,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dbeg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #b1       
#bjbd,mr4 ,thune 7for himself1 ,mrs4    
,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,daines1
 and ,mr4 ,tillis7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the ,internal   
,revenue ,service from allowing ,,irs   
personnel to use a personal device1     
including a mobile device1 to access1   
process1 transmit1 or store taxpayer    
information4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,ensuring ,no  
,devices ,bear ,your ,own ,data ,act or 
the ,,end ,,byod ,act4  #b4 ,prohibiting
 ,,irs personnel from using personal    
devices for business purposes  7a7 ,in  
general ,the ,secretary may not         
establish1 permit1 or administer any    
program 7regardless of whether such     
program was established before1 on1 or  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act7 which allows any individual       

described in subsection 7b7 to use a    
personal device to access1 process1     
transmit1 or store any taxpayer         
information which is subject to         
restrictions on disclosure pursuant to  
section #fajc of the ,internal ,revenue 
,code of #aihf4  7b7 ,covered           
individuals ,an individual is described 
in this subsection if such individual   
is-- 7#a7 an employee of the ,internal  
,revenue ,service2  7#b7 an employee of 
an entity that is a party to a contract 
with the ,internal ,revenue ,service    
whose job duties involve working under  
such contract2 or  7#c7 a volunteer with
 the ,internal ,revenue ,service4  7c7  
,other definitions ,in this section--   
7#a7 ,personal device ,the term personal
 device means any electronic device     
7including mobile devices1 smartphones1 
tablet computing devices1 or laptop     
computing devices7 which-- 7,a7 is the  
personal property of an individual      
described in subsection 7b72  7,b7 has  
not been furnished to an individual     

described in subsection 7b7 by the      
,internal ,revenue ,service or any other
 ,federal agency2 or  7,c7 in the case  
of an individual described in subsection
 7b77#b71 has not been furnished to such
 individual by their employer 7except in
 the case of an individual who is       
self-employed74  7#b7 ,secretary ,the   
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
the ,treasury or the ,secretary's       
delegate4