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[tpainefan]

ontheyslay wrote: tpainefan wrote: It's been an hour and here are my thoughts on this subject, please give me your opinions. To me, marriage is a condition or philosophy by the church, whatever church defines marriage between a man and a woman. My biggest complaint with any pro-gay marriage ammendment is that it forces the churches to recognize gay marriages when they really don't. This is contradictory to the seperation of church and state.

Now, if it's because gay couples are not afforded the same rights as heterosexual couples perhaps the measurements or amendments should concentrate on the rights of domestic partners instead of gay marriages, thus not displaying a threat to those whose beliefs are against marriages of the same sex.

Marriage is a state institution, not a religious institution.

When I got married it was with the Holy Bible. It was between my wife and myself and God. How is that not a religious institution?

[ieatfood]

tpainefan wrote: ontheyslay wrote: tpainefan wrote: It's been an hour and here are my thoughts on this subject, please give me your opinions. To me, marriage is a condition or philosophy by the church, whatever church defines marriage between a man and a woman. My biggest complaint with any pro-gay marriage ammendment is that it forces the churches to recognize gay marriages when they really don't. This is contradictory to the seperation of church and state.

Now, if it's because gay couples are not afforded the same rights as heterosexual couples perhaps the measurements or amendments should concentrate on the rights of domestic partners instead of gay marriages, thus not displaying a threat to those whose beliefs are against marriages of the same sex.

Marriage is a state institution, not a religious institution.

When I got married it was with the Holy Bible. It was between my wife and myself and God. How is that not a religious institution?

Because not everyone got married the way you do. Many people have secular marriages. The ceremony is irrelevant to the legal aspect. Legally, its a contract and the law doesnt care whether you sign the contract in a church or in your back yard.

[ieatfood]

tpainefan wrote: LostSoul3412 wrote: Homosexuals want to be married for the same reason that heterosexuals want to get married:

Economic benefits.

Please define those economic benefits

eg.
tax breaks for being married
there are many others, including ramifications for owning business, and regarding divorce, etc

i'm not an expert though--you can look up the benefits yourself.

[tpainefan]

While I can look up any tax breaks that a married couple can have it doesn't answer the question why two individuals, regardless of sex, want to be recognized as being married. I got married during the Clinton administration, and I watched my income taxes rise. During the Bush administration, my income taxes as a married person declined. So we are back to ground zero. So how does being "married" help a gay couple?

[tpainefan]

ieatfood wrote: tpainefan wrote: ontheyslay wrote: tpainefan wrote: It's been an hour and here are my thoughts on this subject, please give me your opinions. To me, marriage is a condition or philosophy by the church, whatever church defines marriage between a man and a woman. My biggest complaint with any pro-gay marriage ammendment is that it forces the churches to recognize gay marriages when they really don't. This is contradictory to the seperation of church and state.

Now, if it's because gay couples are not afforded the same rights as heterosexual couples perhaps the measurements or amendments should concentrate on the rights of domestic partners instead of gay marriages, thus not displaying a threat to those whose beliefs are against marriages of the same sex.

Marriage is a state institution, not a religious institution.

When I got married it was with the Holy Bible. It was between my wife and myself and God. How is that not a religious institution?

Because not everyone got married the way you do. Many people have secular marriages. The ceremony is irrelevant to the legal aspect. Legally, its a contract and the law doesnt care whether you sign the contract in a church or in your back yard.

If the law doesn't care, then why don't we try to get the same rights for a gay couple that a heterosexual couple has without persuing the marriage contract? Could there possibly be a different definition for such a relationship?

[F'losrix]

tpainefan wrote: Why does the gay population so desire to be married?
For the same reasons that heterosexual couples want to get married. In other words, it depends on the couple. For some gay folk it's a religious thing, for some it's about the legal benefits & protections, for some it's about being in love, for many it's a combination of these.

[F'losrix]

Melchior wrote: People want equal rights, is that a problem? It's not about marriage, not by a long shot, it's about the right to have the same options as everyone else, the right to make any sort of contract without government interference on the conditions of the contract.

No one gave blacks who couldn't drink out of the same fountains as whites questions about "why they so were thirsty". :roll:
You're wrong. It's not about equality for equality's sake. Well, maybe that's what it's about for some people. It IS about marriage for us.

[F'losrix]

tpainefan wrote: It's been an hour and here are my thoughts on this subject, please give me your opinions. To me, marriage is a condition or philosophy by the church, whatever church defines marriage between a man and a woman. My biggest complaint with any pro-gay marriage ammendment is that it forces the churches to recognize gay marriages when they really don't. This is contradictory to the seperation of church and state.

Now, if it's because gay couples are not afforded the same rights as heterosexual couples perhaps the measurements or amendments should concentrate on the rights of domestic partners instead of gay marriages, thus not displaying a threat to those whose beliefs are against marriages of the same sex.
There are several things wrong here:

1) Many gay people are religious, and there are churches that support equal marriage. And I'm not talking about 'gay churches', either. The Unitarian/Universalists, The United Church of Christ, to name a few.

2) Civil recognition of same-sex marriages won't force churches to change their policies on religious marriage. They aren't going to be suddenly forced to start performing same-sex weddings. The people who say otherwise our fearmongering, without any basis in fact. Churches enjoy great autonomy already in deciding who they will or won't marry. That won't change.

3) If you want a genuine separation of church and state, revoke the power of churches to act with civil authority in conducting weddings.

4) The freedom of religious practice does NOT equate to a right to have your beliefs shielded from anything that challenges them, including government policies on marriage. Same-sex marriage poses no actual threat to those who hold anti-gay beliefs. It does not harm them in any way. Civil recognition of same-sex marital unions merely hurts their feelings because it means they'll lose the the special privilege of dictating to everyone else what a marriage should be (a privilege they don't really have to begin with).

5) Forcing us to accept something like 'domestic partnerships' sends the message that we're inferior and that our marriages are inferior. If my partner and I are willing to make the kind of deep commitment called for by marriage, I don't see why our relationship should be treated as equivalent to a het couple that just shacks up together without any commitment.

[F'losrix]

tpainefan wrote: While I can look up any tax breaks that a married couple can have it doesn't answer the question why two individuals, regardless of sex, want to be recognized as being married. I got married during the Clinton administration, and I watched my income taxes rise. During the Bush administration, my income taxes as a married person declined. So we are back to ground zero. So how does being "married" help a gay couple?
There are well over 1,000 pieces of legislation at the federal level alone linked to marital status. Then there's stuff like medical decisions and estate handling. While we can handle some stuff through power of attorney or a will, it is a LOT easier for those to be contested and broken in court by our all too often estranged family members because our relationships lack the legal weight that civil marriage recognition provides. It's more expensive for us and a lot less secure.

Health benefits. We have to pay imputed tax on the benefits provided to cover our same-sex domestic partner. The spouse of a married employee doesn't.

My partner and I have a domestic partnership. Thanks to our state's two-year old marriage amendment, it may be pretty much null and void, as there are lawsuits pending aimed at taking away the benefits we receive from our employer based on that partnership, which the plaintiffs claim violates the amendment. Without those benefits, there is no family leave, no bereavement leave.

We can't draw our partner's social security if they die. Same if their pension is federally regulated.

Those are just the few I can think of off the top of my head.

[F'losrix]

tpainefan wrote: If the law doesn't care, then why don't we try to get the same rights for a gay couple that a heterosexual couple has without persuing the marriage contract? Could there possibly be a different definition for such a relationship?
No. Separate but equal is not equal. In my state, no relationship can be recognized by the government except a legal, heterosexual marriage. Several other states have passed similar amendments to their state constitutions.

Oh - here's another thing: thanks to the Defense of Marriage Act, if we travel, whatever arrangement we have (marriage, civil union, domestic partnership) isn't recognized in other states. Heterosexual marriages are. If something happens to us while we're traveling in another state, we're totally screwed.

Why introduce yet more inefficiency into government by creating parallel institutions that provide the same benefits and protections? To appease people who don't like our use of a word? Because it has a deep, religious meaning to them? What about the deep, religious meaning it holds for us?

[LostSoul3412]

tpainefan wrote: LostSoul3412 wrote: Homosexuals want to be married for the same reason that heterosexuals want to get married:

Economic benefits.

Please define those economic benefits

Joint ownership of property, tax benefits, and health care benefits for one's spouse though employment.

There are others, but these are the most prominent.

[LostSoul3412]

tpainefan wrote: When I got married it was with the Holy Bible. It was between my wife and myself and God. How is that not a religious institution?

You're confusing the ceremony with the license.

[LostSoul3412]

tpainefan wrote: If the law doesn't care, then why don't we try to get the same rights for a gay couple that a heterosexual couple has without persuing the marriage contract? Could there possibly be a different definition for such a relationship?

"Separate but equal"...

Sounds familiar...

:think:

[LostSoul3412]

tpainefan wrote: So how does being "married" help a gay couple?

Ask yourself why you received a marriage license.

Now ask yourself why a homosexual couple is different.

[ontheyslay]

tpainefan wrote: ontheyslay wrote: tpainefan wrote: It's been an hour and here are my thoughts on this subject, please give me your opinions. To me, marriage is a condition or philosophy by the church, whatever church defines marriage between a man and a woman. My biggest complaint with any pro-gay marriage ammendment is that it forces the churches to recognize gay marriages when they really don't. This is contradictory to the seperation of church and state.

Now, if it's because gay couples are not afforded the same rights as heterosexual couples perhaps the measurements or amendments should concentrate on the rights of domestic partners instead of gay marriages, thus not displaying a threat to those whose beliefs are against marriages of the same sex.

Marriage is a state institution, not a religious institution.

When I got married it was with the Holy Bible. It was between my wife and myself and God. How is that not a religious institution?

Because you signed a marriage license, which was given to you by the state. A ceremony is nothing more than a show. I'm curious, did that marriage license mention anything about God certifying your marriage?

[detzX]

I spent a good hour arguing my point this weekend about this. My Republican friends made the comment of how the damn legislator(in MA) wont even let the people vote on gay marriage. That started the "argument" on why it should/shouldn't be aloud. Anyways, they think of it as something the gay community is doing because they can, they want to fight about it and ruin the tradition. :lol: I tried explaining but the damn Republicans are so stubborn they only see their point of view. They also think it's just a name, "Why can't they just accept a civil union and be happy, why does it have to be called marriage?" was one of the comments that kept coming up.

It's about the law, benefits, tradition, and equality.

[Enoch]

detzX wrote: I spent a good hour arguing my point this weekend about this. My Republican friends made the comment of how the damn legislator(in MA) wont even let the people vote on gay marriage. That started the "argument" on why it should/shouldn't be aloud. Anyways, they think of it as something the gay community is doing because they can, they want to fight about it and ruin the tradition. :lol: I tried explaining but the damn Republicans are so stubborn they only see their point of view. They also think it's just a name, "Why can't they just accept a civil union and be happy, why does it have to be called marriage?" was one of the comments that kept coming up.

It's about the law, benefits, tradition, and equality. Every time I encounter that argument, even from my own father, I ask "so, you support seperate but equal?"

They always stutter for a minute and say "well, no...BUT..." and then continue their tripe about how civil unions are seperate but equal to marriage and that should be enough. Hypocrites. :roll:

In fact, I would go so far as to say anyone who opposes same-sex marriage, while getting married themselves, is either willfully ignorant of the legal reality of marriage or a hypocrite...PERIOD.

[mODULAR mAN]

tpainefan wrote: While I can look up any tax breaks that a married couple can have it doesn't answer the question why two individuals, regardless of sex, want to be recognized as being married. I got married during the Clinton administration, and I watched my income taxes rise. During the Bush administration, my income taxes as a married person declined. So we are back to ground zero. So how does being "married" help a gay couple?

It's not just taxes! There are over 1000 laws that apply to married couples! Hospital visitation, child adoption, etc...


From the GOA: (http://www.gao.gov/archive/1997/og97016.pdf)

Quote: Tables of Laws in the United States Code
Involving Marital Status, by Category
CATEGORY 1—SOCIAL SECURITY AND RELATED PROGRAMS, HOUSING, AND FOOD STAMPS
Title 7—Agriculture
Chapter 5—Food Stamp Program
§ 2012 Definitions
§ 2014 Eligible households
§ 2020 Administration
§ 2030 Washington Family Independence Demonstration Project
§ 2031 Food stamp portion of Minnesota Family Investment Plan
Title 42—The Public Health And Welfare
Chapter 7—Social Security
Subchapter II—Federal Old-Age, Survivors, And Disability Insurance Benefits
§ 402 Old-age and survivors insurance benefit payments
§ 403 Reduction of insurance benefits
§ 404 Overpayments and underpayments
§ 405 Evidence, procedure, and certification for payments
§ 409 "Wages" defined
§ 410 Definitions relating to employment
§ 411 Definitions relating to self-employment
§ 413 Quarter and quarter of coverage
§ 415 Computation of primary insurance amount
§ 416 Additional definitions
§ 422 Rehabilitation services
§ 423 Disability insurance benefit payments
§ 425 Additional rules relating to benefits based on disability
§ 426 Entitlement to hospital insurance benefits
§ 426-1 End stage renal disease program
§ 427 Transitional insured status for purposes of old-age and survivors benefits
§ 428 Benefits at age 72 for certain uninsured individuals
Subchapter IV—Grants To States For Aid And Services To Needy Families With Children
And For Child-Welfare Services
Part A—Aid To Families With Dependent Children [Effective until July 1, 1997]
§ 602 State plans for aid and services to needy families with children; contents; approval by Secretary;
records and reports; treatment of earned income advances
§ 606 Definitions
§ 607 Dependent children of unemployed parents
§ 615 Attribution of income and resources of sponsor and spouse to alien
Part A—Block Grants To States For Temporary Assistance For Needy Families
[Effective on July 1, 1997]
§ 601 Purpose
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CATEGORY 1—SOCIAL SECURITY AND RELATED PROGRAMS, HOUSING, AND FOOD STAMPS
§ 604 Use of grants
§ 607 Mandatory work requirements
§ 608 Prohibitions; requirements
§ 611 Data collection and reporting
§ 613 Research, evaluations, and national studies
Part D—Child Support And Establishment Of Paternity
§ 651 Authorization of appropriations
§ 652 Duties of Secretary
§ 653 Federal Parent Locator Service
§ 654 State plan for child and spousal support
§ 659 Enforcement of individual's legal obligations to provide child support or make alimony payments
§ 661 Regulations pertaining to garnishments [Public Law 104-193 provides for repeal of this section,
effective February 22, 1997.]
§ 662 Definitions
§ 664 Collection of past-due support from Federal tax refunds
§ 665 Allotments from pay for child and spousal support owed by members of uniformed services on
active duty
§ 666 Requirement of statutorily prescribed procedures to improve effectiveness of child support
enforcement
Part E—Federal Payments For Foster Care And Adoption Assistance
§ 679a National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
Subchapter V—Maternal And Child Health Services Block Grant
§ 710 Separate program for abstinence education
Subchapter VII—Administration
§ 907a National Commission on Social Security
Subchapter XI—General Provisions, Peer Review, And Administrative Simplification
Part A—General Provisions
§ 1319 Federal participation in payments for repairs to home owned by recipient of aid or assistance
§ 1320a-6 Adjustments in SSI benefits on account of retroactive benefits under subchapter II
§ 1320b-1 Notification of Social Security claimant with respect to deferred vested benefits
§ 1320b-9 National Commission on Children
Subchapter XVI—Supplemental Security Income For Aged, Blind,
And Disabled
Part A—Determination Of Benefits
§ 1382 Eligibility for benefits
§ 1382a Income; earned and unearned income defined; exclusions from income
§ 1382b Resources
§ 1382c Definitions
§ 1382d Rehabilitation services for blind and disabled individuals
§ 1382g Payments to State for operation of supplementation program
§ 1382h Benefits for individuals who perform substantial gainful activity despite severe medical impairment
§ 1382j Attribution of sponsor's income and resources to aliens
Part B—Procedural And General Provisions
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CATEGORY 1—SOCIAL SECURITY AND RELATED PROGRAMS, HOUSING, AND FOOD STAMPS
§ 1383 Procedure for payment of benefits
§ 1383c Eligibility for medical assistance of aged, blind, or disabled individuals under State's medical
assistance plan
Subchapter XVIII—Health Insurance For Aged And Disabled
Part A—Hospital Insurance Benefits For Aged And Disabled
§ 1395i-2 Hospital insurance benefits for uninsured elderly individuals not otherwise eligible
Part B—Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits For Aged And Disabled
§ 1395p Enrollment periods
§ 1395r Amount of premiums for individuals enrolled under this part
§ 1395s Payment of premiums
Part C—Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 1395y Exclusions from coverage and medicare as secondary payer
§ 1395gg Overpayment on behalf of individuals and settlement of claims for benefits on behalf of deceased
individuals
§ 1395mm Payments to health maintenance organizations and competitive medical plans
Subchapter XIX—Grants To States For Medical Assistance Programs
§ 1396a State plans for medical assistance
§ 1396b Payment to States
§ 1396d Definitions
§ 1396p Liens, adjustments and recoveries, and transfers of assets
§ 1396r Requirements for nursing facilities
§ 1396r-5 Treatment of income and resources for certain institutionalized spouses
§ 1396u-1 Assuring coverage for certain low-income families
§ 1396v References to laws directly affecting medicaid program
Chapter 8—Low-Income Housing
Subchapter I—General Program Of Assisted Housing
§ 1437a Rental payments
Chapter 8A—Slum Clearance, Urban Renewal, And Farm Housing
Subchapter III—Farm Housing
§ 1471 Financial assistance by Secretary of Agriculture
Chapter 32—Third Party Liability For Hospital And Medical Care
§ 2651 Recovery by United States
Chapter 130—National Affordable Housing
Subchapter I—General Provisions And Policies
§ 12704 Definitions
§ 12713 Eligibility under first-time homebuyer programs
Subchapter III—National Homeownership Trust Demonstration
§ 12852 Assistance for first-time homebuyers
§ 12854 Definitions
Subchapter IV—Hope For Homeownership Of Multifamily And
Single Family Homes
Part B—Hope For Homeownership Of Single Family Homes
§ 12896 Definitions
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CATEGORY 2—VETERANS' BENEFITS
Title 5—Government Organization And Employees
Part III—Employees
Subpart A—General Provisions
Chapter 21—Definitions
§ 2108 Veteran; disabled veteran; preference eligible
Title 38—Veterans' Benefits
Part I—General Provisions
Chapter 1—General
§ 101 Definitions
§ 102 Dependent parents
§ 103 Special provisions relating to marriages
§ 113 Treatment of certain programs under sequestration procedures
Chapter 3—Department Of Veterans Affairs
§ 306 Under Secretary for Health
Chapter 5—Authority And Duties Of The Secretary
Subchapter I—General Authorities
§ 503 Administrative error; equitable relief
§ 511 Decisions of the Secretary; finality
Part II—General Benefits
Chapter 11—Compensation For Service-Connected Disability Or Death
Subchapter I—General
§ 1102 Special provisions relating to surviving spouses
Subchapter II—Wartime Disability Compensation
§ 1115 Additional compensation for dependents
§ 1116 Presumptions of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide
agents
Subchapter III—Wartime Death Compensation
§ 1121 Basic entitlement
§ 1122 Rates of wartime death compensation
Subchapter V—Peacetime Death Compensation
§ 1141 Basic entitlement
Subchapter VI—General Compensation Provisions
§ 1158 Disappearance
Chapter 13—Dependency And Indemnity Compensation For Service-Connected Deaths
Subchapter I—General
§ 1302 Determination of pay grade
§ 1304 Special provisions relating to surviving spouses
Subchapter II—Dependency And Indemnity Compensation
§ 1310 Deaths entitling survivors to dependency and indemnity compensation
§ 1311 Dependency and indemnity compensation to a surviving spouse
§ 1312 Benefits in certain cases of in-service or service-connected deaths
§ 1313 Dependency and indemnity compensation to children
§ 1314 Supplemental dependency and indemnity compensation to children
GAO/OGC-97-16 Enclosure II Page 5
CATEGORY 2—VETERANS' BENEFITS
§ 1315 Dependency and indemnity compensation to parents
§ 1316 Dependency and indemnity compensation in cases of prior deaths
§ 1317 Restriction on payments under this chapter
§ 1318 Benefits for survivors of certain veterans rated totally disabled at time of death
Subchapter III—Certifications
§ 1322 Certifications with respect to social security entitlement
Chapter 15—Pension For Non-Service-Connected Disability Or Death
Or For Service
Subchapter I—General
§ 1503 Determinations with respect to annual income
§ 1505 Payment of pension during confinement in penal institutions
§ 1506 Resource reports and overpayment adjustments
§ 1507 Disappearance
Subchapter II—Veterans' Pensions
Non-Service-Connected Disability Pension
§ 1521 Veterans of a period of war
§ 1522 Net worth limitation
Subchapter III—Pensions To Surviving Spouses And Children
Wars Before World War I
§ 1532 Surviving spouses of Civil War veterans
§ 1533 Children of Civil War veterans
§ 1534 Surviving spouses of Indian War veterans
§ 1535 Children of Indian War veterans
§ 1536 Surviving spouses of Spanish-American War veterans
§ 1537 Children of Spanish-American War veterans
§ 1541 Surviving spouses of veterans of a period of war
§ 1542 Children of veterans of a period of war
§ 1543 Net worth limitation
Chapter 17—Hospital, Nursing Home, Domiciliary, And Medical Care
Subchapter I—General
§ 1701 Definitions
Subchapter II—Hospital, Nursing Home, Or Domiciliary Care And Medical
Treatment
§ 1713 Medical care for survivors and dependents of certain veterans
Subchapter III—Miscellaneous Provisions Relating To Hospital And Nursing Home
Care And Medical Treatment Of Veterans
§ 1722 Determination of inability to defray necessary expenses; income thresholds
§ 1729 Recovery by the United States of the cost of certain care and services
Chapter 19—Insurance
Subchapter I—National Service Life Insurance
§ 1901 Definitions
§ 1916 Insurance which matured before August 1, 1946
§ 1918 Assignments
GAO/OGC-97-16 Enclosure II Page 6
CATEGORY 2—VETERANS' BENEFITS
§ 1922 Service disabled veterans' insurance
Subchapter II—United States Government Life Insurance
§ 1953 Assignments
Subchapter III—Servicemen's Group Life Insurance
§ 1965 Definitions
§ 1970 Beneficiaries; payment of insurance
Chapter 23—Burial Benefits
§ 2307 Death from service-connected disability
Chapter 24—National Cemeteries And Memorials
§ 2402 Persons eligible for interment in national cemeteries
Part III—Readjustment And Related Benefits
Chapter 30—All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program
Subchapter II—Basic Educational Assistance
§ 3017 Death benefit
Chapter 32—Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance
Subchapter II—Eligibility; Contributions; And Matching Fund
§ 3224 Death of participant
Chapter 34—Veterans' Educational Assistance
Subchapter I—Purpose—Definitions
§ 3452 Definitions
Subchapter V—Special Assistance For The Educationally Disadvantaged
§ 3492 Tutorial assistance
Chapter 35—Survivors' And Dependents' Educational Assistance
Subchapter I—Definitions
§ 3500 Purpose
§ 3501 Definitions
Subchapter II—Eligibility And Entitlement
§ 3511 Duration of educational assistance
§ 3512 Periods of eligibility
Subchapter IV—Payments To Eligible Persons
§ 3534 Apprenticeship or other on-job training; correspondence courses
Chapter 36—Administration Of Educational Benefits Subchapter
II—Miscellaneous
Provisions
§ 3680 Payment of educational assistance or subsistence allowances
§ 3686 Correspondence courses
Chapter 41—Job Counseling, Training, And Placement Service For Veterans
§ 4101 Definitions
Part IV—General Administrative Provisions
Chapter 51—Claims, Effective Dates, And Payments
Subchapter I—Claims
§ 5101 Claims and forms
§ 5105 Joint applications for social security and dependency and indemnity compensation
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CATEGORY 2—VETERANS' BENEFITS
Subchapter II—Effective Dates
§ 5110 Effective dates of awards
§ 5111 Commencement of period of payment
§ 5112 Effective dates of reductions and discontinuances
Subchapter III—Payment Of Benefits
§ 5120 Payment of benefits; delivery
§ 5121 Payment of certain accrued benefits upon death of a beneficiary
§ 5123 Rounding down of pension rates
§ 5124 Acceptance of claimant's statement as proof of relationship
Chapter 53—Special Provisions Relating To Benefits
§ 5303A Minimum active-duty service requirement
§ 5304 Prohibition against duplication of benefits
§ 5307 Apportionment of benefits
§ 5310 Payment of benefits for month of death
§ 5311 Prohibition of certain benefit payments
§ 5313 Limitation on payment of compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation to persons
incarcerated for conviction of a felony
Chapter 55—Minors, Incompetents, And Other Wards
§ 5502 Payments to and supervision of fiduciaries
§ 5503 Hospitalized veterans and estates of incompetent institutionalized veterans
Chapter 61—Penal And Forfeiture Provisions
§ 6103 Forfeiture for fraud
Part V—Boards, Administrations, And Services
Chapter 72—United States Court Of Veterans Appeals
Subchapter V—Retirement And Survivors Annuities
§ 7297 Survivor annuities
Chapter 73—Veterans Health Administration—Organization And Functions
Subchapter III—Protection Of Patient Rights
§ 7332 Confidentiality of certain medical records
Chapter 74—Veterans Health Administration—Personnel
Subchapter II—Collective Bargaining And Personnel Administration
§ 7426 Retirement rights
Part VI—Acquisition And Disposition Of Property
Chapter 85—Disposition Of Deceased Veterans' Personal Property
Subchapter I—Property Left On Department Facility
§ 8502 Disposition of unclaimed personal property
§ 8504 Disposition of other unclaimed property
Subchapter II—Death While Patient Of Department Facility
§ 8520 Vesting of property left by decedents
§ 8521 Presumption of contract for disposition of personalty
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CATEGORY 2—VETERANS' BENEFITS
Title 42—The Public Health And Welfare
Chapter 7—Social Security
Subchapter II—Federal Old-Age, Survivors, And Disability Insurance Benefits
§ 417 Benefits for veterans
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CATEGORY 3—TAXATION
Title 26—Internal Revenue Code
Subtitle A—Income Taxes
Chapter 1—Normal Taxes And Surtaxes
Subchapter A—Determination Of Tax Liability
Part I—Tax On Individuals
§ 1 Tax imposed
§ 2 Definitions and special rules
Part IV—Credits Against Tax
Subpart A—Nonrefundable Personal Credits
§ 21 Expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment
§ 22 Credit for the elderly and the permanently and totally disabled
§ 23 Adoption expenses
Subpart C—Refundable Credits
§ 32 Earned income
Subpart D—Business Related Credits
§ 38 General business credit
§ 42 Low-income housing credit
§ 45A Indian employment credit
Subpart E—Rules For Computing Investment Credit
§ 50 Other special rules
Part VI—Alternative Minimum Tax
§ 55 Alternative minimum tax imposed
Subchapter B—Computation Of Taxable Income
Part I—Definition Of Gross Income, Adjusted Gross Income, Taxable
Income, Etc.
§ 61 Gross income defined
§ 62 Adjusted gross income defined
§ 63 Taxable income defined
§ 66 Treatment of community income
§ 68 Overall limitation on itemized deductions
Part II—Items Specifically Included In Gross Income
§ 71 Alimony and separate maintenance payments
§ 72 Annuities; certain proceeds of endowment and life insurance contracts
§ 86 Social security and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits
Part III—Items Specifically Excluded From Gross Income
§ 105 Amounts received under accident and health plans
§ 106 Contributions by employer to accident and health plans
§ 108 Income from discharge of indebtedness
§ 119 Meals or lodging furnished for the convenience of the employer
§ 120 Amounts received under qualified group legal services plans
§ 121 One-time exclusion of gain from sale of principal residence by individual who has attained age 55
§ 125 Cafeteria plans
§ 127 Educational assistance programs
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CATEGORY 3—TAXATION
§ 129 Dependent care assistance programs
§ 132 Certain fringe benefits
§ 135 Income from United States savings bonds used to pay higher education tuition and fees
Part IV—Tax Exemption Requirements For State
And Local Bonds
Subpart A—Private Activity Bonds
§ 143 Mortgage revenue bonds: qualified mortgage bond and qualified veterans' mortgage bond
§ 147 Other requirements applicable to certain private activity bonds
Part V—Deductions For Personal Exemptions
§ 151 Allowance of deductions for personal exemptions
§ 152 Dependent defined
§ 153 Cross references
Part VI—Itemized Deductions For Individuals And Corporations
§ 162 Trade or business expenses
§ 163 Interest
§ 165 Losses
§ 170 Charitable, etc., contributions and gifts
§ 179 Election to expense certain depreciable business assets
§ 194 Amortization of reforestation expenditures
Part VII—Additional Itemized Deductions For Individuals
§ 213 Medical, dental, etc., expenses
§ 215 Alimony, etc., payments
§ 217 Moving expenses
§ 219 Retirement savings
§ 220 Medical savings accounts
Part IX—Items Not Deductible
§ 263A Capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs of certain expenses
§ 267 Losses, expenses, and interest with respect to transactions between related taxpayers
§ 274 Disallowance of certain entertainment, etc., expenses
Subchapter C—Corporate Distributions And Adjustments
Part I—Distributions By Corporations
Subpart A—Effects On Recipients
§ 303 Distributions in redemption of stock to pay death taxes
Subpart C—Definitions; Constructive Ownership Of Stock
§ 318 Constructive ownership of stock
Part II—Corporate Liquidations
Subpart C—Collapsible Corporations
§ 341 Collapsible corporations
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CATEGORY 3—TAXATION
Part V—Carryovers
§ 382 Limitation on net operating loss carryforwards and certain built-in losses following ownership
change
Subchapter D—Deferred Compensation, Etc.
Part I—Pension, Profit-Sharing, Stock Bonus Plans, Etc.
Subpart A—General Rule
§ 401 Qualified pension, profit-sharing, and stock bonus plans
§ 402 Taxability of beneficiary of employees' trust
§ 404 Deduction for contributions of an employer to an employees' trust or annuity plan and
compensation under a deferred-payment plan
§ 408 Individual retirement accounts
§ 409 Qualifications for tax credit employee stock ownership plans
Subpart B—Special Rules
§ 411 Minimum vesting standards
§ 414 Definitions and special rules
§ 415 Limitations on benefits and contribution under qualified plans
§ 417 Definitions and special rules for purposes of minimum survivor annuity requirements
Subpart E—Treatment Of Transfers To Retiree Health Accounts
§ 420 Transfers of excess pension assets to retiree health accounts
Part II—Certain Stock Options
§ 424 Definitions and special rules
Subchapter E—Accounting Periods And Methods Of Accounting
Part II—Methods Of Accounting
Subpart A—Methods Of Accounting In General
§ 447 Method of accounting for corporations engaged in farming
Subpart B—Taxable Year For Which Items Of Gross Income
Included
§ 453 Installment method
§ 453B Gain or loss disposition of installment obligations
§ 457 Deferred compensation plans of State and local governments and tax-exempt organization
Subpart C—Taxable Year For Which Deductions Taken
§ 464 Limitations on deductions for certain farming
§ 469 Passive activity losses and credits limited
Subchapter F—Exempt Organizations
Part I—General Rule
§ 501 Exemption from tax on corporations, certain trusts, etc.
§ 507 Termination of private foundation status
Subchapter G—Corporations Used To Avoid Income Tax
On Shareholders
Part II—Personal Holding Companies
§ 544 Rules for determining stock ownership
Part III—Foreign Personal Holding Companies
§ 554 Stock ownership
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Subchapter I—Natural Resources
Part I—Deductions
§ 613A Limitations on percentage depletion in case of oil and gas wells
Subchapter J—Estates, Trusts, Beneficiaries, And Decedents
Part I—Estates, Trusts, And Beneficiaries
Subpart A—General Rules For Taxation Of Estates
And Trusts
§ 643 Definitions applicable to subparts A, B, C, and D
Subpart E—Grantors And Others Treated As Substantial Owners
§ 672 Definitions and rules
§ 674 Power to control beneficial enjoyment
§ 675 Administrative powers
§ 677 Income for benefit of grantor
Subpart F—Miscellaneous
§ 682 Income of an estate or trust in case of divorce, etc.
Part II—Income In Respect Of Decedents
§ 691 Recipients of income in respect of decedents
Subchapter K—Partners And Partnerships
Part I—Determination Of Tax Liability
§ 704 Partner's distributive share
Subchapter N—Tax Based On Income From Sources Within Or Without The
United States
Part II—Nonresident Aliens And Foreign Corporations
Subpart A—Nonresident Alien Individuals
§ 871 Tax on nonresident alien individuals
§ 877 Expatriation to avoid tax
§ 879 Tax treatment of certain community income in the case of nonresident alien individuals
Part III—Income From Sources Without The United States
Subpart B—Earned Income Of Citizens Or Residents
Of United States
§ 911 Citizens or residents of the United States living abroad
Subpart D—Possessions Of The United States
§ 932 Coordination of United States and Virgin Islands income taxes
Subchapter O—Gain Or Loss On Disposition Of Property
Part II—Basis Rules Of General Application
§ 1014 Basis of property acquired from a decedent
§ 1015 Basis of property acquired by gifts and transfers in trust
Part III—Common Nontaxable Exchanges
§ 1034 Rollover of gain on sale of principal residence
§ 1041 Transfers of property between spouses or incident to divorce
§ 1043 Sale of property to comply with conflict-of-interest requirements
§ 1044 Rollover of publicly traded securities gain into specialized small business investment companies
Part VII—Wash Sales; Straddles
§ 1092 Straddles
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Subchapter P—Capital Gains And Losses
Part I—Treatment Of Capital Gains
§ 1202 50-percent exclusion for gain from certain small business stock
Part II—Treatment Of Capital Losses
§ 1211 Limitation on capital losses
Part IV—Special Rules For Determining Capital Gains And Losses
§ 1233 Gains and losses from short sales
§ 1235 Sale or exchange of patents
§ 1239 Gain from sale of depreciable property between certain related taxpayers
§ 1244 Losses on small business stock
§ 1256 Section 1256 contracts marked to market
Part V—Special Rules For Bonds And Other Debt Instruments
Subpart A—Original Issue Discount
§ 1272 Current inclusion in income of original issue discount
Subchapter Q—Readjustment Of Tax Between Years And
Special Limitations
Part II—Mitigation Of Effect Of Limitations And Other Provisions
§ 1313 Definitions
Subchapter S—Tax Treatment Of S Corporations And Their Shareholders
Part I—In General
§ 1361 S corporation defined
Subchapter V—Title 11 Cases
§ 1398 Rules relating to individuals' title 11 cases
Chapter 2—Tax On Self-Employment Income
§ 1402 Definitions
Chapter 6—Consolidated Returns
Subchapter B—Related Rules
Part II—Certain Controlled Corporations
§ 1563 Definitions and special rules
Subtitle B—Estate And Gift Taxes
Chapter 11—Estate Tax
Subchapter A—Estates Of Citizens Or Residents
Part I—Tax Imposed
§ 2001 Imposition and rate of tax
Part II—Credits Against Tax
§ 2012 Credit for gift tax
§ 2013 Credit for tax on prior transfers
§ 2014 Credit for foreign death taxes
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Part III—Gross Estate
§ 2032 Alternate valuation
§ 2032A Valuation of certain farm, etc., real property
§ 2034 Dower or curtesy interests
§ 2035 Adjustments for gifts made within 3 years of decedent's death
§ 2037 Transfers taking effect at death
§ 2040 Joint interests
§ 2043 Transfers for insufficient consideration
Part IV—Taxable Estate
§ 2053 Expenses, indebtedness, and taxes
§ 2056 Bequests, etc., to surviving spouse
§ 2056A Qualified domestic trust
Subchapter B—Estates Of Nonresidents Not Citizens
§ 2106 Taxable estate
Subchapter C—Miscellaneous
§ 2206 Liability of life insurance beneficiaries
§ 2207 Liability of recipient of property over which decedent had power of appointment
§ 2207A Right of recovery in the case of certain marital deduction property
Chapter 12—Gift Tax
Subchapter B—Transfers
§ 2513 Gift by husband or wife to third party
§ 2516 Certain property settlements
§ 2518 Disclaimers
Subchapter C—Deductions
§ 2523 Gift to spouse
Chapter 13—Tax On Generation-Skipping Transfers
Subchapter B—Generation-Skipping Transfers
§ 2612 Taxable termination; taxable distribution; direct skip
Subchapter E—Applicable Rate; Inclusion Ratio
§ 2642 Inclusion ratio
Subchapter F—Other Definitions And Special Rules
§ 2651 Generation assignment
§ 2652 Other definitions
Chapter 14—Special Valuation Rules
§ 2701 Special valuation rules in case of transfers of certain interests in corporations or partnerships
§ 2704 Treatment of certain lapsing rights and restrictions
Subtitle C—Employment Taxes
Chapter 21—Federal Insurance Contributions Act
Subchapter C—General Provisions
§ 3121 Definitions
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Chapter 22—Railroad Retirement Tax Act
Subchapter D—General Provisions
§ 3231 Definitions
Chapter 23—Federal Unemployment Tax Act
§ 3306 Definitions
Chapter 24—Collection Of Income Tax At Source On Wages
§ 3402 Income tax collected at source
§ 3405 Special rules for pensions, annuities, and certain other deferred income
Chapter 25—General Provisions Relating To Employment Taxes
§ 3507 Advance payment of earned income credit
Subtitle D—Miscellaneous Excise Taxes
Chapter 40—General Provisions Relating To Occupational Taxes
§ 4905 Liability in case of death or change of location
Chapter 42—Private Foundations; And Certain Other Tax-exempt Organizations
Subchapter A—Private Foundations
§ 4942 Taxes on failure to distribute income
§ 4946 Definitions and special rules
Subchapter B—Black Lung Benefit Trusts
§ 4951 Taxes on self-dealing
Subchapter D—Failure By Certain Charitable Organizations
To Meet Certain Qualification Requirements
§ 4958 Taxes on excess benefit transactions
Chapter 43—Qualified Pension, Etc., Plans
§ 4975 Tax on prohibited transactions
§ 4980A Tax on excess distributions from qualified retirement plans
§ 4980B Failure to satisfy continuation coverage requirements of group health plans
Subtitle E—Alcohol, Tobacco, And Certain Other Excise Taxes
Chapter 51—Distilled Spirits, Wines, And Beer
Subchapter A—Gallonage And Occupational Taxes
Part II—Occupational Tax
Subpart G—General Provisions
§ 5143 Provisions relating to liability for occupational taxes
Subtitle F—Procedure And Administration
Chapter 61—Information And Returns
Subchapter A—Returns And Records
Part II—Tax Returns Or Statements
Subpart B—Income Tax Returns
§ 6012 Persons required to make returns of income
§ 6013 Joint returns of income tax by husband and wife
§ 6014 Income tax return--tax not computed by taxpayer
§ 6017 Self-employment tax returns
Part III—Information Returns
Subpart A—Information Concerning Persons Subject To Special
Provisions
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§ 6039C Returns with respect to foreign persons holding direct investments in United States real property
interests
Subpart B—Information Concerning Transactions With Other
Persons
§ 6046 Returns as to organization or reorganization of foreign corporations and as to acquisitions of their
stock
Subpart C—Information Regarding Wages Paid Employees
§ 6051 Receipts for employee
Part VIII—Designation Of Income Tax Payments To Presidential Election
Campaign Fund
§ 6096 Designation by individuals
Subchapter B—Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 6103 Confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information
Chapter 62—Time And Place For Paying Tax
Subchapter B—Extensions Of Time For Payment
§ 6166 Extension of time for payment of estate tax where estate consists largely of interest in closely held
business
Chapter 63—Assessment
Subchapter B—Deficiency Procedures In The Case Of Income, Estate, Gift, And
Certain Excise Taxes
§ 6212 Notice of deficiency
Subchapter C—Tax Treatment Of Partnership Items
§ 6231 Definitions and special rules
Chapter 64—Collection
Subchapter C—Lien For Taxes
§ 6324 Special liens for estate and gift taxes
Subchapter D—Seizure Of Property For Collection Of Taxes
§ 6334 Property exempt from levy
Chapter 66—Limitations
Subchapter A—Limitations On Assessment And Collection
§ 6504 Cross references
Chapter 68—Additions To The Tax, Additional Amounts, And
Assessable Penalties
Subchapter A—Additions To The Tax And Additional Amounts
Part I—General Provisions
§ 6654 Failure by individual to pay estimated income tax
Part II—Accuracy-Related And Fraud Penalties
§ 6663 Imposition of fraud penalty
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Chapter 76—Judicial Proceedings
Subchapter B—Proceedings By Taxpayers And Third Parties
§ 7428 Declaratory judgments relating to status and classification of organizations under section 501(c)(3),
etc.
§ 7430 Awarding of costs and certain fees
Chapter 77—Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 7508 Time for performing certain acts postponed by reason of service in combat zone
Chapter 79—Definitions
§ 7701 Definitions
§ 7702B Treatment of qualified long-term care insurance
§ 7703 Determination of marital status
Chapter 80—General Rules
Subchapter C—Provisions Affecting More Than One Subtitle
§ 7871 Indian tribal governments treated as States for certain purposes
§ 7872 Treatment of loans with below-market interest rates
§ 7873 Income derived by Indians from exercise of fishing rights
Subtitle I—Trust Fund Code
Chapter 98—Trust Fund Code
Subchapter A—Establishment of Trust Funds
§ 9501 Black lung disability trust fund
Subtitle K—Group Health Plan Portability, Access, And Renewability Requirements
Chapter 100—Group Health Plan Portability, Access, And Renewability Requirements
§ 9801 Increased portability through limitation on preexisting condition exclusions
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Title 2—The Congress
Chapter 3—Compensation And Allowances Of Members
§ 36a Payment of sums due deceased Senators and Senate personnel
§ 38a Disposition of unpaid salary and other sums on death of Representative or Resident Commissioner
Chapter 4—Officers And Employees Of Senate And House Of Representatives
§ 121b Senate Beauty Shop
§ 124 Arrangements for attendance at funeral of deceased House Members; payment of funeral expenses
and expenses of attending funeral rites
§ 125 Gratuities for survivors of deceased House employees; computation
Chapter 16—Congressional Mailing Standards
§ 501 House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards
§ 502 Select Committee on Standards and Conduct of the Senate
Chapter 20—Emergency Powers To Eliminate Budget Deficits
Subchapter I—Elimination Of Deficits In Excess Of Maximum Deficit Amount
§ 905 Exempt programs and activities
Title 3—The President
Chapter 2—Office And Compensation Of President
§ 105 Assistance and services for the President
§ 106 Assistance and services for the Vice President
Chapter 4—Delegation Of Functions
§ 301 General authorization to delegate functions; publication of delegations
Title 5—Government Organization And Employees
Part III—Employees
Subpart D—Pay And Allowances
Chapter 55—Pay Administration
Subchapter II—Withholding Pay
§ 5520a Garnishment of pay
Subchapter IV—Dual Pay And Dual Employment
§ 5532 Employment of retired members of the uniformed services; reduction in retired or retainer pay
Subchapter VII—Payments To Missing Employees
§ 5561 Definitions
§ 5567 Settlement of accounts
§ 5569 Benefits for captives
Subchapter VIII—Settlement Of Accounts
§ 5582 Designation of beneficiary; order of precedence
§ 5583 Payment of money due; settlement of accounts
Subchapter IX—Severance Pay And Back Pay
§ 5595 Severance pay
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Chapter 57—Travel, Transportation, And Subsistence
Subchapter II—Travel And Transportation Expenses; New Appointees,
Student Trainees, And Transferred Employees
§ 5724a Relocation expenses of employees transferred or reemployed
§ 5724b Taxes on reimbursements for travel, transportation, and relocation expenses of employees
transferred
Chapter 59—Allowances
Subchapter III—Overseas Differentials And Allowances
§ 5924 Cost-of-living allowances
Subchapter IV—Miscellaneous Allowances
§ 5942a Separate maintenance allowance for duty at Johnston Island
Subpart E—Attendance And Leave
Chapter 63—Leave
Subchapter V—Family And Medical Leave
§ 6382 Leave requirement
§ 6383 Certification
Subpart G—Insurance And Annuities
Chapter 81—Compensation For Work Injuries
Subchapter I—Generally
§ 8101 Definitions
§ 8109 Beneficiaries of awards unpaid at death; order of precedence
§ 8110 Augmented compensation for dependents
§ 8116 Limitations on right to receive compensation
§ 8133 Compensation in case of death
§ 8135 Lump-sum payment
§ 8141 Civil Air Patrol volunteers
Subchapter II—Employees Of Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities
§ 8173 Liability under this subchapter exclusive
Subchapter III—Law Enforcement Officers Not Employed By The United
States
§ 8191 Determination of eligibility
§ 8192 Benefits
§ 8193 Administration
Chapter 83—Retirement
Subchapter II—Forfeiture Of Annuities And Retired Pay
§ 8311 Definitions
§ 8312 Conviction of certain offenses
§ 8313 Absence from United States to avoid prosecution
§ 8314 Refusal to testify
§ 8315 Falsifying employment applications
§ 8317 Repayment of annuity or retired pay properly paid; waiver
§ 8318 Restoration of annuity or retired pay
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Subchapter III—Civil Service Retirement
§ 8331 Definitions
§ 8332 Creditable service
§ 8333 Eligibility for annuity
§ 8334 Deductions, contributions, and deposits
§ 8339 Computation of annuity
§ 8340 Cost-of-living adjustment of annuities
§ 8341 Survivor annuities
§ 8342 Lump-sum benefits; designation of beneficiary; order of precedence
§ 8343a Alternative forms of annuities
§ 8344 Annuities and pay on reemployment
§ 8345 Payment of benefits; commencement, termination, and waiver of annuity
§ 8347 Administration; regulations
§ 8348 Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund
§ 8349 Offset relating to certain benefits under the Social Security Act
§ 8351 Participation in the Thrift Savings Plan
Chapter 84—Federal Employees' Retirement System
Subchapter I—General Provisions
§ 8401 Definitions
§ 8402 Federal Employees' Retirement System; exclusions
Subchapter II—Basic Annuity
§ 8411 Creditable service
§ 8416 Survivor reduction for a current spouse
§ 8417 Survivor reduction for a former spouse
§ 8418 Survivor elections; deposit; offsets
§ 8419 Survivor reductions; computation
§ 8420 Insurable interest reductions
§ 8420a Alternative forms of annuities
§ 8422 Deductions from pay; contributions for military service
§ 8423 Government contributions
§ 8424 Lump-sum benefits; designation of beneficiary; order of precedence
Subchapter III—Thrift Savings Plan
§ 8432 Contributions
§ 8434 Annuities: methods of payment; election; purchase
§ 8435 Protections for spouses and former spouses
§ 8437 Thrift Savings Fund
§ 8440a Justices and judges
§ 8440b Bankruptcy judges and magistrates
Subchapter IV—Survivor Annuities
§ 8441 Definitions
§ 8442 Rights of a widow or widower
§ 8443 Rights of a child
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§ 8444 Rights of a named individual with an insurable interest
§ 8445 Rights of a former spouse
Subchapter VI—General and Administrative Provisions
§ 8461 Authority of the Office of Personnel Management
§ 8462 Cost-of-living adjustments
§ 8467 Court orders
§ 8468 Annuities and pay on reemployment
§ 8469 Withholding of State income taxes
Subchapter VII—Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Management
System
§ 8477 Fiduciary responsibilities; liability and penalties
Chapter 87—Life Insurance
§ 8701 Definitions
§ 8705 Death claims; order of precedence; escheat
§ 8714c Optional life insurance on family members
Chapter 89—Health Insurance
§ 8901 Definitions
§ 8902 Contracting authority
§ 8902a Debarment and other sanctions
§ 8903 Health benefits plans
§ 8905 Election of coverage
§ 8905a Continued coverage
§ 8906 Contribution
§ 8908 Coverage of restored employees and survivor or disability annuitants
§ 8909 Employees Health Benefits Fund
§ 8913 Regulations
Title 8—Aliens and Nationality
Chapter 12—Immigration And Nationality
Subchapter II—Immigration
Part IX—Miscellaneous
§ 1353 Travel expenses and expense of transporting remains of officers and employees dying outside of
United States
Title 10—Armed Forces
Subtitle A—General Military Law
Part I—Organization And General Military Powers
Chapter 1—Definitions
§ 101 Definitions
Part II—Personnel
Chapter 37—General Service Requirements
§ 654 Policy concerning homosexuality in the armed forces
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Chapter 47—Uniform Code Of Military Justice
Subchapter XII—United States Court Of Appeals For The Armed Forces
§ 945 Art. 145. Annuities for judges and survivors
Chapter 53—Miscellaneous Rights And Benefits
§ 1041 Replacement of certificate of discharge
§ 1052 Reimbursement for adoption expenses
§ 1056 Relocation assistance programs
§ 1059 Dependents of members separated for dependent abuse: transitional compensation; commissary and
exchange benefits
Chapter 54—Commissary and Exchange Benefits
§ 1062 Certain former spouses
Chapter 55—Medical And Dental Care
§ 1072 Definitions
§ 1078a Continued health benefits coverage
§ 1079 Contracts for medical care for spouses and children: plans
§ 1092 Studies and demonstration projects relating to delivery of health and medical care
Chapter 57—Decorations And Awards
§ 1126 Gold star lapel button: eligibility and distribution
Chapter 58—Benefits And Services For Members Being Separated Or Recently
Separated
§ 1142 Preseparation counseling; transmittal of medical records to Department of Veterans Affairs
§ 1143 Employment assistance
§ 1144 Employment assistance, job training assistance, and other transitional services: Department of Labor
§ 1151 Assistance to separated members to obtain certification and employment as teachers or employment
as teachers' aides
Chapter 71—Computation Of Retired Pay
§ 1408 Payment of retired or retainer pay in compliance with court orders
Chapter 73—Annuities Based On Retired Or Retainer Pay
Subchapter I—Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan
§ 1431 Election of annuity: members of armed forces
§ 1433 Mental incompetency of member
§ 1434 Kinds of annuities that may be elected
§ 1435 Eligible beneficiaries
Subchapter II—Survivor Benefit Plan
§ 1447 Definitions
§ 1448 Application of Plan
§ 1450 Payment of annuity: beneficiaries
§ 1451 Amount of annuity
§ 1452 Reduction in retired pay
§ 1455 Regulations
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Subchapter III—Supplemental Survivor Benefit Plan
§ 1456 Supplemental spouse coverage: establishment of plan; definitions
§ 1457 Supplemental spouse coverage: payment of annuity; amount
§ 1458 Supplemental spouse coverage: eligible participants; elections of coverage
§ 1459 Former spouse coverage: special rules
§ 1460 Supplemental spouse coverage: reductions in retired pay
§ 1460a Incorporation of certain administrative provisions
Chapter 74—Department Of Defense Military Retirement Fund
§ 1461 Establishment and purpose of Fund; definition
§ 1463 Payments from the Fund
§ 1465 Determination of contributions to the Fund
§ 1466 Payments into the Fund
Chapter 75—Death Benefits
§ 1475 Death gratuity: death of members on active duty or inactive duty training and of certain other
persons
§ 1476 Death gratuity: death after discharge or release from duty or training
§ 1477 Death gratuity: eligible survivors
§ 1479 Death gratuity: delegation of determinations, payments
§ 1482 Expenses incident to death
§ 1489 Death gratuity: members and employees dying outside the United States while assigned to
intelligence duties
Chapter 76—Missing Persons
§ 1513 Definitions
Chapter 79—Correction Of Military Records
§ 1552 Correction of military records: claims incident thereto
§ 1553 Review of discharge or dismissal
Chapter 81—Civilian Employees
§ 1588 Authority to accept certain voluntary services
Chapter 88—Military Family Programs And Military Child Care
Subchapter I—Military Family Programs
§ 1784 Employment opportunities for military spouses
Subchapter II—Military Child Care
§ 1792 Child care employees
Part III—Training And Education
Chapter 107—Educational Assistance For Persons Enlisting
For Active Duty
§ 2147 Right of member after reenlisting to transfer entitlement to spouse or dependent children
§ 2148 Duration of entitlement
Part IV—Service, Supply, And Procurement
Chapter 157—Transportation
§ 2641 Transportation of certain veterans on Department of Defense aeromedical evacuation aircraft
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Chapter 165—Accountability And Responsibility
§ 2771 Final settlement of accounts: deceased members
Subtitle B—Army
Part IV—Service, Supply, And Procurement
Chapter 445—Inquests; Disposition Of Effects Of Deceased Persons; Captured Flags
§ 4712 Disposition of effects of deceased persons by summary court-martial
Subtitle C—Navy And Marine Corps
Part IV—General Administration
Chapter 651—Ships' Stores And Commissary Stores
§ 7601 Sales: members of the naval service and Coast Guard; widows and widowers; civilian employees
and other persons
Subtitle D—Air Force
Part IV—Service, Supply, And Procurement
Chapter 945—Inquests; Disposition Of Effects Of Deceased Persons
§ 9712 Disposition of effects of deceased persons by summary court-martial
Subtitle E—Reserve Components
Part I—Organization And Administration
Chapter 1007—Administration Of Reserve Components
§ 10205 Members of Ready Reserve: requirement of notification of change of status
Part II—Personnel Generally
Chapter 1209—Active Duty
§ 12319 Ready Reserve: muster duty
Chapter 1214—Ready Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance
§ 12530 Payment of benefits
Chapter 1223—Retired Pay For Nonregular Service
§ 12731 Age and service requirements
Title 14—Coast Guard
Part I—Regular Coast Guard
Chapter 13—Pay, Allowances, Awards, And Other Rights And Benefits
§ 487 Procurement and sale of stores to members and civilian employees
§ 498 Posthumous awards
§ 514 Reimbursement for adoption expenses
Part II—Coast Guard Reserve And Auxiliary
Chapter 21—Coast Guard Reserve
Subchapter A—General
§ 707 Temporary members of the Reserve; disability or death benefits
Title 16—Conservation
Chapter 24—Conservation And Protection Of Fur Seals
Subchapter II—Administration Of Pribilof Islands
§ 1168 Civil service retirement benefits
§ 1169a Annuities and survivor annuities; recomputation
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Title 20—Education
Chapter 25A—Overseas Defense Dependents' Education
§ 932 Definitions
Title 22—Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 4—Passports
§ 214 Fees for execution and issuance of passports; persons excused from payment
Chapter 34—The Peace Corps
§ 2505 Peace Corps volunteer leaders; number; applicability of chapter; benefits
Chapter 38—Department Of State
§ 2703 Services and facilities for employees at posts abroad
§ 2708 Reward; information; international terrorism
Chapter 48—Taiwan Relations
§ 3310 Employment of United States Government agency personnel
Chapter 51—Panama Canal
Subchapter I—Administration And Regulations
Part 2—Employees
Subpart IV—Retirement
§ 3682 Cash relief to certain former employees
Chapter 52—Foreign Service
Subchapter IV—Compensation
§ 3968 Local compensation plans
§ 3973 Death gratuities
Subchapter VII—Career Development, Training, And Orientation
§ 4026 Career counseling
Subchapter VIII—Foreign Service Retirement and Disability
Part I—Foreign Service Retirement And Disability System
§ 4044 Definitions
§ 4045 Contributions to the Fund
§ 4046 Computation of annuities
§ 4047 Payment of annuity
§ 4049 Death in service
§ 4054 Former spouses
§ 4055 Lump-sum payments
§ 4056 Creditable service
§ 4057 Extra credit for service at unhealthful posts
§ 4060 Assignment and attachment of moneys
§ 4066 Cost-of-living adjustment of annuities
§ 4068 Remarriage
§ 4069-1 Qualified former wives and husbands
§ 4069a Retirement benefits for certain former spouses
§ 4069a-1 Retirement benefits for certain former spouses
§ 4069b Survivor benefits for certain former spouses
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§ 4069b-1 Survivor benefits for certain former spouses
§ 4069c Health benefits for certain former spouses
§ 4069c-1 Health benefits for certain former spouses
Part II—Foreign Service Pension System
§ 4071a Definitions
§ 4071d Entitlement to annuity
§ 4071j Former spouses
§ 4071k Spousal agreements
Subchapter IX—Travel, Leave, And Other Benefits
§ 4084 Health care program
Subchapter XI—Grievances
§ 4132 Grievances concerning former members or their survivors
Subchapter XII—Transition
§ 4159 Survivor benefits for certain former spouses
Title 24—Hospitals And Asylums
Chapter 10—Armed Forces Retirement Home
Subchapter I—Establishment And Operation Of Retirement Home
§ 420 Disposition of effects of deceased persons; unclaimed property
Title 26—Internal Revenue Code
Subtitle F—Procedure And Administration
Chapter 76—Judicial Proceedings
Subchapter C—The Tax Court
Part I—Organization And Jurisdiction
§ 7448 Annuities to surviving spouses and dependent children of judges
Title 28—Judiciary And Judicial Procedure
Part I—Organization Of Courts
Chapter 7—United States Court Of Federal Claims
§ 178 Retirement of judges of the Court of Federal Claims
Chapter 17—Resignation And Retirement Of Justices And Judges
§ 376 Annuities for survivors of certain judicial officials of the United States
§ 377 Retirement of bankruptcy judges and magistrates
Part III—Court Officers And Employees
Chapter 41—Administrative Office Of United States Courts
§ 604 Duties of Director generally
§ 605 Budget estimates
Title 29—Labor
Chapter 19—Job Training Partnership
Subchapter IV—Federally Administered Programs
Part B—Job Corps
§ 1706 Application of provisions of Federal law
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Title 31—Money and Finance
Subtitle I—General
Chapter 7—General Accounting Office
Subchapter V—Annuities
§ 771 Definitions
§ 772 Annuity of the Comptroller General
§ 773 Election of survivor benefits
§ 774 Survivor annuities
§ 775 Refunds
§ 776 Payment of survivor benefits
§ 777 Annuity increases
Subtitle III—Financial Management
Chapter 33—Depositing, Keeping, And Paying Money
Subchapter II—Payments
§ 3330 Payment of Department of Veterans Affairs checks for the benefit of individuals in foreign
countries
Chapter 37—Claims
Subchapter III—Claims Against The United States Government
§ 3721 Claims of personnel of agencies and the District of Columbia government for personal property
damage or loss
Title 32—National Guard
Chapter 1—Organization
§ 101 Definitions
Chapter 7—Service, Supply, And Procurement
§ 714 Final settlement of accounts: deceased members
Title 33—Navigation And Navigable Waters
Chapter 16—Lighthouses
§ 771 Benefits for surviving spouses of Lighthouse Service employees; death of employee during
retirement; amount of payment
§ 772 Death of employee due to non-service-connected causes after 15 years' service; amount of payment
Chapter 17—National Ocean Survey
Subchapter I—General Provisions
§ 857-4 Commissary privileges
§ 857a Rights, benefits, privileges, and immunities; exercise of authority by Secretary of Commerce or
designee
Title 37—Pay And Allowances Of The Uniformed Services
Chapter 7—Allowances
§ 401 Definitions
§ 403b Cost-of-living allowance in the continental United States
§ 406 Travel and transportation allowances: dependents; baggage and household effects
§ 411h Travel and transportation allowances: transportation of family members incident to the serious
illness or injury of members
§ 423 Validity of allowance payments based on purported marriages
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CATEGORY 4—FEDERAL CIVILIAN AND MILITARY SERVICE BENEFITS
§ 430 Travel and transportation: dependent children of members stationed overseas
Chapter 10—Payments To Missing Persons
§ 551 Definitions
§ 557 Settlement of accounts
Chapter 19—Administration
§ 1011 Mess operation: reimbursement of expenses
Title 39—Postal Service
Part IV—Mail Matter
Chapter 32—Penalty And Franked Mail
§ 3210 Franked mail transmitted by the Vice President, Members of Congress, and congressional officials
§ 3214 Mailing privilege of former President; surviving spouse of former President
§ 3216 Reimbursement for franked mailings
§ 3218 Franked mail for survivors of Members of Congress
Title 40—Public Buildings, Property, And Works
Chapter 2—Capitol Building And Grounds
§ 166b-4 Gratuities for survivors of deceased employees under jurisdiction of Architect of Capitol
§ 184g House of Representatives Child Care Center
§ 214d Senate Employee Child Care Center benefits
Title 42—The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 6A—The Public Health Service
Subchapter I—Administration And Miscellaneous Provisions
Part A—Administration
§ 213 Military benefits
§ 213a Rights, benefits, privileges, and immunities for commissioned officers or beneficiaries; exercise of
authority by Secretary or designee
Subchapter II—General Powers And Duties
Part C—Hospitals, Medical Examinations, And Medical Care
§ 253a Medical services to retired personnel of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Chapter 11—Compensation For Disability Or Death To Persons Employed At Military, Air, And
Naval Bases Outside United States
§ 1652 Computation of benefits; application to aliens and nonnationals
Chapter 20—Elective Franchise
Subchapter I-G—Registration And Voting By Absent Uniformed Services Voters And
Overseas Voters In Elections For Federal Office
§ 1973ff-6 Definitions
Chapter 23—Development And Control Of Atomic Energy
Division B—United States Enrichment Corporation
Subchapter VIII—United States Enrichment Corporation Privatization
§ 2297h-8 Employee protections
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CATEGORY 4—FEDERAL CIVILIAN AND MILITARY SERVICE BENEFITS
Title 50—War and National Defense
Chapter 15—National Security
Subchapter I—Coordination For National Security
§ 403k Authority to pay death gratuities
§ 403n Special provisions for spouses of Central Intelligence Agency employees applicable to Agency
participants in Civil Service Retirement and Disability System
§ 403p Health benefits for certain former spouses of Central Intelligence Agency employees
§ 403s Special rules for disability retirement and death-in-service benefits with respect to certain employees
Chapter 38—Central Intelligence Agency Retirement And Disability
Subchapter I—Definitions
§ 2002 Definitions relating to participants and annuitants
Subchapter II—Central Intelligence Agency Retirement And
Disability System
Part B—Contributions
§ 2021 Contributions to fund
Part C—Computation Of Annuities
§ 2031 Computation of annuities
§ 2032 Annuities for former spouses
§ 2033 Election of survivor benefits for certain former spouses divorced as of November 15, 1982
§ 2034 Survivor annuity for certain other former spouses
§ 2035 Retirement annuity for certain former spouses
§ 2036 Survivor annuities for previous spouses
Part D—Benefits Accruing To Certain Participants
§ 2051 Retirement for disability or incapacity; medical examination; recovery
§ 2052 Death in service
§ 2056 Eligibility for annuity
Part E—Lump-Sum Payments
§ 2071 Lump-sum payments
Part F—Period Of Service For Annuities
§ 2082 Prior service credit
Part G—Moneys
§ 2093 Payment of benefits
§ 2094 Attachment of moneys
Part J—Cost-Of-Living Adjustment Of Annuities
§ 2131 Cost-of-living adjustment of annuities
Part K—Conformity With Civil Service Retirement System
§ 2141 Authority to maintain existing areas of conformity between Civil Service and Central Intelligence
Agency Retirement and Disability Systems
§ 2143 Alternative forms of annuities
Subchapter III—Participation In Federal Employees' Retirement System
§ 2154 Special rules for former spouses
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CATEGORY 4—FEDERAL CIVILIAN AND MILITARY SERVICE BENEFITS
Title 50—Appendix
Soldiers' And Sailors' Civil Relief Act Of 1940
Article III—Rent, Installment Contracts, Mortgages, Liens, Assignments, Leases
§ 530 Eviction or distress during military service; stay; penalty for noncompliance; allotment of pay for
payment
Article V—Taxes And Public Lands
§ 563 Death or incapacity during or resulting from service as affecting rights; perfection of rights
Article VII—Further Relief
§ 591 Power of attorney
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CATEGORY 5—EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND RELATED LAWS
Title 16—Conservation
Chapter 31—Marine Mammal Protection
Subchapter II—Conservation And Protection Of Marine Mammals
§ 1383a Interim exemption for commercial fisheries
Title 29—Labor
Chapter 7—Labor-Management Relations
Subchapter II—National Labor Relations
§ 152 Definitions
Chapter 8—Fair Labor Standards
§ 203 Definitions
§ 213 Exemptions
Chapter 18—Employee Retirement Income Security Program
Subchapter I—Protection Of Employee Benefit Rights
Subtitle A—General Provisions
§ 1002 Definitions
Subtitle B—Regulatory Provisions
Part 1—Reporting And Disclosure
§ 1021 Duty of disclosure and reporting
Part 2—Participation And Vesting
§ 1053 Minimum vesting standards
§ 1055 Requirement of joint and survivor annuity and preretirement survivor annuity
§ 1056 Form and payment of benefits
Part 6—Continuation Coverage And Additional Standards For Group
Health Plans
§ 1162 Continuation coverage
§ 1163 Qualifying event
§ 1166 Notice requirements
§ 1167 Definitions and special rules
Part 7—Group Health Plan Portability, Access, And Renewability
Requirements
§ 1181 Increased portability through limitation on preexisting condition exclusion
Subchapter III—Plan Termination Insurance
Subtitle B—Coverage
§ 1322 Single-employer plan benefits guaranteed
Subtitle C—Terminations
§ 1350 Missing participants
Chapter 19—Job Training Partnership
§ 1503 Definitions
Subchapter II—Training Services For The Disadvantaged
Part C—Youth Training Program
§ 1644 Program design
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CATEGORY 5—EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND RELATED LAWS
Subchapter IV—Federally Administered Programs
Part B—Job Corps
§ 1699 Allowances and support
Part E—Labor Market Information
§ 1752 Cooperative labor market information program
Chapter 28—Family And Medical Leave
§ 2601 Findings and purposes
Subchapter I—General Requirements For Leave
§ 2611 Definitions
§ 2612 Leave requirement
§ 2613 Certification
§ 2614 Employment and benefits protection
Title 30—Mineral Lands And Mining
Chapter 22—Mine Safety And Health
Subchapter II—Interim Mandatory Health Standards
§ 843 Medical examinations
Subchapter IV—Black Lung Benefits
Part A—General Provisions
§ 901 Congressional findings and declaration of purpose; short title
§ 902 Definitions
§ 903 Field offices
Part B—Claims For Benefits Filed On Or Before December 31, 1973
§ 921 Regulations and presumptions
§ 922 Payment of benefits
§ 923 Filing of notice of claim
§ 924 Time for filing claims
Part C—Claims For Benefits After December 31, 1973
§ 931 Benefits under State workmen's compensation laws
§ 932 Failure to meet workmen's compensation requirements
Title 33—Navigation And Navigable Waters
Chapter 18—Longshore And Harbor Workers' Compensation
§ 902 Definitions
§ 905 Exclusiveness of liability
§ 906 Compensation
§ 908 Compensation for disability
§ 909 Compensation for death
§ 910 Determination of pay
§ 931 Penalty for misrepresentation
§ 933 Compensation for injuries where third persons are liable
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CATEGORY 5—EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND RELATED LAWS
Title 42—The Public Health And Welfare
Chapter 6A—Public Health Service
Subchapter XX—Requirements For Certain Group Health Plans For Certain State And
Local Employees
§ 300bb-3 Qualifying event
§ 300bb-6 Notice requirements
§ 300bb-8 Definitions
Subchapter XXV—Assuring Portability, Availability, And Renewability Of Health
Insurance Coverage
Part A—Group Market Reforms
Subpart 1—Portability, Access, And Renewability Requirements
§ 300gg Increased portability through limitation on preexisting condition exclusions
Chapter 12—Compensation For Injury, Death, Or Detention Of Employees Of Contractors With
The United States Outside United States
Subchapter I—Compensation, Reimbursement, Etc., By Secretary Of Labor
§ 1701 Compensation for injury or death resulting from war-risk hazard
Chapter 46—Justice System Improvement
Subchapter XII—Public Safety Officers' Death Benefits
§ 3796 Payment of death benefits
Subchapter XII-K—Family Support
§ 3796jj-2 Uses of funds
Title 45—Railroads
Chapter 2—Liability For Injuries To Employees
§ 51 Liability of common carriers by railroad, in interstate or foreign commerce, for injuries to
employees from negligence; employee defined
§ 52 Carriers in Territories or other possessions of United States
§ 59 Survival of right of action of person injured
Chapter 9—Retirement Of Railroad Employees
Subchapter IV—Railroad Retirement Act Of 1974
§ 231a Annuity eligibility requirements
§ 231b Computation of annuities
§ 231c Computation of spouse and survivor annuities
§ 231d Annuity beginning and ending dates
§ 231e Lump sum payments
§ 231f Railroad Retirement Board
§ 231m Assignability; exemption from levy
§ 231r Automatic benefit eligibility requirement adjustments
Chapter 11—Railroad Unemployment Insurance
§ 352 Benefits
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CATEGORY 5—EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND RELATED LAWS
Title 46—Shipping
Subtitle II—Vessels And Seamen
Part G—Merchant Seamen Protection And Relief
Chapter 103—Foreign And Intercoastal Voyages
§ 10315 Allotments
Chapter 107—Effects Of Deceased Seamen
§ 10709 Distribution
Chapter 111—Protection And Relief
§ 11109 Attachment of wages
Title 49—Transportation
Subtitle VII—Aviation Programs
Part A—Air Commerce And Safety
Subpart II—Economic Regulation
Chapter 415—Pricing
§ 41511 Special prices for foreign air transportation
Title 50—War And National Defense
Title 50—Appendix
National Emergency And War Shipping Acts; March 24, 1943
§ 1291 Rights of American seamen on privately owned and operated American vessels extended to seamen
employed through the War Shipping Administration; exceptions; definitions
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CATEGORY 6—IMMIGRATION, NATURALIZATION, AND ALIENS
Title 8—Aliens And Nationality
Chapter 12—Immigration And Nationality
Subchapter I—General Provisions
§ 1101 Definitions
Subchapter II—Immigration
Part I—Selection System
§ 1151 Worldwide level of immigration
§ 1152 Numerical limitations on individual foreign states
§ 1153 Allocation of immigrant visas
§ 1154 Procedure for granting immigrant status
§ 1157 Annual admission of refugees and admission of emergency situation refugees
§ 1158 Asylum procedure
§ 1159 Adjustment of status of refugees
Part II—Admission Qualifications For Aliens; Travel Control Of Citizens And
Aliens
§ 1182 Excludable aliens
§ 1184 Admission of nonimmigrants
§ 1184a Philippine Traders as nonimmigrants
§ 1186a Conditional permanent resident status for certain alien spouses and sons and daughters
§ 1186b Conditional permanent resident status for certain alien entrepreneurs, spouses, and children
Part III—Issuance Of Entry Documents
§ 1201 Issuance of visas
§ 1202 Application for visas
Part IV—Provisions Relating To Entry And Exclusion
§ 1221 Lists of alien and citizen passengers arriving and departing
Part V—Deportation; Adjustment Of Status
§ 1251 Deportable aliens
§ 1254 Suspension of deportation
§ 1255 Adjustment of status of nonimmigrant to that of person admitted for permanent residence
Part VIII—General Penalty Provisions
§ 1325 Improper entry by alien
§ 1328 Importation of alien for immoral purpose
Subchapter III—Nationality And Naturalization
Part I—Nationality At Birth And Collective Naturalization
§ 1401 Nationals and citizens of United States at birth
Part II—Nationality Through Naturalization
§ 1422 Eligibility for naturalization
§ 1427 Requirements of naturalization
§ 1430 Married persons and employees of certain nonprofit organizations
§ 1435 Former citizens regaining citizenship
§ 1440-1 Posthumous citizenship through death while on active-duty service in the armed forces during
World War I, World War II, the Korean hostilities, the Vietnam hostilities, or in other periods of
military hostilities
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CATEGORY 6—IMMIGRATION, NATURALIZATION, AND ALIENS
§ 1444 Photographs; number
§ 1449 Certificate of naturalization; contents
§ 1451 Revocation of naturalization
§ 1452 Certificates of citizenship or U.S. non-citizen national status; procedure
§ 1454 Documents and copies issued by Attorney General
Part III—Loss Of Nationality
§ 1489 Application of treaties; exceptions
Subchapter IV—Refugee Assistance
§ 1522 Authorization for programs for domestic resettlement of and assistance to refugees
Chapter 14—Restricting Welfare And Public Benefits For Aliens
Subchapter I—Eligibility For Federal Benefits
§ 1612 Limited eligibility of qualified aliens for certain Federal programs
§ 1613 Five-year limited eligibility of qualified aliens for Federal means-tested public benefit
Subchapter II—Eligibility For State And Local Public Benefits Programs
§ 1622 State authority to limit eligibility of qualified aliens for State public benefits
Subchapter III—Attribution Of Income And Affidavits Of Support
§ 1631 Federal attribution of sponsor's income and resources to alien
§ 1632 Authority for States to provide for attribution of sponsors income and resources to the alien with
respect to State programs
Subchapter IV—General Provisions
§ 1645 Qualifying quarters
Title 22—Foreign Relations And Intercourse
Chapter 69A—Cuban Liberty And Democratic Solidarity (Libertad)
Subchapter IV—Exclusion Of Certain Aliens
§ 6091 Exclusion from the United States of aliens who have confiscated property of United States
nationals or who traffic in such property
Title 42—The Public Health And Welfare
Chapter 8—Low-Income Housing
§ 1436a Restriction on use of assisted housing by non-resident aliens
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CATEGORY 7—INDIANS
Title 25—Indians
Chapter 5—Protection Of Indians
§ 181 Rights of white men marrying Indian women; tribal property
§ 182 Rights of Indian women marrying white men; tribal property
§ 183 Marriage of white men to Indian women; evidence
§ 184 Rig

[Enoch]

F'losrix wrote: tpainefan wrote: If the law doesn't care, then why don't we try to get the same rights for a gay couple that a heterosexual couple has without persuing the marriage contract? Could there possibly be a different definition for such a relationship?
No. Separate but equal is not equal. In my state, no relationship can be recognized by the government except a legal, heterosexual marriage. Several other states have passed similar amendments to their state constitutions.

Oh - here's another thing: thanks to the Defense of Marriage Act, if we travel, whatever arrangement we have (marriage, civil union, domestic partnership) isn't recognized in other states. Heterosexual marriages are. If something happens to us while we're traveling in another state, we're totally screwed.

Why introduce yet more inefficiency into government by creating parallel institutions that provide the same benefits and protections? To appease people who don't like our use of a word? Because it has a deep, religious meaning to them? What about the deep, religious meaning it holds for us?

Oh, come on F'losrix...You should know better. You know that, in this country, your not allowed to be religious unless you are heterosexual and Christian. Come on now, what were you thinking? ;)

[F'losrix]

Enoch wrote: F'losrix wrote: Why introduce yet more inefficiency into government by creating parallel institutions that provide the same benefits and protections? To appease people who don't like our use of a word? Because it has a deep, religious meaning to them? What about the deep, religious meaning it holds for us?

Oh, come on F'losrix...You should know better. You know that, in this country, your not allowed to be religious unless you are heterosexual and Christian. Come on now, what were you thinking? ;)
I suppose the problem is that I dared to think in the first place. :lol: