[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2368 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2368

        To provide for updated and secure social security cards.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 17, 2007

  Mr. Carter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
        To provide for updated and secure social security cards.

    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 Card Fortification 
Act''.

SEC. 2. UPDATED AND SECURE SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS.

    (a) In General.--Section 205(c)(2)(G) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(G)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``(G)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
                            ``(ii) A social security card issued 
                        pursuant to clause (i) of this subparagraph to 
                        an individual described in subparagraph (B)(ii) 
                        shall--
                                    ``(I) be made of tamperproof and 
                                wear-resistant material,
                                    ``(II) be designed, with such 
                                security features and under such 
                                methods as shall be determined by the 
                                Commissioner, to prevent (to the 
                                maximum extent practicable) tampering, 
                                counterfeiting, or duplication of the 
                                card for fraudulent purposes and 
                                fraudulent use of the card,
                                    ``(III) be issued under such secure 
                                procedures as to preclude the issuance 
                                of the card to persons who are 
                                ineligible to receive the card,
                                    ``(IV) have clearly marked on its 
                                face, the name and social security 
                                account number of the individual to 
                                whom the card is issued,
                                    ``(V) display a digital image, 
                                captured directly by an officer or 
                                employee of the Social Security 
                                Administration acting in his or her 
                                official capacity, of the person to 
                                whom the social security account number 
                                was issued and the date on which that 
                                image was captured, and
                                    ``(VI) contain an encrypted, 
                                machine-readable electronic record 
                                which shall include records of 
                                biometric identifiers unique to the 
                                individual to whom the card is issued, 
                                including a copy of the digitized 
                                facial image printed on the face of the 
                                card.
                            ``(iii) The Commissioner may charge a 
                        reasonable fee to the recipient as a condition 
                        for issuance of a social security card under 
                        this subparagraph to an individual described in 
                        subparagraph (B)(ii). Fees charged under this 
                        clause shall be in amounts not greater than 
                        amounts necessary to meet the administrative 
                        costs attributable to the requirements of 
                        clause (ii) of this subparagraph. Amounts 
                        received by the Commissioner under this clause 
                        shall be deposited in the Federal Old-Age and 
                        Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and shall be 
                        available for use by the Commissioner solely 
                        for purposes of meeting such requirements.
                            ``(iv) The Commissioner may through a 
                        Memorandum of Understanding and a reimbursement 
                        of costs, delegate to the Secretary of Homeland 
                        Security the process of meeting the 
                        requirements of this paragraph by using the 
                        existing secure card manufacturing facilities 
                        and related systems used to produce the 
                        Permanent Resident Card and the B1/B2 Visa.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) of this 
section shall apply with respect to social security account numbers and 
social security cards issued after 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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