,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gfda ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #af1 #bjbj,mr4 ,la,hood 7for himself and ,ms4 ,del,bene7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to apply the mailbox rule to certain payments made through the ,electronic ,federal ,tax ,payment ,system4 #a4 ,application of mailbox rule to certain payments made through the ,electronic ,federal ,tax ,payment ,system 7a7 ,in general ,section #gejb of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7g7 ,payments made through the ,electronic ,federal ,tax ,payment ,system 7#a7 ,in general ,a qualified ,electronic ,federal ,tax ,payment ,system payment which is required to be made within a prescribed period or on or before a prescribed date under authority of any provision of the internal revenue laws shall be treated as made on the last day of such prescribed period or on such prescribed date1 as the case may be4 7#b7 ,qualified ,electronic ,federal ,tax ,payment ,system payment ,for purposes of this subsection1 the term qualified ,electronic ,federal ,tax ,payment ,system payment means any payment if-- 7,a7 such payment is made through the ,department of the ,treasury's ,electronic ,federal ,tax ,payment ,system 7and such payment is not required under any provision of the internal revenue laws to be made in another manner71 7,b7 such payment is authorized to be made at the earliest time such payment can be made through such ,system following such authorization1 and 7,c7 such authorization is provided within the prescribed period referred to in paragraph 7#a7 or on or before the prescribed date referred to in paragraph 7#a71 as the case may be4 7#c7 ,application of certain exceptions1 including requirement that payment be permitted to be made by mailing ,for certain payments to which this subsection does not apply1 see subsection 7d74 4