The Social Security Act
The original Social Security Act is P.L. 74-271 (49 Stat. 620), approved August 14, 1935. The Social Security Act (SSAct) has been amended significantly since 1935. A list of laws which have amended the SSAct may be found in Volume II, Appendix G.
Administration of the Social Security Act
The Social Security Board was responsible for administration of the original Social Security Act except for parts 1, 2, 3, and 5 of Title V (which were administered by the Children’s Bureau, then in the Department of Labor); part 4 of Title V which increased the appropriations authorized for carrying out the Act of June 2, 1920 and Title VI which authorized grants to the States for public health work.
The Social Security Board was transferred to the Federal Security Agency by Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1939 and the Board’s functions were to be carried on under the direction and supervision of the Federal Security Administrator. Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1946 transferred the functions of the Children’s Bureau and the functions of the Secretary of Labor under Title V of the Act to the Federal Security Administrator and the Board was abolished.
The Bureau of Employment Security, with its unemployment compensation and employment service function, was transferred from the Federal Security Agency to the Department of Labor by Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1949.
The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was established by Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 with a Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare as the head of the Department. All functions of the Federal Security Agency, which was abolished, were transferred to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. The functions of the Federal Security Administrator were transferred to the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare.
The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was redesignated the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare was redesignated the Secretary of Health and Human Services by P.L. 96-88, §509, approved October 17, 1979. The Department of Health and Human Services redesignation was effective May 4, 1980 (45 Federal Register 29642; May 5, 1980). The Department of Education which was established by P.L. 96–88 was activated May 4, 1980 (Executive Order 12212 of May 2, 1980; 45 Federal Register 29557; May 5, 1980).
Effective March 31, 1995, the Social Security Administration was established as an independent agency by P.L. 103-296, §101, approved August 15, 1994, with a Commissioner of Social Security responsible for the exercise of all powers and the discharge of all duties of the Administration.
Compilation of the Social Security Laws
This Compilation currently consists of 2 volumes:
Volume I
Table of Contents
The Social Security Act
PART 1 - Titles I through XVII
PART 2 - Titles XVIII through XXI and an
Index
Volume II
Table of Contents
Provisions from other laws
—cited in the SSAct
—affecting programs administered under the SSAct and
Appendixes
Effect of Compilation
The Compilation of the Social Security Laws is not prima facie evidence of the provisions of the Social Security Act or other laws or statutes which are included, but has been prepared for convenient reference purposes.
Citations in Volume I
Citations have been included to enable the reader to locate the SSAct provisions in the United States Code (U.S.C.). These U.S.C. citations are shown within brackets after the SSAct section.
For example: Social Security Act - Sec.201. [42 U.S.C. 401]
SSAct section 201 may be found in Title 42 of the U.S.C. at section 401.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS[1]
VOLUME I
SOCIAL SECURITY ACT
| Title I | Grants to States for Old-Age Assistance for the Aged |
| Title II | Federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Benefits |
| Title III | Grants to States for Unemployment Compensation Administration |
| Title IV | Grants to States for Aid and Services to Needy Families with Children and for Child-Welfare Services |
| Title V | Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant |
| Title VI | Temporary State Fiscal Relief |
| Title VII | Administration |
| Title VIII | Special Benefits for Certain World War II Veterans |
| Title IX | Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Employment Security |
| Title X | Grants to States for Aid to the Blind |
| Title XI | General Provisions, Peer Review, and Administrative Simplification |
| Title XII | Advances to State Unemployment Funds |
| Title XIII | Reconversion Unemployment Benefits for Seamen |
| Title XIV | Grants to States for Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled |
| Title XV | Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees |
| Title XVI | Grants to States for Aid to the Aged, Blind, or Disabled |
| Title XVI | Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled |
| Title XVII | Grants for Planning Comprehensive Action to Combat Mental Retardation |
| Title XVIII | Health Insurance for the Aged and Disabled |
| Title XIX | Grants to States for Medical Assistance Programs |
| Title XX | Block Grants to States for Social Services |
| Title XXI | State Children's Health Insurance Program |
INDEX TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT
SOCIAL SECURITY ACT[1]
(As Amended through January 1, 2009)
AN ACT
To provide for the general welfare by establishing a system of Federal old-age benefits, and by enabling the several States to make more adequate provision for aged persons, blind persons, dependent and crippled children, maternal and child welfare, public health, and the administration of their unemployment compensation laws; to establish a Social Security Board; to raise revenue; and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
[TITLE I—GRANTS TO STATES FOR OLD–AGE ASSISTANCE FOR THE AGED[2]]
TABLE OF CONTENTS OF TITLE[3]
[1] P.L. 74-271, approved August 14, 1935, 49 Stat. 620.
[2] Title I of the Social Security Act is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services. The Office of Family Assistance administers benefit payments under Title I. The Administration for Public Services, Office of Human Development Services, administers social services under Title I.
Title I appears in the United States Code as §§301-306, subchapter I, chapter 7, Title 42.
Regulations relating to Title I are contained in subtitle A and chapter XIII, Title 45, Code of Federal Regulations.
P.L. 92-603, §303, repealed Title I effective January 1, 1974, except with respect to Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. The Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas may elect to initiate a Title I social services program if it chooses; see Vol. II, P.L. 94-241, approved March 24, 1976, 90 Stat. 263, [Covenant to Establish Northern Mariana Islands].
See Vol. II, 31 U.S.C. 6504-6505, with respect to intergovernmental cooperation and 31 U.S.C. 7501-7507, with respect to uniform audit requirements for State and local governments receiving Federal financial assistance.
See Vol. II, P.L. 82-183, §618, for the “Jenner Amendment”, which prohibits denial of grants-in-aid under certain conditions.
See Vol. II, P.L. 88-352, §601, for prohibition against discrimination in Federally assisted programs.
See Vol. II, P.L. 89-97, §121(b), with respect to restrictions on payment to a State receiving payments under Title XIX.
See Vol. II, P.L. 90-248, §234(c), with respect to nursing homes which do not meet all requirements of a State for licensure.
[3] This table of contents does not appear in the law.
TITLE II—FEDERAL OLD–AGE, SURVIVORS, AND DISABILITY INSURANCE BENEFITS[1]
TABLE OF CONTENTS OF TITLE[2]
[1] Title II of the Social Security Act is administered by the Social Security Administration. Title II appears in the United States Code as §§401-433, subchapter II, chapter 7, Title 42.
Regulations relating to Title II are contained in chapter III, Title 20, Code of Federal Regulations.
See Vol. II, 31 U.S.C. 3720 and 3720A with respect to collection of payments due to Federal agencies; and §3803(c)(2)(C) with respect to benefits not affected by P.L. 100-383.
See Vol. II, P.L. 88-352, §601, for prohibition against discrimination in Federally assisted programs.
See Vol. II, P.L. 94-566, §503, with respect to preservation of medicaid eligibility for individuals who cease to be eligible for supplemental security income benefits on account of cost-of-living increases in social security benefits.
See Vol. II, P.L. 95-608, §§201-204, with respect to Indian child and family programs.
See Vol. II, P.L. 98-21, §101(e), with respect to the effect of amendments made by that law on benefits under the Federal Retirement System.
See Vol. II, P.L. 99-177, §255, with respect to exemption of certain benefits from budget reductions.
See Vol. II, P.L. 100-204, §724(d), with respect to furnishing information to the United States Commission on Improving the Effectiveness of the United Nations; and §725(b), with respect to the detailing of Government personnel.
See Vol. II, P.L. 100-235, §§5-8, with respect to responsibilities of each Federal agency for computer systems security and privacy.
See Vol. II, P.L. 100-383, §§105(f)(2) and 206(d)(2), with respect to exclusion from income and resources of certain payments to certain individuals.
See Vol. II, P.L. 100-690, §5301(a)(1)(C) and (d)(1)(B), with respect to benefits of drug traffickers and possessors.
See Vol. II, P.L. 101-508, §§13301 and 13302, with respect to OASDI Trust Funds.
See Vol. II, P.L. 104-193, §435, with respect to qualifying quarters for aliens.
See Vol. II, P.L. 106-170, §302, with respect to demonstration projects providing for reductions in disability insurance benefits based on earnings.
[2] This table of contents does not appear in the law.
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