June 29, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 119 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

[Page S3977]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





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

  On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, the Senate passed S. 3731, as follows:

                                S. 3731

       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 ``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) 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.

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