,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cfja ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #bh1 #bjai ,mr4 ,king of ,iowa introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,commissioner of ,social ,security to implement certain recordkeeping recommendations1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,social ,security ,integrity ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,individuals can commit various types of fraud against the ,government by reporting earnings under deceased individuals' ,social ,security ,numbers 7,s,s,ns74 7#b7 ,various ,federal entities rely on the ,social ,security ,administration's 7,,ssa7 death information to detect unreported deaths and verify the accuracy of reported deaths4 7#c7 ,the ,numident is the ,,ssa's computer database file on all who have applied for a ,social ,security number4 ,the ,office of the ,inspector ,general 7,,oig7 of the ,,ssa conducted an audit and determined that the ,,ssa did not have controls in place to annotate death information on the ,numident records of numberholders who exceeded maximum reasonable life expectancies and were likely deceased4 7#d7 ,the ,,oig identified #cd cases in which it appeared that the deceased numberholder's name and ,social ,security ,number 7,,ssn7 had been misused4 ,in one instance an employer reported paying wages to someone from #bjjh through #bjab using a numberholder's name and ,,ssn that had been born in #ahhf4 ,,ssa payment records indicated that the numberholder died in ,january #aife1 but the ,,ssa did not record the numberholder's death on the ,numident4 ,,ssa continued paying benefits to the numberholder's widow until her death in ,february #aigc4 ,,ssa's ,master ,earning ,file 7,,mef7 contained no reported earnings information for this numberholder from #aief through #bjjg4 7#e7 ,the ,,oig determined that thousands of the ,s,s,ns could have been used to commit identity fraud4 ,for tax years #bjjf through #bjaa1 ,,ssa received reports that individuals using #ff1ibj ,s,s,ns had approximately #c4a billion in wages1 tips1 and self-employment income4 ,,ssa transferred the earnings to the ,earnings ,suspense ,file because the employees' or self-employed individuals' names on the earnings reports did not match the numberholders' names4 7#f7 ,during calendar years #bjjh through #bjaa1 employers made #d1jbd ,e-,verify inquiries using #c1hgc ,s,s,ns belonging to numberholders born before ,june #af1 #aija4 ,according to the ,,oig1 these inquiries indicate individuals' attempts to use the ,s,s,ns to apply for work4 7#g7 ,the ,,oig determined that resolving these discrepancies will improve the accuracy and completeness of the ,death ,master ,file and help prevent future misuse of these ,s,s,ns4 7#h7 ,the ,american taxpayer deserves to have the surety of knowing that every agency and department within the ,federal ,government takes the prudent actions necessary to prevent future fraud and waste of hard-earned dollars4 7#i7 ,in #bjae1 the ,,oig identified approximately #f4e million numberholders age #aab or older who did not have death information on the ,numident4 7#aj7 ,of the #f4e million cases ,,oig identified1 based on initial review1 ,,ssa believed approximately #a4e million of these individuals were deceased4 ,after further in-depth analysis1 ,,ssa posted death information to records for only those cases that passed complex identity matching protocols1 and where the most current information indicated the individuals are in fact deceased4 7#aa7 ,for the remaining #e million cases1 the ,,ssa reports that it does not have sufficient or reliable evidence that these individuals are deceased4 ,however1 the ,,ssa also notes that the individuals have never received payments from the ,,ssa2 the records are decades old1 and are the result of error-prone paper reporting processes2 it is possible that1 decades ago1 ,,ssa incorrectly recorded some dates of birth and that some individuals are much younger than current records indicate2 and it would be imprudent to presume death in order to add these cases to the ,,dmf because doing so could result in the inappropriate release of living individuals' personally identifiable information--an action that has far-reaching and adverse consequences for these individuals4 7#ab7 ,in line with the ,,oig's recommendations1 the ,,ssa should take proactive action to fully protect the ,american taxpayer by ensuring that there are comprehensive controls in place to annotate death information on the ,numident records of numberholders who exceeded maximum reasonable life expectancies4 #c4 ,implementation of ,,oig recommendations 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #c years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,commissioner of ,social ,security shall implement all of the recommendations described in the memorandum from the ,office of the ,inspector ,general of the ,social ,security ,administration entitled ,numberholders ,age #aab or ,older ,who ,did ,not ,have a ,death ,entry on the ,numident 7,a-#jf-ad-cdjcj7 and dated ,march #d1 #bjae4 7b7 ,additional payment to individuals attaining #ajj years of age ,the ,commissioner of ,social ,security shall make a one-time payment in the amount of #ajj to each individual who1 according to the records of the ,commissioner of ,social ,security1 attains #ajj years of age after the date of enactment of this ,act and applies for such payment4 7c7 ,report ,not later than ,december #ca of each calendar year that begins after the date of the enactment of this ,act and ends before the date that is #c years after such date of enactment1 the ,commissioner shall submit to the ,congress a report on the progress made toward implementation of each of the recommendations described in the memorandum specified in subsection 7a71 the methods used to implement such recommendations1 the amount of funds expended and any other resources utilized to implement such recommendations1 and the projected date of full implementation4