Sec. 7213. SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS AND NUMBERS
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## SEC. 7213 SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS AND NUMBERS **[**[42 U.S.C. 405 note](/us/usc/t42/s405)**]** ###
(a)Security Enhancements The Commissioner of Social Security shall— ####
(1)not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act— #####
(A)restrict the issuance of multiple replacement social security cards to any individual to 3 per year and 10 for the life of the individual, except that the Commissioner may allow for reasonable exceptions from the limits under this paragraph on a case-by-case basis in compelling circumstances; #####
(B)establish minimum standards for the verification of documents or records submitted by an individual to establish eligibility for an original or replacement social security card, other than for purposes of enumeration at birth; and #####
(C)require independent verification of any birth record submitted by an individual to establish eligibility for a social security account number, other than for purposes of enumeration at birth, except that the Commissioner may allow for reasonable exceptions from the requirement for independent verification under this subparagraph on a case by case basis in compelling circumstances; and ####
(2)notwithstanding section 205(r) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(r)) and any agreement entered into thereunder, not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act with respect to death indicators and not later than 36 months after the date of enactment of this Act with respect to fraud indicators, add death and fraud indicators to the social security number verification systems for employers, State agencies issuing driver's licenses and identity cards, and other verification routines that the Commissioner determines to be appropriate. ###
(b)Interagency Security Task Force The Commissioner of Social Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall form an interagency task force for the purpose of further improving the security of social security cards and numbers. Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the task force shall establish, and the Commissioner shall provide for the implementation of, security requirements, including— ####
(1)standards for safeguarding social security cards from counterfeiting, tampering, alteration, and theft; ####
(2)requirements for verifying documents submitted for the issuance of replacement cards; and ####
(3)actions to increase enforcement against the fraudulent use or issuance of social security numbers and cards. ###
(c)Enumeration at Birth ####
(1)Improvement of application process As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall undertake to make improvements to the enumeration at birth program for the issuance of social security account numbers to newborns. Such improvements shall be designed to prevent— #####
(A)the assignment of social security account numbers to unnamed children; #####
(B)the issuance of more than 1 social security account number to the same child; and #####
(C)other opportunities for fraudulently obtaining a social security account number. ####
(2)Report to congress Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall transmit to each House of Congress a report specifying in detail the extent to which the improvements required under paragraph
(1)have been made. ###
(d)Study Regarding Process for Enumeration at Birth ####
(1)In general As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall conduct a study to determine the most efficient options for ensuring the integrity of the process for enumeration at birth. This study shall include an examination of available methods for reconciling hospital birth records with birth registrations submitted to agencies of States and political subdivisions thereof and with information provided to the Commissioner as part of the process for enumeration at birth. ####
(2)Report #####
(A)In general Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall submit a report to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate regarding the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1). #####
(B)Contents The report submitted under subparagraph
(A)shall contain such recommendations for legislative changes as the Commissioner considers necessary to implement needed improvements in the process for enumeration at birth. ###
(e)Authorization of Appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commissioner of Social Security for each of the fiscal years 2005 through 2009, such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
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SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS AND NUMBERS
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