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,s4 #cjfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #af1 #bjaf ,ms4  
,baldw9 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,moran7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to discont9ue us+ ,social ,security     
acc\nt numb]s to id5tify individuals1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans' ,id5tity 
,!ft ,protection ,act ( #bjaf4  #b4     
,discont9uation by ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs ( use ( ,social ,security      
acc\nt numb]s to id5tify vet]ans  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 subsection   
7b71 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 9 
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & !
 ,secret>y ( ,labor1 %all discont9ue us+
 ,social ,security acc\nt numb]s to     
id5tify individuals 9 all in=mation     
sy/ems ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 z foll[s3  7#a7 ,= all vet]ans submitt+
 to ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs new 

claims = b5efits "u laws adm9i/]$ by !  
,secret>y1 n lat] ?an two ye>s aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,=  
all individuals n describ$ 9 p>agraph   
7#a71 n lat] ?an five ye>s aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7b7 ,exception 
,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs may use
 a ,social ,security acc\nt numb] to    
id5tify an individual 9 an in=mation    
sy/em ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
if & only if ! use ( su* numb] is       
requir$ to obta9 in=mation ! ,secret>y  
requires f an in=mation sy/em t is n "u 
! jurisdiction ( ! ,secret>y4