I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 161 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2023 Mr. Mike Garcia of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To transfer funds from the Internal Revenue Service to the Department of Defense to increase the pay of certain members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prioritizing Troops Over Tax Collectors Act of 2023 . 2. Minimum rate of basic pay for a member of the Armed Forces Not later than 30 days after the enactment of this Act, the rate of basic pay for a member of the Armed Forces under section 203 of title 37, United States Code, shall equal or exceed $31,200. 3. Transfer of certain unobligated funds from the Internal Revenue Service to the Department of Defense to carry out increase of minimum rate of basic pay The unobligated balance of amounts made available to the Internal Revenue Service under section 10301 of Public Law 117–169 (commonly known as the Inflation Reduction Act ) are hereby transferred to the Department of Defense to carry out section 1. 4. Limitation on Internal Revenue Service hiring until minimum rate of basic pay for a member of the Armed Forces is increased During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which the Secretary of Defense certifies to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue that such Secretary has implemented section 1, the Internal Revenue Service may not hire any employee if such hiring would result in the number of full-time employees employed by the Internal Revenue Service exceeding the number of such employees so employed immediately before such period.