We write on behalf of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) regarding the provision included in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 directing the Department of Commerce to restrict access to the Social Security Administration's Death Master File (DMF) to only certified persons and to develop a certification program to facilitate such access. As the Department works to implement this provision, we want to highlight some critical insurance regulatory matters for consideration and encourage the prompt development of a certification system.