I 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2706 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 4, 2009 Mr. Marchant introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for the reissuance of Social Security account numbers to young children in cases in which the confidentiality of the number has been compromised by reason of theft.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Young Children Social Security Number Protection Act of 2009.

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Reissuance of Social Security account numbers to young children in cases where confidentiality has been compromised by reason of theft

Section 205(c)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(B)) is amended— (1)by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and (2)by inserting after clause (ii) the following new clause: (iii)In any case in which a Social Security account number has been issued to a child pursuant to subclause (IV) or (V) of clause (i) and it is demonstrated to the Commissioner of Social Security by a parent or guardian of the child that, in the course of transmission of documentation of such number to the child, the confidentiality of such number has been compromised by reason of theft of such documentation, the Commissioner shall issue a new Social Security account number to such child and make note in the records maintained with respect to such child of the pertinent information received by the Commissioner regarding the theft of the documentation of the original number. .