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,/ev5s introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se         
,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to require   
incumb5t & aspir+ ,memb]s ( ,congress to
 disclose _! income tax returns1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,release ,y\r ,taxes    
,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,disclosure ( ,f$]al 
income tax return  7a7 ,def9itions ,9   
?is section3 7#a7 ,appropriate          
congressional (ficials ,! t]m           
appropriate congressional (ficials means
 ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,! ,cl]k ( ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives4  7,b7 ,! ,secret>y ( ! 
,s5ate4  7#b7 ,congressional c&idate ,! 
t]m congressional c&idate means a       
c&idate1 z su* t]m is def9$ "u section  
#cja ( ! ,f$]al ,election ,campaign ,act
 ( #aiga1 :o seeks nom9ation = election1
 or election1 to ! (fice ( ,s5ator or   
,repres5tative 91 or ,delegate or       
,resid5t ,commission] to1 ! ,congress4  

7#c7 ,memb] ( ,congress ,! t]m ,memb] ( 
,congress means a ,s5ator or            
,repres5tative 91 or a ,delegate or     
,resid5t ,commission] to1 ! ,congress4  
7#d7 ,tax return fil+ ,! t]m tax return 
fil+ means any ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,=m     
#ajdj & ,s*$ule ,a fil$ ) a return ( tax
 "u ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf1 or
 ! equival5t successor =ms or s*$ules4  
7,b7 ,an application or reque/ =        
ext5sion ( ! due date = return ( tax "u 
su* ,code4  7,c7 ,! /atem5t ref]r$ to 9 
subsection 7d77#c74  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t (  
tax return database ,! appropriate      
congressional (ficials %all-- 7#a7      
e/abli% a database conta9+ e tax return 
fil+ submitt$ to ! appropriate          
congressional (ficials pursuant to ?is  
section2 &  7#b7 prescribe f "t to "t   
su* rules necess>y to c>ry out ?is      
section4  7c7 ,publication ( database ,!
 appropriate congressional (ficials %all
 publi%--  7#a7 ! database e/abli%$ "u  
subsection 7b7 on a website available to
 ! g5]al public "u ! au?ority (         

appropriate congressional (ficials2 &   
7#b7 ea* tax return fil+ receiv$ by !   
appropriate congressional (ficials ?r\gh
 ! database )9 #e bus9ess days aft] !   
date on :i* ! appropriate congressional 
(ficials receiv$ ! fil+4  7d7           
,disclosure requirem5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al   
,an individual %all submit to !         
appropriate congressional (ficials a tax
 return fil+ p]ta9+ to ! individual n   
lat] ?an #b bus9ess days aft] ! date ( !
 fil+ ( ! tax return fil+ pursuant to ! 
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf if any ( 
! foll[+ apply3 7,a7 ,! individual is a 
,memb] ( ,congress or a congressional   
c&idate = any "p ( ! tax ye> ) respect  
to :i* ! tax return fil+ p]ta9s4  7,b7  
,! individual is a ,memb] ( ,congress or
 a congressional c&idate = any "p ( !   
cal5d> ye> 9 :i* ! individual files !   
tax return fil+4  7#b7 ,*ange 9 (fice   
/atus aft] fil+ ,an individual :o is n a
 ,memb] ( ,congress or a congressional  
c&idate on ! date t ! individual files a
 tax return fil+ p]ta9+ to ! individual 

& becomes a ,memb] ( ,congress or       
congressional c&idate aft] su* date 9 ! 
same cal5d> ye> %all submit ! tax return
 fil+ to ! appropriate congressional    
(ficials n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !     
individual becomes a ,memb] ( ,congress 
or congressional c&idate4  7#c7 ,abs5ce 
( tax return ,an individual :o w\ld be  
subject to ! requirem5ts "u p>agraph    
7#a7 or 7#b7 if ! individual 7 to be    
requir$ to file a return ( tax "u !     
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf ) respect
 to a tax ye> b is n actually requir$ to
 file su* a return = su* tax ye> %all   
submit to ! appropriate congressional   
(ficials a /atem5t expla9+ t !          
individual is n requir$ to file ! return
 n lat] ?an ! due date t w\ld apply =   
fil+ ! return4  7e7 ,failure (          
compliance ,! appropriate congressional 
(ficials--  7#a7 %all include promptly 9
 ! website ref]r$ to 9 subsection       
7c77#a7 ! "n ( any individual :o does n 
comply ) a requirem5t "u subsection 7d7 
not)/&+ a duty to comply ) ! requirem5t2

 &  7#b7 %all n remove ! "n ( su*       
individual f ! website unless & until-- 
7,a7 ! individual complies ) !          
requirem5t2 or  7,b7 m ?an #f ye>s h    
elaps$ aft] ! date on :i* ! individual  
is no long] a ,memb] ( ,congress or a   
congressional c&idate4  7f7 ,transition 
provisions ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 an     
individual :o is a ,memb] ( ,congress or
 a congressional c&idate on su* date    
%all submit to ! appropriate            
congressional (ficials any tax return   
fil+ t 0 fil$ 9 ! cal5d> ye> ( ! date ( 
! enactm5t t w\ld h be5 requir$ to be   
submitt$ to ! appropriate congressional 
(ficials "u subsection 7d7 if ?is       
section 7 9 effect f ! />t ( ! cal5d>   
ye>4  7g7 ,applicability ,?is section   
%all apply ) respect to a return ( tax  
"u ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf = a 
tax ye> t beg9s 9 #bjbe or ea* succe$+  
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