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H.R. 624 — what changed

Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017

From Reported in House to Engrossed in House. 2 sections amended between Reported in House and Engrossed in House.

Section 1 Short title

changed This Act may be cited as the “Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017”.

Sec. 2 Restriction of social security numbers on documents sent by mail

(a)
changed In general—Restriction— No department or An agency of the Federal Government may not include the social security account number of any an individual on any document sent by mail unless the head of such department or the agency determines that the inclusion of such the social security account number on such the document is necessary.
(b)
changed Regulations— Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of each department and CFO Act agency of the Federal Government shall issue regulations specifying the circumstances under which inclusion of a social security account number on a document sent by mail is necessary. Such regulations shall include—
(1)
changed instructions for the partial redaction of social security account numbers whenever where feasible; and
(2)
a requirement that social security account numbers not be visible on the outside of any package sent by mail.
(c)
changed Effective date—Report— This Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not later than the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth-year anniversary of such date of enactment, the head of each CFO Act agency shall apply with respect submit to documents sent by mail the Committee on or after Ways and Means and the date that is 5 years after Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the date House of Representatives, the enactment Committee on Finance and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of this Act.the Senate, and any other appropriate authorizing committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate, a report on the implementation of subsection (a) that includes the following:
(1)
added The title and identification number of any document used by the CFO Act agency during the previous year that includes the complete social security account number of an individual.
(2)
added For the first report submitted, a plan that describes how the CFO Act agency will comply with the requirements of subsection (a).
(3)
added For the final report submitted, the title and identification number of each document used by the CFO Act agency for which the head of the agency has determined, in accordance with regulations issued pursuant to subsection (b), that the inclusion of a social security account number on such document is necessary, and the rationale for such determination.
(4)
added For any other report that is not the first or final report submitted, an update on the implementation of the plan described under paragraph (2).
(d)
added Definitions— In this section:
(1)
added Agency— The term “agency” has the meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code, but includes an establishment in the legislative or judicial branch of the Government (except the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the Architect of the Capitol, and any activities under the direction of the Architect of the Capitol).
(2)
added CFO Act agency— The term “CFO Act agency” means the agencies listed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 901(b) of title 31, United States Code.
(e)
added Effective date— Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any document sent by mail on or after the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.