42 U.S.C. § 7385a

Subrogation of the United States

Upon payment of compensation under this subchapter, the United States is subrogated for the amount of the payment to a right or claim that the individual to whom the payment was made may have against any person on account of injuries referred to in section 7385 of this title .

( Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXVI, § 3642] , Oct. 30, 2000 , 114 Stat. 1654 , 1654A–509; Pub. L. 108–375, div. C, title XXXI, § 3162(b) , Oct. 28, 2004 , 118 Stat. 2186 .)