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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2417 

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to preclude use of the social 

security account number on Government-issued identification cards issued 

in connection with benefits under Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 14, 2009 

Mr. ARCURI (for himself, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. MINNICK, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. 

HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. POLIS of Colorado, and Ms. MATSUI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 

and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 

for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 

for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 

committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to preclude 

use of the social security account number on Government-issued identification cards issued in connection with 

benefits under Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Identity Protection Act 

5 of 2009’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY 

2 ACCOUNT NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT-ISSUED 

3 IDENTIFICATION CARDS ISSUED IN CONNEC4 TION WITH BENEFITS UNDER MEDICARE, 

5 MEDICAID, AND CHIP. 

6 (a) PROVISIONS RELATED TO MEDICARE.—Section 

7 205(c)(2)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

8 405(c)(2)(C)) is amended by adding at the end the fol9 lowing new clause: 

10 ‘‘(x) In the administration of title XVIII, the Sec11 retary may not display an individual’s social security ac12 count number (or any derivative of such number) on any 

13 personal identification card issued for purposes of carrying 

14 such title or include on any such card a magnetic strip, 

15 bar code, or other means of communication which conveys 

16 such number (or derivative thereof).’’. 

17 (b) PROVISIONS RELATED TO MEDICAID OR CHIP.— 

18 Section 205(c)(2)(C)(vi) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

19 402(c)(2)(C)(iv)) is amended by adding at the end the fol20 lowing new subclause: 

21 ‘‘(III) Any State or political subdivision thereof (and 

22 any person acting as an agent of such an agency or instru23 mentality), in the administration of any program estab24 lished under title XIX or XXI, may not display an individ25 ual’s social security account number (or any derivative of 

26 such number) on any personal identification card issued 


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1 for purposes of carrying out such program or include on 

2 any such card a magnetic strip, bar code, or other means 

3 of communication which conveys such number (or deriva4 tive thereof).’’. 

5 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

6 this section shall apply with respect to personal identifica7 tion cards issued after 90 days after the date of the enact8 ment of this Act. 

9 SEC. 3. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS RELATING TO USE BY 

10 PRIVATE ENTITIES OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY 

11 ACCOUNT NUMBER. 

12 It is the sense of the Congress that private entities 

13 should not use social security account numbers as a meth14 od of identification of individuals on documents made 

15 available to the public or on personal identification cards 

16 issued to individuals by such entities or include on any 

17 such document or card a magnetic strip, bar code, or other 

18 means of communication which conveys such number (or 

19 derivative thereof). 

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