There’s no established process. No deficit to process CP.

SSA has no written policies or procedures outlining the specific steps it follows when entering into totalization agreements, and the actions it took to assess the integrity and compatibility of Mexico’s social security system were limited and neither transparent nor well-documented. SSA said the process it used to develop the proposed totalization agreement with Mexico was the same as for prior totalization agreements. SSA officials told us that they briefly toured Mexican facilities, observed how their automated systems functioned, and identified the type of data maintained on Mexican workers. However, SSA provided no information showing that it assessed the reliability of Mexican earnings data and the internal controls Mexico uses to ensure the integrity of information that SSA will rely on to pay social security benefits.