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HR 531 IH
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 531
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to require that the Commissioner of Social Security notify individuals of improper use of their Social Security account numbers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 14, 2009
Mrs. MYRICK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to require that the Commissioner of Social Security notify individuals of improper use of their Social Security account numbers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS OF IMPROPER USE OF THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBERS.
Section 205(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
‘(I) In any case in which the Commissioner of Social Security determines that--
‘(i) the social security account number in the wage records provided to the Social Security Administration by an employer with respect to any employee does not match relevant records otherwise maintained by the Social Security Administration, or
‘(ii) the social security account number issued to an individual has otherwise been used by any other person in a fraudulent or otherwise illegal manner,
the Commissioner shall promptly provide the individual (if any) to whom such social security account number was issued with written notification of the Commissioner’s determination.’.