7 USC § 8786 - Prevention of deceased individuals receiving payments under farm commodity programs

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s8786"
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title: "7 USC § 8786 - Prevention of deceased individuals receiving payments under farm commodity programs"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "8786"
section_name: "Prevention of deceased individuals receiving payments under farm commodity programs"
chapter_number: 113
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY SUPPORT PROGRAMS"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1611, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1018; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title I, § 1611, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1746.)"
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# § 8786. Prevention of deceased individuals receiving payments under farm commodity programs

**(a)** **Regulations** Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations that—

**(1)** describe the circumstances under which, in order to allow for the settlement of estates and for related purposes, payments may be issued in the name of a deceased individual; and

**(2)** preclude the issuance of payments to, and on behalf of, deceased individuals that were not eligible for the payments.

**(b)** **Coordination** At least twice each year, the Secretary shall reconcile the social security numbers of all individuals who receive payments under this chapter, whether directly or indirectly, with the Social Security Administration to determine if the individuals are alive.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1611, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1018; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title I, § 1611, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1746.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The date of enactment of this Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is the date of enactment of , which was approved .

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “this title”, meaning title I of , , , which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Tables.

### Codification

and  enacted identical sections.  was repealed by .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Enactment of this section and repeal of  by  effective , the date of enactment of , see , set out as a note under .