Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60
§1306b State Data Exchanges
Title 42 › Chapter 7— SOCIAL SECURITY › Subchapter XI— GENERAL PROVISIONS, PEER REVIEW, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION › Part A— General Provisions › § 1306b
Summary
When the Social Security Commissioner asks a State for information about a person’s eligibility or benefit amount under subchapter II or XVI, the Commissioner's rules under section 1306 or other federal law meet any State rules about sharing that 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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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 5, 2026
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