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B-198195 1 (1980-09-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjwi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: S .,UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE > _\ ~ WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL In reply refer to: B-198195 p 23 1980 Dale G. Zimmerman, Esq. General Counsel Railroad Retirement Board 844 Rush Street Chicago, Illinois 60611 Dear Mr. Zimmerman: This is in reply to your letter of March 20, 1980, to the Comptroller General of the United States requesting advice as to whether the Railroad Retirement Board may comply with a Writ of Garnishment issued by a Washington State court against an annuity payable to a retired railroad employee under section 2(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act, 45 U.S.C. § 231a (1976). As you know, the Railroad Retirement Board has all duties and powers necessary to administer annuity payments under the act, and its decisions upon issues of law and fact relating to such annuities are not subject to review by our Office. 45 U.S.C. S 231f(b) (1976). Accordingly, the information we are furnishing here is advisory only. You indicate that the question arises due to an apparent conflict between the garnishment provisions of title 42, United States Code, and Chapters 6 and 7 of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW). Section 459(a) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 659(a) (Supp. I, 1977), provides: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective January 1, 1975, mc0 .nys (the entitlement to which is based upon rsmuneration for employment) due from, or payable by, the United States or the District of Columbia (including any agency, subdivision, or instrumentality thereof) to an individual, including members of the armed services, shall be subject, in

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