5 CFR § 9801.106 - Use and collection of social security numbers.

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title: "5 CFR § 9801.106 - Use and collection of social security numbers."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "9801.106"
section_name: "Use and collection of social security numbers."
chapter_name: "COUNCIL OF THE INSPECTORS GENERAL ON INTEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY"
part_number: "9801"
part_name: "PRIVACY ACT REGULATIONS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 5 U.S.C. app.; 5 U.S.C. 301, 552a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; Sec. 15010, Pub. L. 116-136, 134 Stat. 281."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 86563, Dec. 1, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
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# 9801.106 Use and collection of social security numbers.

(a) *No denial of right, benefit, or privilege.* Individuals may not be denied any right, benefit, or privilege as a result of refusing to provide their social security numbers, unless the collection is required by Federal statute; and

(b) *Notification to individual.* Individuals requested to provide their social security numbers must be informed of:

(1) Whether providing social security numbers is mandatory or voluntary;

(2) The statutory or regulatory authority that authorizes the collection of social security numbers; and

(3) The uses that will be made of the numbers.