I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1864
To establish the Social Security Administration as an independent agency.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 27, 1993
Mr. BUNNING (for himself, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. WISE, Mr. SMITH of New Jer-
sey, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. SHAW, Mr. HANCOCK, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. FA-
WELL, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. GING-
RICH, Mr. SOLOMON, Mrs. FOWLER, and Mr. MOLLOHAN) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To establish the Social Security Administration as an
independent agency.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Social Security Integ-
rity Act of 1993’’.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Declaration of purposes.
TITLE I—ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION AS AN INDEPENDENT AGENCY
Sec. 101. Establishment of the Social Security Administration as a separate,
independent agency; responsibilities of the agency.
Sec. 102. Administrator; Deputy Administrator; other officers.
Sec. 103. Personnel; budgetary matters; facilities; and procurement; seal of of-
fice.
Sec. 104. Transfers to the new Social Security Administration.
Sec. 105. Transitional rules.
Sec. 106. Effective dates.
TITLE II—CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND RULES OF
CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 201. Amendments to titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act.
Sec. 202. Other conforming amendments.
Sec. 203. Rules of construction.
Sec. 204. Effective dates.
SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are as follows:
(1) to establish the Social Security Administra-
tion as an independent agency, separate from the
Department of Health and Human Services;
(2) to charge the Social Security Administra-
tion with administration of the old-age, survivors,
and disability insurance program and supplemental
security income program;
(3) to establish an Administrator as head of the
Social Security Administration and define the pow-
ers and duties of such Administrator;
(4) to establish a Social Security Advisory
Board in the Administration; and
(5) to provide for delegating major authorities
to the Administrator.
TITLE 
I—ESTABLISHMENT 
OF
THE SOCIAL SECURITY AD-
MINISTRATION AS AN INDE-
PENDENT AGENCY
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY AD-
MINISTRATION AS A SEPARATE, INDEPEND-
ENT AGENCY; RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE
AGENCY.
Section 701 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
901) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
‘‘SEC. 701. There is hereby established, as an inde-
pendent agency in the executive branch of the Govern-
ment, a Social Security Administration. It shall be the
duty of the Administration to administer the old-age, sur-
vivors, and disability insurance program under title II and
the supplemental security income program under title
XVI.’’.
SEC. 102. ADMINISTRATOR OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY AD-
MINISTRATION AND OTHER OFFICERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 902) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘ADMINISTRATOR AND OTHER OFFICERS
‘‘Administrator
‘‘SEC. 702. (a)(1) There shall be in the Administra-
tion an Administrator who shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent, with the advice and consent of the Senate.
‘‘(2) The Administrator shall be compensated at the
rate provided for level I of the Executive Schedule.
‘‘(3) The Administrator shall be appointed for a term
of 4 years, coincident with the term of the President or
until the appointment of a qualified successor, and shall
be removable only for cause. The Administrator may be
appointed for additional terms.
‘‘(4) The Administrator shall be selected on the basis
of proven competence as a manager.
‘‘(5) The Administrator shall be responsible for the
exercise of all powers and the discharge of all duties of
the Administration, and shall have authority and control
over all personnel and activities thereof.
‘‘(6) The Administrator may prescribe such rules and
regulations as the Administrator determines necessary or
appropriate to carry out the functions of the Administra-
tion. The regulations prescribed by the Administrator
shall be subject to the rulemaking procedures established
under section 553 of title 5, United States Code.
‘‘(7) The Administrator may establish, alter, consoli-
date, or discontinue such organizational units or compo-
nents within the Administration as the Administrator con-
siders necessary or appropriate, except that this para-
graph shall not apply with respect to any unit, component,
or provision provided for by this Act.
‘‘(8) The Administrator may assign duties, and dele-
gate, or authorize successive redelegations of, authority to
act and to render decisions, to such officers and employees
of the Administration as the Administrator may find nec-
essary. Within the limitations of such delegations,
redelegations, or assignments, all official acts and deci-
sions of such officers and employees shall have the same
force and effect as though performed or rendered by the
Administrator.
‘‘(9) The Administrator and the Secretary shall con-
sult, on an ongoing basis, to ensure—
‘‘(A) the coordination of the programs adminis-
tered by the Administrator, as described in section
701, with the programs administered by the Sec-
retary under titles XVIII and XIX of this Act; and
‘‘(B) that adequate information concerning ben-
efits under such titles XVIII and XIX shall be avail-
able to the public.
pleasure of the Administrator. The General Counsel shall
be the principal legal officer in the Administration.
‘‘(2) The General Counsel shall be compensated at
the rate provided for level IV of the Executive Schedule.
‘‘Inspector General
‘‘(d)(1) There shall be in the Administration an Of-
fice of the Inspector General. Such Office shall be headed
by an Inspector General appointed in accordance with the
Inspector General Act of 1978.
‘‘(2) The Inspector General shall be compensated at
the rate provided for level IV of the Executive Schedule.
‘‘Chief Administrative Law Judge
‘‘(e)(1) There shall be in the Administration an Office
of the Chief Administrative Law Judge, who shall be ap-
pointed by the Administrator. The duty of the Chief Ad-
ministrative Law Judge shall be to administer the affairs
of the administrative law judges serving in the Adminis-
tration in a manner so as to ensure that hearings and
other business are conducted by the administrative law
judges in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
‘‘(2) The Chief Administrative Law Judge shall re-
port directly to the Administrator.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO COM-
POSITION OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF OASDI TRUST
FUNDS.—Section 201(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 401(c))
is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘shall be
composed of’’ and all that follows down through ‘‘ex
officio’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘shall be com-
posed of the Administrator of the Social Security
Administration, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, and the Secretary of the Treasury, all ex
officio’’;
(2) by inserting after the first sentence the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘The Administrator of the So-
cial Security Administration shall be the Chair-
person of the Board of Trustees.’’; and
(3) by striking ‘‘The Commissioner of Social
Security shall serve as Secretary of the Board of
Trustees.’’.
SEC. 103. SOCIAL SECURITY ADVISORY BOARD.
Section 703 (42 U.S.C. 903) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘SOCIAL SECURITY ADVISORY BOARD
‘‘Establishment of Board
‘‘SEC. 703. (a) There shall be established a Social
Security Advisory Board (hereinafter referred to as the
‘Board’).
‘‘Functions of the Board
‘‘(b) The Board shall advise the Administrator on
policies related to the old-age, survivors, and disability in-
surance program under title II, the supplemental security
income program under title XVI, and on operations in the
Administration. Specific functions of the Board shall in-
clude—
‘‘(1) studying and making recommendations as
to the most effective methods of providing economic
security through Federal old-age, survivors, and dis-
ability insurance benefits under title II and supple-
mental security income benefits under title XVI;
‘‘(2) studying and making recommendations re-
lating to the coordination of other programs that
provide economic and health security with programs
described in paragraph (1);
‘‘(3) making an independent assessment of the
annual report issued by the Board of Trustees, as
described in section 201, and issuing a report to the
President and to the Congress summarizing such as-
sessment;
‘‘(4) making recommendations to the President
of candidates to consider in selecting nominees for
the position of Administrator and Deputy Adminis-
trator;
‘‘(5) reviewing and assessing the quality of
service received from the Administration by bene-
ficiaries and the general public, including among the
items so reviewed and assessed the notices, outreach,
and telephone access provided by the Administra-
tion;
‘‘(6) making periodic assessments of the ade-
quacy of computer technology of the Administration
for support of program operations;
‘‘(7) reviewing and assessing the progress of the
Administration in developing needed improvements
in the management of programs;
‘‘(8) increasing public understanding of the so-
cial security system;
‘‘(9) in consultation with the Administrator, re-
viewing the development and implementation of a
long-range research and program evaluation plan for
the Administration;
‘‘(10) reviewing and assessing any major stud-
ies of social security as may come to the attention
of the Board;
‘‘(11) on its own initiative, or as requested by
the President, the Committee on Ways and Means of
the House of Representatives, or the Committee on
Finance of the Senate, reviewing and assessing
major legislative proposals regarding social security,
including an assessment of the administrative fea-
sibility and probable operational consequences of
those proposals; and
‘‘(12) conducting such other reviews and assess-
ments that the Board determines to be appropriate.
‘‘Structure and Membership of the Board
‘‘(c) The Board shall be composed of 7 members who
shall be appointed as follows:
‘‘(1) 3 members shall be appointed by the
President, with the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate. Not more than 2 of such members shall be from
the same political party.
‘‘(2) 2 members (each member from a different
political party) shall be appointed by the Speaker of
the House of Representatives, with the advice of the
Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member of the
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives.
‘‘(3) 2 members (each member from a different
political party) shall be appointed by the President
pro tempore of the Senate with the advice of the
Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member of the
Committee on Finance of the Senate.
‘‘Terms of Appointment
‘‘(d) Each member of the Board shall serve for a term
of 6 years, except that—
‘‘(1) a member appointed to fill a vacancy oc-
curring prior to the expiration of the term for which
a predecessor was appointed, shall be appointed for
the remainder of such term; and
‘‘(2) the terms of service of the members ini-
tially appointed under this section shall expire as fol-
lows:
‘‘(A) of the terms of service of the mem-
bers initially appointed by the President—
‘‘(i) 1 term shall expire June 30,
1996;
‘‘(ii) 1 term shall expire June 30,
1998; and
‘‘(iii) 1 term shall expire June 30,
2000;
as designated by the President at the time of
nomination;
‘‘(B) Of the terms of service of members
initially appointed by the Speaker of the House
of Representatives—
‘‘(i) 1 term shall expire June 30,
1997; and
‘‘(ii) 1 term shall expire June 30,
1999;
as designated by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives at the time of nomination; and
‘‘(C) Of the terms of service of members
initially appointed by the President pro tempore
of the Senate—
‘‘(i) 1 term shall expire June 30,
1998; and
‘‘(ii) 1 term shall expire June 30,
2000;
as designated by the President pro tempore of
the Senate at the time of nomination.
‘‘Chairman
‘‘(e) A member of the Board shall be designated by
the President to serve as Chairman for a term of 4 years,
coincident with the term of the President, or until the des-
ignation of a successor.
‘‘Compensation
‘‘(f) Members of the Board shall be compensated as
follows:
‘‘(1) Members shall be paid at a rate equal to
25 percent of the rate for level III of the Executive
Schedule.
‘‘(2) For days when the Board or any author-
ized subcommittee of the Board meets, members
who attend meetings on such days shall receive addi-
tional compensation in an amount equal to the daily
equivalent of the rate for level III of the Executive
Schedule.
‘‘(3) Service on the Board shall not be treated
as Federal service or employment for purposes of re-
ceiving any benefits under chapters 83, 84, and 87
of title 5, United States Code.
‘‘Meetings
‘‘(g) The Board shall meet not less than 6 times each
year to consider a specific agenda of issues, as determined
by the Chairman in consultation with the other members
of the Board.
‘‘Federal Advisory Committee Act
‘‘(h) The Board shall be exempt from the provisions
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
‘‘Personnel
‘‘(i)(1) The Board shall, without regard to title 5,
United States Code, appoint a Staff Director who shall
be paid at a rate equivalent to a rate for the Senior Execu-
tive Service.
‘‘(2) The Board is authorized, without regard to title
5, United States Code, to appoint and fix the compensa-
tion of such additional personnel as the Board determines
to be necessary to carry out the functions of the Board.
‘‘(3) In fixing the compensation of additional person-
nel under paragraph (2), the Board shall not authorize
that any individual appointed under such paragraph be
compensated at a rate that is greater than the rate of com-
pensation of the Staff Director described in paragraph (1).
‘‘Authorization of Appropriation
‘‘(j) There are authorized to be made available for
expenditure, out of the Federal Disability Insurance Trust
Fund, the Federal Old Age and Survivors Insurance Trust
Fund, and the general fund of the Treasury, such sums
as the Congress may deem appropriate to carry out the
purposes of this section.’’.
SEC. 104. PERSONNEL; BUDGETARY MATTERS; FACILITIES;
AND PROCUREMENT; SEAL OF OFFICE.
Title VII of the Social Security Act is amended by
redesignating sections 704 through 711 (42 U.S.C. 904–
911) as sections 705 through 712, respectively, and by
inserting after section 703 (42 U.S.C. 903) the following
new section:
‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
‘‘Personnel
‘‘SEC. 704. (a)(1) The Administrator shall appoint
such additional officers and employees as the Adminis-
trator considers necessary to carry out the Administrator’s
functions. Except as otherwise provided in any other provi-
sion of law, such officers and employees shall be ap-
pointed, and their compensation shall be fixed, in accord-
ance with title 5, United States Code.
‘‘(2) The Administrator may procure the services of
experts and consultants in accordance with the provisions
of section 3109 of title 5, United States Code.
‘‘(3) Notwithstanding section 3133 of title 5, United
States Code, the Director of the Office of Personnel Man-
agement shall authorize for the Administration a total
number of Senior Executive Service positions which—
‘‘(A) shall be specified in the comprehensive
workforce plan established and revised by the Ad-
ministrator under subsection (b)(1), and
‘‘(B) shall not be less than the number of such
positions authorized in the Social Security Adminis-
tration in the Department of Health and Human
Services as of immediately before the date of the en-
actment of the Social Security Integrity Act of 1993.
‘‘Budgetary Matters
‘‘(b)(1) Appropriations requests for staffing and per-
sonnel of the Administration shall be based upon a com-
prehensive workforce plan, which shall be established and
revised from time to time by the Administrator. The entire
amount of appropriations provided for the administrative
costs of the Administration shall be apportioned in the
time period provided in title 31, United States Code, for
apportionment and shall be apportioned for the entire pe-
riod of availability without restriction or deduction by the
apportioning officer or employee of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget or any other entity within the executive
branch of the Federal Government, except as otherwise
provided in this subsection.
‘‘(2) The report submitted pursuant to section 704
shall include a section reflecting the use of budget author-
ity provided to the Administration by quarters.
‘‘(3)(A) The authority of the Administration for fa-
cilities construction, and any authority of the Administra-
tion for automated data processing procurement which is
delegated thereto, shall be provided in the form of contract
authority covering the total costs thereof, to be available
until expended.
‘‘(B) Amounts necessary for the liquidation of con-
tract authority provided pursuant to this paragraph are
hereby made available from the Federal Old-Age and Sur-
vivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability
Insurance Trust Fund to the extent that the Adminis-
trator, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, determines that such amounts are not necessary to
meet the current obligations for benefit payments from the
Trust Funds.
‘‘(C) Funds appropriated for the Administration to
be available on a contingency basis shall be apportioned
only upon the occurrence of the stipulated contingency, as
determined by the Administrator and reported to each
House of the Congress.
‘‘Seal of Office
‘‘(c) The Administrator shall cause a seal of office
to be made for the Administration of such design as the
Administrator shall approve. Judicial notice shall be taken
of such seal.’’.
SEC. 105. TRANSFERS TO THE NEW SOCIAL SECURITY AD-
MINISTRATION.
(a) FUNCTIONS.—There are transferred to the Social
Security Administration all functions carried out by the
Secretary of Health and Human Services with respect to
the programs and activities the administration of which
is vested in the Social Security Administration by reason
of this Act and the amendments made thereby. The Ad-
ministrator of the Social Security Administration shall al-
locate such functions in accordance with sections 701,
702, 703, and 704 of the Social Security Act (as amended
by this Act).
(b) PERSONNEL, ASSETS, ETC.—(1) There are trans-
ferred from the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices to the Social Security Administration, for appropriate
allocation by the Administrator in the Social Security Ad-
ministration—
(A) the personnel (other than administrative
law judges) employed in connection with the func-
tions transferred by this Act and the amendments
made thereby, as considered appropriate by the Ad-
ministrator in consultation with the Secretary of
Health and Human Services,
(B) such number of administrative law judges
as are necessary to carry out the functions trans-
ferred by this Act and the amendments made there-
by, as determined by the Administrator in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices, and
(C) the assets, liabilities, contracts, property,
records, and unexpended balance of appropriations,
authorizations, allocations, and other funds em-
ployed, held, or used in connection with such func-
tions, arising from such functions, or available, or to
be made available, in connection with such functions.
(2) Unexpended funds transferred pursuant to this
subsection shall be used only for the purposes for which
the funds were originally authorized and appropriated.
(c) ABOLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER IN
THE DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERV-
ICES.—Effective upon the entry upon office of the initial
Administrator of the Social Security Administration pur-
suant to section 702 of the Social Security Act (as amend-
ed by this Act), the position of Commissioner of Social
Security in the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices is abolished.
SEC. 106. TRANSITIONAL RULES.
(a) INTERIM AUTHORITY FOR APPOINTMENT AND
COMPENSATION.—At any time on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act—
(1) any of the officers provided for in section
702 of the Social Security Act (as amended by this
Act) may enter upon office, as provided in such sec-
tion, and
(2) the Administrator of the Social Security Ad-
ministration, upon entry upon office, may prescribe
regulations providing for the orderly transfer of pro-
ceedings before the Secretary of Health and Human
Services to the Administrator.
Funds available to any official or component of the De-
partment of Health and Human Services, functions of
which are transferred to the Administrator or the Social
Security Administration by this Act, may, with the ap-
proval of the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget, be used to pay the compensation and expenses
of any officer entering upon office pursuant to this section
until such time as funds for that purpose are otherwise
available.
(b) CONTINUATION OF ORDERS, DETERMINATIONS,
RULES, REGULATIONS, ETC.—All orders, determinations,
rules, regulations, permits, contracts, collective bargaining
agreements, recognitions of labor organizations, certifi-
cates, licenses, and privileges—
(1) which have been issued, made, promulgated,
granted, or allowed to become effective, in the exer-
cise of functions (A) which were exercised by the
Secretary of Health and Human Services (or his del-
egate), and (B) which relate to functions which, by
reason of this Act, the amendments made thereby,
and regulations prescribed thereunder, are vested in
the Administrator, and
(2) which are in effect immediately before
July 1, 1994,
shall (to the extent that they relate to functions described
in paragraph (1)(B)) continue in effect according to their
terms until modified, terminated, suspended, set aside, or
repealed, in accordance with law, by such Administrator,
except that any collective bargaining agreement shall re-
main in effect until the date of termination specified in
such agreement.
(c) CONTINUATION OF PROCEEDINGS.—The provi-
sions of this Act (including the amendments made there-
by) shall not affect any proceeding pending before the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services immediately before
July 1, 1994, with respect to functions vested (by reason
of this Act, the amendments made thereby, and regula-
tions prescribed thereunder) in the Administrator, except
that such proceedings, to the extent that they relate to
such functions, shall continue before the Administrator.
Orders shall be issued under any such proceeding, appeals
taken therefrom, and payments shall be made pursuant
to such orders, in like manner as if this Act had not been
enacted, and orders issued in any such proceeding shall
continue in effect until modified, terminated, superseded,
or repealed by the Administrator, by a court of competent
jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
(d) CONTINUATION OF SUITS.—Except as provided
in this subsection—
(1) the provisions of this Act shall not affect
suits commenced prior to July 1, 1994; and
(2) in all such suits proceedings shall be had,
appeals taken, and judgments rendered, in the same
manner and effect as if this Act had not been en-
acted.
No cause of action, and no suit, action, or other proceed-
ing commenced by or against any officer in his official ca-
pacity as an officer of the Department of Health and
Human Services, shall abate by reason of the enactment
of this Act. Causes of action, suits, actions, or other pro-
ceedings may be asserted by or against the United States
and the Social Security Administration, or such official of
such Administration as may be appropriate, and, in any
litigation pending immediately before July 1, 1994, the
court may at any time, on its own motion or that of a
party, enter an order which will give effect to the provi-
sions of this subsection (including, where appropriate, an
order for substitution of parties).
(e) CONTINUATION OF PENALTIES.—This Act shall
not have the effect of releasing or extinguishing any crimi-
nal prosecution, penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred as
a result of any function which (by reason of this Act, the
amendments made thereby, and regulations prescribed
thereunder) is vested in the Administrator.
(f) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Orders and actions of the
Administrator in the exercise of functions vested in the
Administrator under this Act (and the amendments made
thereby) shall be subject to judicial review to the same
extent and in the same manner as if such orders had been
made and such actions had been taken by the Secretary
of Health and Human Services in the exercise of such
functions immediately before July 1, 1994. Any statutory
requirements relating to notice, hearings, action upon the
record, or administrative review that apply to any function
so vested in the Administrator shall continue to apply to
the exercise of such function by the Administrator.
(g) EXERCISE OF FUNCTIONS.—In the exercise of the
functions vested in the Administrator under this Act, the
amendments made thereby, and regulations prescribed
thereunder, the Administrator shall have the same author-
ity as that vested in the Secretary of Health and Human
Services with respect to the exercise of such functions im-
mediately preceding the vesting of such functions in the
Administrator, and actions of the Administrator shall have
the same force and effect as when exercised by such Sec-
retary.
(h) REPORT.—Within 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services and the Comptroller General of the Unit-
ed States shall each advise the chairmen and ranking mi-
nority members of the Committee on Ways and Means of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Fi-
nance of the Senate on the status of the transition to an
independent Social Security Administration, including in-
formation as to timeliness in filling appointments, co-
operation encountered in relationships with the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services and other agencies,
and any technical problems resulting from the provisions
of, and amendments made by, this title.
SEC. 107. EFFECTIVE DATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Sections 101, 102(a), 103, 104,
and 105 of this Act shall take effect July 1, 1994.
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Section 102(b) of this Act shall
take effect upon the entry into office of the initial Admin-
istrator of the Social Security Administration. Section 106
of this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(c) NEW SPENDING AUTHORITY.—Any new spending
authority provided by this title shall be effective for any
fiscal year only to such extent or in such amounts as are
provided in advance in appropriation Acts.
TITLE II—CONFORMING AMEND-
MENTS AND RULES OF CON-
STRUCTION
SEC. 201. AMENDMENTS TO TITLES II AND XVI OF THE SO-
CIAL SECURITY ACT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Social Security Act
(other than section 201, section 218(d), section 226, sec-
tion 226A, and section 231(c)) and title XVI of such Act
(other than section 1614(f)(2)(B) and section 1616(e)(3))
are each amended—
(1) by striking, wherever it appears therein,
‘‘Secretary of Health and Human Services’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Administrator of the Social Security Ad-
ministration’’;
(2) by striking, wherever it appears therein,
‘‘Department of Health and Human Services’’ and
inserting ‘‘Social Security Administration’’;
(3) by striking, wherever it appears therein,
‘‘Department’’ (but only if it is not immediately suc-
ceeded by the words ‘‘of Health and Human Serv-
ices’’, and only if it is used in reference to the De-
partment of Health and Human Services) and in-
serting ‘‘Administration’’;
(4) by striking, wherever it appears therein, the
words ‘‘Secretary’’ and ‘‘Secretary’s’’ (but, in the
case of either such word only if such word refers to
the Secretary of Health and Human Services) and
inserting (in the case of the word ‘‘Secretary’’) ‘‘Ad-
ministrator’’ and (in the case of the word ‘‘Sec-
retary’s’’) ‘‘Administrator’s’’; and
(5) by striking, wherever it appears therein,
‘‘Internal Revenue Code of 1954’’ and inserting ‘‘In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986’’.
(b) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 218.—Section 218(d)
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 418(d)) is amended by striking
‘‘Secretary’’ each place it appears in paragraphs (3) and
(7) and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’.
(c) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 222.—Section 222(d)
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 422(d)) is amended—
(1) in the last sentence of paragraph (1), by
striking ‘‘Commissioner of Social Security’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Administrator of the Social Security Ad-
ministration’’; and
(2) in the first sentence of paragraph (2), by
striking ‘‘Commissioner of Social Security’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Administrator of the Social Security Ad-
ministration’’.
(d) AMENDMENT TO SECTION 231.—Section 231(c)
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 431(c)) is amended by striking
‘‘Secretary determines’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator and
the Secretary jointly determine’’.
(e) 
AMENDMENT
TO
SECTION
1615.—Section
1615(d) of such Act (422 U.S.C. 1832d(d)) is amended
by striking ‘‘Commissioner of Social Security’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Administrator of the Social Security Administra-
tion’’.
SEC. 202. OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
Title VII of the Social Security Act is amended—
(1) by striking section 705 (as redesignated by
section 104(a) of this Act) (42 U.S.C. 904) and in-
serting the following new section:
‘‘REPORTS
‘‘SEC. 705. The Secretary and the Administrator
shall make full reports to Congress, within 120 days after
the beginning of each regular session, of the administra-
tion of the functions with which they are charged under
this Act. In addition to the number of copies of such re-
ports authorized by other law to be printed, there is hereby
authorized to be printed not more than 5,000 copies of
each such report for use by the Secretary and Adminis-
trator for distribution to Members of Congress and to
State and other public or private agencies or organizations
participating in or concerned with the programs provided
for in this Act.’’;