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5 Concluding Comments
Pages 35-37

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... The committee is aware of the limited resources allocated to all Social Security research activities. Two recent reports of the Social Security Advisory Board (1997 and 1998)
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... Recommendation Ad: The committee recommends that the Social Security Administration's research and evaluation staff and its extramural research program be expanded substantially. The above recommendation and earlier statements throughout the report on the importance of strengthening the in-house research capacity in SSA in no way suggest that there is no role for extramural research.
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... The committee recommends that the Social Security Administration develop plans for simulation and modeling of alternative disability decision processes and other policy options, and devote adequate resources for this activity. Recommendation Ad.
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