SSN Policy Manual

United States Code

Title Old-age and suwivors insurance benefit payments

Purpose (3) Notwithstandingthe provisions of section 552a of title 5 or any other provision of ~ederaolr State law, any agency of the United states Government or of any State (or political subdivision thereof) shall make available to the Commissioner of Social Security, upon written request, the name and Social Security account number of any individualwho is confined as described in paragraph ... the Commissionerof Social Security shall take affirmative measures to assure that Social Security account numbers will ... be assigned ... (C)(i)It is the policy of the United States that any State ... may ... utilize the Social Security account numbers .. . ... issuance of a birth certificate, each State shall require each parent to furnish to such State ... the Social Security account number ... issued to the parent ... unless section 7(a) of the Privacy Act of 1974 does not prohibit the State from requiringthe disclosure of such number, by reason of the State having adopted, before January 1, 1975, a statute or regulation requiring such disclosure. ... the Secretary of Agriculture may require each [food stamp] applicant retail store or wholesale food concern to furnish to the Secretary of Agriculture the Social Security account number of each individual who is an officer ... (ii) The Commissioner of Social Security shall require of applicants for Social Security account numbers such evidence ... (11)The Secretary of Agriculture may share any information ... with any other agency ... of the United States which otherwise has access to Social Security account numbers .. . ... Federal Crop Insurance Corporation shall [not] have access to any such [socialsecurity]number for any purpose ... The Manager of the Corporation may require each policyholderto provide ... the Social Security account number of each ... policyholder. (I) any State ... and any authorized blood donation facility may utilize the Social Security account numbers ... for ... identifying blood donors ... ... (I) any State ... may utilize the Social Security account numbers ... if such numbers have been collected ... in accordance with applicable law ...[ see section 7(a) of the Privacy Act of 1974 (F) ... [to receive benefits] The Commissioner ... shall require ... a Social Security account number .. . (G) The Commissioner ... shall issue a social security card ... ... (ii) The Commissioner ... shall ... maintain ... file ... [of] names and Social Securitv account numbers .. . [shall be guilty of a felony] ... (A) willfully, knowingly, and with intent to deceive, uses a Soclal Security account number.. . ... (8) discloses, uses, or compels the disclosure of the social security number ... in violation of the laws ... ... (A) the term "wage information" means information regardingwages paid to an individual,the Social Security account number of such individual .. . (E) data, by State, on the use of the Federal Parent Locator Service. and the number of locate requests submittedwithout the noncustodial parent's Social Security account number.. . ... each employer shall furnish to the Directory of New Hires ... the name, address, and social security number of the employee ... ... State Directory of New Hires shall provide the agency ... the name, address, and social securlty number . . . ... the Federal Parent Locator Service shall obtain and transmit t... the individual's social securlty number .. . ... The Social Security Administration shall verify ... (i) The name, social securlty number .. .

Code 42 USC Sec. 402 Public Health and Welfare

Federal Old-age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Benefits - Evidence, procedure, and certification for payments

42 USC Sec. 405 Public Health and Welfare

42 USC Sec. 408 Public Health and Welfare

;rants to States for Jnemployment ;ompensation Administration- State laws ;hild Support and Establishment of Paternity -

Public Health and Welfare

Public Health and Welfare

luties of Secretary ;hild Support and

3tablishment of Paternity - State Directory of New Hires

2hild Support and Establishment of Paternity - Iederal Parent Locator Service

42 USC Sec. 653 Public Health and Welfare