,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #i1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,mike ,garcia of ,california  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,ways and
 ,means1 and in addition to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
transfer funds from the ,internal       
,revenue ,service to the ,department of 
,defense to increase the pay of certain 
members of the ,armed ,forces serving on
 active duty4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,prioritizing  
,troops ,over ,tax ,collectors ,act of  
#bjbc4  #b4 ,minimum rate of basic pay  
for a member of the ,armed ,forces ,not 
later than #cj days after the enactment 
of this ,act1 the rate of basic pay for 
a member of the ,armed ,forces under    

section #bjc of title #cg1 ,united      
,states ,code1 shall equal or exceed    
#ca1bjj4  #c4 ,transfer of certain      
unobligated funds from the ,internal    
,revenue ,service to the ,department of 
,defense to carry out increase of       
minimum rate of basic pay ,the          
unobligated balance of amounts made     
available to the ,internal ,revenue     
,service under section #ajcja of ,public
 ,law #aag-afi 7commonly known as the   
,inflation ,reduction ,act7 are hereby  
transferred to the ,department of       
,defense to carry out section #a4  #d4  
,limitation on ,internal ,revenue       
,service hiring until minimum rate of   
basic pay for a member of the ,armed    
,forces is increased ,during the period 
beginning on the date of the enactment  
of this ,act and ending on the date on  
which the ,secretary of ,defense        
certifies to the ,commissioner of       
,internal ,revenue that such ,secretary 
has implemented section #a1 the         
,internal ,revenue ,service may not hire

 any employee if such hiring would      
result in the number of full-time       
employees employed by the ,internal     
,revenue ,service exceeding the number  
of such employees so employed           
immediately before such period4