ANNUAL REPORT ON AMOUNTS NECESSARY TO COMBAT FRAUD.

SEC. 211. ANNUAL REPORT ON AMOUNTS NECESSARY TO COMBAT FRAUD. (a) In General.—Section 704(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 904(b)(1)) is amended— (1) by inserting “(A)” after “(b)(1)”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: “(B) The Commissioner shall include in the annual budget prepared pursuant to subparagraph (A) an itemization of the amount of funds required by the Social Security Administration for the fiscal year covered by the budget to support efforts to combat fraud committed by applicants and beneficiaries.”. (b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to annual budgets prepared for fiscal years after fiscal year 1999.113 STAT. 1843