Social Security Must Avert Identity Loss (MAIL) Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5320
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2016-05-25
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft

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Latest action: action_date: 2016-09-26
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-05-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Social Security Must Avert Identity Loss (MAIL) Act of 2016</b></p> <p>This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to direct the Social Security Administration to ensure that no document it sends by mail includes a complete Social Security account number unless necessary.</p>

action_date: 2016-07-25
action_desc: Reported to House with amendment(s)
text: <p><b>Social Security Must Avert Identity Loss (MAIL) Act of 2016</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to direct the Social Security Administration to ensure that no document it sends by mail includes a complete Social Security account number unless necessary.</p>

action_date: 2016-09-22
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 25, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p><b>Social Security Must Avert Identity Loss (MAIL) Act of 2016</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to direct the Social Security Administration to ensure that no document it sends by mail includes a complete Social Security account number unless necessary.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5320 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 25, 2016 Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas (for himself and Mr. Renacci ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To restrict the inclusion of social security account numbers on documents sent by mail by the Social Security Administration, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Security Must Avert Identity Loss (MAIL) Act of 2016 . 2. Restriction on social security account numbers in documents sent by mail (a) In general 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 following: (xiv) (I) The Commissioner of Social Security shall ensure that no document sent by mail by the Social Security Administration includes a complete social security account number unless the Commissioner determines that inclusion of such complete number is necessary. (II) Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this clause and not later than each of March 31 and September 30 of each year following the year in which such date of enactment occurs, the Commissioner of Social Security shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report on the implementation of subclause (I). Such report shall include— (aa) the title and identification number of each document used by the Social Security Administration during the previous year on which is printed an individual’s complete social security account number; (bb) the most recent date on which each such document was updated; and (cc) the projected date on which complete social security account numbers will be removed from each such document, or if the Commissioner determines that inclusion of such complete number is necessary, the rationale for such determination. . (b) Effective date Subsection (a) shall take effect as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 544 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5320 [Report No. 114–702] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 25, 2016 Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas (for himself and Mr. Renacci ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means July 25, 2016 Additional sponsors: Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Ms. Jenkins of Kansas , Mr. Roskam , Mr. Latta , Mrs. Black , Mr. Joyce , Mr. Issa , Mr. Meehan , Mr. Carney , Mr. Hanna , Mr. Smith of Missouri , Mrs. Brooks of Indiana , Mr. Posey , Mr. Marchant , Mr. Pittenger , Mr. Chabot , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Grothman , Mr. Curbelo of Florida , Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania , Ms. Sinema , and Mr. Tiberi July 25, 2016 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 May 25, 2016 A BILL To restrict the inclusion of social security account numbers on documents sent by mail by the Social Security Administration, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Security Must Avert Identity Loss (MAIL) Act of 2016 . 2. Restriction on social security account numbers in documents sent by mail (a) In general 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 following: (xiv) (I) The Commissioner of Social Security shall ensure that no document sent by mail by the Social Security Administration includes a complete social security account number unless the Commissioner determines that inclusion of such complete number is necessary. (II) Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this clause and not later than each of March 31 and September 30 of each of the first 6 years following the year in which such date of enactment occurs, the Commissioner of Social Security shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report on the implementation of subclause (I). Such report shall include— (aa) the title and identification number of each document used by the Social Security Administration during the previous year on which is printed an individual’s complete social security account number; (bb) the most recent date on which each such document was updated; and (cc) the projected date on which complete social security account numbers will be removed from each such document, or if the Commissioner determines that inclusion of such complete number is necessary, the rationale for such determination. . (b) Effective date The Commissioner of Social Security shall implement the amendments made under subsection (a) as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act.

July 25, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: IB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5320 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To restrict the inclusion of social security account numbers on documents sent by mail by the Social Security Administration, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Security Must Avert Identity Loss (MAIL) Act of 2016 . 2. Restriction on social security account numbers in documents sent by mail (a) In general 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 following: (xiv) (I) The Commissioner of Social Security shall ensure that no document sent by mail by the Social Security Administration includes a complete social security account number unless the Commissioner determines that inclusion of such complete number is necessary. (II) Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this clause and not later than each of March 31 and September 30 of each of the first 6 years following the year in which such date of enactment occurs, the Commissioner of Social Security shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report on the implementation of subclause (I). Such report shall include— (aa) the title and identification number of each document used by the Social Security Administration during the previous year on which is printed an individual’s complete social security account number; (bb) the most recent date on which each such document was updated; and (cc) the projected date on which complete social security account numbers will be removed from each such document, or if the Commissioner determines that inclusion of such complete number is necessary, the rationale for such determination. . (b) Effective date The Commissioner of Social Security shall implement the amendments made under subsection (a) as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives September 22, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5320 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 26, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance AN ACT To restrict the inclusion of social security account numbers on documents sent by mail by the Social Security Administration, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Security Must Avert Identity Loss (MAIL) Act of 2016 . 2. Restriction on social security account numbers in documents sent by mail (a) In general 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 following: (xiv) (I) The Commissioner of Social Security shall ensure that no document sent by mail by the Social Security Administration includes a complete social security account number unless the Commissioner determines that inclusion of such complete number is necessary. (II) Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this clause and not later than each of March 31 and September 30 of each of the first 6 years following the year in which such date of enactment occurs, the Commissioner of Social Security shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report on the implementation of subclause (I). Such report shall include— (aa) the title and identification number of each document used by the Social Security Administration during the previous year on which is printed an individual’s complete social security account number; (bb) the most recent date on which each such document was updated; and (cc) the projected date on which complete social security account numbers will be removed from each such document, or if the Commissioner determines that inclusion of such complete number is necessary, the rationale for such determination. . (b) Effective date The Commissioner of Social Security shall implement the amendments made under subsection (a) as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives September 22, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk