[House Report 118-191]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


118th Congress   }                                      {       Report
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 1st Session     }                                      {      118-191

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  IMPROVING SOCIAL SECURITY'S SERVICE TO VICTIMS OF IDENTITY THEFT ACT

                                _______
                                

 September 12, 2023.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
            the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

Mr. Smith of Missouri, from the Committee on Ways and Means, submitted 
                             the following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 3784]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the 
bill (H.R. 3784) to amend title VII of the Social Security Act 
to provide for a single point of contact at the Social Security 
Administration for individuals who are victims of identity 
theft, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon 
with an amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do 
pass.

                                CONTENTS

                                                                   Page
  I. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND...........................................2
          A. Purpose and Summary.................................     2
          B. Background and Need for Legislation.................     2
          C. Legislative History.................................     3
          D. Designated Hearing..................................     4
 II. EXPLANATION OF THE BILL..........................................4
          A. The Improving Social Security's Service to Victims 
              of Identity Theft Act..............................     4
III. VOTE OF THE COMMITTEE............................................5
 IV. BUDGET EFFECTS OF THE BILL.......................................5
          A. Committee Estimate of Budgetary Effects.............     5
          B. Statement Regarding New Budget Authority and Tax 
              Expenditures Budget Authority......................     5
  V. COST ESTIMATE PREPARED BY THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE........6
 VI. OTHER MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED UNDER THE RULES OF THE HOUSE......12
          A. Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations....    12
          B. Statement of General Performance Goals and 
              Objectives.........................................    12
          C. Information Relating to Unfunded Mandates...........    12
          D. Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and 
              Limited Tariff Benefits............................    12
          E. Duplication of Federal Programs.....................    12
VII. CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED...........13

    The amendment is as follows:
  Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

  This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Social Security's Service to 
Victims of Identity Theft Act''.

SEC. 2. SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR IDENTITY THEFT VICTIMS.

  (a) In General.--Title VII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 901 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 714. SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR IDENTITY THEFT VICTIMS.

  ``(a) In General.--The Commissioner of Social Security shall 
establish and implement procedures to ensure that any individual whose 
social security account number has been misused (such as to 
fraudulently obtain benefits under title II, VIII, or XVI of this Act, 
or in a manner that affects an individual's records at the Social 
Security Administration, or in a manner that prompts the individual to 
request a new social security account number) or whose social security 
card has been lost in the course of transmission to the individual has 
a single point of contact at the Social Security Administration 
throughout the resolution of the individual's case. The single point of 
contact shall track the individual's case to completion and coordinate 
with other units to resolve issues as quickly as possible.
  ``(b) Single Point of Contact.--
          ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a), the single 
        point of contact shall consist of a team or subset of specially 
        trained employees who--
                  ``(A) have the ability to coordinate with other units 
                to resolve the issues involved in the individual's 
                case, and
                  ``(B) shall be accountable for the case until its 
                resolution.
          ``(2) Team or subset.--The employees included within the team 
        or subset described in paragraph (1) may change as required to 
        meet the needs of the Social Security Administration, provided 
        that procedures have been established to--
                  ``(A) ensure continuity of records and case history, 
                and
                  ``(B) notify the individual when appropriate.''.
  (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take 
effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

                       I. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND


                         A. Purpose and Summary

    The bill, H.R. 3784, the ``Improving Social Security's 
Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act,'' as ordered reported 
by the Committee on Ways and Means on June 7, 2023, amends 
Title VII of the Social Security Act to require the Social 
Security Administration (SSA) to provide a single point of 
contact to any individual who needs to resolve a problem with 
the SSA because of misuse of his or her Social Security number 
(SSN), or because his or her Social Security card has been lost 
in the mail. The bill aims to make it easier and less confusing 
for a victim of identity theft or an individual with a 
compromised SSN to resolve issues related to the misuse of his 
or her SSN or loss of his or her Social Security card by 
providing a single point of contact within the SSA until all 
associated issues are resolved.

                 B. Background and Need for Legislation

    Identity theft is a serious issue affecting tens of 
millions of Americans annually. In 2022, there were more than 
1,800 reported data breaches impacting roughly 422 million 
individual records. Of the 1,800 reported data breaches, more 
than 1,100 included SSNs.\1\ The Federal Trade Commission, the 
lead federal agency on identity theft, reported more than 1.1 
million complaints of identity theft in 2022.\2\
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    \1\2022 Data Breach Report, Identity Theft Resource Center (January 
2023).
    \2\Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book, 2022, Federal Trade 
Commission (February 2023).
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    The SSN is an increasingly attractive target for fraudsters 
due to its widespread use as an identifier and authenticator in 
both the public and private sectors. SSN misuse--when a person 
other than the rightful numberholder incorrectly or improperly 
uses an SSN--can create additional difficulties for identity 
theft victims if they need to contact the SSA to disclaim 
fraudulently claimed benefits, correct earnings records, or 
apply for a new SSN.
    Resolving an issue related to SSN misuse can be complex and 
may require an individual to face multiple, different processes 
requiring him or her to speak to multiple, different SSA 
employees before the issue is resolved. If an individual's SSN 
has previously been used to file a fraudulent claim, there is 
no guarantee that he or she will have the same point of contact 
within the SSA to resolve subsequent fraudulent claims. In each 
of these circumstances, the identity theft victim could end up 
speaking with multiple, different employees to resolve the 
issue.
    Further, when a Social Security card is lost in the mail, 
an individual has no choice but to contact the SSA to request a 
replacement card. The loss of a newborn child's Social Security 
card is especially complex because parents or guardians have no 
knowledge of the child's SSN and have limited identifying 
information for the child.

                         C. Legislative History


Background

    H.R. 3784 was introduced on June 1, 2023, and was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Committee hearings

    On May 24, 2023, the Ways and Means Committee Subcommittee 
on Social Security held a hearing on ``The Social Security 
Administration's Role in Combatting Identity Fraud.'' The 
hearing highlighted the harm that identity fraud and the misuse 
of SSNs causes to children and families. The hearing also 
discussed the responsibility of the SSA to do more to serve 
victims of SSN-related identity fraud. The Subcommittee heard 
testimony from a mother of three who described her months-long 
ordeal to resolve an issue with the SSA when her newborn 
daughter's Social Security card was lost in the mail. She had 
to talk to multiple, different SSA employees over the phone and 
in person who provided her with conflicting information and 
advice.

Committee action

    The Committee on Ways and Means marked up H.R. 3784, the 
``Improving Social Security's Service to Victims of Identity 
Theft Act,'' on June 7, 2023, and ordered the bill, as amended, 
favorably reported (with a quorum being present).

                         D. Designated Hearing

    Pursuant to clause 3(c)(6) of rule XIII, the following 
hearing was used to develop and consider H.R. 3784:
          Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social 
        Security hearing which took place on May 24, 2023, 
        entitled: ``The Social Security Administration's Role 
        in Combatting Identity Fraud.''

                      II. EXPLANATION OF THE BILL


A. The Improving Social Security's Service to Victims of Identity Theft 
                                  Act


                              PRESENT LAW

    Current law does not require the SSA to provide a single 
point of contact to individuals whose SSNs have been misused or 
whose Social Security card has been lost in the mail. SSA 
policies may require an individual to be in contact with 
multiple SSA offices, employees, or both, to resolve an issue 
depending on the type of misuse, or whether it was identified 
by the individual or the SSA.

                           REASONS FOR CHANGE

    When a person other than the rightful numberholder 
incorrectly or improperly uses a numberholder's SSN, this 
misuse can cause difficulty for identity theft victims. It is 
the view of the Committee that an individual who has been a 
victim of identity theft that results in misuse of his or her 
SSN or whose Social Security card has been lost in the mail 
should not have added difficulty when interacting with the SSA 
by having to deal with multiple contacts at the SSA to resolve 
problems associated with the misuse or loss.
    When an individual's SSN has been misused or when his or 
her Social Security card has been lost in the mail, he or she 
may subsequently need to contact the SSA to resolve issues 
related to fraudulent claiming of benefits, to correct his or 
her SSA records, or to apply for a new SSN. In every case, the 
Committee believes the individual should have a single point of 
contact at the SSA. The Committee is aware that the list of 
situations in the bill text for which a single point of contact 
for an identity theft victim is necessary is not exhaustive and 
expects the Commissioner of the SSA to provide a single point 
of contact in all instances that reflect the spirit and intent 
of this legislation.

                       EXPLANATION OF PROVISIONS

    Section 1 provides the short title of the bill as the 
``Improving Social Security's Service to Victims of Identity 
Theft Act''.
    Section 2 requires the SSA to provide a single point of 
contact to individuals seeking to resolve an issue or issues 
with the SSA related to the misuse of his or her SSN or when 
his or her Social Security card has been lost in the course of 
transmission to the individual. This section also provides a 
non-exhaustive list of reasons an individual may need to 
contact the SSA due to SSN misuse or loss in the mail. The 
single point of contact must track the individual's case to 
completion and coordinate with other specialized units to 
resolve issues as quickly as possible.

                             EFFECTIVE DATE

    The bill would become effective 180 days following the date 
of enactment.

                       III. VOTE OF THE COMMITTEE

    In compliance with the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, the following statement is made concerning the 
vote of the Committee on Ways and Means during the markup 
consideratin of H.R. 3784, the ``Improving Social Security's 
Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act'' on June 7, 2023.
    H.R. 3784 was ordered favorably reported to the House o 
Reprentatives as amended by a roll call vote of 43 yeas to 0 
nays (with a quorum being present). The vote was as follows:

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         Representative             Yea       Nay     Present     Representative      Yea       Nay     Present
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Mr. Smith (MO).................        X   ........  .........  Mr. Neal.........        X   ........  .........
Mr. Buchanan...................        X   ........  .........  Mr. Doggett......        X   ........  .........
Mr. Smith (NE).................        X   ........  .........  Mr. Thompson.....        X   ........  .........
Mr. Kelly......................        X   ........  .........  Mr. Larson.......        X   ........  .........
Mr. Schweikert.................        X   ........  .........  Mr. Blumenauer...        X   ........  .........
Mr. LaHood.....................        X   ........  .........  Mr. Pascrell.....        X   ........  .........
Dr. Wenstrup...................        X   ........  .........  Mr. Pascrell.....        X   ........  .........
Mr. Arrington..................        X   ........  .........  Ms. Sanchez......        X   ........  .........
Dr. Ferguson...................        X   ........  .........  Mr. Higgins......        X   ........  .........
Mr. Estes......................        X   ........  .........  Ms. Sewell.......        X   ........  .........
Mr. Smucker....................        X   ........  .........  Ms. DelBene......        X   ........  .........
Mr. Hern.......................        X   ........  .........  Ms. Chu..........        X   ........  .........
Ms. Miller.....................        X   ........  .........  Ms. Moore........        X   ........  .........
Dr. Murphy.....................        X   ........  .........  Mr. Kildee.......        X   ........  .........
Mr. Kustoff....................        X   ........  .........  Mr. Beyer........        X   ........  .........
Mr. Fitzpatrick................        X   ........  .........  Mr. Evans........        X   ........  .........
Mr. Steube.....................        X   ........  .........  Mr. Schneider....        X   ........  .........
Ms. Tenney.....................        X   ........  .........  Mr. Panetta......        X   ........  .........
Mrs. Fischbach.................        X   ........  .........
Mr. Moore......................        X   ........  .........
Mrs. Steel.....................        X   ........  .........
Ms. Van Duyne..................        X   ........  .........
Mr. Feenstra...................        X   ........  .........
Ms. Malliotakis................        X   ........  .........
Mr. Carey......................        X   ........  .........
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                     IV. BUDGET EFFECTS OF THE BILL


               A. Committee Estimate of Budgetary Effects

    In compliance with clause 3(d) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, the following statement is made 
concerning the effects on the budget of the bill, H.R. 3784, as 
reported. The estimate prepared by the Congressional Budget 
Office (CBO) is included below.

B. Statement Regarding New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures Budget 
                               Authority

    In compliance with clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives, the Committee states that the 
bill involves no new or increased budget authority. The 
Committee states further that the bill involves no new or 
increased tax expenditures.

      V. COST ESTIMATE PREPARED BY THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

    In compliance with clause 3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives, requiring a cost estimate 
prepared by the CBO, the following statement by CBO is 
provided.

[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]


    Bill summary: On June 7, 2023, the Committee on Ways and 
Means ordered nine bills to be reported. This document provides 
estimates for each piece of legislation.
    Generally, the legislation would:
           Permanently establish what is known as a 
        safe harbor, which allows high-deductible health plans 
        to provide telehealth services without making 
        participants ineligible to use health savings accounts;
           Modify certain reporting requirements for 
        employers and codify existing regulations or guidance 
        related to employment-based health insurance coverage;
           Designate certain airports as ports of entry 
        if they are within 30 miles of the southern or northern 
        border of the United States; and
           Require the Social Security Administration 
        (SSA) to take certain actions in the event of loss or 
        misuse of a Social Security number.
    Estimated Federal cost: The estimated direct spending and 
revenue effects of the legislation are shown in Table 1. The 
costs of the legislation fall within budget functions 650 
(Social Security), 750 (administration of justice), and 800 
(general government).
    Basis of estimate: For this estimate, CBO assumes that each 
bill will be enacted late in fiscal year 2023 and that spending 
of appropriated amounts will begin in fiscal year 2024. The 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended, stipulates that 
revenue estimates provided by the staff of the Joint Committee 
on Taxation (JCT) will be the official estimates for all tax 
legislation considered by the Congress. CBO, therefore, 
incorporates those estimates into its cost estimates of the 
effects of legislation.
    Direct spending: CBO estimates that one bill of the nine 
would affect direct spending: H.R. 3796 would designate as 
ports of entry certain airports within 30 miles of the southern 
or northern border of the United States. Under current law, 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) collects customs user fees, 
including immigration user fees and fees collected under the 
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), at 
designated ports of entry. Those fees, which are deposited into 
the Treasury as offsetting receipts, are classified as direct 
spending. CBO expects that fewer than five airports would be 
designated as ports of entry under the bill and that the 
increase in collections of customs user fees under the bill 
would be small.
    Therefore, CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 3796 would 
reduce net direct spending by less than $500,000 over the 2023-
2033 period.

  TABLE 1.--ESTIMATED EFFECTS ON DIRECT SPENDING AND REVENUES OF HEALTH CARE AND OTHER LEGISLATION ORDERED REPORTED BY THE PHOUSE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND
                                                                  MEANS ON JUNE 7, 2023
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                                                                          By fiscal year, millions of dollars--
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                                   2023     2024     2025     2026     2027     2028     2029     2030     2031     2032     2033   2023-2028  2023-2033
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                                                            DECREASES (-) IN DIRECT SPENDING
 
H.R. 3796, a bill to provide for the extension of taxes funding the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to require the designation of certain airports as
 ports of entry:
    Estimated Budget Authority.        0        *        *        *        *        *        *        *        *        *        *         *          *
    Estimated Outlays..........        0        *        *        *        *        *        *        *        *        *        *         *          *
 
                                                                DECREASES (-) IN REVENUES
 
H.R. 1843, the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023:
    Estimated Revenues.........        0        0     -225     -386     -471     -555     -605     -642     -681     -722     -766    -1,636     -5,053
        On-Budget..............        0        0     -167     -293     -359     -422     -460     -487     -516     -547     -580    -1,240     -3,831
        Off-Budget.............        0        0      -58      -93     -112     -133     -145     -155     -165     -175     -186      -396     -1,222
 
H.R. 3801, the Employer Reporting Improvement Act:
    Estimated Revenues.........        0        0        *        *        *        *        *        *        *        *        *         *          *
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Sources: Congressional Budget Office; staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation.
Components may not sum to totals because of rounding; * = between -$500,000 and zero.
Off-budget effects reflect decreases in payroll taxes for Social Security.

    Revenues: CBO and JCT estimate that two bills would affect 
revenues over the 2023-2033 period. A third (H.R. 3796) would 
affect revenues; for reasons described below, those effects are 
not included in the cost estimate.
    H.R. 1843, the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023, would 
permanently establish a safe harbor, allowing high-deductible 
health plans to provide telehealth and other remote care 
services without making participants ineligible to use health 
savings accounts. A safe-harbor provision is currently in 
effect for calendar years 2020 through 2024. Subject to certain 
limits, contributions made by an individual to a health savings 
account are deductible for income tax purposes, and 
contributions made through a cafeteria plan are excludible from 
income for both income and payroll tax purposes. JCT estimates 
that the permanent extension would reduce revenues by $5.1 
billion over the 2023-2033 period. That reduction includes a 
$3.8 billion reduction in on-budget revenues and a $1.2 billion 
reduction in off-budget revenues because it would affect Social 
Security payroll tax collections.
    H.R. 3801, the Employer Reporting Improvement Act, would 
establish a six-year statute of limitations on the assessment 
of penalties for violating the employer mandate for health 
insurance coverage under current law. The change would take 
effect on January 1, 2025. The bill also would allow employers 
90 days to respond to the first letter informing them of a 
proposed assessment, and it would codify employers' right to 
file reports electronically and to report an employee's date of 
birth if a tax identification number is not available. CBO and 
JCT estimate that the bill would lead to an insignificant 
decrease in collections of penalties, thus decreasing revenues 
by less than $500,000 over the 2023-2033 period.
    H.R. 3796, a bill to provide for the extension of taxes 
funding the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to require the 
designation of certain airports as ports of entry, would extend 
certain excise taxes related to air travel, which are dedicated 
to the Airport and Airways Trust Fund (and currently scheduled 
to expire on September 30, 2023), through September 30, 2028. 
Because the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985 requires CBO's baseline projections to incorporate the 
assumption that expiring excise taxes dedicated to trust funds 
will be extended, JCT estimates that the extension would have 
no effect on revenues relative to CBO's baseline. In its 
baseline, CBO projects that collections of those taxes will 
total about $100 billion over the 2024-2028 period--the time 
covered by the extension. The bill also would newly designate 
certain airports as ports of entry, which would affect 
discretionary spending (see ``Spending Subject to 
Appropriation'').
    Legislation with no effect on direct spending or revenues: 
CBO and JCT estimate that six bills, described below, would 
have no effect on direct spending or revenues over the 2023-
2033 period.
    H.R. 3667, the Social Security Child Protection Act of 
2023, would require SSA to issue a new Social Security number 
to a child under the age of 14 if a parent can provide evidence 
that the confidentiality of the original number has been 
compromised by loss or theft.
    H.R. 3784, the Improving Social Security's Service to 
Victims of Identity Theft Act, would require SSA to provide a 
single point of contact for a person whose Social Security 
number is misused or whose card is lost.
    H.R. 3797, the Paperwork Burden Reduction Act, would codify 
existing rules of the Department of the Treasury and provide 
additional flexibility for employers when providing information 
about health insurance coverage to employees for tax-filing 
purposes.
    H.R. 3798, the Small Business Flexibility Act, would 
require the Secretary of the Treasury to notify employers of 
the availability of tax-advantaged flexible health insurance 
benefits, with an initial focus on small businesses.
    H.R. 3799, the Custom Health Option and Individual Care 
Expense Arrangement Act, (or CHOICE Arrangement Act), would 
codify a regulation that expands the use of health 
reimbursement arrangements by allowing employers to provide 
funds to employees through individual coverage health 
reimbursement arrangements. Those arrangements permit workers 
to purchase health insurance through the nongroup market rather 
than receiving coverage through traditional employment-based 
health insurance.\1\
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    \1\See Health Reimbursement Arrangements and Other Account-Based 
Group Health Plans, 84 Fed. Reg. 28, 888 (June 20, 2019) (to be 
codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1 and 54; 29 C.F.R. pts. 2510 and 2590; and 
45 C.F.R. pts. 144, 146, 147, and 155).
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    H.R. 3800, the Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act, would 
codify existing Internal Revenue Service guidance, which states 
that treatment of chronic diseases is considered preventive 
care. Under that guidance, high-deductible insurance plans can 
provide such coverage without making enrollees ineligible to 
participate in health savings accounts.
    Spending Subject to Appropriation: CBO estimates that all 
nine bills would increase spending subject to appropriation: 
two would do so by significant amounts (more than $500,000) and 
the rest would result in insignificant increases (less than 
$500,000) over the 2023-2028 period (see Table 2). Any spending 
would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.

        TABLE 2.--ESTIMATED INCREASES IN SPENDING SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION UNDER  H.R. 3796 AND H.R. 3667
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                                                        By fiscal year, millions of dollars--
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                                        2023       2024       2025       2026       2027       2028    2023-2028
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H.R. 3796, a bill to provide for the extension of taxes funding the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to require
 the designation of certain airports as ports of entrya
    Estimated Authorization........          0          1          1          1          1          1          5
    Estimated Outlays..............          0          1          1          1          1          1          5
 
H.R. 3667, the Social Security Child Protection Act of 2023
 
    Estimated Authorization........          0          *          *          *          *          *          1
    Estimated Outlays..............          0          *          *          *          *          *          1
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* = between zero and $500,000.
CBO estimates that increases in spending subject to appropriation would be between zero and $500,000 in each
  year and over the 2024-2028 period for the other bills in this estimate (H.R. 1843, H.R. 3784, H.R. 3797, H.R.
  3798, H.R. 3799, H.R. 3800, and H.R. 3801).
aCBO estimates that H.R. 3796 also would have effects on direct spending (see Table 1).

    H.R. 3796, a bill to provide for the extension of taxes 
funding the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to require the 
designation of certain airports as ports of entry, would result 
in fewer than five airports being so designated, CBO expects. 
Under current law, CBP provides customs inspections at most 
airports that are funded in part through customs user fees, 
such as immigration user fees and fees collected under COBRA. 
Other airports, where the volume of passenger or cargo traffic 
is smaller, may voluntarily pay CBP to reimburse the agency for 
providing those inspections. Airports designated as ports of 
entry under the bill would no longer be subject to the fees.
    CBO estimates that the increase in collections of customs 
user fees under the bill (see ``Direct Spending'') would not 
fully cover the cost to CBP for providing inspections and that 
implementing the bill would require the appropriation of 
additional funds to cover those costs. Under current law, the 
airports that CBO expects to be included under the bill pay CBP 
a total of $1 million each year. Accounting for anticipated for 
inflation, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 3796 would cost 
$5 million over the 2023-2028 period.
    H.R. 3667, the Social Security Child Protection Act of 
2023, would require SSA to issue a new Social Security number 
to a child under the age of 14 if a parent can present evidence 
that the number's confidentiality was compromised because of 
loss or theft. Under current law, SSA issues new numbers only 
when a number is misused and if the misuse has caused harm. In 
2022, SSA issued 116 new numbers to children under the age of 
14. CBO expects that requests for new numbers would increase 
under the bill and that SSA would issue more numbers. 
Consequently, CBO estimates that implementing the bill would 
cost $1 million over the 2023-2028 period.
    Pay-As-You-Go considerations: The Statutory Pay-As-You-Go 
Act of 2010 establishes budget-reporting and enforcement 
procedures for legislation affecting direct spending or 
revenues. The net changes in outlays and revenues for the three 
bills that are subject to those pay-as-you-go procedures are 
shown in Table 1.
    Increase in long-term net direct spending and deficits: CBO 
estimates that none of the bills would increase net direct 
spending in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods 
beginning in 2034.
    JCT estimates that enacting H.R. 1843 would increase on-
budget deficits by more than $5 billion in at least one of the 
four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2034.
    JCT estimates that none of the remaining eight bills would 
increase on-budget deficits by more than $5 billion in any of 
the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2034.
    Mandates: CBO and JCT have determined that the legislation 
would not impose any intergovernmental or private-sector 
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
    Previous CBO estimate: On June 20, 2023, CBO transmitted an 
estimate of the direct spending and revenue effects of Rules 
Committee Print 118-9 (H.R. 3799, the CHOICE Arrangement Act), 
as amended by Amendment 8 (Smith). The language in title II and 
title IV of Rules Committee Print 118-9 is the same as that in 
H.R. 3799 and H.R. 3798, respectively, and the estimated 
budgetary effects are the same.
    Estimate prepared by: Federal Costs: Jeremy Crimm (customs 
fees), Noah Meyerson (Social Security), Matthew Pickford 
(Internal Revenue Service); Federal Revenues: Jessica Hale, 
Emily Vreeland, Staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation; 
Mandates: Andrew Laughlin, Staff of the Joint Committee on 
Taxation.
    Estimate reviewed by: Elizabeth Cove Delisle, Chief, Income 
Security Cost Estimates Unit; Justin Humphrey, Chief, Finance, 
Housing, and Education Cost Estimates Unit; Susan Willie, 
Chief, Natural and Physical Resources Cost Estimates Unit; 
Kathleen FitzGerald, Chief, Public and Private Mandates Unit; 
Sarah Masi, Senior Adviser, Budget Analysis Division; Joshua 
Shakin, Chief, Revenue Estimating Unit; H. Samuel Papenfuss, 
Deputy Director of Budget Analysis; Chad Chirico, Director of 
Budget Analysis; John McClelland, Director of Tax Analysis.

     VI. OTHER MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED UNDER THE RULES OF THE HOUSE


          A. Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations

    With respect to clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, the Committee made findings and 
recommendations that are reflected in this report.

        B. Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives

    With respect to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, the Committee advises that the 
bill does not authorize funding, so no statement of general 
performance goals and objectives is required.

              C. Information Relating to Unfunded Mandates

    This information is provided in accordance with section 423 
of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 104-
4).
    The Committee has determined that the bill does not contain 
Federal mandates on the private sector. The Committee has 
determined that the bill does not impose a Federal 
intergovernmental mandate on State, local, or tribal 
governments.

  D. Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff 
                                Benefits

    With respect to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the Committee has carefully reviewed 
the provisions of the bill, and states that the provisions of 
the bill do not contain any congressional earmarks, limited tax 
benefits, or limited tariff benefits within the meaning of the 
rule.

                   E. Duplication of Federal Programs

    In compliance with clause 3(c)(5) of rule XIII of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives, the Committee states that no 
provision of the bill establishes or reauthorizes: (1) a 
program of the Federal Government known to be duplicative of 
another Federal program; (2) a program included in any report 
from the Government Accountability Office to Congress pursuant 
to section 21 of Public Law 111-139; or (3) a program related 
to a program identified in the most recent Catalog of Federal 
Domestic Assistance, published pursuant to the Federal Program 
Information Act (Pub. L. No. 95-220, as amended by Pub. L. No. 
98-169).

            VII. CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, 
                              AS REPORTED

    In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law 
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new 
matter is printed in italics, and existing law in which no 
change is proposed is shown in roman):

         Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported

  In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (new matter is 
printed in italics and existing law in which no change is 
proposed is shown in roman):

                          SOCIAL SECURITY ACT




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TITLE VII--ADMINISTRATION

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SEC. 714. SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR IDENTITY THEFT VICTIMS.

  (a) In General.--The Commissioner of Social Security shall 
establish and implement procedures to ensure that any 
individual whose social security account number has been 
misused (such as to fraudulently obtain benefits under title 
II, VIII, or XVI of this Act, or in a manner that affects an 
individual's records at the Social Security Administration, or 
in a manner that prompts the individual to request a new social 
security account number) or whose social security card has been 
lost in the course of transmission to the individual has a 
single point of contact at the Social Security Administration 
throughout the resolution of the individual's case. The single 
point of contact shall track the individual's case to 
completion and coordinate with other units to resolve issues as 
quickly as possible.
  (b) Single Point of Contact.--
          (1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a), the 
        single point of contact shall consist of a team or 
        subset of specially trained employees who--
                  (A) have the ability to coordinate with other 
                units to resolve the issues involved in the 
                individual's case, and
                  (B) shall be accountable for the case until 
                its resolution.
          (2) Team or subset.--The employees included within 
        the team or subset described in paragraph (1) may 
        change as required to meet the needs of the Social 
        Security Administration, provided that procedures have 
        been established to--
                  (A) ensure continuity of records and case 
                history, and
                  (B) notify the individual when appropriate.

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