Social Security Reorganization Act of 1987

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Social Security Reorganization Act of 1987 - Amends title VII (Administration) of the Social Security Act to establish as an independent executive agency a Social Security Agency, headed by a bipartisan Social Security Board. Provides that it shall be the duty of the Agency to administer the programs established by titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Act. Requires the Board to study and make recommendations as to the most effective methods of providing economic security through social insurance and as to legislation and matters of administrative policy concerning the OASDI and SSI programs. Establishes in the Agency: (1) a Commissioner of Social Security who constitutes the chief operating officer of the Agency; (2) an Inspector General; (3) an Office of Hearings and Appeals, to be headed by a Chief Administrative Law Judge; and (4) a Social Security Ombudsman who represents the concerns of the public regarding the OASDI and SSI programs to the Commissioner, the Board, and the President, and conducts studies and surveys of the administrative effectiveness and program policy goals of the Agency. Establis…