,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #geea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #i1 #bjbj,ms4  
,moore 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,sewell of    
,alabama1 ,mr4 ,beyer1 ,ms4 ,norton1    
,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,gomez1  
,mr4 ,nadler1 ,mrs4 ,murphy of ,florida1
 ,mr4 ,richmond1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 
,larson of ,connecticut1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn 
,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4        
,horsford1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,doggett1  
,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,higgins of
 ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 ,danny 
,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1  
,mrs4 ,lawrence1 ,ms4 ,garcia of ,texas1
 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,ms4  
,judy ,chu of ,california1 ,mr4         
,hastings1 ,mr4 ,thompson of            
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,green of ,texas1    
,mr4 ,kind1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,carson
 of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,ms4          
,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 and ,mr4   
,schneider7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a      

,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
the ,treasury to conduct outreach to    
inform certain individuals of their     
potential eligibility for the ,earned   
,income ,tax ,credit and the ,child ,tax
 ,credit1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,earned ,income and ,child ,tax     
,credits ,outreach ,act of #bjbj4  #b4  
,outreach to certain individuals        
regarding the ,earned ,income ,tax      
,credit and the ,child ,tax ,credit  7a7
 ,in general ,not later than ,january   
#ca1 #bjba1 and again before ,january   
#ca1 #bjbb1 the ,secretary of the       
,treasury shall carry out a program of  
public outreach1 including on the       
internet and through mailed notices1 to 
inform identified individuals of their  
potential eligibility for the earned    
income tax credit under section #cb of  
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf   
and the child tax credit under section  
#bd of such ,code4  7b7 ,identified     
individuals ,the term identified        

individuals means individuals who used  
the non-filer portal to provide their   
identifying information and receive     
recovery rebate payments4  7c7          
,non-,filer portal ,the term non-filer  
portal means the electronic portal      
established by the ,secretary of the    
,treasury for the purpose of making     
payments under section #fdbh of the     
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to    
individuals who did not file a return of
 tax for #bjah or #bjai4  7d7 ,notice   
contents ,mailed notices sent to        
identified individuals under subsection 
7a7 shall provide-- 7#a7 a description  
of the earned income tax credit and the 
qualifications for receiving such       
credit1  7#b7 a description of the child
 tax credit and the qualifications for  
receiving such credit1  7#c7 information
 on the availability of1 and eligibility
 requirements for receiving1 advice and 
assistance from qualified return        
preparation programs as defined in      
section #gebf;,a7e77#a7 of the ,internal

 ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 and           
information regarding how to locate and 
contact such programs1 and  7#d7        
information on the availability of1 and 
eligibility requirements for receiving1 
advice and assistance from organizations
 that provide tax counseling for the    
elderly pursuant to a cooperative       
agreement with the ,internal ,revenue   
,service under section #afc of the      
,revenue ,act of #aigh 7,public ,law    
#ie-fjj71 and information regarding how 
to locate and contact such              
organizations4  #c4 ,effectiveness study
  7a7 ,study ,the ,treasury ,inspector  
,general for ,tax ,administration shall 
conduct a study to-- 7#a7 evaluate the  
outreach conducted under section #b7;a71
 including-- 7,a7 a description of      
communications the ,internal ,revenue   
,service issued1  7,b7 the date the     
,internal ,revenue ,service issued      
communications on the internet and the  
date mailed notices were sent1  7,c7    
whether the information provided on the 

internet and in mailed notices          
adequately described the earned income  
tax credit and the child tax credit and 
the qualifications for receiving such   
credits1  7,d7 in what languages such   
communications were offered1  7,e7 the  
number of filers who used the non-filer 
portal to properly claim recovery rebate
 payments1  7,f7 the number of mailed   
notices that were returned to the ,,irs 
as undeliverable each year1 and  7,g7   
whether1 in year #bjba1 the ,secretary  
of the ,treasury developed and applied  
performance measurement standards and   
evaluated the effectiveness of the      
outreach1 and what changes were made in 
#bjbb as a result of such evaluation1   
and  7#b7 make recommendations for      
improving outreach to expand the use of 
the credits by identified individuals4  
7b7 ,report ,not later than ,december   
#ca1 #bjbb1 the ,treasury ,inspector    
,general for ,tax ,administration shall 
submit to the ,committee on ,ways and   
,means of the ,house of ,representatives

 and the ,senate ,committee on ,finance 
a report on the results of the study    
conducted under subsection 7a74