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42 U.S. Code § 903. Social Security Advisory Board
(a) Establishment of Board
There shall be established a Social Security Advisory Board (in this section referred to as the “Board”).
(b) Functions of BoardOn and after the date the Commissioner takes office, the Board shall advise the Commissioner on policies related to the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program under subchapter II, the program of special benefits for certain World War II veterans under subchapter VIII, and the supplemental security income program under subchapter XVI. Specific functions of the Board shall include—
(1)
analyzing the Nation’s retirement and disability systems and making recommendations with respect to how the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program and the supplemental security income program, supported by other public and private systems, can most effectively assure economic security;
(2)
studying and making recommendations relating to the coordination of programs that provide health security with programs described in paragraph (1);
(3)
making recommendations to the President and to the Congress with respect to policies that will ensure the solvency of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, both in the short-term and the long-term;