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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1444a. Regulations regarding payment of annuity to a representative payee
(a) The regulations prescribed pursuant to section 1444(a) of
this title shall provide procedures for the payment of an annuity
under this subchapter in the case of -
(1) a person for whom a guardian or other fiduciary has been
appointed; and
(2) a minor, mentally incompetent, or otherwise legally
disabled person for whom a guardian or other fiduciary has not
been appointed.
(b) Those regulations may include the provisions set out in
section 1455(d)(2) of this title.
(c) An annuity paid to a person on behalf of an annuitant in
accordance with the regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection
(a) discharges the obligation of the United States for payment to
the annuitant of the amount of the annuity so paid.
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