Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§4771 Method of Payment; Installments; Advances or Reimbursement; Adjustments
Title 42 › CHAPTER 62 — INTERGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL PROGRAM › SUBCHAPTER IV — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 4771
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The Office can pay benefits in parts, pay them ahead of time or reimburse costs, and can change payments later if too much or too little was paid.
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Title 42, §4771
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Payments under this chapter may be made in installments, and in advance or by way of reimbursement, as the Office may determine, with necessary adjustments on account of overpayments or underpayments.
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This chapter, referred to in text, means the provisions of subchapters I, II, III, and IV of this chapter. See section 4761 of this title.
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“Office”, meaning Office of Personnel Management, substituted in text for “Commission”, meaning Civil Service Commission, pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1978, § 102, 43 F.R. 36037, 92 Stat. 3783, set out under section 1101 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, which transferred functions vested by statute in Civil Service Commission and Chairman thereof to Director of Office of Personnel Management (except as otherwise specified), effective Jan. 1, 1979, as provided by section 1–102 of Ex. Ord. No. 12107, Dec. 28, 1978, 44 F.R. 1055, set out under section 1101 of Title 5.
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42 U.S.C. § 4771
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
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Aug 21, 2026
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