,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bh1 #bjai ,mr4 
,k+ ( ,i[a introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways &     
,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !         
,commission] ( ,social ,security to     
implem5t c]ta9 recordkeep+              
recomm5dations1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,social ,security ,integrity ,act (     
#bjai4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3  7#a7 ,individuals c commit     
v>i\s types ( fraud aga9/ ! ,gov]nm5t by
 report+ e>n+s "u deceas$ individuals'  
,social ,security ,numb]s 7,s,s,ns74    
7#b7 ,v>i\s ,f$]al entities rely on !   
,social ,security ,adm9i/ration's       
7,,ssa7 dea? in=mation to detect        
unreport$ dea?s & v]ify ! accuracy (    
report$ dea?s4  7#c7 ,! ,numid5t is !   
,,ssa's comput] database file on all :o 
h appli$ = a ,social ,security numb]4 ,!
 ,(fice ( ! ,inspector ,g5]al 7,,oig7 ( 
! ,,ssa conduct$ an audit & det]m9$ t ! 

,,ssa did n h controls 9 place to       
annotate dea? in=mation on ! ,numid5t   
records ( numb]hold]s :o exce$$ maximum 
reasonable life expectancies & 7 likely 
deceas$4  7#d7 ,! ,,oig id5tifi$ #cd    
cases 9 :i* x appe>$ t ! deceas$        
numb]hold]'s "n & ,social ,security     
,numb] 7,,ssn7 _h be5 misus$4 ,9 "o     
in/ance an employ] report$ pay+ wages to
 someone f #bjjh ?r\gh #bjab us+ a      
numb]hold]'s "n & ,,ssn t _h be5 born 9 
#ahhf4 ,,ssa paym5t records indicat$ t !
 numb]hold] di$ 9 ,janu>y #aife1 b !    
,,ssa did n record ! numb]hold]'s dea?  
on ! ,numid5t4 ,,ssa cont9u$ pay+       
b5efits to ! numb]hold]'s wid[ until h] 
dea? 9 ,febru>y #aigc4 ,,ssa's ,ma/]    
,e>n+ ,file 7,,mef7 conta9$ no report$  
e>n+s in=mation = ?is numb]hold] f #aief
 ?r\gh #bjjg4  7#e7 ,! ,,oig det]m9$ t  
?\s&s ( ! ,s,s,ns c\ld h be5 us$ to     
commit id5tity fraud4 ,= tax ye>s #bjjf 
?r\gh #bjaa1 ,,ssa receiv$ reports t    
individuals us+ #ff1ibj ,s,s,ns _h      
approximately #c4a billion 9 wages1     

tips1 & self-employm5t income4 ,,ssa    
transf]r$ ! e>n+s to ! ,e>n+s ,susp5se  
,file because ! employees' or           
self-employ$ individuals' names on !    
e>n+s reports did n mat* ! numb]hold]s' 
names4  7#f7 ,dur+ cal5d> ye>s #bjjh    
?r\gh #bjaa1 employ]s made #d1jbd       
,e-,v]ify inquiries us+ #c1hgc ,s,s,ns  
belong+ to numb]hold]s born be=e ,june  
#af1 #aija4 ,accord+ to ! ,,oig1 ^!     
inquiries indicate individuals' attempts
 to use ! ,s,s,ns to apply = "w4  7#g7  
,! ,,oig det]m9$ t resolv+ ^!           
discrepancies w improve ! accuracy &    
complet5ess ( ! ,dea? ,ma/] ,file & help
 prev5t future misuse ( ^! ,s,s,ns4     
7#h7 ,! ,am]ican taxpay] des]ves to h ! 
surety ( kn[+ t e ag5cy & dep>tm5t )9 ! 
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t takes ! prud5t actions 
necess>y to prev5t future fraud & wa/e (
 h>d-e>n$ doll>s4  7#i7 ,9 #bjae1 !     
,,oig id5tifi$ approximately #f4e       
million numb]hold]s age #aab or old] :o 
did n h dea? in=mation on ! ,numid5t4   
7#aj7 ,( ! #f4e million cases ,,oig     

id5tifi$1 bas$ on initial review1 ,,ssa 
believ$ approximately #a4e million ( ^! 
individuals 7 deceas$4 ,aft] fur!r      
9-dep? analysis1 ,,ssa po/$ dea?        
in=mation to records = only ^? cases t  
pass$ complex id5tity mat*+ protocols1 &
 :]e ! mo/ curr5t in=mation indicat$ !  
individuals are 9 fact deceas$4  7#aa7  
,= ! rema9+ #e million cases1 ! ,,ssa   
reports t x does n h suffici5t or       
reliable evid5ce t ^! individuals are   
deceas$4 ,h[ev]1 ! ,,ssa also notes t ! 
individuals h nev] receiv$ paym5ts f !  
,,ssa2 ! records are decades old1 & are 
! result ( error-prone pap] report+     
processes2 x is possible t1 decades ago1
 ,,ssa incorrectly record$ "s dates (   
bir? & t "s individuals are mu* y\ng]   
?an curr5t records indicate2 & x w\ld be
 imprud5t to presume dea? 9 ord] to add 
^! cases to ! ,,dmf because do+ s c\ld  
result 9 ! inappropriate release ( liv+ 
individuals' p]sonally id5tifiable      
in=mation--an action t has f>-rea*+ &   
adv]se consequ5ces = ^! individuals4    

7#ab7 ,9 l9e ) ! ,,oig's recomm5dations1
 ! ,,ssa %\ld take proactive action to  
fully protect ! ,am]ican taxpay] by     
ensur+ t !re are compreh5sive controls 9
 place to annotate dea? in=mation on !  
,numid5t records ( numb]hold]s :o exce$$
 maximum reasonable life expectancies4  
#c4 ,implem5tation ( ,,oig              
recomm5dations  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an
 #c ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,commission] ( ,social ,security
 %all implem5t all ( ! recomm5dations   
describ$ 9 ! memor&um f ! ,(fice ( !    
,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,social ,security 
,adm9i/ration entitl$ ,numb]hold]s ,age 
#aab or ,old] ,:o ,did ,n ,h a ,dea?    
,entry on ! ,numid5t 7,a-#jf-ad-cdjcj7 &
 dat$ ,m>* #d1 #bjae4  7b7 ,additional  
paym5t to individuals atta9+ #ajj ye>s (
 age ,! ,commission] ( ,social ,security
 %all make a "o-"t paym5t 9 ! am\nt (   
#ajj to ea* individual :o1 accord+ to ! 
records ( ! ,commission] ( ,social      
,security1 atta9s #ajj ye>s ( age aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act & applies = 

su* paym5t4  7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an    
,decemb] #ca ( ea* cal5d> ye> t beg9s   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act &   
ends be=e ! date t is #c ye>s aft] su*  
date ( enactm5t1 ! ,commission] %all    
submit to ! ,congress a report on !     
progress made t[>d implem5tation ( ea* (
 ! recomm5dations describ$ 9 ! memor&um 
specifi$ 9 subsection 7a71 ! me?ods us$ 
to implem5t su* recomm5dations1 ! am\nt 
( funds exp5d$ & any o!r res\rces       
utiliz$ to implem5t su* recomm5dations1 
& ! project$ date ( full implem5tation4