§1383f Annual Report on Program

Summary

By May 30 each year, the Commissioner of Social Security must send a report to the President and Congress about the program covered by this part of the law. The report must describe the program and give past and current data on approvals and denials at each decision level (initial claims, reconsiderations, administrative law judge hearings, Appeals Council reviews, and Federal court decisions); who gets benefits and the costs by group (aged, blind, disabled adults, and disabled children); prior enrollment in public benefit programs (including State programs funded under part A of subchapter IV and State general assistance); projections of recipients and costs for at least 25 years; numbers and results of redeterminations and continuing disability reviews; use of work incentives; detailed administrative and operation costs; summaries of relevant research; State supplementation operations; a history of law changes to this part; and any other information the Commissioner finds useful. Members of the Social Security Advisory Board may also provide an individual or a joint statement of their views to be included in that annual report.