,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #egd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bh1        
#bjba,ms4 ,moore of ,wisconsin 7for     
herself1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 ,beyer1    
,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,mr4       
,cohen1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 
,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1    
,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 
,mr4 ,hastings1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4    
,blumenauer1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4 ,carson1
 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,mr4 ,welch1 
,ms4 ,sewell1 ,mr4 ,horsford1 ,mr4      
,nadler1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,new ,york1   
,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mr4 ,larson of
 ,connecticut1 ,mr4 ,schneider1 ,mrs4   
,lawrence1 and ,ms4 ,de,lauro7          
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  
#bjba4  #b4 ,outreach to certain        
individuals regarding the ,earned       
,income ,tax ,credit and the ,child ,tax
 ,credit  7a7 ,in general ,not later    
than ,march #a1 #bjba1 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  7#a7 ,in general ,the term 
identified individuals-- 7,a7 means     
individuals-- 7i7 who used the non-filer
 portal to provide their identifying    
information and receive recovery rebate 
payments1 and  7ii7 whose identity has  
been verified by the ,internal ,revenue 
,service1 and  7,b7 does not include    

individuals who-- 7i7 are age #fe or    
older as of ,december #ca1 #bjbj1 and   
7ii7 did not claim a dependent in tax   
year #bjai4  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 ,form and manner of notice ,mailed  
notices sent to identified individuals  
under subsection 7a7 may be sent to     
individuals in such form and manner as  
the ,secretary of the ,treasury may     
require1 including as an attachment to1 
or in conjunction with1 any mailed      
correspondence providing information on 
recovery rebate payments4  7e7 ,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 and  7,f7 the number of      
mailed notices that were returned to the
 ,,irs as undeliverable1 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