,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #cc #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #iig ,report ,no4 #aai-df ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #e1 #bjbe,mr4 ,feenstra 7for himself and ,mr4 ,davis of ,illinois7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means ,march #bg1 #bjbe,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,february #e1 #bjbe ,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 #aiih1 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 ,national ,taxpayer ,advocate ,enhancement ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,authority of ,taxpayer ,advocate to appoint counsel 7a7 ,in general ,section #ghjc7;c77#b77;,d77i7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by striking and at the end of subclause 7,i71 by redesignating subclause 7,,ii7 as subclause 7,,iii71 and by inserting after subclause 7,i7 the following new subclause3 7,,ii7 appoint counsel in the ,office of the ,taxpayer ,advocate to report directly to the ,national ,taxpayer ,advocate1 or delegate thereof2 and 4 7b7 ,conforming amendment ,section #ghjc7;c77#b77;,d77i77,,iii7 of such ,code1 as redesignated by subsection 7a71 is amended by striking any employee of any local office of a taxpayer advocate described in subclause 7,i7 and inserting any employee of the ,office of the ,taxpayer ,advocate4 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section #aajb of the ,internal ,revenue ,service ,restructuring and ,reform ,act of #aiih4 ,march #bg1 #bjbe,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed