,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajgd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #i1       
#bjag,mr4 ,portman 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,bennet7 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 provide uniform standards   
for the use of electronic signatures for
 third-party disclosure authorizations4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,electronic ,signature          
,standards ,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,uniform 
standards for the use of electronic     
signatures for third-party disclosure   
authorizations ,paragraph 7#c7 of       
section #fjfa7;b7 of the ,internal      
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended to   
read as follows3  7#c7 ,published       
guidance  7,a7 ,in general ,the         
,secretary shall publish guidance as    
appropriate to define and implement any 
waiver of the signature requirements or 
any method adopted under paragraph 7#a74

  7,b7 ,electronic signatures for       
third-party disclosure authorizations   
,not later than #f months after the date
 of the enactment of this subparagraph1 
the ,secretary shall publish guidance to
 establish uniform standards and        
procedures for the acceptance of        
practitioner signatures of digital or   
other electronic form for purposes of-- 
7i7 any request for disclosure of a     
taxpayer's return or return information 
under section #fajc7;c71 and  7ii7 any  
power of attorney executed by the       
taxpayer4  7,c7 ,practitioner ,for      
purposes of subparagraph 7,b71 the term 
practitioner means any individual in    
good standing who is regulated under    
section #ccj of title #ca1 ,united      
,states ,code4  4