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Section 20 of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as follows:
" Section 20. Submission of Report and Pertinent Information by the Commissioner. -
"(A) x x x
"(B) Submission of Tax-Related Information to the Department of Finance. - The Commissioner shall, upon the order of the Secretary of Finance specifically identifying the needed information and justification for such order in relation to the grant of incentives under title XIII, furnish the Secretary pertinent information on the entities receiving incentives under this Code: Provided, however, That the Secretary and the relevant officers handling such specific information shall be covered by the provisions of Section 270 unless the taxpayer consents in writing to such disclosure.
"(C) Report to Oversight Committee. - The Commissioner shall, with reference to Section 204 of this Code, submit to the Oversight Committee referred to in Section 290 hereof, through the Chairpersons of the Committees on Ways and Means of the Senate and House of Representatives, a report on the exercise of his powers pursuant to the said Section, every six (6) months of each calendar year."
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