,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eddf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ag1       
#bjai,mr4 ,larson of ,connecticut 7for  
himself and ,mr4 ,reed7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title ,,vii of the    
,social ,security ,act to provide for a 
single point of contact at the ,social  
,security ,administration for           
individuals who are victims of identity 
theft4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,improving ,social      
,security's ,service to ,victims of     
,identity ,theft ,act4  #b4 ,single     
point of contact for identity theft     
victims  7a7 ,in general ,title ,,vii of
 the ,social ,security ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #ija et seq47 is amended by   
adding at the end the following3  #gad4 
,single point of contact for identity   
theft victims  7a7 ,in general ,the     
,commissioner of ,social ,security shall
 establish and implement procedures to  

ensure that any individual whose social 
security account number has been misused
 7such as to fraudulently obtain        
benefits under title ,,ii1 ,,viii1 or   
,,xvi of this ,act1 or in a manner that 
affects an individual's records at the  
,social ,security ,administration1 or in
 a manner that prompts the individual to
 request a new social security account  
number7 has a single point of contact at
 the ,social ,security ,administration  
throughout the resolution of the        
individual's case4 ,the single point of 
contact shall track the individual's    
case to completion and coordinate with  
other units to resolve issues as quickly
 as possible4  7b7 ,single point of     
contact  7#a7 ,in general ,for purposes 
of subsection 7a71 the single point of  
contact shall consist of a team or      
subset of specially trained employees   
who--  7,a7 have the ability to         
coordinate with other units to resolve  
the issues involved in the individual's 
case1 and  7,b7 shall be accountable for

 the case until its resolution4  7#b7   
,team or subset ,the employees included 
within the team or subset described in  
paragraph 7#a7 may change as required to
 meet the needs of the ,social ,security
 ,administration1 provided that         
procedures have been established to--   
7,a7 ensure continuity of records and   
case history1 and  7,b7 notify the      
individual when appropriate4  4  7b7    
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
subsection 7a7 shall take effect #ahj   
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act4