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# 42 U.S.C. § 407 - Assignment of benefits
## Text
(a) In general The right of any person to any future payment under this subchapter shall not be transferable or assignable, at law or in equity, and none of the moneys paid or payable or rights existing under this subchapter shall be subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process, or to the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law.
(b) Amendment of section No other provision of law, enacted before, on, or after April 20, 1983, may be construed to limit, supersede, or otherwise modify the provisions of this section except to the extent that it does so by express reference to this section.
(c) Withholding of taxes Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit withholding taxes from any benefit under this subchapter, if such withholding is done pursuant to a request made in accordance with section 3402(p)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by the person entitled to such benefit or such persons representative payee.
(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title II, § 207, 49 Stat. 624; Aug. 10, 1939, ch. 666, title II, § 201, 53 Stat. 1362, 1372; Pub. L. 9821, title III, § 335(a), Apr. 20, 1983, 97 Stat. 130; Pub. L. 105277, div. J, title IV, § 4005(a), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681911.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
References in TextThe Internal Revenue Code of 1986, referred to in subsec. (c), is classified generally to Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.
Codification In subsec. (b), “April 20, 1983” substituted for “the date of the enactment of this section”, which was translated as meaning the date of enactment of this subsection, as the probable intent of Congress.
Amendments1998—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105277 added subsec. (c). 1983—Pub. L. 9821 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b). 1939—Act Aug. 10, 1939, amended section generally, incorporating provisions of former section 408 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1983 AmendmentPub. L. 9821, title III, § 335(c), Apr. 20, 1983, 97 Stat. 130, provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply only with respect to benefits payable or rights existing under the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.] on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Apr. 20, 1983].”
Effective Date of 1939 AmendmentAct Aug. 10, 1939, ch. 666, title II, § 201, 53 Stat. 1362, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective Jan. 1, 1940.