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Title 7 — Agriculture

Chapter 115 — Agricultural Commodity Policy and Programs

§ 9093. Prevention of deceased individuals receiving payments under farm commodity programs

Statutory text

(a)

Reconciliation

At least twice each year, the Secretary shall reconcile Social Security numbers of all individuals who receive payments under this chapter, whether directly or indirectly, with the Commissioner of Social Security to determine if the individuals are alive.

(b)

Preclusion

The Secretary shall preclude the issuance of payments to, and on behalf of, deceased individuals that were not eligible for payments.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Agricultural Act of 2014

    Pub. L. 113–79 title I § 1608 · 128 Stat. 649

    Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 9093

    (Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1608, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 708.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1608, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 708.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 1608. PREVENTION OF DECEASED INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING PAYMENTS UNDER FARM COMMODITY PROGRAMS. (a) Reconciliation.— At least twice each year, the Secretary shall reconcile Social Security numbers of all individuals who receive payments under this title, whether directly or indirectly, with the Commissioner of Social Security to determine if the individuals are alive. (b) Preclusion.— The Secretary shall preclude the issuance of payments to, and on behalf of, deceased individuals that were not eligible for payments.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this title”, meaning title I of Pub. L. 113–79, , 128 Stat. 658, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Tables.

Credits

(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1608, , 128 Stat. 708.)

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