,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cffh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #af1 
#bjbb,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,blunt7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend the ,internal ,revenue ,code of   
#aihf to prohibit the ,internal ,revenue
 ,service from using biometric          
recognition technology1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,no ,facial         
,recognition at the ,,irs ,act4  #b4    
,prohibition on use of biometric        
recognition technology by ,internal     
,revenue ,service  7a7 ,in general      
,chapter #gg of the ,internal ,revenue  
,code of #aihf is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#geca4 ,prohibition on use of biometric 
recognition technology  7a7 ,in general 
,except as otherwise provided by law1   
the ,secretary may not use1 or contract 
to use1 biometric recognition technology

 for purposes of the administration of  
this title4  7b7 ,biometric ,for        
purposes of this section1 the term      
biometric recognition technology means  
any technology that measures a          
biological 7anatomical and              
physiological7 or behavioral            
characteristic for automated            
recognition4  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       
,prohibition on use of biometric        
recognition technology4  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     
,disposal of collected information  7#a7
 ,in general ,not later than #fj days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury   
7or such ,secretary's delegate7 shall   
ensure that all biometric data collected

 for purposes of tax administration by  
the ,internal ,revenue ,service or any  
party contracting with the ,internal    
,revenue ,service has been deleted4     
7#b7 ,report  7,a7 ,in general ,not     
later than #fj days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of the ,treasury 7or such    
,secretary's delegate7 shall submit to  
the appropriate congressional committees
 a report on the deletion of the data   
described in paragraph 7#a74  7,b7      
,appropriate congressional committees   
,for purposes of subparagraph 7,a71 the 
term appropriate congressional          
committees means-- 7i7 the ,committee on
 ,finance of the ,senate2  7ii7 the     
,committee on ,ways and ,means of the   
,house of ,representatives2  7iii7 the  
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,senate2 and  7iv7 the ,committee on    
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives4