I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3475 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 18, 2011 Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas (for himself, Mr. Berg, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Herger, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Schock, and Mr. Tiberi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To protect information received by the Commissioner of Social Security related to deceased individuals.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Keeping IDs Safe Act of 2011.

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Protecting information received by the Commissioner of Social Security related to deceased individuals

Section 205(r) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405) is amended— (1)in paragraph (5) by striking for statistical and research activities and all that follows and inserting for law enforcement, tax administration, and statistical and research activities conducted by Federal agencies and for statistical and research activities conducted by State agencies.; and (2)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (10)Information related to a deceased individual received by the Commissioner of Social Security other than as described in paragraph (1) shall be treated for purposes of paragraph (6) in the same manner as information received as described in paragraph (1). .