USDA Updates Records to Curb Wrong Payments with Treasury
Published Date: 4/13/2026
Notice
Summary
The USDA is updating 12 record systems to share info with the Treasury Department to help catch and stop wrong payments. This affects folks involved in rural programs, food services, farm loans, and USDA employees. You’ve got until May 13, 2026, to share your thoughts before these changes kick in and help protect taxpayer money.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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USDA shares recipient records with Treasury
USDA will add a routine use to 12 systems of records to disclose information to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Do Not Pay Working System to identify, prevent, or recoup improper payments. This affects people who apply for or receive federal funds through USDA programs listed (for example SNAP, child care/CACFP, farm loans, rural development, and related program records). Comments are open through May 13, 2026, and the routine uses become effective the day after the comment period ends unless changed by comments.
Vendor and contractor payment checks expanded
Business and vendor information in USDA systems (for example records held by the Food and Nutrition Service and the Integrated Acquisition System) can be disclosed to Treasury’s Do Not Pay Working System to verify payment and award eligibility. If you are a business owner or independent contractor who does business with USDA, these checks may identify issues that delay, prevent, or lead to recovery of payments.
USDA employee benefit records may be checked
USDA systems that contain employee assistance and benefit program records are among the 12 systems modified to permit disclosure to Treasury’s Do Not Pay Working System for verifying payment or award eligibility. This means certain USDA employee records may be checked as part of efforts to identify, prevent, or recoup improper payments.
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