US SB3063 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 16 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-06-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Veterans' Identity Theft Protection Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to discontinue using Social Security account numbers to identify individuals in its information systems by the following deadlines: for all veterans submitting new claims for benefits, by not later than two years after the date of enactment of this bill; and for all other individuals, by not later than five years after such date. The VA may use a Social Security account number to identify an individual in a VA information system only if the VA must use such number to obtain information from an information system that is not under its jurisdiction.

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Title

Veterans' Identity Theft Protection Act of 2016

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-06-16SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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