[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 624 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 624

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                                 AN ACT


 
To restrict the inclusion of social security account numbers on Federal 
            documents sent by mail, and for other purposes.

    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 Number Fraud 
Prevention Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. RESTRICTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS ON DOCUMENTS SENT BY 
              MAIL.

    (a) Restriction.--An agency may not include the social security 
account number of an individual on any document sent by mail unless the 
head of the agency determines that the inclusion of the social security 
account number on the document is necessary.
    (b) Regulations.--Not later than 5 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the head of each CFO Act agency shall issue 
regulations specifying the circumstances under which inclusion of a 
social security account number on a document sent by mail is necessary. 
Such regulations shall include--
            (1) instructions for the partial redaction of social 
        security account numbers where feasible; and
            (2) a requirement that social security account numbers not 
        be visible on the outside of any package sent by mail.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and not later than the first, second, third, fourth, and 
fifth-year anniversary of such date of enactment, the head of each CFO 
Act agency shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means and the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and any other 
appropriate authorizing committees of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate, a report on the implementation of subsection (a) that 
includes the following:
            (1) The title and identification number of any document 
        used by the CFO Act agency during the previous year that 
        includes the complete social security account number of an 
        individual.
            (2) For the first report submitted, a plan that describes 
        how the CFO Act agency will comply with the requirements of 
        subsection (a).
            (3) For the final report submitted, the title and 
        identification number of each document used by the CFO Act 
        agency for which the head of the agency has determined, in 
        accordance with regulations issued pursuant to subsection (b), 
        that the inclusion of a social security account number on such 
        document is necessary, and the rationale for such 
        determination.
            (4) For any other report that is not the first or final 
        report submitted, an update on the implementation of the plan 
        described under paragraph (2).
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code, but 
        includes an establishment in the legislative or judicial branch 
        of the Government (except the Senate, the House of 
        Representatives, and the Architect of the Capitol, and any 
        activities under the direction of the Architect of the 
        Capitol).
            (2) CFO act agency.--The term ``CFO Act agency'' means the 
        agencies listed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 901(b) of 
        title 31, United States Code.
    (e) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any 
document sent by mail on or after the date that is 5 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 24, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 624

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

To restrict the inclusion of social security account numbers on Federal 
            documents sent by mail, and for other purposes.