Federal Nonbankruptcy Exemptions / Federal Non-Exempt Bankruptcy Exemptions

You may only use these exemptions if you choose the exemptions listed under your state. You may not use these if you choose to use the Federal Bankruptcy Exemptions.

Retirement Benefits

5 USC. §8346 - Civil Service employees

22 USC. §4060 - Foreign service employees

10 USC. §1440 - Military service employees

45 USC.§.231m - Railroad workers

42 USC. §407 - Social Security benefits

38 USC.§3101 - Veteran's benefits

Survivor's Benefits

10 USC. §1450 - Military service.

28 USC. §376 - Judges, U.S. court directors, judicial center directors, and U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice's administrative assistants.

33 USC. §775 - Lighthouse workers

Death and Disability Benefits

5 USC. §8130 - U.S. Government employees

33 USC. §916 - Longshoremen, harbor workers

42 USC. §1717 - Military service

Misc.

10 USC. §1035 - Military deposits to savings accounts (while on permanent duty outside the U.S.).

15 USC. §1673 - 75% of earned but unpaid wages or 30 times the federal minimum hourly wage; the greater of these two. (Judge may approve more)

25 USC. §410 - Indian lands or homestead sales or lease proceeds.

25 USC. §543 & 545 - Klamath Indians tribe benefits

38 USC. §1970(g) - Military group life insurance

45 USC. §352(e) - Railroad workers' unemployment

46 USC. §11110 - Seamen's clothing

46 USC. §11109 - Seamen's wages (while on a voyage and pursuant to a written contract)