Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

7 U.S.C. § 1509

Exemption of indemnities from levy

Claims for indemnities under this subchapter shall not be liable to attachment, levy, garnishment, or any other legal process before payment to the insured or to deduction on account of the indebtedness of the insured or the estate of the insured to the United States except claims of the United States or the Corporation arising under this subchapter.

Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 3052 Stat. 75Pub. L. 103–354, title I, § 115(c)108 Stat. 3204Pub. L. 110–234, title XII, § 12033(c)(2)(B)122 Stat. 1405Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a)122 Stat. 1664(, title V, § 509, ; , , ; , , ; , title XII, § 12033(c)(2)(B), , , 2167.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Pub. L. 110–234Pub. L. 110–246Pub. L. 110–234section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246 and made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by were repealed by .

Amendments

Pub. L. 110–246, § 12033(c)(2)(B)2008—, substituted “this subchapter” for “this chapter” in two places.

Pub. L. 103–3541994— substituted “or the estate of the insured” for “or his estate”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

Pub. L. 110–234Pub. L. 110–246Pub. L. 110–234section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246section 8701 of this titleAmendment of this section and repeal of by effective , the date of enactment of , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .

Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

Pub. L. 103–3547 U.S.C. 1501section 120 of Pub. L. 103–354section 1502 of this titleAmendment by effective , and applicable to provision of crop insurance under Federal Crop Insurance Act ( et seq.) beginning with 1995 crop year, with such Act, as in effect on the day before , to continue to apply with respect to 1994 crop year, see , set out as a note under .

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

60 Stat. 1100section 1503 of this titleAdministration of program of Federal Crop Insurance Corporation transferred to Secretary of Agriculture by 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 501, eff. , 11 F.R. 7877, . See note set out under .

section 1503 of this titleWartime consolidation of Federal Crop Insurance Corporation into Agricultural Conservation and Adjustment Administration, see note set out under .