[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR408.110]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
               CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 408_SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS--Table of 
Contents
 
        Subpart A_Introduction, General Provision and Definitions
 
Sec. 408.110  General definitions and use of terms.

    (a) Terms relating to the Act and regulations. (1) The Act means the 
Social Security Act as amended (42 U.S.C. Chap.7).
    (2) Title means the title of the Act.
    (3) Section or Sec.  means a section of the regulations in part 408 
of this chapter unless the context indicates otherwise.
    (b) Commissioner; Appeals Council; Administrative Law Judge defined. 
(1) Commissioner means the Commissioner of Social Security.
    (2) Appeals Council means the Appeals Council of the Office of 
Hearings and Appeals of the Social Security Administration or a member 
or members of the Council designated by the Chairman.
    (3) Administrative Law Judge means an Administrative Law Judge in 
the Office of Hearings and Appeals in the Social Security 
Administration.
    (c) Miscellaneous. (1) A calendar month. The period including all of 
24 hours of each day of January, February, March, April, May, June, 
July, August, September, October, November, or December.
    (2) Federal benefit rate (FBR). The amount of the cash benefit 
payable under title XVI for the month to an eligible individual who has 
no income. The FBR does not include any State supplementary payment that 
is paid by the Commissioner pursuant to an agreement with a State under 
section 1616(a) of the Act or section 212(b) of Public Law 93-66.
    (3) Qualified individual. An individual who meets all the 
requirements for qualification for SVB in Sec. 408.202 and does not 
meet any of the conditions that prevent qualification in Sec. 408.204.
    (4) Special veterans benefits (SVB). The benefits payable to certain 
veterans of World War II under title VIII of the Act.
    (5) State. Unless otherwise indicated, this means:
    (i) A State of the United States
    (ii) The District of Columbia; or
    (iii) The Northern Mariana Islands.
    (6) Supplemental Security Income (SSI). SSI is the national program 
for providing a minimum level of income to aged, blind, and disabled 
individuals under title XVI of the Act.
    (7) United States. When used in the geographical sense, this is:
    (i) The 50 States;
    (ii) The District of Columbia; and
    (iii) The Northern Mariana Islands.
    (8) We, us or our means the Social Security Administration (SSA).
    (9) World War II. The period beginning September 16, 1940 and ending 
on July 24, 1947.
    (10) You or your means, as appropriate, the person who applies for 
benefits, the person for whom an application is filed, or the person who 
is considering applying for benefits.

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