[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2312 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2312

  To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to change the 
numerical identifier used to identify Medicare beneficiaries under the 
                           Medicare program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 16, 2006

  Mr. Durbin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to change the 
numerical identifier used to identify Medicare beneficiaries under the 
                           Medicare program.

    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 ``Social Security Number Protection 
Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRING THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO CHANGE 
              THE NUMERICAL IDENTIFIER USED TO IDENTIFY MEDICARE 
              BENEFICIARIES UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
establish and implement procedures to change the numerical identifier 
used to identify individuals entitled to benefits under part A of title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act or enrolled under part B of such title 
so that such an individual's social security account number is not 
displayed on the identification card issued to the individual under the 
Medicare program under such title or on any explanation of Medicare 
benefits mailed to the individual.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
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