,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cjfc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #af1     
#bjaf ,ms4 ,baldwin 7for herself and    
,mr4 ,moran7 introduced the following   
bill2 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 individuals1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,veterans' ,identity
 ,theft ,protection ,act of #bjaf4  #b4 
,discontinuation by ,department of      
,veterans ,affairs of use of ,social    
,security account numbers to identify   
veterans  7a7 ,in general ,except as    
provided in subsection 7b71 the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 in    
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,defense and the ,secretary of ,labor1  
shall discontinue using ,social         
,security account numbers to identify   
individuals in all information systems  

of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs
 as follows3  7#a7 ,for all veterans    
submitting to the ,secretary of         
,veterans ,affairs new claims for       
benefits under laws administered by the 
,secretary1 not later than two years    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4  7#b7 ,for all individuals not    
described in paragraph 7#a71 not later  
than five years after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act4  7b7 ,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           
,secretary4