,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edgi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #aa1 #bjah,mr4
 ,walz 7for himself and ,mr4 ,kind7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,ways and
 ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the      
,commissioner of the ,internal ,revenue 
,service to establish a special unit    
within the office of ,stakeholder       
,partnership1 ,education and            
,communication to provide members of the
 uniformed services with tax assistance1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,military ,taxpayer ,assistance ,act4   
#b4 ,special unit within the office of  
,stakeholder ,partnership1 ,education   
and ,communication to provide members of
 the uniformed services with tax        
assistance  7a7 ,establishment ,the     
,commissioner of the ,internal ,revenue 
,service shall establish a special unit 
within the office of ,stakeholder       
,partnership1 ,education and            

,communication in the ,internal ,revenue
 ,service4  7b7 ,responsibilities ,the  
unit established under subsection 7a7   
shall be responsible for developing and 
conducting outreach1 education1 and     
assistance concerning the tax issues    
applicable to members of the uniformed  
services and the organizations that     
provide tax assistance to these         
taxpayers4  7c7 ,staffing ,to the extent
 possible1 the unit established under   
subsection 7a7 shall be staffed with    
veterans4  7d7 ,funding for ,,vita      
training overseas ,the ,commissioner    
shall ensure that ample funding is      
allocated to the unit established under 
subsection 7a7 to provide face-to-face  
training for the military volunteers    
providing income tax assistance in      
overseas locations4  #c4 ,other         
assistance for members of the uniformed 
services  7a7 ,toll-,free telephone line
 ,the ,commissioner of the ,internal    
,revenue ,service shall establish and   
maintain a toll-free telephone number   

for members of the uniformed services   
and their families to answer tax law and
 filing questions and to resolve their  
tax account and compliance issues4  7b7 
,website ,the ,commissioner shall ensure
 that the information on the website of 
the ,internal ,revenue ,service relating
 to military taxpayers is current4  #d4 
,unformed services ,for purposes of this
 ,act1 the term uniformed services has  
the meaning given such term by section  
#aja7;a77#e7 of title #aj1 ,united      
,states ,code4