,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aidi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ac1     
#bjbc,ms4 ,ernst introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the ,internal   
,revenue ,service from providing        
firearms and ammunition to its          
employees1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,why ,does the ,,irs ,need ,guns    
,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,for purposes of
 this ,act3 7#a7 ,ammunition ,the term  
ammunition has the same meaning given   
such term under section #iba7;a77#ag7 of
 title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7
 ,commissioner ,the term ,commissioner  
means the ,commissioner of ,internal    
,revenue4  7#c7 ,firearm ,the term      
firearm has the same meaning given such 
term under section #iba7;a77#c7 of title
 #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4  #c4       
,prohibition on use of funds  7a7 ,in   
general ,notwithstanding any other      

provision of law1 none of the funds     
authorized to be appropriated or        
otherwise made available for any fiscal 
year may be obligated or expended by the
 ,commissioner to purchase1 receive1 or 
store any firearm or ammunition4  7b7   
,effective date ,this section shall take
 effect on the date which is #abj days  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4  #d4 ,transfer of firearms and    
ammunition ,not later than the date     
which is #abj days after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,commissioner shall transfer to the     
,administrator of ,general ,services--  
7#a7 any firearms owned by1 or under the
 control of1 the ,internal ,revenue     
,service2 and  7#b7 any ammunition owned
 by1 or under the control of1 the       
,internal ,revenue ,service4  #e4 ,sale 
of firearms  7a7 ,in general ,not later 
than the date which is #cj days after   
the date on which the transfer described
 in section #d has been completed1 the  
,administrator of ,general ,services    

shall-- 7#a7 initiate the sale or       
auction of any firearms described in    
paragraph 7#a7 of such section to       
licensed dealers 7as defined in section 
#iba7;a77#aa7 of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code72 and  7#b7 initiate the  
auction of any ammunition described in  
paragraph 7#b7 of section #d to members 
of the general public4  7b7 ,proceeds   
,any proceeds from the sale or auction  
of property described in subsection 7a7 
shall be deposited in the general fund  
of the ,treasury for the sole purpose of
 deficit reduction4  #f4 ,administration
 of criminal investigations by ,attorney
 ,general  7a7 ,in general ,with respect
 to the administration and enforcement  
of-- 7#a7 any of the criminal provisions
 of the internal revenue laws1  7#b7 any
 other criminal provisions of law       
relating to internal revenue for the    
enforcement of which the ,secretary of  
the ,treasury1 as of the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 was responsible1
 or  7#c7 any other law for which the   

,secretary of the ,treasury1 as of the  
date of enactment of this ,act1         
delegated investigatory authority to the
 ,internal ,revenue ,service1  such     
administration and enforcement shall be 
performed by or under the supervision of
 the ,attorney ,general4  7b7           
,performance of transferred functions   
,the ,attorney ,general may make such   
provisions as the ,attorney ,general    
determines appropriate to authorize the 
performance by any officer1 employee1 or
 agency of the ,department of ,justice  
of any function transferred to the      
,attorney ,general under this section4  
7c7 ,transfer of authorities1 functions1
 personnel1 and assets to the           
,department of ,justice ,notwithstanding
 any other provision of law1 there are  
transferred to the ,department of       
,justice the authorities1 functions1    
personnel1 and assets of the ,criminal  
,investigation ,division of the         
,internal ,revenue ,service1 which shall
 be maintained as a distinct entity     

within the ,criminal ,division of the   
,department of ,justice1 including the  
related functions of the ,secretary of  
the ,treasury4  7d7 ,effective date     
,this section shall take effect on the  
date which is #ij days after the date of
 enactment of this ,act4