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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 5446
To amend title VII of the Social Security Act to provide for a single point
of contact at the Social Security Administration for individuals who
are victims of identity theft.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 17, 2019
Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself and Mr. REED) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend title VII of the Social Security Act to provide
for a single point of contact at the Social Security Ad-
ministration for individuals who are victims of identity
theft.
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 ‘‘Improving Social Secu-
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rity’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act’’.
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SEC. 2. SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR IDENTITY THEFT
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VICTIMS.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Social Security
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Act (42 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
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end the following:
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‘‘SEC. 714. SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR IDENTITY
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THEFT VICTIMS.
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‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of Social Se-
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curity shall establish and implement procedures to ensure
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that any individual whose social security account number
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has been misused (such as to fraudulently obtain benefits
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under title II, VIII, or XVI of this Act, or in a manner
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that affects an individual’s records at the Social Security
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Administration, or in a manner that prompts the indi-
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vidual to request a new social security account number)
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has a single point of contact at the Social Security Admin-
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istration throughout the resolution of the individual’s case.
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The single point of contact shall track the individual’s case
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to completion and coordinate with other units to resolve
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issues as quickly as possible.
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‘‘(b) SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection
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(a), the single point of contact shall consist of a
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team or subset of specially trained employees who—
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‘‘(A) have the ability to coordinate with
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other units to resolve the issues involved in the
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individual’s case, and
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‘‘(B) shall be accountable for the case until
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its resolution.
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‘‘(2) TEAM
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SUBSET.—The employees in-
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cluded within the team or subset described in para-
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graph (1) may change as required to meet the needs
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of the Social Security Administration, provided that
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procedures have been established to—
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‘‘(A) ensure continuity of records and case
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history, and
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‘‘(B) notify the individual when appro-
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priate.’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
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subsection (a) shall take effect 180 days after the date
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of enactment of this Act.
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