,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dhdj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #aa1 #bjad ,mr4 ,israel introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 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 ,government-issued identification cards issued in connection with ,medicare1 ,medicaid1 and ,,schip benefits1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,seniors' ,identity ,protection ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,restrictions on use of the social security account number of ,government-issued identification cards issued in connection with ,medicare1 ,medicaid1 and ,,schip benefits 7a7 ,provisions related to ,medicare ,section #bje7;c77#b77;,c7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dje7;c77#b77;,c77 is amended by adding at the end the following new clause3 7x7 ,in the administration of title ,,xviii1 the ,secretary may not display an individual's social security account number 7or any derivative of such number7 on any personal identification card issued for purposes of carrying out such title4 4 7b7 ,provisions related to ,medicaid or ,,schip ,section #bje7;c77#b77;,c77vi7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djb7;c77#b77;,c77iv77 is amended by adding at the end the following new subclause3 7,,iii7 ,any ,state or political subdivision thereof 7and any person acting as an agent of such an agency or instrumentality71 in the administration of any program established under title ,,xix or ,,xxi1 may not display an individual's social security account number 7or any derivative of such number7 on any personal identification card issued for purposes of carrying out such program4 4 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to personal identification cards issued after #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #c4 ,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 method of identification of individuals on documents made available to the public or on personal identification cards issued to individuals by such entities4