matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking the Secretary of the Treasury and all that follows through establish and inserting the Secretary of the Treasury may, during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 and ending on September 30, 2022, establish , and (2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking the Internal Revenue Service's successful accomplishment of an important mission and inserting the functionality of the information technology operations of the Internal Revenue Service . (b) Recruitment, retention, relocation incentives, and relocation expenses Section 9504 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking Before September 30, 2013 and inserting During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 and ending on September 30, 2022 , and (B) by inserting for employees holding positions described in section 9503(a)(1) after incentives , and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking Before September 30, 2013 and inserting During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 and ending on September 30, 2022 , (B) by striking employees transferred or reemployed and inserting employees holding positions described in section 9503(a)(1) who are transferred or reemployed during such period , and (C) by striking section 9502 or 9503 after June 1, 1998 and inserting section 9503 during such period . (c) Performance awards for senior executives Section 9505(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking Before September 30, 2013 and inserting During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 and ending on September 30, 2022 , 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