Veterans' Identity Theft Protection Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-3063
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2016-06-16
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft

Department of Veterans Affairs

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Latest action: action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-06-16
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Veterans' Identity Theft Protection Act of 2016</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to discontinue using Social Security account numbers to identify individuals in its information systems by the following deadlines:</p> <ul> <li>for all veterans submitting new claims for benefits, by not later than two years after the date of enactment of this bill; and </li> <li>for all other individuals, by not later than five years after such date.</li> </ul> <p>The VA may use a Social Security account number to identify an individual in a VA information system only if the VA must use such number to obtain information from an information system that is not under its jurisdiction.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3063 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 16, 2016 Ms. Baldwin (for herself and Mr. Moran ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to discontinue using Social Security account numbers to identify individuals, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans' Identity Theft Protection Act of 2016 . 2. Discontinuation by Department of Veterans Affairs of use of Social Security account numbers to identify veterans (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor, shall discontinue using Social Security account numbers to identify individuals in all information systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs as follows: (1) For all veterans submitting to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs new claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) For all individuals not described in paragraph (1), not later than five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Exception The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use a Social Security account number to identify an individual in an information system of the Department of Veterans Affairs if and only if the use of such number is required to obtain information the Secretary requires from an information system that is not under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.