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Title 7 — Agriculture

Chapter 36 — Crop Insurance

§ 1509. Exemption of indemnities from levy

Statutory text

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.

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. Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938

    Pub. L. 75–30 · 52 Stat. 31

    Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 1509

    Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, title V, § 509, 52 Stat. 75

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, title V, § 509, 52 Stat. 75

  2. Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994

    Pub. L. 103–354 title I § 115(c) · 108 Stat. 3178

    Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 1509

    Pub. L. 103–354 substituted “or the estate of the insured” for “or his estate”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 103–354 substituted “or the estate of the insured” for “or his estate”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (c) Indemnities Exempt From Levy.— Section 509 (7 U.S.C. 1509) is amended by striking “or his estate” and inserting “or the estate of the insured”.

  3. Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

    Pub. L. 110–246 § 12033(c)(2)(B) · 122 Stat. 1651

    Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 1509

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

    Source evidence

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

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (B) by striking “this title” each place it appears and inserting “this subtitle”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.

2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Codification

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 L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub.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

Amendments1994–2008 · 2 rounds

2008

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

1994

Pub. L. 103–354 substituted “or the estate of the insured” for “or his estate”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

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

Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 103–354 effective , and applicable to provision of crop insurance under Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 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 section 120 of Pub. L. 103–354, set out as a note under section 1502 of this title.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

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

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

Credits

1938–2008 · 4 acts
  1. 1938Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, title V, § 509, 52 Stat. 75
  2. 1994Pub. L. 103–354, title I, § 115(c), , 108 Stat. 3204
  3. 2008Pub. L. 110–234, title XII, § 12033(c)(2)(B), , 122 Stat. 1405
  4. 2008Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XII, § 12033(c)(2)(B), , 122 Stat. 1664, 2167.
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(Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, title V, § 509, 52 Stat. 75; Pub. L. 103–354, title I, § 115(c), , 108 Stat. 3204; Pub. L. 110–234, title XII, § 12033(c)(2)(B), , 122 Stat. 1405; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XII, § 12033(c)(2)(B), , 122 Stat. 1664, 2167.)

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