42 U.S.C. § 903: Social Security Advisory Board

There shall be established a Social Security Advisory Board (in this section referred to as the “Board”). analyzing the Nation’s retirement and disability systems and making recommendations with respect to how the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program and the supplemental security income program, supported by other public and private systems, can most effectively assure economic security; studying and making recommendations relating to the coordination of programs that provide health security with programs described in paragraph (1); making recommendations to the President and to the Congress with respect to policies that will ensure the solvency of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, both in the short-term and the long-term; making recommendations with respect to the quality of service that the Administration provides to the public; making recommendations with respect to policies and regulations regarding the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program and the supplemental security income program; increasing public understanding of the social security system; making recommendations with respect to a long-range research and program evaluation plan for the Administration; reviewing and assessing any major studies of social security as may come to the attention of the Board; and making recommendations with respect to such other matters as the Board determines to be appropriate. 3 members shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Not more than 2 of such members shall be from the same political party. 2 members (each member from a different political party) shall be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate with the advice of the Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member of the Senate Committee on Finance. 2 members (each member from a different political party) shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, with the advice of the Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member of the House Committee on Ways and Means. The members shall be chosen on the basis of their integrity, impartiality, and good judgment, and shall be individuals who are, by reason of their education, experience, and attainments, exceptionally qualified to perform the duties of members of the Board. a member appointed to a term of office after the commencement of such term may serve under such appointment only for the remainder of such term; and 2 years; 4 years; and 6 years. 3 years; and 6 years. 4 years; and 5 years. A member of the Board shall be designated by the President to serve as Chairman for a term of 4 years, coincident with the term of the President, or until the designation of a successor. A member of the Board shall, for each day (including traveltime) during which the member is attending meetings or conferences of the Board or otherwise engaged in the business of the Board, be compensated at the daily rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule. While serving on business of the Board away from their homes or regular places of business, members may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5 for persons in the Government employed intermittently. The Board shall meet at the call of the Chairman (in consultation with the other members of the Board) not less than 4 times each year to consider a specific agenda of issues, as determined by the Chairman in consultation with the other members of the Board. Four members of the Board (not more than 3 of whom may be of the same political party) shall constitute a quorum for purposes of conducting business. The Board shall be exempt from the provisions of chapter 10 of title 5. The Board shall, without regard to the provisions of title 5 relating to the competitive service, appoint a Staff Director who shall be paid at a rate equivalent to a rate established for the Senior Executive Service under section 5382 of title 5 . The Board shall appoint such additional personnel as the Board determines to be necessary to provide adequate support for the Board, and may compensate such additional personnel without regard to the provisions of title 5 relating to the competitive service. There are authorized to be appropriated, out of the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, and the general fund of the Treasury, such sums as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. Except as provided in this section, the amendments made by this chapter [chapter 2 (§§ 5521–5528) of subtitle F of title V of Pub. L. 105–33 , amending this section, sections 1310, 1382, 1382c, 1382d, and 1383 of this title, and provisions set out as a note under section 1382 of this title and repealing provisions set out as notes under sections 425 and 1382 of this title] shall take effect as if included in the enactment of title II of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–193 ; 110 Stat. 2185 ). The amendments made by section 5524 of this Act [amending section 1310 of this title ] shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Social Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994 ( Public Law 103–296 ; 108 Stat. 1464 ). The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) of section 5525 of this Act [amending provisions set out as a note under section 1382 of this title ] shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 105 of the Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–121 ; 110 Stat. 852 et seq.). The repeals made by section 5525(c) [repealing provisions set out as notes under sections 425 and 1382 of this title] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [ Aug. 5, 1997 ]. The amendments made by section 5526 of this Act [amending this section] shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 108 of the Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–121 ; 110 Stat. 857 ). Section 5227 [probably means section 5527 of this Act which is set out as a note under section 909 of this title ] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.”