ADMINISTRATION OF PENALTIES AND INTEREST.

SEC. 3801. ADMINISTRATION OF PENALTIES AND INTEREST. The Joint Committee on Taxation and the Secretary of the Treasury shall each conduct a separate study— (1) reviewing the administration and implementation by the Internal Revenue Service of the interest and penalty provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including the penalty reform provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989); and (2) making any legislative and administrative recommendations the Committee or the Secretary deems appropriate to simplify penalty or interest administration and reduce taxpayer burden. Such studies shall be submitted to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.