,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bd1       
#bjag,mr4 ,gardner introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to restrict the inclusion of
 social security account numbers on     
documents sent by mail by the ,federal  
,government1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,social ,security ,fraud        
,prevention ,act of #bjag4  #b4         
,restriction of ,s,s,ns on documents    
sent by mail  7a7 ,in general ,no       
department or agency of the ,federal    
,government may include the social      
security account number of any          
individual on any document sent by mail 
unless the head of such department or   
agency determines that the inclusion of 
such social security number on such     
document is necessary4  7b7 ,regulations
 ,not later than #a year after the date 

of the enactment of this ,act1 the head 
of each department and agency of the    
,federal ,government shall issue        
regulations specifying the circumstances
 under which inclusion of a social      
security account number on a document   
sent by mail is necessary4 ,such        
regulations shall include--  7#a7       
instructions for the partial redaction  
of social security account numbers      
whenever feasible2 and  7#b7 a          
requirement that social security account
 numbers not be visible on the outside  
of any package sent by mail4  7c7       
,effective date ,this ,act shall apply  
with respect to documents sent by mail  
on or after the date that is #a year    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4