,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbbb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bd1     
#bjba,mr4 ,braun 7for himself and ,mr4  
,cruz7 introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1  
to lower the standard for removing      
employees who disclose tax return       
information without authorization1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,protect 
,taxpayers' ,privacy ,act4  #b4         
,increase of penalty for unauthorized   
disclosure of taxpayer information  7a7 
,in general ,paragraph 7#a7 of section  
#gbac7;a7 of the ,internal ,revenue     
,code of #aihf is amended by striking   
#e1jjj and inserting #bej1jjj4  7b7     
,disclosures by tax return preparers    
,subsection 7a7 of section #gbaf of the 
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended by striking #a1jjj 7#ajj1jjj in 
the case of a disclosure or use to which

 section #fgac7;b7 applies7 and         
inserting #bej1jjj4  7c7 ,effective date
 ,the amendments made by this section   
shall apply to disclosures made on or   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4  #c4 ,removal  7a7 ,in general    
,section #ggja7;c77#a77;,a7 of title #e1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by   
inserting or in the case of an action   
involving a removal from the service for
 an alleged violation of section        
#gbac7;a77#a7 of the ,internal ,revenue 
,code of #aihf1 after described in      
section #dcjc14  7b7 ,rule of           
construction ,the amendments made by    
subsection 7a7 may not be construed to  
permit an officer or employee of the    
,united ,states to submit an appeal to  
the ,merit ,systems ,protection ,board  
if that individual is dismissed from    
office or discharged from employment    
upon conviction for a violation of      
section #gbac7;a77#a7 of the ,internal  
,revenue ,code of #aihf4