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,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aj1         
#bjah,ms4 ,l(gr5 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !    
,committee on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod 
to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 
9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*         
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
prohibit reque/s = ! disclosure ( a     
social security acc\nt numb] 9 comm]cial
 transactions1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,secur+ ,social ,security ,numb]s ,act4 
#b4 ,prohibition on reque/+ disclosure (
 a social security acc\nt numb] =       
consum] transactions  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,a   
comm]cial entity %all n reque/ t an     
individual provide ! individual's social
 security acc\nt numb] :5 pur*as+ a     
comm]cial good or s]vice or d5y an      
individual ! good or s]vice = refus+ to 
provide t numb] except--  7#a7 = any    

purpose relat+ to-- 7,a7 obta9+ a       
consum] report = any purpose p]mitt$ "u 
! ,fair ,cr$it ,report+ ,act2  7,b7 a   
backgr\nd *eck ( ! individual conduct$  
by a l&lord1 lessor1 employ]1 or        
volunt>y s]vice ag5cy2  7,c7 law        
en=cem5t2 or  7,d7 a ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or  
local law requirem5t2 or  7#b7 if !     
social security acc\nt numb] is necess>y
 to v]ify ! id5tity ( ! consum] to      
effect1 adm9i/]1 or en=ce ! specific    
transaction reque/$ or au?oriz$ by !    
consum]1 or to prev5t fraud4  7b7 ,purg+
 ( collect$ social security acc\nt      
numb]s ,a comm]cial entity t has acquir$
 social security acc\nt numb]s prior to 
! enactm5t ( ?is ,act is prohibit$ f    
int5tional cont9u$ possession ( su*     
social security acc\nt numb]s & mu/     
purge all su* social security acc\nt    
numb]s f its records n lat] ?an #ahj    
days aft] ! effective date ( ?is ,act1  
unless ! comm]cial entity w\ld qualify =
 an exception "u subsection 7a74  7c7   
,limitation on pr$ispute arbitration    

agreem5ts ,no pr$ispute arbitration     
agreem5t %all be valid or en=ceable if x
 requires arbitration ( a violation (   
?is section4  7d7 ,/ate attorney g5]al  
en=cem5t ,9 any case 9 :i* ! attorney   
g5]al ( a ,/ate has reason to believe t 
an int]e/ ( ! resid5ts ( t ,/ate has be5
 or is ?reat5$ or adv]sely affect$ by ! 
engagem5t ( any p]son 9 a practice t is 
prohibit$ "u ?is section1 ! ,/ate1 z    
p>5s patriae1 may br+ a civil action on 
behalf ( ! resid5ts ( ! ,/ate 9 a       
di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates (        
appropriate jurisdiction to--  7#a7     
enjo9 t practice2  7#b7 en=ce compliance
 ) su* section2  7#c7 obta9 damages1    
re/itution1 or o!r comp5sation on behalf
 ( resid5ts ( ! ,/ate2 or  7#d7 obta9   
su* o!r relief z ! c\rt may consid]     
appropriate4  #c4 ,civil actions & civil
 p5alties  7a7 ,civil action 9 /ate     
c\rts  7#a7 ,/atute ( limitations ,an   
action may be comm5c$ "u ?is subsection 
n lat] ?an ! e>li] (-- 7,a7 #e ye>s aft]
 ! date on :i* ! alleg$ violation       

occurr$2 or  7,b7 #c ye>s aft] ! date on
 :i* ! alleg$ violation 0 or %\ld h be5 
reasonably discov]$ by ! aggriev$       
individual4  7#b7 ,nonexclusive rem$y ,!
 rem$y provid$ "u ?is subsection %all be
 9 addition to any o!r rem$ies available
 to ! individual4  7b7 ,civil p5alties  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,any p]son :o ! ,attorney 
,g5]al det]m9es has violat$ any section 
( ?is ,act or ( any am5dm5ts made by ?is
 ,act %all be subject1 9 addition to any
 o!r p5alties t may be prescrib$ by     
law--  7,a7 to a civil p5alty ( n m ?an 
#e1jjj = ea* su* violation2 &  7,b7 to a
 civil p5alty ( n m ?an #ej1jjj1 if !   
violations h occurr$ ) su* frequ5cy z to
 con/itute a patt]n or practice (       
violations4  7#b7 ,det]m9ation (        
violations ,any int5tional violation    
committ$ contemporane\sly ) respect to !
 social security acc\nt numb]s ( #b or m
 individuals %all be treat$ z a sep>ate 
violation ) respect to ea* su*          
individual4  #d4 ,effective date ,!     
am5dm5t made by ?is ,act %all be 9      

effect #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act4