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 118 STAT. 499 PUBLIC LAW 108–203—MAR. 2, 2004 Commissioner conducted upon receipt of an allegation of misuse of funds, failure to pay a vendor, or a similar irregularity; ‘‘(v) the number of cases discovered in which there was a misuse of funds; ‘‘(vi) how any such cases of misuse of funds were dealt with by the Commissioner; ‘‘(vii) the final disposition of such cases of misuse of funds, including any criminal penalties imposed; and ‘‘(viii) such other information as the Commissioner deems appropriate.’’. (2) TITLE VIII AMENDMENT.—Section 807 of such Act (as amended by section 101(b)(2) of this Act) is amended further by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(k) PERIODIC ONSITE REVIEW.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to such other reviews of representative payees as the Commissioner of Social Security may otherwise conduct, the Commissioner may provide for the periodic onsite review of any person or agency that receives the benefits payable under this title (alone or in combination with benefits payable under title II or title XVI) to another individual pursuant to the appointment of such person or agency as a representative payee under this section, section 205(j), or section 1631(a)(2) in any case in which— ‘‘(A) the representative payee is a person who serves in that capacity with respect to 15 or more such individuals; or ‘‘(B) the representative payee is an agency that serves in that capacity with respect to 50 or more such individuals. ‘‘(2) REPORT.—Within 120 days after the end 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 periodic onsite reviews conducted during the fiscal year pursuant to paragraph (1) and of any other reviews of representative payees conducted during such fiscal year in connection with benefits under this title. Each such report shall describe in detail all problems identified in such reviews and any corrective action taken or planned to be taken to correct such problems, and shall include— ‘‘(A) the number of such reviews; ‘‘(B) the results of such reviews; ‘‘(C) the number of cases in which the representative payee was changed and why; ‘‘(D) the number of cases involving the exercise of expedited, targeted oversight of the representative payee by the Commissioner conducted upon receipt of an allega tion of misuse of funds, failure to pay a vendor, or a similar irregularity; ‘‘(E) the number of cases discovered in which there was a misuse of funds; ‘‘(F) how any such cases of misuse of funds were dealt with by the Commissioner; ‘‘(G) the final disposition of such cases of misuse of funds, including any criminal penalties imposed; and ‘‘(H) such other information as the Commissioner deems appropriate.’’. Deadline.

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