Social Security Child Protection Act of 2023

IIB 118TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 3667 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JANUARY 22, 2024 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance AN ACT 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- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:08 Jan 22, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3667.RFS H3667 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 HR 3667 RFS SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Social Security Child 2 Protection Act of 2023’’. 3 SEC. 2. REISSUANCE OF SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUM- 4 BERS TO YOUNG CHILDREN IN CASES WHERE 5 CONFIDENTIALITY HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. 6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 205(c)(2)(B) of the Social 7 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(B)) is amended— 8 (1) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); 9 and 10 (2) by inserting after clause (ii) the following 11 new clause: 12 ‘‘(iii) In any case in which a social security account 13 number has been issued to a child who has not attained 14 the age of 14 pursuant to subclause (IV) or (V) of clause 15 (i) and it is demonstrated by evidence, as determined by 16 the Commissioner of Social Security, and submitted under 17 penalty of perjury to the Commissioner by a parent or 18 guardian of the child that in the course of transmission 19 of the social security card to the child, the confidentiality 20 of such number has been compromised by reason of loss 21 or theft of such social security card, the Commissioner 22 shall issue a new social security account number to such 23 child and make note in the records maintained with re- 24 spect to such child of the pertinent information received 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:08 Jan 22, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3667.RFS H3667 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 3 HR 3667 RFS by the Commissioner regarding the loss or theft of the 1 social security card.’’. 2 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 3 subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 180 4 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 5 Passed the House of Representatives January 18, 2024. Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, Clerk. VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:08 Jan 22, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3667.RFS H3667 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB