I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 978 
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 Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP benefits, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2011 
Mr. ISRAEL introduced 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 juris-
diction 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 
Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP benefits, 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 ‘‘Seniors’ Identity Pro-
tection Act of 2011’’. 
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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 MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND SCHIP 
BENEFITS. 
(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 
out such title.’’. 
(b) 
PROVISIONS
RELATED
TO
MEDICAID
OR 
SCHIP.—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 
for purposes of carrying out such program.’’. 
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(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. 
Æ 
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