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42 U.S.C. 1008: Overpayments and underpayments

Created in 1999 by the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-169). Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Social Security Administration (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2004

    • Pub. L. 108–203, §210(b)(2)(A), substituted "any payment" for "any payment—", struck out "(A)" before "under this subchapter", substituted "section 3720A of title 31." for "section 3720A of title 31; or", and struck out subpar. (B) which read as follows: "under subchapter II of this… (Social Security Protection Act of 2004) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 108–203, §210(b)(2)(B), redesignated subsecs. (c) to (e) as (b) to (d), respectively, and struck out heading and text of subsec. (b). Text read as follows: "In any case in which the Commissioner of Social Security takes action in accordance with subsection (a)(1)(B) of … (Social Security Protection Act of 2004) Law text · (b), (c), (d)
    • Pub. L. 108–203, §210(b)(2)(B), (C), added subsec. (e) and redesignated former subsec. (e) as (d). (Social Security Protection Act of 2004) Law text · (e)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.