42 U.S.C. § 902 : US Code - Section 902: Commissioner; Deputy Commissioner; other officers

Search 42 U.S.C. § 902 : US Code - Section 902: Commissioner; Deputy Commissioner; other officers

(a) Commissioner of Social Security
(1) There shall be in the Administration a Commissioner of Social
Security (in this subchapter referred to as the "Commissioner") who
shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate.
(2) The Commissioner shall be compensated at the rate provided
for level I of the Executive Schedule.
(3) The Commissioner shall be appointed for a term of 6 years,
except that the initial term of office for Commissioner shall
terminate January 19, 2001. In any case in which a successor does
not take office at the end of a Commissioner's term of office, such
Commissioner may continue in office until the entry upon office of
such a successor. A Commissioner appointed to a term of office
after the commencement of such term may serve under such
appointment only for the remainder of such term. An individual
serving in the office of Commissioner may be removed from office
only pursuant to a finding by the President of neglect of duty or
malfeasance in office.
(4) The Commissioner shall be responsible for the exercise of all
powers and the discharge of all duties of the Administration, and
shall have authority and control over all personnel and activities
thereof.
(5) The Commissioner may prescribe such rules and regulations as
the Commissioner determines necessary or appropriate to carry out
the functions of the Administration. The regulations prescribed by
the Commissioner shall be subject to the rulemaking procedures
established under section 553 of title 5.
(6) The Commissioner may establish, alter, consolidate, or
discontinue such organizational units or components within the
Administration as the Commissioner considers necessary or
appropriate, except that this paragraph shall not apply with
respect to any unit, component, or provision provided for by this
chapter.
(7) The Commissioner may assign duties, and delegate, or
authorize successive redelegations of, authority to act and to
render decisions, to such officers and employees of the
Administration as the Commissioner may find necessary. Within the
limitations of such delegations, redelegations, or assignments, all
official acts and decisions of such officers and employees shall
have the same force and effect as though performed or rendered by
the Commissioner.
(8) The Commissioner and the Secretary of Health and Human
Services (in this subchapter referred to as the "Secretary") shall
consult, on an ongoing basis, to ensure -
(A) the coordination of the programs administered by the
Commissioner, as described in section 901 of this title, with the
programs administered by the Secretary under subchapters XVIII
and XIX of this chapter; and
(B) that adequate information concerning benefits under such
subchapters XVIII and XIX of this chapter is available to the
public.
(b) Deputy Commissioner of Social Security
(1) There shall be in the Administration a Deputy Commissioner of
Social Security (in this subchapter referred to as the "Deputy
Commissioner") who shall be appointed by the President, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate.
(2) The Deputy Commissioner shall be appointed for a term of 6
years, except that the initial term of office for the Deputy
Commissioner shall terminate January 19, 2001. In any case in which
a successor does not take office at the end of a Deputy
Commissioner's term of office, such Deputy Commissioner may
continue in office until the entry upon office of such a successor.
A Deputy Commissioner appointed to a term of office after the
commencement of such term may serve under such appointment only for
the remainder of such term.
(3) The Deputy Commissioner shall be compensated at the rate
provided for level II of the Executive Schedule.
(4) The Deputy Commissioner shall perform such duties and
exercise such powers as the Commissioner shall from time to time
assign or delegate. The Deputy Commissioner shall be Acting
Commissioner of the Administration during the absence or disability
of the Commissioner and, unless the President designates another
officer of the Government as Acting Commissioner, in the event of a
vacancy in the office of the Commissioner.
(c) Chief Actuary
(1) There shall be in the Administration a Chief Actuary, who
shall be appointed by, and in direct line of authority to, the
Commissioner. The Chief Actuary shall be appointed from individuals
who have demonstrated, by their education and experience, superior
expertise in the actuarial sciences. The Chief Actuary shall serve
as the chief actuarial officer of the Administration, and shall
exercise such duties as are appropriate for the office of the Chief
Actuary and in accordance with professional standards of actuarial
independence. The Chief Actuary may be removed only for cause.
(2) The Chief Actuary shall be compensated at the highest rate of
basic pay for the Senior Executive Service under section 5382(b) of
title 5.
(d) Chief Financial Officer
There shall be in the Administration a Chief Financial Officer
appointed by the Commissioner in accordance with section 901(a)(2)
of title 31.
(e) Inspector General
There shall be in the Administration an Inspector General
appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate, in accordance with section 3(a) of the Inspector
General Act of 1978.