I 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4145 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 19, 2009 Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas 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 prohibit the issuance of Social Security account numbers to nonimmigrant aliens who are admitted to the United States as students in order to pursue a full course of study or their spouses or minor children unless such aliens are applicants for or recipients of benefits under a program financed by the Federal Government.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Foreign Students Social Security Numbers Reform Act of 2009.

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Prohibition of issuance of social security account numbers to nonimmigrant aliens admitted to the United States as students, or their spouses or minor children, except in connection with benefits under a Federal program

(a)

In general

Section 205(c)(2)(B)((i)(I) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(B)(i)(I)) is amended by striking employment; and inserting employment, except that the Commissioner shall not issue a Social Security account number to any nonimmigrant alien described in section 101(a)(15)(F) of the Immigration and Nationality Act unless such alien is an individual described in subclause (II);. (b)

Effective date

The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to Social Security account numbers issued after 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.