S. 4365

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4365 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4365

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the process for 
the verification of social security numbers required to be provided to 
the Secretary of Education for Federal student aid, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 21, 2026

Mr. Tuberville introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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A BILL

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the process for 
the verification of social security numbers required to be provided to 
the Secretary of Education for Federal student aid, and for other 
purposes.

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 ``FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act''.

SEC. 2. VERIFICATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.

Section 484(o) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1091(o)) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
``The Secretary'' and all that follows through ``following conditions'' 
and inserting ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of Education, in cooperation with the Commissioner of the 
Social Security Administration, shall verify the social security number 
and citizenship status of any individual that is required to be 
provided to the Secretary for Federal student aid under sections 483, 
484(a), and 494, and shall enforce the following conditions''.
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