[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4910 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4910

  To amend title 39, United States Code, to make nonmailable any mail 
 matter which bears on its face or on its envelope or outside cover or 
     wrapper the Social Security account number of any individual.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 20, 2000

  Mr. Ehlers introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 39, United States Code, to make nonmailable any mail 
 matter which bears on its face or on its envelope or outside cover or 
     wrapper the Social Security account number of any individual.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. NONMAILABILITY OF MAIL MATTER BEARING OR SHOWING THE SOCIAL 
              SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBER OF ANY INDIVIDUAL.

    (a) In General.--Section 3001 of title 39, United States Code, is 
amended by redesignating subsections (m) and (n) as subsections (n) and 
(o), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (l) the following:
    ``(m)(1) Any matter otherwise legally acceptable in the mails which 
is described in paragraph (2) is nonmailable matter, shall not be 
carried or delivered by mail, and shall be disposed of as the Postal 
Service directs.
    ``(2) Matter described in this paragraph is any matter that bears 
on its face or on its envelope or outside cover or wrapper the social 
security account number of any individual (or through the envelope or 
outside cover or wrapper of which the social security account number of 
any individual is visible).''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
with respect to matter mailed after the 90th day following the date of 
enactment of this Act.
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