§ 1440.
Except as provided in section 1437(c)(3)(B) of this title, no annuity payable under this subchapter is assignable or subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process.
([Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041], [70A Stat. 111]; [Pub. L. 92–425, § 1(2)(A)], Sept. 21, 1972, [86 Stat. 706]; [Pub. L. 98–525, title VI, § 642(a)(2)], Oct. 19, 1984, [98 Stat. 2546]; [Pub. L. 99–145, title XIII, § 1303(a)(10)], Nov. 8, 1985, [99 Stat. 739].)