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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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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 ‘‘Social Security Child 
Protection Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. REISSUANCE OF SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUM-
BERS TO YOUNG CHILDREN IN CASES WHERE 
CONFIDENTIALITY HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 205(c)(2)(B) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(B)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); 
and 
(2) by inserting after clause (ii) the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(iii) In any case in which a Social Security account 
number has been issued to a child who has not attained 
the age of 14 pursuant to subclause (IV) or (V) of clause 
(i) and it is demonstrated by evidence, as determined by 
the Commissioner of Social Security, and submitted under 
penalty of perjury to the Commissioner by a parent or 
guardian of the child that in the course of transmission of 
the social security card to the child, the confidentiality of 
such number has been compromised by reason of theft of 
such social security card, the Commissioner shall issue a 
new Social Security account number to such child and 
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make note in the records maintained with respect to such 
child of the pertinent information received by the Commis-
sioner regarding the theft of the social security card.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the date that is 180 days 
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 pro-
vide for the reissuance of Social Security account 
numbers to young children in cases where con-
fidentiality has been compromised. 
APRIL 13, 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 
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