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[H.R. 624 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.624

                     One Hundred Fifteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
          the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen


                                 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.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.