Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§1712 Disqualification from benefits

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - COMPENSATION FOR INJURY, DEATH, OR DETENTION OF EMPLOYEES OF CONTRACTORS WITH UNITED STATES OUTSIDE UNITED STATES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 1712

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

A person convicted of a subversive act against the United States or its Allies after May 27, 1941, is barred from compensation or benefits under subchapter I, including death/detention pay. Benefits are suspended when charged until charges are dropped or the person is acquitted. Conviction or death before decision means they lose payments; withdrawal or acquittal requires paying withheld amounts.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §1712

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No person convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction of any subversive act against the United States or any of its Allies, committed after the declaration by the President on May 27, 1941, of the national emergency, shall be entitled to compensation or other benefits under subchapter I, nor shall any compensation be payable with respect to his death or detention under said subchapter, and upon indictment or the filing of an information charging the commission of any such subversive act, all such compensation or other benefits shall be suspended and remain suspended until acquittal or withdrawal of such charge, but upon conviction thereof or upon death occurring prior to a final disposition thereof, all such payments and all benefits under said subchapter shall be forfeited and terminated. If the charge is withdrawn, or there is an acquittal, all such compensation withheld shall be paid to the person or persons entitled thereto.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Executive Documents

National Emergency Declared on

May 27, 1941The national emergency declared by the President on

May 27, 1941, by Proc. No. 2487, 6 F.R. 2617, 55 Stat. 1647, was terminated

April 28, 1952 by Proc. No. 2974, Apr. 30, 1952, 17 F.R. 3813, 66 Stat. c31, set out as a note preceding section 1 of Title 50, War and National Defense.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 1712

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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