SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Number Fraud and 
Identity Theft Prevention Act''.

SEC. 2. SHARING OF SOCIAL SECURITY DATA FOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT 
              PURPOSES.

    (a) Social Security Account Numbers.--Section 264(f) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1304(f)) is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including section 
6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, the Secretary of Labor, and the Attorney General are 
authorized to require an individual to provide the individual's social 
security account number for purposes of inclusion in any record of the 
individual maintained by either such Secretary or the Attorney General, 
or of inclusion in any application, document, or form provided under or 
required by the immigration laws.''.
    (b) Exchange of Information.--Section 290(c) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1360(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) 
and inserting the following new paragraphs:
    ``(2)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including 
section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), if earnings are 
reported on or after January 1, 1997, to the Social Security 
Administration on a social security account number issued to an alien 
not authorized to work in the United States, the Commissioner of Social 
Security shall provide the Secretary of Homeland Security with 
information regarding the name, date of birth, and address of the 
alien, the name and address of the person reporting the earnings, and 
the amount of the earnings.
    ``(B) The information described in subparagraph (A) shall be 
provided in an electronic form agreed upon by the Commissioner and the 
Secretary.
    ``(3)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including 
section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), if a social 
security account number was used with multiple names, the Commissioner 
of Social Security shall provide the Secretary of Homeland Security 
with information regarding the name, date of birth, and address of each 
individual who used that social security account number, and the name 
and address of the person reporting the earnings for each individual 
who used that social security account number.
    ``(B) The information described in subparagraph (A) shall be 
provided in an electronic form agreed upon by the Commissioner and the 
Secretary for the sole purpose of enforcing the immigration laws.
    ``(C) The Secretary, in consultation with the Commissioner, may 
limit or modify the requirements of this paragraph, as appropriate, to 
identify the cases posing the highest possibility of fraudulent use of 
social security account numbers related to violation of the immigration 
laws.
    ``(4)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including 
section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), if more than one 
person reports earnings for an individual during a single tax year, the 
Commissioner of Social Security shall provide the Secretary of Homeland 
Security information regarding the name, date of birth, and address of 
the individual, and the name and address of the each person reporting 
earnings for that individual.
    ``(B) The information described in subparagraph (A) shall be 
provided in an electronic form agreed upon by the Commissioner and the 
Secretary for the sole purpose of enforcing the immigration laws.
    ``(C) The Secretary, in consultation with the Commissioner, may 
limit or modify the requirements of this paragraph, as appropriate, to 
identify the cases posing the highest possibility of fraudulent use of 
social security account numbers related to violation of the immigration 
laws.
    ``(5)(A) The Commissioner of Social Security shall perform, at the 
request of the Secretary of Homeland Security, a search or manipulation 
of records held by the Commissioner if the Secretary certifies that the 
purpose of the search or manipulation is to obtain information that is 
likely to assist in identifying individuals (and their employers) who 
are using false names or social security account numbers, who are 
sharing a single valid name and social security account number among 
multiple individuals, who are using the social security account number 
of a person who is deceased, too young to work, or not authorized to 
work, or who are otherwise engaged in a violation of the immigration 
laws. The Commissioner shall provide the results of such search or 
manipulation to the Secretary, notwithstanding any other provision law 
(including section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).
    ``(B) The Secretary shall transfer to the Commissioner the funds 
necessary to cover the costs directly incurred by the Commissioner in 
carrying out each search or manipulation requested by the Secretary 
under subparagraph (A).''.
    (c) False Claims of Citizenship by Nationals of the United 
States.--Section 212(a)(6)(C)(ii)(I) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(6)(C)(ii)(I)) is amended by inserting ``or 
national'' after ``citizen''.
Social Security Number Fraud and Identity Theft Prevention Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Secretary of Labor, and the Attorney General to require an individual to provide the individual's Social Security account number for inclusion in any: (1) record of the individual maintained by either such Secretary or the Attorney General; or (2) any application, document, or form provided under or required by the immigration laws. (Currently, the Attorney General is authorized to require any alien to provide a Social Security account number for inclusion in any record maintained by the Attorney General or the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.)

Requires the Commissioner of Social Security, if a Social Security account number has been used multiple times, to provide the DHS Secretary with information regarding: (1) the name, date of birth, and address of each individual who used the same Social Security account number; and (2) the name and address of the person reporting the earnings for each such individual.

Requires the Commissioner to provide such information to the DHS Secretary, in an electronic form, if more than one person reports earnings for an individual during a single tax year.

Directs the Commissioner, at the DHS Secretary's request and expense, to perform and report on a search or manipulation of Social Security Commission records if the Secretary certifies that the purpose is to obtain information likely to assist in identifying individuals (and their employers) who are: (1) using false names or Social Security account numbers; (2) sharing a single valid name and Social Security account number among multiple individuals; (3) using the Social Security account number of a person who is deceased, too young to work, or not authorized to work; or (4) otherwise engaged in a violation of the immigration laws.

Declares inadmissible to receive visas and to be admitted to the United States any alien who falsely represents himself or herself to be a U.S. national for any purpose or benefit under immigration and nationality or any other federal or state law.
A bill to prevent the fraudulent use of social security account numbers by allowing the sharing of social security data among agencies of the United States for identity theft prevention and immigration enforcement purposes, and for other purposes.