecution  
during the #e-year period immediately   
preceding the date of the report by any 
agency of the ,federal ,government1     

disaggregated by the number of          
defendants referred by each agency2     
7#b7 a map of the ,united ,states       
indicating how many cases were referred 
for prosecution by agencies of the      
,federal ,government in each judicial   
district2  7#c7 the rate1 by year and   
judicial district1 of convictions for   
cases described in paragraph 7#a7 that  
were prosecuted2 and  7#d7 the ,attorney
 ,general's recommendations regarding-- 
7,a7 identification of trends in the    
commission of such offenses2  7,b7 how  
to improve collaboration with other     
,federal agencies2  7,c7 how to improve 
law enforcement deterrence and          
prevention of such offenses2 and  7,d7  
whether such offenses are being         
committed by individuals or criminal    
organizations4  7b7 ,secretary of the   
,treasury report ,not later than #abj   
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury  
shall submit a report to ,congress      
detailing-- 7#a7 current efforts by the 

,secretary to assist with the           
prosecution of violations of section    
#ajbh7;a7 or #ajbh;,a7a7 of title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code1 wherein the      
defendant misrepresented himself or     
herself to be engaged in lawful         
activities on behalf of1 or carrying out
 lawful duties as an officer or employee
 of the ,internal ,revenue ,service2    
7#b7 overall trends in the commission of
 such offenses2  7#c7 the ,secretary's  
recommendations regarding what resources
 are needed to facilitate improved      
review and prosecution of such cases2   
and  7#d7 information on what assistance
 the ,internal ,revenue ,service may    
offer victims of such offenses4  #c4    
,publication of report ,not later than  
#abj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall
 make the report submitted under section
 #c7;b7 publically available on an      
,internet webpage of the ,attorney      
,general4  ,passed the ,house of        
,representatives ,april #ah1            

#bjah4;,clerk4