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118THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 4631
To raise awareness of the MilTax program and other tax preparation services
provided by the Department of Defense.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY13, 2023
Mr. P
ANETTA(for himself and Mr. STEUBE) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To raise awareness of the MilTax program and other tax
preparation services provided by the Department of Defense.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘MilTax Awareness Act 4
of 2023’’. 5
SEC. 2. PROMOTING THE MILTAX PROGRAM AND TAX PREP-6
ARATION SERVICES. 7
(a) I
NGENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 8
ensure that each member of an Armed Force under the 9
jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department re-10
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ceives, not later than March 1 of each calendar year, an 1
annual written notice by mail, electronic mail, or in per-2
son, of the availability of the MilTax program and other 3
tax preparation assistance programs furnished by the Sec-4
retary of Defense. 5
(b) R
EPORT.—Not later than the date which is 6 6
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 7
Secretary of Defense shall submit a written report to Con-8
gress regarding the rates of participation by members de-9
scribed in subsection (a) in the programs described in such 10
subsection. 11
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