108 STAT. 1518 PUBLIC LAW 103-296—AUG. 15, 1994 shall be in the form of paper checks drawn on such general fund to the order of such Trust Fund.". 42 USC 401 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE. — '^°*^- (1) IN GENERAL.— The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to obligations issued, and payments made, after 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) TREATMENT OF OUTSTANDING OBLIGATIONS.— Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall issue to the Federal Old- Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, as applicable, a paper instrument, in the form of a bond, note, or certificate of indebtedness, for each obligation which has been issued to the Trust Fund under section 201(d) of the Social Security Act and which is outstanding as of such date. Each such document shall set forth the principal amount, date of maturity, and interest rate of the obligation, and shall state on its face that the obligation shall be incontestable in the hands of the Trust Fund to which it was issued, that the obligation is supported by the full faith and credit of the United States, and that the United States is pledged to the payment of the obligation with respect to both principal and interest. 42 USC 902 SEC. 302. GAG STUDY REGARDING TELEPHONE ACCESS TO LOCAL note. OFFICES OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. (a) STUDY.— The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of telephone access to local offices of the Social Security Administration. (b) MATTERS TO BE STUDIED.— In conducting the study under this section, the Comptroller General shall make an independent assessment of the Social Security Administration's use of innovative technology (including attendant call and voice mail) to increase public telephone access to local offices of the Administration. Such study shall include— (1) an assessment of the aggregate impact of such technology on public access to the local offices, and (2) a separate assessment of the impact of such technology on public access to those local offices to which access was restricted on October 1, 1989. (c) REPORT.— Not later than January 31, 1996, the Comptroller General shall submit a report on the results of the study conducted pursuant to this section to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate. SEC. 303. EXPANSION OF STATE OPTION TO EXCLUDE SERVICE OF ELECTION OFFICIALS OR ELECTION WORKERS FROM COV- ERAGE. (a) LIMITATION ON MANDATORY COVERAGE OF STATE ELECTION OFFICIALS AND ELECTION WORKERS WITHOUT STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.— (1) AMENDMENT TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACT. —Section 210(a)(7)(F)(iv) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 410(a)(7)(F)(iv)) (as amended by section 11332(a) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990) is amended by striking "$100" and inserting "$1,000 with respect to service performed during any calendar year commencing on or after Jginuary
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