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{{Infobox government agency
|agency_name     = Social Security Advisory Board
|type            = Board
|logo            =
|formed          = August 15, 1994
|preceding1      =
|dissolved       =
|superseding     =
|jurisdiction    = [[Federal government of the United States]]
|headquarters    = [[Washington, D.C.]]
|chief1_name     = [[Kim Hildred]]
|chief1_position = Chair
|website         = {{URL|http://www.ssab.gov/}}
}}
The '''Social Security Advisory Board''' ('''SSAB''') is an independent, bipartisan board of the [[Federal government of the United States|United States federal government]]. It was created by [[United States Congress|Congress]] and is appointed by the [[President of the United States|President]] and the Congress to advise the President, the Congress, and the Commissioner of Social Security on matters related to the [[Social Security (United States)|Social Security]] and [[Supplemental Security Income]] programs.<ref name=SSAB>{{cite web|title=Soc|url=http://www.ssab.gov/|website=Social Security Advisory Board(SSAB)|publisher=SSAB|accessdate=27 October 2014}}</ref>

==History==
In the United States in 1994, when Congress passed legislation establishing [[Social Security Administration|SSA]] as an independent agency, it also created a seven-member bipartisan Board to advise the President, the Congress, and the Commissioner of [[Social Security (United States)|Social Security]] on policies related to Social Security’s old-age, survivors, and disability insurance (OASDI) and [[Supplemental Security Income|Supplemental Security Income (SSI)]] programs.  The legislation passed both Houses of Congress without opposition and [[Bill Clinton|President Clinton]] signed the Social Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994 into law (P.L. 103-296) on August 15, 1994.  The law took effect on March 31, 1995.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of the Board in Brief|url=http://www.ssab.gov/AbouttheBoard/HistoryoftheBoardinBrief.aspx|website=SSAB|publisher=SSAB|accessdate=27 October 2014}}</ref>

==Membership==
The board consists of seven members. Three of these are appointed by the President, of which a maximum of two may be members of the same political party, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Two members, each of which shall be members of different political parties, are appointed by the [[President pro tempore of the United States Senate|President pro tempore of the Senate]] with the advice of the chairman and the ranking minority member of the [[Senate Committee on Finance]]. The remaining two members are appointed by the [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House of Representatives]], with the advice of the chairman and the ranking minority member of the [[House Committee on Ways and Means]], each of these shall also be members of different political parties. By statute, the members «shall be chosen on the basis of their integrity, impartiality, and good judgment, and shall be individuals who are, by reason of their education, experience, and attainments, exceptionally qualified to perform the duties of members of the Board». They each serve terms of six years, and a member may not continue to serve after the end of their term. Four members is the minimum necessary for the board to have a quorum, of which only three may be members of the same political party. The President designates one of the members to serve as chairman. The term of the chairman is four years, coincident with the term of the President, or until the President designates another chairman.<ref>{{USC|42|903}}</ref>

===Board members===
The current board as of September 20, 2024:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ssab.gov/board-members/ |title=Board Members |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=<!--Not stated--> |website=SSAB.gov |publisher=Social Security Advisory Board |access-date=September 20, 2024}}</ref>
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! scope="col" "width:20%" | Name
! scope="col" "width:15%" | Party
! scope="col" "width:15%" | Appointed by
! scope="col" "width:15%" | Took office
! scope="col" "width:15%" | Term expires
|-
! Chair
| {{sortname|Bob|Joondeph}}
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| President pro tempore of the Senate
| {{dts|2018|10|01}}
| {{dts|2024|10|01}}
|-
! Member
| {{sortname|Jagadeesh|Gokhale}}
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| President pro tempore of the Senate
| {{dts|2009|11|19}}
| {{dts|2027|09|28}}
|-
! Member
| {{sortname|Amy|Shuart}}
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| Speaker of the House
| {{dts|2022|10|07}}
| {{dts|2028|10|07}}
|-
! Member
| {{sortname|Nancy|Altman}}
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| Speaker of the House
| {{dts|2017|09|26}}
| {{dts|2030|06|21}}
|-
! Member
|''Vacant''
| 
| The President
| 
| 
|-
! Member
|''Vacant''
| 
| The President
| 
| 
|-
! Member
|''Vacant''
| 
| The President
| 
| 
|}

===Nominations===
President [[Joe Biden|Biden]] has nominated the following to fill a seat on the board. They await Senate confirmation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/quick-search/nominations?wordsPhrases=Social+Security+Advisory+Board&wordVariants=on&congressGroups%5B0%5D=0&congresses%5B0%5D=118&nomCivil=on&nomOther=on&pnNumbers=&nomineeNames=&positions=&organizations=&stateTerritories%5B0%5D=any&nominationAction=&dates=datesReceivedInSenate&dateOperator=equal&startDate=&endDate=&dateIsOption=yesterday |title=Quick Search Social Security Advisory Board |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=<!--Not stated--> |website=Congress.gov |publisher=Library of Congress |access-date=September 20, 2024}}</ref>
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|-
! Name !! Party !! Term expires !! Replacing
|-
| {{sortname|Sharon Beth|Lewis}} || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || {{dts|2028|09|30}} || {{sortname|Alan L.|Cohan}}
|-
| {{sortname|Andrew G.|Biggs}} || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || {{dts|2030|09|30}} || {{sortname|Lanhee J.|Chen}}
|-
| {{sortname|Kathryn Rose|Lang}} || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || {{dts|2026|09|30}} || {{sortname|Henry J.|Aaron}}
|}

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.socialsecurity.gov Social Security Online], the official website of the Social Security Administration
*[http://www.ssab.gov/ Official website of the Social Security Advisory Board]

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