10 U.S.C. § 1440

Annuities not subject to legal process

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 .)