Social Security Advisory Board

Social Security Advisory Board
Board overview
Formed August 15, 1994
Jurisdiction Federal government of the United States
Headquarters Washington, D.C.
Board executive Henry J. Aaron, Chair
Website www.ssab.gov

The Social Security Advisory Board (SSAB) is an independent, bipartisan board of the United States federal government. It was created by Congress and is appointed by the President and the Congress to advise the President, the Congress, and the Commissioner of Social Security on matters related to the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs.[1]

History

In the United States in 1994, when Congress passed legislation establishing SSA as an independent agency, it also created a seven-member bipartisan Board to advise the President, the Congress, and the Commissioner of Social Security on policies related to Social Security’s old-age, survivors, and disability insurance (OASDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs. The legislation passed both Houses of Congress without opposition and President Clinton signed the Social Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994 into law (P.L. 103-296) on August 15, 1994. The law took effect on March 31, 1995.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Soc". Social Security Advisory Board(SSAB). SSAB. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "History of the Board in Brief". SSAB. SSAB. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

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