Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 1.12.1995

Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Program; Notice

Section 484(p) of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) requires the Secretary of Education, in cooperation with the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), to verify any social security number (SSN) provided by an applicant for student financial assistance. Section 484(g) of the HEA authorizes the Secretary to verify statements provided by title IV applicants with regard to their citizenship and immigration status, using an automated or other system of verification. In order to ensure that applicants for title IV student financial assistance have a valid SSN and citizenship status for the purpose of meeting eligibility requirements under the title IV programs, the Department of Education (ED) and the SSA will exchange relevant verifying information using a computer matching program. The purpose of this notice is to announce the operation of the computer matching program and to provide certain required information concerning the computer matching program. In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) as amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-503), the Office of Management and Budget (O