115 HR 1512 RH: Social Security Child Protection Act of 2018 U.S. House of Representatives 2017-03-13 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IB Union Calendar No. 486 115th CONGRESS2d Session H. R. 1512 [Report No. 115–635] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2017 Mr. Marchant (for himself, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Smith of Missouri, and Mr. Blumenauer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means April 13, 2018Additional sponsors: Mr. Nunes, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Bishop of Michigan, Mr. Hensarling, Ms. DelBene, and Mr. Curbelo of Florida April 13, 2018 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 13, 2017 A BILL To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for the reissuance of Social Security account numbers to young children in cases where confidentiality has been compromised.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Social Security Child Protection Act of 2018.

2.

Reissuance of Social Security account numbers to young children in cases where confidentiality has been compromised

(a)

In general

Section 205(c)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(B)) is amended— (1)by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and (2)by inserting after clause (ii) the following new clause: (iii)In any case in which a Social Security account number has been issued to a child who has not attained the age of 14 pursuant to subclause (IV) or (V) of clause (i) and it is demonstrated by evidence, as determined by the Commissioner of Social Security, and submitted under penalty of perjury to the Commissioner by a parent or guardian of the child that in the course of transmission of the social security card to the child, the confidentiality of such number has been compromised by reason of theft of such social security card, the Commissioner shall issue a new Social Security account number to such child and make note in the records maintained with respect to such child of the pertinent information received by the Commissioner regarding the theft of the social security card.. (b)

Effective date

The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

April 13, 2018 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed