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Apr 23, 2015viewing Reported in Senate Mr. Carper (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Warner, Mr. Coats, Mr. Booker, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Tillis, and Ms. Baldwin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs See what changed
Apr 23, 2015 Introduced in Senate Mr. Carper (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Warner, Mr. Coats, and Mr. Booker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

S. 1073 — what changed

Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act

From Introduced in Senate to Reported in Senate. 1 section amended and 1 added between Introduced in Senate and Reported in Senate.

Sec. 4 Plan for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of death data maintained and distributed by the Social Security Administration

(a)

changed In general— Not later than 180 days 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall submit to Congress a plan, which shall include the elements described in subsection (b), to ensure improve the accuracy and completeness of the death data (including data regarding individuals who are not eligible for or receiving benefits under titles II or XVI of the Social Security Act) maintained and distributed by the Social Security Administration.

(b)

Content of plan— The plan required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:

(1)

changed A procedure for identifying extremely elderly individuals who are still alive and are older than the oldest known living person according to the records of the Social Security Administration and verifying the accuracy of this information.

(2)

Improved policies and procedures for identifying and correcting erroneous records, including policies and procedures for—

(A)

identifying individuals listed as dead who are actually alive;

(B)

indentifying individuals listed as alive who are actually dead; and

(C)

allowing individuals or survivors of deceased individuals to notify the Social Security Administration of potential errors.

(3)

Improved policies and procedures to identify and correct errors in the records of the Numerical Identification System, and death data.

(4)

A process for employing statistical analysis of the death data maintained and distributed by the Social Security Administration to determine an estimate of the number of erroneous records.

(5)

Recommendations for legislation.

(c)

Implementation of plan— Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall implement the plan required under subsection (a).

Sec. 5 Report on information security

added

added Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall submit a report to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, and Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and the Committees on Finance and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate that—

(1)

added identifies all information systems of the Social Security Administration containing sensitive information; and

(2)

added describes the measures the Commissioner is taking to secure and protect such information systems.

S. 1073 — what changed

Sec. 4 Plan for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of death data maintained and distributed by the Social Security Administration

Sec. 5 Report on information security

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