---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 2.300"
title: "43"
number: "2.300"
heading: "What is the purpose of this subpart?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/2.300"
---

# §2.300. What is the purpose of this subpart?

- (a) The purpose of this subpart is to implement the requirements of the Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 (the Act), Public Law 115-59, [42 U.S.C. 405](/usc/42/405.md) note, September 15, 2017.
- (b) **The Act—**
  - (1) Prohibits Federal agencies from including any individual's Social Security account number (SSN) on any document sent by mail unless the head of the agency determines that such inclusion is necessary; and
  - (2) Requires agencies to issue regulations that specify the circumstances under which such inclusion is necessary.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 87 FR 42099, July 14, 2022, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 552, 552a, 553, 31 U.S.C. 3717, 43 U.S.C. 1460, 1461, the Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017, Pub. L. 115-59, September 15, 2017.

### Source

Source: 40 FR 7305, Feb. 19, 1975, unless otherwise noted.