[Congressional Bills 114th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2439 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2439 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service from rehiring any employee of the Internal Revenue Service who was involuntarily separated from service for misconduct. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 12, 2016 Mr. Burr (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Heller) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service from rehiring any employee of the Internal Revenue Service who was involuntarily separated from service for misconduct. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2016''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON REHIRING ANY EMPLOYEE OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE WHO WAS INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED FROM SERVICE FOR MISCONDUCT. (a) In General.--Section 7804 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(d) Prohibition on Rehiring Employees Involuntarily Separated.-- The Commissioner may not employ any individual previously employed by the Commissioner who was removed for misconduct under this subchapter or chapter 43 or chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code, or whose employment was terminated under section 1203 of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 (26 U.S.C. 7804 note).''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any employee removed from employment before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>