{"data":{"id":"us/42-u.s.c.-901","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 U.S.C. § 901","heading":"Social Security Administration","body":"(a) There is hereby established, as an independent agency in the executive branch of the Government, a Social Security Administration (in this subchapter referred to as the “Administration”). (b) It shall be the duty of the Administration to administer the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program under subchapter II and the supplemental security income program under subchapter XVI.","path":["Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","CHAPTER 7—SOCIAL SECURITY"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc42@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:34Z","sha256":"64d6d087bb1025f4132188e0bdbeb47a6306c7f427ab4f42bae930764429e9b6","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/42-u.s.c.-806","next":"us/42-u.s.c.-901a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}