,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #fab  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ai1 #bjac ,mr4   
,durb9 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,gillibr&7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !       
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to 
remove social security acc\nt numb]s f  
,m$ic>e id5tification c>ds &            
communications provid$ to ,m$ic>e       
b5efici>ies 9 ord] to protect ,m$ic>e   
b5efici>ies f id5tity !ft4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,social 
,security ,numb] ,protection ,act (     
#bjaa4  #b4 ,requir+ ! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to prohibit !  
display ( social security acc\nt numb]s 
on ,m$ic>e id5tification c>ds &         
communications provid$ to ,m$ic>e       
b5efici>ies  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #c
 ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human     
,s]vices %all e/abli% & beg9 to implem5t
 proc$ures to elim9ate ! unnecess>y     

collection1 use1 & display ( social     
security acc\nt numb]s ( ,m$ic>e        
b5efici>ies4  7b7 ,m$ic>e c>ds &        
communications provid$ to b5efici>ies   
7#a7 ,c>ds  7,a7 ,new c>ds ,n lat] ?an  
#c ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human     
,s]vices %all ensure t ea* newly issu$  
,m$ic>e id5tification c>d meets !       
requirem5ts describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,c74
  7,b7 ,replacem5t ( exi/+ c>ds ,n lat] 
?an #e ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human 
,s]vices %all ensure t all ,m$ic>e      
b5efici>ies h be5 issu$ a ,m$ic>e       
id5tification c>d t meets ! requirem5ts 
( subp>agraph 7,c74  7,c7 ,requirem5ts  
,! requirem5ts describ$ 9 ?is           
subp>agraph are1 ) respect to a ,m$ic>e 
id5tification c>d1 t ! c>d does n       
display or electronically /ore 79 an    
un5crypt$ =mat7 a ,m$ic>e b5efici>y's   
social security acc\nt numb]4  7#b7     
,communications provid$ to b5efici>ies  
,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date ( !     

enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all prohibit !
 display ( a ,m$ic>e b5efici>y's social 
security acc\nt numb] on writt5 or      
electronic communication provid$ to !   
b5efici>y unless ! ,secret>y det]m9es t 
inclusion ( social security acc\nt      
numb]s on su* communications is ess5tial
 = ! op]ation ( ! ,m$ic>e program4  7c7 
,m$ic>e b5efici>y def9$ ,9 ?is section1 
! t]m ,m$ic>e b5efici>y means an        
individual :o is entitl$ to1 or enroll$ 
=1 b5efits "u "p ,a ( title ,,xviii ( ! 
,social ,security ,act or enroll$ "u "p 
,b ( su* title4  7d7 ,con=m+ ref]5ce 9 !
 ,social ,security ,act ,section        
#bje7;c77#b77;,c7 ( ! ,social ,security 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dje7;c77#b77;,c77  
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new  
clause3  7xii7 ,= provisions relat+ to  
requir+ ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human   
,s]vices to prohibit ! display ( social 
security acc\nt numb]s on ,m$ic>e       
id5tification c>ds & communications     
provid$ to ,m$ic>e b5efici>ies1 see     

section #b ( ! ,social ,security ,numb] 
,protection ,act ( #bjaa4  4  7e7       
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* sums z   
may be necess>y to c>ry out ?is section4