,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjfb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #ad1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,vela 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 provide electronic   
filing receipts to taxpayers who file   
tax returns via electronic filing       
process1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,e-,filing ,standards ,improvement  
,act4  #b4 ,electronic filing           
requirements amended to include         
receipts1 rejection explanations  7a7   
,in general ,section #fjaa7;f7 of the   
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#c7 ,the     
,secretary shall promote the use of     
electronically filed returns by         
requiring that all taxpayers submitting 
returns of tax via electronic filing    
process shall be issued an e-filing     

receipt via the taxpayer's chosen method
 of correspondence which shall indicate 
the acceptance or rejection of a return1
 and if such return is rejected-- 7,a7  
such receipt shall provide information  
about the steps necessary to resolve the
 issue causing such rejection1  7,b7 the
 taxpayer shall be allowed #ae business 
days to correct and re-submit such      
return1 and  7,c7 if such return is not 
re-submitted within #ae business days1  
such return shall be treated as a paper 
return4  4  7b7 ,conforming amendment   
,section #ffea of such ,code is amended 
by adding at the end the following new  
paragraph3  7k7 ,treatment of returns   
granted extension or treated as paper   
returns under section #fjaa7;f7 ,in the 
case of a return granted a #ae business 
day extension or treated as a paper     
return under section #fjaa7;f71 such    
return shall be treated as timely filed 
by the taxpayer and not subject to the  
addition to the tax under subsection    
7a74  4  7c7 ,effective date ,the       

amendments made by this section shall   
apply to returns of tax submitted filing
 via electronic filing process after the
 date of the enactment of this ,act4