Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§1010a Optional Federal administration of State recognition payments

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - SOCIAL SECURITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VIII— - SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS › § 1010a

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Social Security Commissioner may agree with a State or local government to make regular cash payments to people who qualify under this federal program, doing so on the State’s behalf. The agreement must include whatever terms the Commissioner needs to run the federal and State payment programs efficiently. The State must repay the Commissioner for the payments made and must pay an administrative fee on the schedule the parties agree. Fees go into a special Treasury fund for State recognition payments for certain World War II veterans and can be used to cover program costs only if Congress provides the money in advance.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §1010a

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(a)The Commissioner of Social Security may enter into an agreement with any State (or political subdivision thereof) that provides cash payments on a regular basis to individuals entitled to benefits under this subchapter under which the Commissioner of Social Security shall make such payments on behalf of such State (or subdivision).

(b)(1)Such agreement shall include such terms as the Commissioner of Social Security finds necessary to achieve efficient and effective administration of both this subchapter and the State program.

(2)Such agreement shall provide for the State to pay the Commissioner of Social Security, at such times and in such installments as the parties may specify—

(A)an amount equal to the expenditures made by the Commissioner of Social Security pursuant to such agreement as payments to individuals on behalf of such State; and

(B)an administration fee to reimburse the administrative expenses incurred by the Commissioner of Social Security in making payments to individuals on behalf of the State.

(c)Administration fees, upon collection, shall be credited to a special fund established in the Treasury of the United States for State recognition payments for certain World War II veterans. The amounts so credited, to the extent and in the amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts, shall be available to defray expenses incurred in carrying out this subchapter.

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42 U.S.C. § 1010a

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73