1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Know Your Social Security Act of 2019”.
Know Your Social Security Act of 2019
A BILL
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify the mailing requirement relating to social security account statements.
2. Clarification of requirement to mail social security account statements
in subsection (a)(1), by adding at the end the following: “Such statement shall be provided by mail unless the requesting individual chooses electronic delivery for that request.”; and
in subsection (c)(2)—
by striking “Beginning not later than” and inserting “(A) Beginning not later than”;
by inserting “by mail” after “provide”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(B) In any case in which an eligible individual described in subparagraph (A) responds to an annual inquiry by the Commissioner relating to the mailing of the individual’s statement by making an election that such statement for such year be provided in electronic form only, the requirements of this paragraph shall be deemed to be satisfied for such year with respect to the individual.”
Effective date— The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to social security account statements required to be provided after the date of the enactment of this Act.