Chief Counsel to the Inspector General

0960-AI04 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0960 Social Security Administration SSA References to Social Security and Medicare in Electronic Communications

Section 814 of the BBA clarifies that electronic and internet communications are included in the prohibitions against misusing SSA’s names, symbols, and emblems to convey the false impression that such items are approved, endorsed, or authorized by SSA, as stated in section 1140 of the Social Security Act. In addition, it treats each dissemination, viewing, or accessing of a communication as a separate violation.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Fully or Partially Exempt 20 CFR 498 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, sec. 814 42 U.S.C. 1320b-10 Yes NPRM 03/00/2019 No Businesses None No No No No Ranju Shrestha Chief Counsel to the Inspector General 0960 Social Security Administration SSA 410 966-4440 ranju.shrestha@ssa.gov 6401 Security Boulevard, Woodlawn MD 21235