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.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill requires the Social Security Administration to assign a single point of contact to help individuals whose Social Security number has been misused or whose Social Security card was lost during delivery. The assigned team will track the case from start to finish and coordinate with other SSA units to resolve issues.
Who Benefits and How
- Identity theft victims get dedicated assistance instead of being bounced between different SSA departments and representatives.
- Individuals whose SSN was used fraudulently have a consistent contact who understands their full case history.
- People who never received their Social Security card due to mail theft or loss get dedicated case resolution.
Who Bears the Burden and How
- Social Security Administration must establish new procedures, train specialized staff, and potentially hire additional employees to provide dedicated case management.
- Taxpayers fund the administrative costs of implementing the new service.
Key Provisions
- Creates a single point of contact system at SSA for identity theft victims
- Requires the contact to track cases to completion and coordinate across SSA units
- Contact must be a team of specially trained employees who can coordinate with other units
- Requires procedures for continuity when team members change
- Covers misuse of SSN for fraudulent benefits, SSN record issues, new SSN requests, and lost cards
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
Requires the Social Security Administration to provide identity theft victims with a single point of contact who will track their case to completion and coordinate with other units to resolve issues.
Policy Domains
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "commissioner"
- → Commissioner of Social Security
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