; and (B) in the case of the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate, or an employee of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate who is designated by the Secretary to carry out this Act. I Severability 8801. Severability If any provision of this title or amendment made by this title, or the application of a provision or amendment to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this title and amendments made by this title, and the application of the provisions and amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be affected by the holding. IX Presidential, Vice Presidential, and Congressional Tax Transparency Sec. 9001. Presidential, Vice Presidential, and congressional tax transparency. 9001. Presidential, Vice Presidential, and congressional tax transparency (a) Definitions In this section— (1) The term covered candidate means a candidate of a major party in a general election for the office of President, Vice President, Senator, or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. (2) The term major party has the meaning given the term in section 9002 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (3) The term income tax return means, with respect to an individual, any return (as such term is defined in section 6103(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) of such individual other than— (A) information returns issued to persons other than such individual, and (B) declarations of estimated tax. (4) The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Treasury or the delegate of the Secretary. (b) Disclosure (1) In general (A) Candidates for Federal office Not later than the date that is 15 days after the date on which an individual becomes a covered candidate, the individual shall submit to the Federal Election Commission a copy of the individual’s income tax returns for the 10 most recent taxable years for which a return has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service. (B) Federal officeholders With respect to each taxable year for an individual who is the President or