42 USC § 909 - Delivery of benefit checks

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s909"
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title: "42 USC § 909 - Delivery of benefit checks"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "909"
section_name: "Delivery of benefit checks"
chapter_number: 7
chapter_name: "SOCIAL SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "VII"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title VII, § 708, as added Pub. L. 95–216, title III, § 333(a), Dec. 20, 1977, 91 Stat. 1543; amended Pub. L. 99–272, title XII, § 12111(a), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 287; Pub. L. 106–169, title II, § 251(b)(5), Dec. 14, 1999, 113 Stat. 1855.)"
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# § 909. Delivery of benefit checks

**(a)** **Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays** section 6103 of title 5

If the day regularly designated for the delivery of benefit checks under subchapter II, VIII, or XVI falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal public holiday (as defined in ) in any month, the benefit checks which would otherwise be delivered on such day shall be mailed for delivery on the first day preceding such day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal public holiday (as so defined), without regard to whether the delivery of such checks would as a result have to be made before the end of the month for which such checks are issued.

**(b)** **Recovery of overpayments** If more than the correct amount of payment under subchapter II, VIII, or XVI is made to any individual as a result of the receipt of a benefit check pursuant to subsection (a) before the end of the month for which such check is issued, no action shall be taken (under section 404 or 1383(b) of this title or otherwise) to recover such payment or the incorrect portion thereof.

**(c)** **Early delivery** *l*section 415(i) of this titlesection 910(b) of this title

For purposes of computing the “OASDI trust fund ratio” under section 401() of this title, the “OASDI fund ratio” under , and the “balance ratio” under , benefit checks delivered before the end of the month for which they are issued by reason of subsection (a) of this section shall be deemed to have been delivered on the regularly designated delivery date.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title VII, § 708, as added Pub. L. 95–216, title III, § 333(a), Dec. 20, 1977, 91 Stat. 1543; amended Pub. L. 99–272, title XII, § 12111(a), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 287; Pub. L. 106–169, title II, § 251(b)(5), Dec. 14, 1999, 113 Stat. 1855.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1999—Subsecs. (a), (b).  substituted “subchapter II, VIII,” for “subchapter II”.

1986—Subsec. (c).  added subsec. (c).

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

> “The amendments made by this section [amending this section and
> 
> , Internal Revenue Code] shall apply with respect to benefit checks issued for months ending after the date of the enactment of this Act [
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> ].”

, , , provided that:

### Effective Date

> “The amendment made by subsection (a) of this section [enacting this section] shall apply with respect to benefit checks the regularly designated day for delivery of which occurs on or after the thirtieth day after the date of the enactment of this Act [
> 
> ].”

, , , provided that:

### Timing of Delivery of October 1, 2000, SSI Benefit Payments

, , , provided that, notwithstanding the provisions of , the day designated for delivery of benefit payments under subchapter XVI of this chapter for October 2000 would be the second day of that month, prior to repeal by , , .