SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBERS.

SEC. 1211. SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBERS. (a) Section 208(g) of the Social Security Act is amended, in the matter preceding clause (1) thereof, by striking out “entitled—” and inserting in lieu thereof “entitled, or for any other purpose—”. (b) Section 205(c)(2) of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraphs: “(C) (i) It is the policy of the United States that any State (or political subdivision thereof) may, in the administration of any tax, general public assistance, driver’s license, or motor vehicle registration law within its jurisdiction, utilize the social security account numbers issued by the Secretary for the purpose of establishing the identification of individuals affected by such law, and may require any individ-90 STAT. 1712ual who is or appears to be so affected to furnish to such State (or political subdivision thereof) or any agency thereof having administrative responsibility for the law involved, the social security account number (or numbers, if he has more than one such number) issued to him by the Secretary. “(ii) If and to the extent that any provision of Federal law heretofore enacted is inconsistent with the policy set forth in clause (i) of this subparagraph, such provision shall, on and after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, be null, void, and of no effect. “(iii) For purposes of clause (i) of this subparagraph, an agency of a State (or political subdivision thereof) charged with the administration of any general public assistance, driver’s license, or motor vehicle registration law which did not use the social security account number for identification under a law or regulation adopted before January 1, 1975, may require an individual to disclose his or her social security number to such agency solely for the purpose of administering the laws referred to in clause (i) above and for the purpose of responding to requests for information from an agency operating pursuant to the provisions of part A or D of title IV of the Social Security Act. “(iv) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term ‘State’ includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.” (c) Section 6109 (relating to identifying numbers) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(d) Use of Social Security Account Number.— The social security account number issued to an individual for purposes of section 205(c)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act shall, except as shall otherwise be specified under regulations of the Secretary, be used as the identifying number for such individual for purposes of this title.” (d) (1) Section 208 of the Social Security Act is amended by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection: “(h) discloses, uses, or compels the disclosure of the social security number of any person in violation of the laws of the United States;” (2) section 208(g)(2) of such Act is amended by adding “or” at the end thereof.