,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fgcc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ae1       
#bjbb,mr4 ,huizenga 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,posey1 ,mrs4 ,hinson1 ,mrs4 ,wagner1   
,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,aderholt1 ,mr4   
,gohmert1 ,ms4 ,letlow1 ,mr4 ,rodney    
,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,walberg1 ,mr4
 ,webster of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,mace1 ,mr4 
,kustoff1 ,mr4 ,moolenaar1 ,mr4 ,weber  
of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,buchanan1 ,mr4         
,palazzo1 ,mr4 ,mann1 and ,mr4 ,garcia  
of ,california7 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 prohibit the         
,internal ,revenue ,service from        
requiring taxpayers to provide biometric
 information4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,ban ,,irs     
,biometrics ,act4  #b4 ,taxpayer        
biometric information  7a7 ,in general  
,chapter #gg of the ,internal ,revenue  
,code of #aihf is amended by adding at  

the end the following new section3      
#geca4 ,taxpayer biometric information  
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall   
not1 as a condition of filing any       
return1 paying any tax1 or receiving any
 service provided by the ,internal      
,revenue ,service1 including accessing  
the taxpayer's own information1 require 
any taxpayer to provide biometric       
information4  7b7 ,biometric information
 ,for purposes of this section1 the term
 biometric information means information
 regarding any measurable physical      
characteristic or personal behavioral   
trait used to recognize the identity1 or
 verify the claimed identity or         
location1 of an individual1 including   
facial images1 fingerprints1 and iris   
scans4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the 
table of sections for chapter #gg of the
 ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following new item3  ,sec4 #geca4       
,taxpayer biometric information4  4  7c7
 ,effective date ,the amendments made by

 this section shall apply to filings and
 transactions in taxable years ending on
 or after ,december #ca1 #bjba4  7d7    
,safe disposal of collected information 
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary of the ,treasury 7or such    
,secretary's delegate71 in consultation 
with the ,director of the ,cybersecurity
 and ,infrastructure ,security ,agency1 
shall develop a plan for the safe and   
secure destruction and disposal of any  
biometric information 7as defined in    
section #geca7;b7 of the ,internal      
,revenue ,code of #aihf1 as added by    
this section7 collected or used by the  
,internal ,revenue ,service or any      
third-party vendor on behalf of such    
,service before the date of the         
enactment of this ,act4