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PUBLIC LAW 101-508 —NOV. 5, 1990 104 STAT. 1388-271 (c) REPORT. — (1) IN GENERAL ^^—The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a written report on the progress of the demonstration projects conducted pursuant to this section, together with any related data and materials which the Secretary may consider appropriate. The report shall be submitted not later than 90 days after the termination of the project. (2) SPECIFIC MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED. —The report required under paragraph (1) shall— (A) assess the costs and benefits of the accountability procedures, (B) identify any major difficulties encountered in implementing the demonstration project, and (C) assess the feasibility of implementing the accountability procedures on a national basis. SEC. 5109. NOTICE REQUIREMENTS. (1) TITLE II.—Section 205 (42 U.S.C. 405) is amended by inserting after subsection (r) the following new subsection: "NOTICE REQUIREMENTS "(s) The Secretary shall take such actions as are necessary to ensure that any notice to one or more individuals issued pursuant to this title by the Secretary or by a State agency— "(1) is written in simple and clear language, and "(2) includes the address and telephone number of the local office of the Social Security Administration which serves the recipient. In the case of any such notice which is not generated by a local servicing office, the requirements of paragraph (2) shall be treated as satisfied if such notice includes the address of the local office of the Social Security Administration which services the recipient of the notice and a telephone number through which such office can be (2) TITLE xvi. —Section 1631 (42 U.S.C. 1383) is amended by adding at the end the following: " NOTICE REQUIREMENTS "(n) The Secretary shall take such actions as are necessary to ensure that any notice to one or more individuals issued pursuant to this title by the Secretary or by a State agency— "(1) is written in simple and clear language, and "(2) includes the address and telephone number of the local office of the Social Security Administration which serves the recipient. In the case of any such notice which is not generated by a local servicing office, the requirements of paragraph (2) shall be treated as satisfied if such notice includes the address of the local office of the Social Security Administration which services the recipient of the notice and a telephone number through which such office can be reached.". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendments made by this section shall 42 USC 405 note, apply with respect to notices issued on or after July 1, 1991.

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