Sec. 105. Reports
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Section 205(j) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 405(j) ), as amended by section 103(a), is further amended— in paragraph (6)— by striking
(A)In addition to and inserting In addition to ; and by striking subparagraph (B); and by adding at the end the following: Not later than January 31 of each fiscal year, the Commissioner shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report on the results of all reviews of representative payees conducted during the previous fiscal year in connection with benefits under this title, title VIII, or title XVI. Such report shall summarize problems identified in such reviews and corrective actions taken or planned to be taken to correct such problems, and shall include— the number of such reviews; the results of such reviews; the number of cases in which the representative payee was changed and why; the number of reviews conducted in response to allegations or concerns about the performance or suitability of the payee; the number of cases discovered in which there was a misuse of funds, and the total dollar amount of benefits determined by the Commissioner during such fiscal year to have been misused by a representative payee (regardless of the fiscal year in which such misuse occurred); the number of cases discovered in which such misuse of funds resulted from the negligent failure of the Commissioner to investigate or monitor a representative payee; the final disposition of such cases of misuse of funds, including— any criminal, civil, and administrative penalties imposed; the total dollar amount of misused benefits repaid to beneficiaries and alternative representative payees under each of— paragraph
(5)(on the basis of a negligent failure of the Commissioner described in such paragraph); paragraph
(5)(on any other basis); and paragraph (7); and the total dollar amount of misused benefits recovered under each of— paragraph (5); and paragraph (7); any updates to prior year reports necessary to reflect subsequent recoveries and repayments pertaining to misuse determinations made in prior years; and such other information as the Commissioner deems appropriate. Each report required under this paragraph for a fiscal year shall include the information described in clauses
(i)through
(ix)of subparagraph
(A)with respect to— all representative payees reviewed during such fiscal year; all such representative payees that are organizations, separated by whether such organization collects a fee for its services as a representative payee; all such representative payees that are individuals serving 15 or more individuals; and all such representative payees that are individuals serving less than 15 individuals, separated by whether such representative payee is a family member. . The Commissioner shall— conduct a study on the changes made by the amendments made by section 102 of the Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2017 , which shall include the impact of such changes on families, beneficiaries, and the operations of the Social Security Administration; and not later than January 1, 2021, submit a report on the results of such study to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate. The Commissioner shall— conduct a study on the changes made by the amendments made by section 201 of the Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2017 , which shall include the impact of such changes on beneficiaries and the operations of the Social Security Administration; and not later than January 1, 2025, submit a report on the results of such study to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate.
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