,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ehd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bf1 #bjae,mr4
 ,?une 7= himself & ,mr4 ,w>n]7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title      
,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act to   
provide ! option to receive ,m$ic>e     
,summ>y ,notices electronically1 to     
increase ! flexibility & transp>5cy (   
contracts ) m$ic>e adm9i/rative         
contractors1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,bett] ,effici5cy & ,adm9i/rative       
,simplification ,act ( #bjae4  #b4      
,option to receive ,m$ic>e ,summ>y      
,notice electronically  7a7 ,9 g5]al    
,section #ahjf ( ! ,social ,security    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie;b-#g7 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new          
subsection3  7c7 ,=mat ( /atem5ts f     
,secret>y  7#a7 ,electronic option      
beg9n+ 9 #bjaf ,subject to p>agraph     
7#b71 = /atem5ts describ$ 9 subsection  

7a7 t are furni%$ = a p]iod 9 #bjaf or a
 subsequ5t ye>1 9 ! case t an individual
 describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 elects1 9    
accordance ) su* =m1 mann]1 & "t        
specifi$ by ! ,secret>y1 to receive su* 
/atem5t 9 an electronic =mat1 su*       
/atem5t %all be furni%$ to su*          
individual = ea* p]iod subsequ5t to su* 
election 9 su* a =mat & %all n be mail$ 
to ! individual4  7#b7 ,limitation on   
revocation option  7,a7 ,9 g5]al        
,subject to subp>agraph 7,b71 !         
,secret>y may det]m9e a maximum numb] ( 
elections describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 by an
 individual t may be revok$ by !        
individual4  7,b7 ,m9imum ( "o          
revocation option ,9 no case may !      
,secret>y det]m9e a maximum numb] "u    
subp>agraph 7,a7 t is less ?an "o4  7#c7
 ,notification ,! ,secret>y %all ensure 
t1 9 ! mo/ co/ effective mann] & beg9n+ 
,janu>y #a1 #bjag1 a cle> notification (
 ! option to elect to receive /atem5ts  
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 9 an          
electronic =mat is made available1 su* z

 ?r\gh ! notices di/ribut$ "u section   
#ahjd1 to individuals describ$ 9        
subsection 7a74  4  7b7 ,enc\rag$       
expansion ( electronic /atem5ts ,to !   
ext5t to :i* ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &     
,human ,s]vices det]m9es appropriate1 ! 
,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 apply an option   
simil> to ! option describ$ 9 subsection
 7c77#a7 ( section #ahjf ( ! ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acie;b-#g7 7relat+ to ! provision ( !  
,m$ic>e ,summ>y ,notice 9 an electronic 
=mat71 z add$ by subsection 7a71 to o!r 
/atem5ts & notifications "u title       
,,xviii ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie 
et seq472 &  7#b7 provide su* ,m$ic>e   
,summ>y ,notice & any su* o!r /atem5ts &
 notifications on a m frequ5t basis ?an 
is o!rwise requir$ "u su* title4  #c4   
,r5ewal ( ,,mac contracts  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,section #ahgd;,a7b77#a77;,b7 ( !       
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciekk-#a7;b77#a77;,b77 is am5d$ by    
/rik+ #e ye>s & ins]t+ #aj ye>s4  7b7   
,application ,! am5dm5ts made by        

subsection 7a7 %all apply to contracts  
ent]$ into on or aft]1 & to contracts 9 
effect z (1 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act4  7c7 ,contractor p]=mance         
transp>5cy ,section #ahgd;,a7b77#c77;,a7
 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #aciekk-#a7;b77#c77;,a77 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
clause3  7iv7 ,contractor p]=mance      
transp>5cy ,to ! ext5t possible )\t     
compromis+ ! process = ent]+ into &     
r5ew+ contracts ) m$ic>e adm9i/rative   
contractors "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y 
%all make available to ! public !       
p]=mance ( ea* m$ic>e adm9i/rative      
contractor ) respect to su* p]=mance    
requirem5ts & measurem5t /&>ds4  4