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 108 STAT. 1490 PUBLIC LAW 103-296—AUG. 15, 1994 (c) REFERENCES TO OTHER OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.Whenever any reference is made in any provision of law (other than this title or a provision of law amended by this title), regulation, rule, record, or document to any other officer or employee of the Department of Health and Human Services with respect to such officer or employee's functions under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program under title II of the Social Security Act or the supplemental security income program under title XVI of such Act or other functions performed by the officer or employee of the Social Security Administration pursuant to section 105(a)(2) of this Act, such reference shall be considered a reference to the appropriate officer or employee of the Social Security Administration. 42 USC 401 SEC. 110. EFFECTIVE DATES. (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this title, this title, and the amendments made by such title, shall take effect March 31, 1995. (b) TRANSITION RULES. —Section 106 shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) EXCEPTIONS. —The amendments made by section 103, subsections (b)(4) and (c) of section 105, and subsections (a)(1), (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), and (1)(2) of section 108 shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. TITLE II—PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO OASDI AND SSI SEC. 201. RESTRICTIONS ON PAYMENT OF BENEFITS BASED ON DISABILITY TO SUBSTANCE ABUSERS. (a) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO BENEFITS BASED ON DISABILITY UNDER TITLE II OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT. — (1) REQUIRED PAYMENT OF BENEFITS TO REPRESENTATIVE PAYEES. — (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 205(j)(l) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(j)(D) is amended— (i) by inserting "(A)" after "(j)( 1)"; (ii) in the last sentence, by inserting ", if the interest of the individual under this title would be served thereby," after "alternative representative payee or"; and (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: "(B) In the case of an individual entitled to benefits based on disability, if alcoholism or drug addiction is a contributing factor material to the Secretary's determination that the individual is under a disability, certification of payment of such benefits to a representative payee shall be deemed to serve the interest of such individual under this title. In any case in which such certification is so deemed under this subparagraph to serve the interest of an individual, the Secretary shall include, in such individual's notification of entitlement, a notice that alcoholism or drug addiction is a contributing factor material to the Secretary's determination of such individual's disability and that the Secretary is therefore required to make a certification of payment of such individual's benefits to a representative payee.".

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