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# 43 U.S.C. § 617p - Claims of United States; priority
## Text
Except as provided in title 11, claims of the United States arising out of any contract authorized by this subchapter shall have priority over all others, secured or unsecured.
(Dec. 21, 1928, ch. 42, § 17, 45 Stat. 1065; Pub. L. 95598, title III, § 332, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2679.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments1978—Pub. L. 95598 inserted introductory phrase “Except as provided in title 11”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1978 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 95598 effective Oct. 1, 1979, see section 402(a) of Pub. L. 95598, set out as an Effective Dates note preceding section 101 of Title 11, Bankruptcy.