Cross-program recovery of overpayments from benefits

42 U.S. Code § 1320b-17. Cross-program recovery of overpayments from benefits

(a) In general
Subject to subsection (b), whenever the Commissioner of Social Security determines that more than the correct amount of any payment has been made to a person under a program described in subsection (e), the Commissioner of Social Security may recover the amount incorrectly paid by decreasing any amount which is payable to such person under any other program specified in that subsection.
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