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 124 STAT. 3455 PUBLIC LAW 111–318—DEC. 18, 2010 Public Law 111–318 111th Congress An Act To limit access to Social Security account numbers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Social Security Number Protection Act of 2010’’. SEC. 2. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER PROTECTION. (a) PROHIBITION OF USE OF SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUM- BERS ON CHECKS ISSUED FOR PAYMENT BY GOVERNMENTAL AGEN- CIES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 205(c)(2)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(C)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(x) No Federal, State, or local agency may display the Social Security account number of any individual, or any derivative of such number, on any check issued for any payment by the Federal, State, or local agency.’’. (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this sub- section shall apply with respect to checks issued after the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act. (b) PROHIBITION OF INMATE ACCESS TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBERS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 205(c)(2)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(C)) (as amended by subsection (a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(xi) No Federal, State, or local agency may employ, or enter into a contract for the use or employment of, prisoners in any capacity that would allow such prisoners access to the Social Secu- rity account numbers of other individuals. For purposes of this clause, the term ‘prisoner’ means an individual confined in a jail, prison, or other penal institution or correctional facility pursuant to such individual’s conviction of a criminal offense.’’. (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this sub- section shall apply with respect to employment of prisoners, Definition. 42 USC 405 note. 42 USC 1305 note. Social Security Number Protection Act of 2010. Dec. 18, 2010 [S. 3789]