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Union Calendar No. 544 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5320 

[Report No. 114–702] 

To restrict the inclusion of social security account numbers on documents 

sent by mail by the Social Security Administration, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 25, 2016 

Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself and Mr. RENACCI) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 

JULY 25, 2016 

Additional sponsors: Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, 

Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. LATTA, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. JOYCE, Mr. ISSA, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. HANNA, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mrs. BROOKS

of Indiana, Mr. POSEY, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. PITTENGER, Mr. CHABOT, 

Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. CURBELO of Florida, Mr. COSTELLO

of Pennsylvania, Ms. SINEMA, and Mr. TIBERI

JULY 25, 2016 

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 May 25, 2016] 


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A BILL 

To restrict the inclusion of social security account numbers 

on documents sent by mail by the Social Security Administration, and for other purposes. 


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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 Must 

5 Avert Identity Loss (MAIL) Act of 2016’’. 

6 SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUM7 BERS IN DOCUMENTS SENT BY MAIL. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 205(c)(2)(C) of the Social 

9 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(C)) is amended by add10 ing at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(xiv)(I) The Commissioner of Social Security shall 

12 ensure that no document sent by mail by the Social Secu13 rity Administration includes a complete social security ac14 count number unless the Commissioner determines that in15 clusion of such complete number is necessary. 

16 ‘‘(II) Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact17 ment of this clause and not later than each of March 31 

18 and September 30 of each of the first 6 years following the 

19 year in which such date of enactment occurs, the Commis20 sioner of Social Security shall submit to the Committee on 

21 Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the 

22 Committee on Finance of the Senate a report on the imple23 mentation of subclause (I). Such report shall include— 

24 ‘‘(aa) the title and identification number of each 

25 document used by the Social Security Administration 


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1 during the previous year on which is printed an indi2 vidual’s complete social security account number; 

3 ‘‘(bb) the most recent date on which each such 

4 document was updated; and 

5 ‘‘(cc) the projected date on which complete social 

6 security account numbers will be removed from each 

7 such document, or if the Commissioner determines 

8 that inclusion of such complete number is necessary, 

9 the rationale for such determination.’’. 

10 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The Commissioner of Social 

11 Security shall implement the amendments made under sub12 section (a) as soon as practicable after the date of the enact13 ment of this Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 544 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5320 

[Report No. 114–702] 

A BILL 

To restrict the inclusion of social security account 

Security Administration, and for other purposes. numbers on documents sent by mail by the Social 

JULY 25, 2016 

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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