IB 
Union Calendar No. 619 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6084 
[Report No. 115–800] 
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 
JUNE 13, 2018 
Mr. BISHOP of Michigan (for himself, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, and Mr. 
SAM JOHNSON of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means 
JUNE 29, 2018 
Additional sponsors: Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. CURBELO of Florida, Mr. COSTELLO 
of Pennsylvania, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. 
MARCHANT, Mr. SESSIONS, and Mr. REICHERT 
JUNE 29, 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 June 13, 2018] 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
20:33 Jun 29, 2018
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6652
E:\BILLS\H6084.RH
H6084
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with BILLS
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. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
20:33 Jun 29, 2018
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6652
E:\BILLS\H6084.RH
H6084
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with BILLS
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Improving Social Secu-
rity’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR IDENTITY THEFT 
VICTIMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SECTION 714. SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR IDENTITY 
THEFT VICTIMS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of Social Secu-
rity shall establish and implement procedures to ensure that 
any individual whose social security account number has 
been misused (such as to fraudulently obtain benefits under 
title II, VIII, or XVI of this Act, in a manner that affects 
an individual’s records at the Social Security Administra-
tion, or in a manner that prompts the individual to request 
a new social security account number) has a single point 
of contact at the Social Security Administration throughout 
the resolution of the individual’s case. The single point of 
contact shall track the individual’s case to completion and 
coordinate with other units to resolve issues as quickly as 
possible. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
20:33 Jun 29, 2018
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H6084.RH
H6084
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with BILLS
‘‘(b) SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 
(a), the single point of contact shall consist of a team 
or subset of specially trained employees who— 
‘‘(A) have the ability to coordinate with 
other units to resolve the issues involved in the 
individual’s case, and 
‘‘(B) shall be accountable for the case until 
its resolution. 
‘‘(2) TEAM OR SUBSET.—The employees included 
within the team or subset described in paragraph (1) 
may change as required to meet the needs of the So-
cial Security Administration, provided that proce-
dures have been established to— 
‘‘(A) ensure continuity of records and case 
history, and 
‘‘(B) notify the individual when appro-
priate.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
20:33 Jun 29, 2018
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H6084.RH
H6084
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with BILLS
Union Calendar No. 619 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6084 
[Report No. 115–800] 
A BILL 
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. 
JUNE 29, 2018 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
20:33 Jun 29, 2018
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00006
Fmt 6651
Sfmt 6651
E:\BILLS\H6084.RH
H6084
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with BILLS