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5 U.S.C. 5520a: Garnishment of pay

Created in 1993 by Public Law 103-94. Changed by 7 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 22 U.S.C. 3612a, 39 U.S.C. 410.

3 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Office of Personnel Management (1), Office of the Secretary of Defense (1), United States Postal Service (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2006

    • Pub. L. 109–435 substituted "Postal Regulatory Commission" for "Postal Rate Commission". (Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 109–241 substituted "Secretary of Homeland Security" for "Secretary of Transportation". (Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006) Law text · (k)

    2004

    • Pub. L. 108–271 substituted "Government Accountability Office" for "General Accounting Office". (GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004) Law text · (a), (D)

    2003

    • Pub. L. 108–189 substituted "Servicemembers Civil Relief Act" for "Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940". Law text · (k)

    1997

    • Pub. L. 105–85, §1105(1), added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: "Such regulations shall provide that an agency's administrative costs incurred in executing legal process to which the agency is subject under this section shall be deducted from the amoun… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998) Law text · (j)
    • Pub. L. 105–85, §1105(2), redesignated par. (4) as (3) and struck out former par. (3) which read as follows: "Regulations under this subsection may also provide that the administrative costs incurred in establishing and maintaining an involuntary allotment be deducted from the … (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998) Law text · (k), (4)
    • Pub. L. 105–85, §1105(3), struck out subsec. (l) which read as follows: "The amount of an agency's administrative costs deducted under regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (j)(2) or (k)(3) shall be credited to the appropriation, fund, or account from which such administrative … (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998) Law text · (l)

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–193 substituted "section 459 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 659)" for "sections 459, 461, and 462 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 659, 661, and 662)". (Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996) Law text · (h), (i)
    • Pub. L. 104–106, §643(a), added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: "Such regulations shall provide that an agency's administrative costs in executing a garnishment action may be added to the garnishment, and that the agency may retain costs recovered as o… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (j)
    • Pub. L. 104–106, §643(b), added par. (3) and redesignated former par. (3) as (4). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (k), (4)
    • Pub. L. 104–106, §643(c), added subsec. (l). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (l)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.