; and (2) by striking significant functions and inserting the information technology operations . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to payments made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 2013. Access to the National Directory of New Hires to identify and prevent fraudulent tax return filings and claims for refund (a) In general Paragraph (3) of section 453(i) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 653(i) ) is amended to read as follows: (3) Administration of Federal tax laws The Secretary of the Treasury shall have access to the information in the National Directory of New Hires for the purposes of— (A) administering section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, (B) verifying a claim with respect to employment in a tax return, and (C) identifying and preventing fraudulent tax return filings and claims for refund under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 2014. Repeal of provision regarding certain tax compliance procedures and reports Section 2004 of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 ( 26 U.S.C. 6012 note) is repealed. B Improvements to Electronic Filing of Tax Returns 2101. Identity protection personal identification numbers Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program to issue, upon the request of any individual, a number which may be used in connection with such individual’s social security number (or other identifying information with respect to such individual as determined by the Secretary) to assist the Secretary in verifying such individual’s identity. 2102. Electronic filing of returns (a) In general Section 6011(e)(2)(A) is amended by striking 250 and inserting the applicable number of . (b) Applicable number Section 6011(e) is amended by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following new paragraphs: (5) Applicable number (A) In general For