S. 218 — Reported in Senate

II Calendar No. 79 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 218 [Report No. 115–62] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 24, 2017Mr. Gardner introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs May 15, 2017Reported by Mr. Johnson, with amendmentsOmit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To restrict the inclusion of social security account numbers on documents sent by mail by the Federal Government, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Security Fraud Prevention Act of 2017. 2. Restriction of SSNs on documents sent by mail (a) 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 necessary. (b) Regulations Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 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 necessary. Such regulations shall include— (1) instructions for the partial redaction of social security account numbers whenever feasible; and (2) a requirement that social security account numbers not be visible on the outside of any package sent by mail.; and (3) additional methods to mitigate the risk of the improper use of social security account numbers when the use of such numbers is necessary. (c) Effective date This Act shall apply with respect to documents sent by mail on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. May 15, 2017Reported with amendments