§ 917. Lien against compensation

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1927

   Pub. L. 69–509 § 17 · 44 Stat. 1424

   Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 917

   Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 509, § 17, 44 Stat. 1434

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 509, § 17, 44 Stat. 1434

2. 1972

   Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act Amendments of 1972

   Pub. L. 92–576 § 20(b) · 86 Stat. 1251

   1. Amended · 33 U.S.C. § 917

      Pub. L. 92–576 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

   2. Added · 33 U.S.C. § 917

      Pub. L. 92–576 added subsec. (b)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 92–576 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Section 17 of such Act is amended by inserting “(a)” immediately after the section designation and by adding at the end thereof the following new Subsection: “(b) Where a trust fund which complies with section 302(c) of the Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947 (29 U.S.C. 186(c)) established pursuant to a collective-bargaining agreement in effect between an employer and an employee entitled to compensation under this Act has paid disability benefits to an employee which the employee is legally obligated to repay by reason of his entitlement to compensation under this Act. the Secretary may authorize a lien on such compensation in favor of the trust, fund for the amount of such payments.”

3. 1978

   Pub. L. 95–598 title III § 324 · 92 Stat. 2549

   Repealed · 33 U.S.C. § 917(a)

   Pub. L. 95–598 repealed provision for lien of person entitled to compensation without limit of amount against assets of carrier or employer and for preference and priority in distribution of assets of such carrier or employer, or both upon insolvency, bankruptcy, or reorganization in bankruptcy proceedings of the carrier or employer, or both

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–598 repealed provision for lien of person entitled to compensation without limit of amount against assets of carrier or employer and for preference and priority in distribution of assets of such carrier or employer, or both upon insolvency, bankruptcy, or reorganization in bankruptcy proceedings of the carrier or employer, or both.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 324. Subsection (a) of section 17 of the Act of March 4, 1927 Repeal. (44 Stat. 1484; 33 U.S.C. 917(a)), is repealed.

4. 1984

   Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act Amendments of 1984

   Pub. L. 98–426 § 14 · 98 Stat. 1639

   1. Struck · 33 U.S.C. § 917

      Pub. L. 98–426 struck out “(b)” before “Where a trust fund which complies”

   2. Substituted · 33 U.S.C. § 917

      Pub. L. 98–426 substituted “covered under this chapter” for “entitled to compensation under this chapter”

   3. Substituted · 33 U.S.C. § 917

      Pub. L. 98–426 substituted “this chapter or under a settlement, the Secretary shall authorize” for “this chapter, the Secretary may authorize”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 98–426 struck out “(b)” before “Where a trust fund which complies”, substituted “covered under this chapter” for “entitled to compensation under this chapter”, and substituted “this chapter or under a settlement, the Secretary shall authorize” for “this chapter, the Secretary may authorize”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 14. liens on compensation Section 17 is amended— 33 USC 917. (1) by striking out “(b)”; (2) by striking out “entitled to compensation under this Act” and inserting in lieu thereof “covered under this Act”; and (3) by striking out “this Act, the Secretary may authorize” and inserting in lieu thereof “this Act or under a settlement, the Secretary shall authorize”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 98–426 effective Sept. 28, 1984, and applicable both with respect to claims filed after such date and to claims pending on such date, see section 28(a) of Pub. L. 98–426, set out as a note under section 901 of this title.

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