---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 1010"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "1010"
heading: "Other administrative provisions"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/1010"
units:
  - "Chapter 7 — Social Security"
  - "Subchapter VIII — Special Benefits for Certain World War Ii Veterans"
---

# §1010. Other administrative provisions

- (a) **Regulations and administrative arrangements—** The Commissioner of [Social](/usc/42/1397j.md?p=20) Security may prescribe such regulations, and make such administrative and other arrangements, as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out this subchapter.
- (b) **Payment of benefits—** Benefits under this subchapter shall be paid at such time or times and in such installments as the Commissioner of [Social](/usc/42/1397j.md?p=20) Security determines are in the interests of economy and efficiency.
- (c) **Entitlement redeterminations—** An individual’s entitlement to benefits under this subchapter, and the amount of the benefits, may be redetermined at such time or times as the Commissioner of [Social](/usc/42/1397j.md?p=20) Security determines to be appropriate.
- (d) **Suspension and termination of benefits—** Regulations prescribed by the Commissioner of [Social](/usc/42/1397j.md?p=20) Security under [subsection (a)](#a) may provide for the suspension and termination of entitlement to benefits under this subchapter as the Commissioner determines is appropriate.

## Source credit

(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title VIII, § 810, as added Pub. L. 106–169, title II, § 251(a), Dec. 14, 1999, 113 Stat. 1852.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

For prior provisions, see note set out under section 1001 of this title.