I 
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) intro-
duced 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 Govern-
ment-issued identification cards issued in connection with 
benefits under Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP, and for 
other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Identity Protection Act 
of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY 
ACCOUNT NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT-ISSUED 
IDENTIFICATION CARDS ISSUED IN CONNEC-
TION WITH BENEFITS UNDER MEDICARE, 
MEDICAID, AND CHIP. 
(a) PROVISIONS RELATED TO MEDICARE.—Section 
205(c)(2)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
405(c)(2)(C)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(x) In the administration of title XVIII, the Sec-
retary may not display an individual’s social security ac-
count number (or any derivative of such number) on any 
personal identification card issued for purposes of carrying 
such title or include on any such card a magnetic strip, 
bar code, or other means of communication which conveys 
such number (or derivative thereof).’’. 
(b) PROVISIONS RELATED TO MEDICAID OR CHIP.— 
Section 205(c)(2)(C)(vi) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
402(c)(2)(C)(iv)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subclause: 
‘‘(III) Any State or political subdivision thereof (and 
any person acting as an agent of such an agency or instru-
mentality), in the administration of any program estab-
lished under title XIX or XXI, may not display an individ-
ual’s social security account number (or any derivative of 
such number) on any personal identification card issued 
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for purposes of carrying out such program or include on 
any such card a magnetic strip, bar code, or other means 
of communication which conveys such number (or deriva-
tive thereof).’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to personal identifica-
tion cards issued after 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS RELATING TO USE BY 
PRIVATE ENTITIES OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY 
ACCOUNT NUMBER. 
It is the sense of the Congress that private entities 
should not use social security account numbers as a meth-
od of identification of individuals on documents made 
available to the public or on personal identification cards 
issued to individuals by such entities or include on any 
such document or card a magnetic strip, bar code, or other 
means of communication which conveys such number (or 
derivative thereof). 
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