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Cite as: 529 U. S. 1 (2000)

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Appendix to opinion of the Court

of Social Security made for good cause shown before the
Commissioner ﬁles the Commissioner’s answer, remand
the case to the Commissioner of Social Security for fur-
ther action by the Commissioner of Social Security, and
it may at any time order additional evidence to be taken
before the Commissioner of Social Security, but only
upon a showing that there is new evidence which is ma-
terial and that there is good cause for the failure to in-
corporate such evidence into the record in a prior pro-
ceeding; and the Commissioner of Social Security shall,
after the case is remanded, and after hearing such addi-
tional evidence if so ordered, modify or afﬁrm the Com-
missioner’s ﬁndings of fact or the Commissioner’s de-
cision, or both, and shall ﬁle with the court any such
additional and modiﬁed ﬁndings of fact and decision, and
a transcript of the additional record and testimony upon
which the Commissioner’s action in modifying or afﬁrm-
ing was based. Such additional or modiﬁed ﬁndings of
fact and decision shall be reviewable only to the extent
provided for review of the original ﬁndings of fact and
decision. The judgment of the court shall be ﬁnal ex-
cept that it shall be subject to review in the same man-
ner as a judgment in other civil actions. Any action
instituted in accordance with this subsection shall sur-
vive notwithstanding any change in the person occupy-
ing the ofﬁce of Commissioner of Social Security or any
vacancy in such ofﬁce.”

42 U. S. C. § 405(h) provides:

“(h) Finality of Commissioner’s decision

“The ﬁndings and decision of the Commissioner of
Social Security after a hearing shall be binding upon
all individuals who were parties to such hearing. No
ﬁndings of fact or decision of the Commissioner of
Social Security shall be reviewed by any person, tribu-
nal, or governmental agency except as herein provided.