,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #i1 #bjah,mr4 
,renacci 7for himself and ,mr4 ,lewis of
 ,georgia7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a      
,,bill  ,to provide for a single point  
of contact at the ,internal ,revenue    
,service for the taxpayers who are      
victims of tax-related identity theft4  
#a4 ,single point of contact for        
tax-related identity theft victims  7a7 
,in general ,the ,secretary of the      
,treasury 7or the ,secretary's delegate7
 shall establish and implement          
procedures to ensure that any taxpayer  
whose return has been delayed or        
otherwise adversely affected due to     
tax-related identity theft has a single 
point of contact at the ,internal       
,revenue ,service throughout the        
processing of the taxpayer's case4 ,the 
single point of contact shall track the 
taxpayer's case to completion and       

coordinate with other specialized units 
to resolve case issues as quickly as    
possible4  7b7 ,single point of contact 
7#a7 ,in general ,for purposes of       
subsection 7a71 the single point of     
contact shall consist of a team or      
subset of specially trained employees   
who--  7,a7 have the ability to work    
across functions to resolve the issues  
involved in the taxpayer's case2 and    
7,b7 shall be accountable for handling  
the case until its resolution4  7#b7    
,team or subset ,the employees included 
within the team or subset described in  
paragraph 7#a7 may change as required to
 meet the needs of the ,internal        
,revenue ,service1 provided that        
procedures have been established to--   
7,a7 ensure continuity of records and   
case history2 and  7,b7 notify the      
taxpayer when appropriate4