1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017 . 2. Prohibition on agreements restricting Government tax preparation and filing services The Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary's delegate, may not enter into any agreement after the date of the enactment of this Act which restricts the Secretary's legal right to provide tax return preparation services or software or to provide tax return filing services. 3. Government-assisted tax preparation and filing services (a) In general Chapter 77 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 7529. Government-assisted tax-return preparation programs (a) Establishment of programs The Secretary shall establish and operate the following programs: (1) Online tax preparation and filing software Not later than January 31, 2019, software for the preparation and filing of individual income tax returns for taxable years beginning after 2017. (2) Taxpayer Data Access Not later than March 1, 2019, a program under which taxpayers may download third-party provided return information relating to individual income tax returns for taxable years beginning after 2017. (3) Tax return preparation Not later than March 1, 2019, a program under which eligible individuals (as defined under subsection (c)(1)) may elect to have income tax returns for taxable years beginning after 2017 prepared by the Secretary. (b) Requirements for Taxpayer Data Access Program (1) In general Return information under the program established under subsection (a)(2) shall be made available— (A) not later than 15 days after the Secretary receives such information, and (B) through a secure function that allows a taxpayer to download such information from the Secretary's website in both a printable document file and in a computer-readable form suitable for use by automated tax preparation software. (2) Third-party provided return information defined For purposes of this section, the term third-party provided return information