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 PUBLIC LAW 103-296—AUG. 15, 1994 108 STAT. 1481 (10) Section 201(m)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 401(m)(3)) is amended by striking "Secretary of Health and Human Services" and inserting "Commissioner of Social Security". (c) AMENDMENT TO SECTION 231.—Section 231(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 431(c)) is amended by striking "Secretary determines" and inserting "Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretary jointly determine". SEC. 108. ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. (a) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE VII.— (1) Title VII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "DUTIES AND AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY "SEC. 712. The Secretary shall perform the duties imposed 42 USC 913. upon the Secretary by this Act. The Secretary is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of such officers and employees, and to make such expenditures as may be necessary for carrying out the functions of the Secretary under this Act. The Secretary may appoint attorneys and experts without regard to the civil service laws." (2) Section 706 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 907) is repealed. This paragraph shall not apply with respect to the Advisory 42 USC 907 Council for Social Security appointed in 1994. ^°^- (3) Paragraph (2) of section 709(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 910(b)) is amended by striking "(as estimated by the Secretary)" ' and inserting "(for amounts which will be paid from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, as estimated by the Commissioner, and for amounts which will be paid from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as estimated by the Secretary)". (b) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE XI. — (1) Section 1101(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1301(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(10) The term 'Administration' means the Social Security Administration, except where the context requires otherwise.". (2) Section 1106(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1306(a)) is amended— (A) by inserting "(1)" after "(a)"; (B) by striking "Department of Health and Human Services" each place it appears and inserting "applicable agency"; (C) by striking "Secretary" each place it appears and inserting "head of the applicable agency"; and (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(2) For purposes of this subsection and subsection (b), the term 'applicable agency' means— "(A) the Social Security Administration, with respect to matter transmitted to or obtained by such Administration or matter disclosed by such Administration, or "(B) the Department of Health and Human Services, with respect to matter transmitted to or obtained by such Department or matter disclosed by such Department.". (3) Section 1106(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1306(b)) is amended—

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