108 STAT. 1464 PUBLIC LAW 103-296—AUG. 15, 1994 Public Law 103-296 103d Congress An Act Aug. 15, 1994 [H.R. 4277] Social Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994. 42 USC 1305 note. To establish the Social Security Administration as an independent agency and to make other improvements in the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) SHORT TITLE. —This Act may be cited as the "Social Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994". (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS. —The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. TITLE I—ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION AS AN INDEPENDENT AGENCY Sec. 101. Establishment of Social Security Administration as an independent agency. Sec. 102. Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner; other officers. Sec. 103. Social Seciuity Advisory Board. Sec. 104. Personnel; budgetary matters; seal of office. Sec. 105. Transfers to the new Social Security Administration. Sec. 106. Transition rules. Sec. 107. Conforming amendments to titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act. Sec. 108. Additional conforming amendments. Sec. 109. Rules of construction. Sec. 110. Effective dates. TITLE II—PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO OASDI AND SSI Sec. 201. Restrictions on payment of benefits based on disability to substance abusers. Sec. 202. Commission on childhood disability. Sec. 203. Regulations regarding completion of plans for achieving self-support. Sec. 204. SSI eligibility for students temporarily abroad. Sec. 205. Disregard of*^ cost-of-living increases for continued eligibility for work incentives. Sec. 206. Expansion of the authority of the Social Security Administration to prevent, detect, and terminate fraudulent claims for OASDI and SSI benefits. Sec. 207. Disability review required for SSI recipients who are 18 years of age. Sec. 208. Continuing disability reviews. Sec. 209. Exemption from adjustment in pass-along requirements. TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS Sec. 301. Issuance of physical documents in the form of bonds, notes, or certificates to the social security trust funds. Sec. 302. GAO study regarding telephone access to local offices of the Social Security Administration. Sec. 303. Expansion of State option to exclude service of election officials or election workers from coverage. Sec. 304. Use of social security numbers by States and local governments and Federal district courts for jury selection purposes.
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