,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #abhc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #be1 #bjbc,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself and ,mr4 ,cassidy7 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 conform to the intent of the ,internal ,revenue ,service ,restructuring and ,reform ,act of #aiih 7,public ,law #aje-bjf71 as set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying ,conference ,report #aje-eii1 that the ,national ,taxpayer ,advocate be able to hire and consult counsel as appropriate4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,taxpayer ,advocate ,enhancement ,act4 #b4 ,counsel in the ,office of the ,taxpayer ,advocate ,section #ghjc7;c77#b77;,d77i7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended-- 7#a7 in subclause 7,i71 by striking and at the end1 7#b7 in subclause 7,,ii71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and1 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,,iii7 appoint counsel in the ,office of the ,taxpayer ,advocate to report directly to the ,national ,taxpayer ,advocate4 4