42 USC § 5058 - Eligibility for other benefits

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s5058"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 5058 - Eligibility for other benefits"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "5058"
section_name: "Eligibility for other benefits"
chapter_number: 66
chapter_name: "DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–113, title IV, § 418, Oct. 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 413; Pub. L. 96–143, § 18(a)(2), Dec. 13, 1979, 93 Stat. 1083; Pub. L. 98–288, § 24, May 21, 1984, 98 Stat. 196.)"
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# § 5058. Eligibility for other benefits

October 1, 1973

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no payment for supportive services or reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses made to persons serving pursuant to subchapter II of this chapter shall be subject to any tax or charge or be treated as wages or compensation for the purposes of unemployment, temporary disability, retirement, public assistance, workers’ compensation, or similar benefit payments, or minimum wage laws. This section shall become effective with respect to all payments made after .

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–113, title IV, § 418, Oct. 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 413; Pub. L. 96–143, § 18(a)(2), Dec. 13, 1979, 93 Stat. 1083; Pub. L. 98–288, § 24, May 21, 1984, 98 Stat. 196.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1984— inserted “workers’ compensation,” after “public assistance,”.

1979— substituted “subchapter II of this chapter” for “subchapters II and III of this chapter”.