Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73not60
§9093 Prevention of Deceased Individuals Receiving Payments Under Farm Commodity Programs
Title 7 › Chapter 115— AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY POLICY AND PROGRAMS › Subchapter V— ADMINISTRATION › § 9093
Summary
At least twice each year, the Secretary must check the Social Security numbers of everyone getting payments under this law with the Commissioner of Social Security to see if they are still alive. The Secretary must stop any payments to, or made for, people who have died and were not eligible to receive them.
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Title 7, §9093
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(a)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)The Secretary shall preclude the issuance of payments to, and on behalf of, deceased individuals that were not eligible for payments.
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This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this title”, meaning title I of Pub. L. 113–79, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 658, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Tables.
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7 U.S.C. § 9093
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60