[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5284 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5284

 To direct the President to assess the advisability of requiring each 
       State to use the Death Master File of the Social Security 
      Administration in issuing drivers' licenses to individuals.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2002

Ms. Hooley of Oregon introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the President to assess the advisability of requiring each 
       State to use the Death Master File of the Social Security 
      Administration in issuing drivers' licenses to individuals.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Identity Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. USE OF MASTER DEATH FILE IN ISSUANCE OF DRIVERS' LICENSES.

    (a) Study.--The President shall conduct a study to assess the 
advisability of requiring each State to use the Death Master File of 
the Social Security Administration in issuing drivers' licenses to 
individuals as a method of determining the validity of the social 
security numbers supplied by the individuals.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the President shall transmit to Congress a report on the 
results of the study.
    (c) Delegation.--The President shall conduct the study acting 
through the head of an appropriate Federal department or agency, as 
designated by the President.
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