31 CFR § 212.2 - Scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t31/s212.2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "31 CFR § 212.2 - Scope."
title_number: 31
title_name: "Money and Finance: Treasury"
section_number: "212.2"
section_name: "Scope."
chapter_name: "FISCAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE"
part_number: "212"
part_name: "GARNISHMENT OF ACCOUNTS CONTAINING FEDERAL BENEFIT PAYMENTS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 8346; 5 U.S.C. 8470; 5 U.S.C. 1103; 31 U.S.C. 321; 31 U.S.C. 3321; 31 U.S.C. 3332; 38 U.S.C. 5301(a); 38 U.S.C. 501(a); 42 U.S.C. 405(a); 42 U.S.C. 407; 42 U.S.C. 659; 42 U.S.C. 1383(d)(1); 45 U.S.C. 231f(b); 45 U.S.C. 231m; 45 U.S.C. 352(e); 45 U.S.C. 362(1)."
regulatory_source: "76 FR 9955, Feb. 23, 2011, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "212"
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# 212.2 Scope.

This part applies to:

(a) *Entities.* All financial institutions, as defined in § 212.3.

(b) *Funds.* Federal benefit payments protected from garnishment pursuant to the following authorities:

(1) SSA benefit payments protected under 42 U.S.C. 407 and 42 U.S.C. 1383(d)(1);

(2) VA benefit payments protected under 38 U.S.C. 5301(a);

(3) RRB benefit payments protected under 45 U.S.C. 231m(a) and 45 U.S.C. 352(e); and

(4) OPM benefit payments protected under 5 U.S.C. 8346 and 5 U.S.C. 8470.