Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§1306b State data exchanges

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - SOCIAL SECURITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XI— - GENERAL PROVISIONS, PEER REVIEW, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION › Part Part A— - General Provisions › § 1306b

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

When the Commissioner of Social Security asks a State for information to decide if a person is eligible for benefits or the right amount under subchapter II or XVI, the federal rules for using, protecting, and sharing that information apply. The federal rules, including those the Commissioner creates under section 1306 or any other federal law, count as meeting any State rules that would otherwise limit the State from giving the information.

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Title 42, §1306b

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Whenever the Commissioner of Social Security requests information from a State for the purpose of ascertaining an individual’s eligibility for benefits (or the correct amount of such benefits) under subchapter II or XVI of this chapter, the standards of the Commissioner promulgated pursuant to section 1306 of this title or any other Federal law for the use, safeguarding, and disclosure of information are deemed to meet any standards of the State that would otherwise apply to the disclosure of information by the State to the Commissioner.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999, and not as part of the Social Security Act which comprises this chapter.

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42 U.S.C. § 1306b

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73