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42 U.S.C. 1306: Disclosure of information in possession of Social Security Administration or Department of Health and Human Services

Created in 1958 by Public Law 85-840. Changed by 8 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

7 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 402, 42 U.S.C. 405, 42 U.S.C. 1007, 42 U.S.C. 1306b, 42 U.S.C. 1382.

10 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Social Security Administration (4), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services (3), Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services (1), Department of Health and Human Services (1).

This Congress

  • H.R. 9519 Social Security 2100 Act · introduced · would change (h)

How it got here

2020

  • Pub. L. 116–260, div. N, §283(a), and div. FF, §102(a), made substantially identical amendments, adding subsec. (g). Text is based on amendment by div. N, §283(a). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (g)

1994

  • Pub. L. 103–296, §313(a), in par. (1), substituted "felony" for "misdemeanor", "$10,000 for each occurrence of a violation" for "$1,000", and "5 years" for "one year". · (a)
  • Pub. L. 103–296, §108(b)(2), designated existing provisions as par. (1), substituted "head of the applicable agency" for "Secretary" wherever appearing and "employee of the applicable agency" for "employee of the Department of Health and Human Services" in two places, and added par. (2). · (a)
  • Pub. L. 103–296, §108(b)(3), substituted "head of the applicable agency" for "Secretary" wherever appearing and "applicable agency which" for "Department of Health and Human Services which". · (b)
  • Pub. L. 103–296, §108(b)(4), substituted "the Commissioner of Social Security or the Secretary" for "the Secretary" where first appearing and "such Commissioner or Secretary" for "the Secretary" where appearing subsequently in two places. · (c)
  • Pub. L. 103–296, §311(a)(3), added subsec. (d). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (e). · (d)
  • Pub. L. 103–296, §108(b)(5) in subsec. (d) as added by Pub. L. 103–296, §311(a)(3), in par. (1) substituted "Commissioner of Social Security" for "Secretary" after "records of the", "Commissioner" for "Secretary" after "from the", "Commissioner in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human… · (d)
  • Pub. L. 103–296, §311(a)(1), redesignated subsec. (d) as (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (f). · (e)
  • Pub. L. 103–296, §311(a)(1), (2), redesignated subsec. (e) as (f) and substituted "subsection (e)" for "subsection (d)". · (f)

1984

  • Pub. L. 98–369, §2663(l), substituted "Secretary" and "Department of Health and Human Services" for "Administrator" and "Federal Security Agency", respectively, wherever appearing. · (a)
  • Pub. L. 98–369, §2663(j)(2)(D)(ii), substituted "Health and Human Services" for "Health, Education, and Welfare". · (b)

1981

  • Pub. L. 97–35, §2207(1), substituted "as otherwise provided by Federal law" for "as provided in part D of subchapter IV of this chapter". · (a)
  • Pub. L. 97–35, §2207(2), added subsec. (c). · (c)

1975

  • Pub. L. 93–647, §101(d)(1), inserted "and except as provided in part D of subchapter IV of this chapter" after "may by regulations prescribe". · (a)
  • Pub. L. 93–647, §101(d)(2), inserted provision relating to compliance with requests for information made pursuant to part D of subchapter IV of this chapter for purpose of using Federal records to locate parents. · (b)
  • Pub. L. 93–647, §101(d)(3), repealed subsec. (c) relating to requests by State or local agencies for most recent address of any individual maintained pursuant to section 405 of this title and requirements for release of such information. · (c)

1972

  • Pub. L. 92–603 added subsecs. (d) and (e). · (d), (e)

1968

  • Pub. L. 90–248, §241(c)(1), struck out "IV," after "I," and inserted "or part A of subchapter IV of this chapter," after "XIX of this chapter,". · (c)
  • Pub. L. 90–248, §168(a), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), redesignated former subpars. (A) to (D) as cls. (i) to (iv) thereof, and added subpar. (B). · (c), (B)
  • Pub. L. 90–248, §168(b)(1), substituted "(and, in the case of a request under paragraph (1)(A), shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the order referred to in clauses (i) and (iv) thereof)" for ", and shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the order referred to in paragra… · (c)
  • Pub. L. 90–248, §168(b)(2), substituted "authorized by subparagraph (A)(iv) or (B)" for "authorized by subparagraph (D)". · (c)

1965

  • Pub. L. 89–97, §108(c), provided for use of special deposit in the Treasury (made up of payments for information and services furnished) to reimburse authorizations to make expenditures from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. · (b)
  • Pub. L. 89–97, §340, added subsec. (c). · (c)

1958

  • Pub. L. 85–840 amended subsec. (b) generally, authorizing compliance with requests for services if the agency, person, or organization making the request agrees to pay for the services. · (b)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.