42 U.S.C. § 407 : US Code - Section 407: Assignment of benefits

Search 42 U.S.C. § 407 : US Code - Section 407: Assignment of benefits

(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 person's representative
payee.