[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 51 (Friday, March 20, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S1455]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4737. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee 
on Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

        In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT 
                   EFFICIENCY.

       (a) Audit.--The Inspector General of the Social Security 
     Administration shall investigate the actions of the 
     Department of Government Efficiency with respect to the 
     Social Security Administration to examine--
       (1) the extent to which members of the Department of 
     Government Efficiency illegally accessed or disclosed 
     information from any beneficiary data system; and
       (2) whether any such members of the Department of 
     Government Efficiency should be referred to the Department of 
     Justice for criminal prosecution.
       (b) Department of Government Efficiency.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``Department of Government 
     Efficiency'' means--
       (1) the United States DOGE Service;
       (2) the United States DOGE Service Temporary Organization;
       (3) any DOGE team (as defined in any of the Executive 
     orders described in subsection (c)(1));
       (4) any entity established in accordance with, or to 
     implement, any Executive order described in subsection (c); 
     and
       (5) any successor entity to an entity described in 
     paragraphs (1) through (4).
       (c) Executive Orders.--The Executive orders described in 
     this subsection are--
       (1) Executive Orders 14158, 14210, 14219, and 14222 (90 
     Fed. Reg. 8441, 9669, 10583, 11095); and
       (2) any other Executive order relating to any entity 
     described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (5) of subsection 
     (b).
       (d) Beneficiary Data System Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``beneficiary data system'' means a system that is 
     maintained by the Social Security Administration for the 
     purposes of administering the Social Security Act that--
       (1) issues or records social security account numbers;
       (2) is used to determine eligibility for benefits under 
     such Act;
       (3) to pay benefits under such Act; or
       (4) otherwise contains records of personally identifiable 
     information, personal health information, or Federal tax 
     information of individuals receiving or applying for a 
     benefit under such Act.
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