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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 2204
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify the mailing
requirement relating to social security account statements.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 24, 2021
Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. CASSIDY, Ms. SINEMA, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr.
CASEY, and Mr. CARDIN) introduced the following bill; which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify
the mailing requirement relating to social security ac-
count statements.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Know Your Social Se-
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curity Act’’.
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SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT TO MAIL SOCIAL
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SECURITY ACCOUNT STATEMENTS.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1143 of the Social Secu-
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rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–13) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a)(1), by adding at the end
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the following: ‘‘Such statement shall be provided by
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mail unless the requesting individual chooses elec-
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tronic delivery for that request.’’; and
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(2) in subsection (c)(2)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘Beginning not later than’’
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and inserting ‘‘(A) Beginning not later than’’;
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(B) by inserting ‘‘by mail’’ after ‘‘provide’’;
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and
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(C) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(B) In any case in which an eligible individual de-
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scribed in subparagraph (A) responds to an annual inquiry
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by the Commissioner relating to the mailing of the individ-
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ual’s statement by making an election that such statement
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for such year be provided in electronic form only, the re-
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quirements of this paragraph shall be deemed to be satis-
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fied for such year with respect to the individual.’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
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subsection (a) shall apply with respect to social security
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account statements required to be provided after the date
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of the enactment of this Act.
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