I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3784 
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 1, 2023 
Mr. FERGUSON (for himself and Mr. LARSON of Connecticut) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
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. 
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’’. 
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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: 
‘‘SEC. 714. SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR IDENTITY 
THEFT VICTIMS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of Social Se-
curity 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, or in a manner 
that affects an individual’s records at the Social Security 
Administration, or in a manner that prompts the indi-
vidual to request a new social security account number) 
has a single point of contact at the Social Security Admin-
istration 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. 
‘‘(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— 
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‘‘(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 in-
cluded within the team or subset described in para-
graph (1) may change as required to meet the needs 
of the Social Security Administration, provided that 
procedures have been established to— 
‘‘(A) ensure continuity of records and case 
history, and 
‘‘(B) notify the individual when appro-
priate.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for title VII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 901 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item: 
‘‘Sec. 714. Single point of contact for identity theft victims.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
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