S. 4257 – Reading Mode

118th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 4257

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 2, 2024

Mr. Thune (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Daines, and Mr. Tillis) introduced the following bill; 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 device, including a mobile device, to access, process, transmit, or store taxpayer information.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Ensuring No Devices Bear Your Own Data Act or the END BYOD Act.

Prohibiting IRS personnel from using personal devices for business purposes

(a)

In general

The Secretary may not establish, permit, or administer any program (regardless of whether such program was established before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act) which allows any individual described in subsection (b) to use a personal device to access, process, transmit, or store any taxpayer information which is subject to restrictions on disclosure pursuant to section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(b)

Covered individuals

An individual is described in this subsection if such individual is—

(1)

an employee of the Internal Revenue Service;

(2)

an employee of an entity that is a party to a contract with the Internal Revenue Service whose job duties involve working under such contract; or

(3)

a volunteer with the Internal Revenue Service.

(c)

Other definitions

In this section—

(1)

Personal device

The term personal device means any electronic device (including mobile devices, smartphones, tablet computing devices, or laptop computing devices) which—

(A)

is the personal property of an individual described in subsection (b);

(B)

has not been furnished to an individual described in subsection (b) by the Internal Revenue Service or any other Federal agency; or

(C)

in the case of an individual described in subsection (b)(2), has not been furnished to such individual by their employer (except in the case of an individual who is self-employed).

(2)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate.