112 STAT. 694 PUBLIC LAW 105-206-^JULY 22, 1998 "(C) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The Oversight Board shall ensure that appropriate confidentiality is maintained in the exercise of its duties. "(2) EXCEPTIONS. —The Oversight Board shall have no responsibilities or authority with respect to— "(A) the development and formulation of Federal tax policy relating to existing or proposed internal revenue laws, related statutes, and tax conventions, "(B) specific law enforcement activities of the Internal Revenue Service, including specific compliance activities such as examinations, collection activities, and criminal investigations, "(C) specific procurement activities of the Internal Revenue Service, or "(D) except as provided in subsection (d)(3), specific personnel actions. "(d) SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES.— The Oversight Board shall have the following specific responsibilities: "(1) STRATEGIC PLANS.— To review and approve strategic plans of the Internal Revenue Service, including the establishment of— "(A) mission and objectives, and standards of performance relative to either, and "(B) annual and long-range strategic plans. "(2) OPERATIONAL PLANS.— To review the operational functions of the Internal Revenue Service, including— "(A) plans for modernization of the tax system, "(B) plans for outsourcing or managed competition, and "(C) plans for training and education. "(3) MANAGEMENT.—To— "(A) recommend to the President candidates for appointment as the Commissioner of Internal Revenue and recommend to the President the removal of the Commissioner; "(B) review the Commissioner's selection, evaluation, and compensation of Internal Revenue Service senior executives who have program msuiagement responsibility over significant functions of the Internal Revenue Service; and "(C) review and approve the Commissioner's plans for any major reorganization of the Internal Revenue Service. "(4) BUDGET.— TO— "(A) review and approve the budget request of the Internal Revenue Service prepared by the Commissioner; "(B) submit such budget request to the Secretary of the Treasury; and "(C) ensure that the budget request supports the annual and long-range strategic plans. "(5) TAXPAYER PROTECTION.—TO ensure the proper treatment of taxpayers by the employees of the Internal Revenue Service. The Secretary shall submit the budget request referred to in paragraph (4)(B) for any fiscal year to the President who shall submit such request, without revision, to Congress together with the President's annual budget request for the Internal Revenue Service for such fiscal year. "(e) BOARD PERSONNEL MATTERS. —
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