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Union Calendar No. 486 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1512 

[Report No. 115–635] 

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 13, 2017 

Mr. MARCHANT (for himself, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, and Mr. 

BLUMENAUER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Ways and Means 

APRIL 13, 2018 

Additional sponsors: Mr. NUNES, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, 

Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. BISHOP of Michigan, Mr. HENSARLING, Ms. 

DELBENE, and Mr. CURBELO of Florida 

APRIL 13, 2018 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 13, 2017] 


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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. 


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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 ‘‘Social Security Child 

5 Protection Act of 2018’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REISSUANCE OF SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUM7 BERS TO YOUNG CHILDREN IN CASES WHERE 

8 CONFIDENTIALITY HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 205(c)(2)(B) of the Social 

10 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(B)) is amended— 

11 (1) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); 

12 and 

13 (2) by inserting after clause (ii) the following 

14 new clause: 

15 ‘‘(iii) In any case in which a Social Security account 

16 number has been issued to a child who has not attained 

17 the age of 14 pursuant to subclause (IV) or (V) of clause 

18 (i) and it is demonstrated by evidence, as determined by 

19 the Commissioner of Social Security, and submitted under 

20 penalty of perjury to the Commissioner by a parent or 

21 guardian of the child that in the course of transmission of 

22 the social security card to the child, the confidentiality of 

23 such number has been compromised by reason of theft of 

24 such social security card, the Commissioner shall issue a 

25 new Social Security account number to such child and 


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1 make note in the records maintained with respect to such 

2 child of the pertinent information received by the Commis3 sioner regarding the theft of the social security card.’’. 

4 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub5 section (a) shall take effect on the date that is 180 days 

6 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 486 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1512 

[Report No. 115–635] 

A BILL 

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to profidentiality has been compromised. numbers to young children in cases where con- vide for the reissuance of Social Security account 

APRIL 13, 2018 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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