5 USC § 8522 - Assignment of Federal service and wages

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title: "5 USC § 8522 - Assignment of Federal service and wages"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "8522"
section_name: "Assignment of Federal service and wages"
chapter_number: 85
chapter_name: "UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "EX-SERVICEMEN"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "EMPLOYEES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 591; Pub. L. 94–566, title I, § 116(e)(5), Oct. 20, 1976, 90 Stat. 2673.)"
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# § 8522. Assignment of Federal service and wages

section 8504 of this titlesection 8504 of this title

Notwithstanding , Federal service and Federal wages not previously assigned shall be assigned to the State in which the claimant first files claim for unemployment compensation after his latest discharge or release from Federal service. This assignment is deemed an assignment under  for the purpose of this subchapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 591; Pub. L. 94–566, title I, § 116(e)(5), Oct. 20, 1976, 90 Stat. 2673.)

| Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes andStatutes at Large |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 42 U.S.C. 1371(e). | Aug. 28, 1958, Pub. L. 85–848, § 3 “Sec. 1511(e)”, 72 Stat. 1088. |
|  |  | Sept. 13, 1960, Pub. L. 86–778, § 542(c)(2), 74 Stat. 986. |

Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1976— struck out “or to the Virgin Islands, as the case may be,” after “shall be assigned to the State”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1976 Amendment

Amendment by  applicable with respect to benefit years beginning on or after later of , or first day of first week for which compensation becomes payable under an unemployment compensation law of Virgin Islands which is approved by Secretary of Labor under , Internal Revenue Code, see , set out as a note under .