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43 U.S.C. 617p: Claims of United States; priorityText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
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§617p. Claims of United States; priority

Except as provided in title 11, claims of the United States arising out of any contract authorized by this subchapter shall have priority over all others, secured or unsecured.

( Dec. 21, 1928, ch. 42, § 17 , 45 Stat. 1065 ; Pub. L. 95–598, title III, § 332 , Nov. 6, 1978 , 92 Stat. 2679 .)

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1978⁠—Pub. L. 95–598 inserted introductory phrase “Except as provided in title 11”.

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Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 95–598 effective Oct. 1, 1979, see section 402(a) of Pub. L. 95–598, set out as an Effective Dates note preceding section 101 of Title 11, Bankruptcy.