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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1838
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for the reissuance
of Social Security account numbers to young children in cases where
confidentiality has been compromised.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 21, 2019
Mr. MARCHANT (for himself and Mr. SMITH of Missouri) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide
for the reissuance of Social Security account numbers
to young children in cases where confidentiality has been
compromised.
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 ‘‘Social Security Child
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Protection Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. REISSUANCE OF SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUM-
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BERS TO YOUNG CHILDREN IN CASES WHERE
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CONFIDENTIALITY HAS BEEN COMPROMISED.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 205(c)(2)(B) of the Social
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Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(B)) is amended—
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(1) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv);
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and
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(2) by inserting after clause (ii) the following
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new clause:
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‘‘(iii) In any case in which a Social Security account
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number has been issued to a child who has not attained
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the age of 14 pursuant to subclause (IV) or (V) of clause
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(i) and it is demonstrated by evidence, as determined by
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the Commissioner of Social Security, and submitted under
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penalty of perjury to the Commissioner by a parent or
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guardian of the child that in the course of transmission
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of the social security card to the child, the confidentiality
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of such number has been compromised by reason of theft
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of such social security card, the Commissioner shall issue
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a new Social Security account number to such child and
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make note in the records maintained with respect to such
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child of the pertinent information received by the Commis-
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sioner regarding the theft of the social security card.’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
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subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 180
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days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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