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title: "5 U.S.C. § 8130"
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title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
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chapter_name: "COMPENSATION FOR WORK INJURIES"
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# 5 U.S.C. § 8130 - Assignment of claim

## Text

An assignment of a claim for compensation under this subchapter is void. Compensation and claims for compensation are exempt from claims of creditors.

(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 546.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large  5 U.S.C. 775.Sept. 7, 1916, ch. 458, § 25, 39 Stat. 747. Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.