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 PUBLIC LAW 99-272—APR. 7, 1986

100 STAT. 283

on the progress of the experiments and demonstration projects carried out under this subsection together with any related data and materials which the Secretary may consider appropriate.". (c) FINAL REPORT.—Section 505(c) of such Amendments is 42 USC 1310 amended by striking out "under this section no later than five years note, after the date of the enactment of this Act" and inserting in lieu thereof "under subsection (a) no later than June 9, 1990". (d) INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN REPORTS INTO SECRETARY'S ANNUAL

REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Section 1110(b) of the Social Security Act is 42 USC 1310. amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(3) All reports of the Secretary with respect to projects carried out under this subsection shall be incorporated into the Secretary's annual report to the Congress required by section 704.". 42 USC 904. SEC. 12102. DISABILITY ADVISORY COUNCIL.

42 USC 907.

(a) APPOINTMENT OF COUNCIL.—Within ninety days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall appoint a special Disability Advisory Council. (b) MEMBERSHIP OF COUNCIL.—The Disability Advisory Council shall consist of a Chairman and not more than twelve other persons, appointed by the Secretary without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service. The appointed members shall, to the extent possible, represent organizations of employers and employees in equal numbers, medical and vocational experts from the public or private sector (or from both such sectors), organizations representing disabled people, and the public. The Council shall meet as often as may be necessary for the performance of its duties under this section, but not less often than quarterly. (c) DUTIES OF COUNCIL.—(1) The Advisory Council shall conduct studies and make recommendations with respect to the medical and vocational aspects of disability under both title II and title XVI of the Social Security Act, including studies and recommendations 42 USC 401, relating to— l^^l(A) the effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation programs for recipients of disability insurance benefits or supplemental security income benefits; (B) the question of using specialists for completing medical and vocational evaluations at the State agency level in the disability determination process, including the question of requiring, in cases involving impairments other than mental impairments, that the medical portion of each case review (as well as any applicable assessment of residual functional capacity) be completed by an appropriate medical specialist employed by the appropriate State agency before any determination can be made with respect to the impairment involved; (C) alternative approaches to work evaluation in the case of applicants for benefits based on disability and recipients of such benefits undergoing reviews of their cases, including immediate referral of any such applicant or recipient to a vocational rehabilitation agency for services at the same time he or she is referred to the appropriate State agency for a disability determination; (D) the feasibility and appropriateness of providing work evaluation stipends for applicants for and recipients of benefits based on disability in cases where extended work evaluation is

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