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Legislative HistorySocial Security Act of 1935 |
TITLE VII-SOCIAL SECURITY BOARD
Establishment
ESTABLISHMENT SECTION 701. There is hereby established a Social Security Board (in
this Act referred to as the Board ) to be composed of three members
to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate. During his term of membership on the Board , no member
shall engage in any other business, vocation, or employment. Not more
than two of the members of the Board shall be members of the same political
party. Each member shall receive a salary at the rate of $10,000 a year
and shall hold office for a term of six years, except that DUTIES OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY BOARD SEC. 702. The Board shall perform the duties imposed upon it by this Act and shall also have the duty of studying and making recommendations as to the most effective methods of providing economic security through social insurance, and as to legislation and matters of administrative policy concerning old-age pensions, unemployment compensation, accident compensation, and related subjects. SEC. 703. The Board 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 its functions under this Act. Appointments of attorneys and experts may be made without regard to the civil-service laws. SEC. 704. The Board shall make a full report to Congress, at the beginning of each regular session, of the administration of the functions with which it is charged.
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