,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dgcd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbe,ms4  
,/ansbury 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4 
,l>son ( ,connecticut1 & ,ms4 ,johnson (
 ,texas7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means
  ,a ,,bill  ,to protect ,social        
,security b5efits & ensure ! cont9u$    
effective op]ation ( ! ,social ,security
 ,adm9i/ration4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,h&s ,(f ,our      
,social ,security ,act4  #b4 ,purpose ,!
 purpose ( ?is ,act is to ensure !      
cont9u$ effective op]ation ( ! ,social  
,security ,adm9i/ration & to protect    
,social ,security s]vices = all         
,am]icans by prohibit+ tamp]+ ) b5efits1
 unau?oriz$ data m9+1 privatization     
ef=ts1 work=ce r$uctions1 (fice         
closures1 & communication *anges t h9d] 
access to ,social ,security b5efits4    
#c4 ,prohibition on tamp]+ ) social     
security b5efits  7a7 ,no ,f$]al (fic]1 
special gov]nm5t employee1 or contractor

 %all alt]1 )hold1 or delay ,social     
,security b5efits 9 any mann] t is n    
au?oriz$ by law4  7b7 ,any action to    
modify ,social ,security b5efits %all   
require an ,act ( ,congress4  #d4       
,prohibition on unau?oriz$ data m9+ &   
privacy violations  7a7 ,no ,f$]al      
(fic]1 special gov]nm5t employee1 or    
contractor %all collect1 %>e1 or use    
,social ,security data or p]sonally     
id5tifiable in=mation ( b5efici>ies or  
applicants = any purpose o!r ?an        
adm9i/]+ ,social ,security programs     
consi/5t ) exi/+ privacy laws4  7b7 ,any
 data m9+ or use ( ,social ,security or 
p]sonal data = comm]cial1 political1 or 
unau?oriz$ purposes is prohibit$4  7c7  
,violations ( ?is section %all be       
subject to inve/igation & p5alties "u   
applicable ,f$]al privacy & data        
protection laws4  #e4 ,prohibition on   
privatization ( ,social ,security       
b5efits & s]vices  7a7 ,no action %all  
be tak5 to privatize1 outs\rce1 or      
o!rwise transf] ,social ,security       

b5efits adm9i/ration or s]vices to      
private entities )\t express approval by
 an ,act ( ,congress4  7b7 ,! ,social   
,security ,adm9i/ration %all rema9 a    
,f$]al ag5cy responsible = !            
adm9i/ration & deliv]y ( ,social        
,security b5efits4  #f4 ,prohibition on 
unau?oriz$ work=ce r$uctions at ! ,,ssa 
7a7 ,no (fic] or special gov]nm5t       
employee ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t %all      
implem5t or au?orize any r$uction 9 !   
work=ce ( ! ,social ,security           
,adm9i/ration )\t approval f an ,act (  
,congress4  7b7 ,any r$uction 9 ,,ssa   
/aff+ levels %all require a detail$     
report to ,congress1 includ+ !          
anticipat$ impact on s]vice deliv]y &   
plans to ma9ta9 adequate s]vice levels4 
#g4 ,prohibition on closure ( ,,ssa     
(fices )\t ,congressional cons5t  7a7 ,!
 closure or consolidation ( any ,social 
,security ,adm9i/ration (fice or field  
(fice %all be prohibit$ unless expressly
 au?oriz$ by an ,act ( ,congress4  7b7  
,! ,,ssa %all ma9ta9 a m9imum numb] (   

fully op]ational field (fices 9 ea* /ate
 proportional to ! population s]v$4  #h4
 ,ma9t5ance ( multi-*annel communication
 sy/ems  7a7 ,! ,social ,security       
,adm9i/ration %all ma9ta9 its exi/+     
telephone & 9-p]son communication       
s]vices & ensure its effectiv5ess z     
ess5tial *annels = b5efici>y assi/ance4 
7b7 ,any *anges to communication me?ods1
 includ+ use ( social m$ia plat=ms su* z
 ,twitt]1 %all be supplem5t>y & n       
replace exi/+ (ficial communication     
*annels4  7c7 ,no communication s]vices 
ess5tial to ,,ssa b5efici>ies %all be   
t]m9at$ or dim9i%$ )\t prior approval by
 an ,act ( ,congress4  #i4 ,en=cem5t &  
ov]sight  7a7 ,! ,gov]nm5t              
,acc\ntability ,(fice 7,,gao7 %all      
conduct annual audits ( ,,ssa work=ce   
levels1 (fice op]ations1 & communication
 s]vices to ensure compliance ) ?is     
,act4  7b7 ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al %all   
report f9d+s to ,congress1 includ+ any  
noncompliance & recomm5dations =        
corrective action4  #aj4 ,sev]ability   

,if any provision ( ?is ,act1 or !      
application !re(1 to any p]son or       
circum/ances1 is held invalid1 ! rema9d]
 ( ! ,act1 & ! application ( su*        
provisions to o!r p]sons or             
circum/ances1 %all n be affect$ !reby4