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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "42 U.S.C. § 1320b–15"
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description: "Protection of social security and medicare trust funds"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 42
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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chapter_number: "7"
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chapter_name: "SOCIAL SECURITY"
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section: "1320b–15"
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citation: "42 U.S.C. § 1320b–15"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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---
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# 42 U.S.C. § 1320b–15 - Protection of social security and medicare trust funds
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## Text
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(a) In general No officer or employee of the United States shall—
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(1) delay the deposit of any amount into (or delay the credit of any amount to) any Federal fund or otherwise vary from the normal terms, procedures, or timing for making such deposits or credits,
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(2) refrain from the investment in public debt obligations of amounts in any Federal fund, or
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(3) redeem prior to maturity amounts in any Federal fund which are invested in public debt obligations for any purpose other than the payment of benefits or administrative expenses from such Federal fund.
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(b) “Public debt obligation” defined For purposes of this section, the term “public debt obligation” means any obligation subject to the public debt limit established under section 3101 of title 31.
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(c) “Federal fund” defined For purposes of this section, the term “Federal fund” means—
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(1) the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund;
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(2) the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund;
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(3) the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund; and
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(4) the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund.
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(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XI, § 1145, as added Pub. L. 104–121, title I, § 107(a), Mar. 29, 1996, 110 Stat. 856.)
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## Notes
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective DatePub. L. 104–121, title I, § 107(b), Mar. 29, 1996, 110 Stat. 857, provided that: “The amendment made by this section [enacting this section] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Mar. 29, 1996].”
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