2021 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 12 - Compensation for Injury, Death, or Detention of Employees of Contractors With United States Outside United States
Subchapter II - Miscellaneous Provisions
Sec. 1717 - Assignment of benefits; execution, levy, etc., against benefits

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Citation 42 U.S.C. § 1717 (2021)
Section Name §1717. Assignment of benefits; execution, levy, etc., against benefits
Section Text

The right of any person to any benefit under subchapter I shall not be transferable or assignable at law or in equity except to the United States, and none of the moneys paid or payable (except money paid hereunder as reimbursement for funeral expenses or as reimbursement with respect to payments of workmen's compensation or in the nature of workmen's compensation benefits), or rights existing under said subchapter, shall be subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process or to the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law.

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(Dec. 2, 1942, ch. 668, title II, §207, 56 Stat. 1035.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 12 - COMPENSATION FOR INJURY, DEATH, OR DETENTION OF EMPLOYEES OF CONTRACTORS WITH UNITED STATES OUTSIDE UNITED STATES
SUBCHAPTER II - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 1717 - Assignment of benefits; execution, levy, etc., against benefits
Contains section 1717
Date 2021
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 3, 2022
Positive Law No
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Statutes at Large References 56 Stat. 1035
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