district court of the United States for the judicial 
district in which the plaintiff resides, or has his 
principal place of business, in which the violation 
took place, or in which the defendant resides or may 
be found, and process may be served in any other 
district in which a defendant resides or may be 
found. 
‘‘(3) JURISDICTION.—The district courts of the 
United States shall have jurisdiction, without respect 
to the amount in controversy or the citizenship of 
the parties, to grant the relief provided for in para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(4) ATTORNEY’S FEES.—In any action under 
this subsection, the court in its discretion may allow 
a reasonable attorney’s fee and costs of action to ei-
ther party. 
‘‘(e) ONGOING GAO REVIEW ON EFFICACY OF REGU-
LATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct an ongoing review of 
the efficacy of the regulations prescribed by any 
agency or instrumentality of the United States pur-
suant to this section. Such review shall consider the 
extent to which such regulations are consistent with, 
and in furtherance of the purposes of, the amend-
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ments made by the Social Security Number Privacy 
and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 4 years after the 
effective date of any final regulations issued by any 
agency or instrumentality of the United States pur-
suant to this section, the Comptroller General shall 
report to each House of the Congress regarding the 
results of the review of such regulations conducted 
under this paragraph. Such report shall include the 
Comptroller General’s recommendations for such 
statutory or regulatory changes as the Comptroller 
General considers appropriate.’’. 
SEC. 14. STUDY ON FEASIBILITY OF BANNING SOCIAL SE-
CURITY ACCOUNT NUMBER AS AN AUTHEN-
TICATOR. 
(a) STUDY.—As soon as practicable after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Se-
curity shall enter into an arrangement with the National 
Research Council under which the Council shall carry out 
a study to determine— 
(1) the extent of the use of social security ac-
count numbers as a primary means of authenticating 
identity; 
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(2) the extent of the use of social security ac-
count numbers for verification in commercial trans-
actions; and 
(3) the feasibility of a prohibition on such use. 
The study shall also examine possible alternatives to social 
security account numbers for verification purposes and 
uses in authenticating identity. 
(b) REPORT.—The arrangement entered into with the 
Council under this section shall provide for submission by 
the Council to the Commissioner and to each House of 
the Congress of a report setting forth the results of the 
Council’s study under this section, together with the Coun-
cil’s findings and recommendations, no later than 1 year 
after the effective date of the initial final regulations 
issued by the Commissioner pursuant to the amendments 
made by section 2 of this Act. 
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