[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2908 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2908

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the display of 
           Social Security account numbers on Medicare cards.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 24, 2008

 Mr. Brown (for himself and Mr. Coburn) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the display of 
           Social Security account numbers on Medicare 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 ``Medicare Card Security Act of 
2008''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF THE DISPLAY OF SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBERS 
              ON MEDICARE CARDS.

    (a) In General.--Section 205(c)(2)(C) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(C)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new clause:
    ``(x) The Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services jointly shall establish cost-effective 
procedures to ensure that a social security account number (or any 
derivative thereof) is not displayed on the Medicare card issued to an 
individual who is entitled to benefits under part A of title XVIII or 
enrolled under part B of title XVIII.''.
    (b) Funding.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the 
amounts appropriated for administrative expenses of the Department of 
Health and Human Services for fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 
2008, such sums as are necessary to carry out the amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall be available from such amounts for such purpose.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to Medicare cards issued on and after the date that 
is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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