The document is a reference to laws enacted to amend the Social Security Act and to laws which directly affect the programs under that act. Intended for use by the Senate Finance Committee, the document supplements the "Compilation of the Social Security Laws," published periodically by the Social Security Administration. The reference includes the 20 titles of the Social Security Act currently in force with all amendments up to October 21, 1976. Titles deal with grants to states for old age assistance and medical assistance, employment security, aid to the blind, professional standards review, combating mental retardation, health insurance for the aged and disabled, and social services. Also included in the document are the full text of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act, as amended; the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1974, as amended; and excerpts from the Internal Revenue Code and from various public laws enacted since the 92nd Congress. An appendix presents information on amending legislation, social security taxes, and federal matching percentages for welfare programs 1975-79. (Author/DB)