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32 CFR 1665.9: SSS Compliance with the Social Security Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 to limit the use of Social Security numbers on documents mailed by the Selective Service System (SSS).

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  1. Title 32—National Defense
  2. Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to National Defense
  3. CHAPTER XVI—SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM
  4. PART 1665—PRIVACY ACT PROCEDURES

(a) A document that SSS sends by mail shall not include the Social Security number (SSN) of an individual, except where the Director of Selective Service (or other Agency official whom the Director of Selective Service may designate) determines that it is necessary. If so, the SSN must be truncated to the extent feasible, as follows—

(1) The document shall include no more than the last four digits of the SSN; or

(2) If the document needs to include more digits, then only where they are:

(i) Required by law (including, but not limited to, a statute, court order, or other legal mandate);

(ii) Needed to identify a specific individual when no adequate substitute is available; or

(iii) Needed to fulfill some other compelling SSS business need.

(b) No portion of an SSN may be visible on the outside of any SSS mailing.

(c) For purposes of this section, “mail” and “mailing” means printed documents or correspondence, and does not include emails or any other documents, correspondence, or communications in electronic form.

(d) The requirements of this section shall apply to mail sent by SSS, including mailings by a contractor on SSS's behalf, on or after November 13, 2023.

Collected 2026-08-27T02:25:30Z. Source file · JSON

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