PUBLIC LAW 104-193—AUG. 22, 1996 110 STAT. 2245 "(iii) worker's compensation benefits paid under Federal or State law but "(B) do not include any payment— "(i) by way of reimbursement or otherwise, to defray expenses incurred by the individual in carrying out duties associated with the employment of the individual; or "(ii) as allowances for members of the uniformed services payable pursuant to chapter 7 of title 37, United States Code, as prescribed by the Secretaries concerned (defined by section 101(5) of such title) as necessary for the efficient performance of duty. "(2) CERTAIN AMOUNTS EXCLUDED.—In determining the amount of any moneys due from, or payable by, the United States to any individual, there shall be excluded amounts which— "(A) are owed by the individual to the United States; "(B) are required by law to be, and are, deducted from the remuneration or other payment involved, including Federal employment taxes, and fines and forfeitures ordered by court-martial; "(C) are properly withheld for Federal, State, or local income tax purposes, if the withholding of the amounts is authorized or required by law and if amounts withheld are not greater than would be the case if the individual claimed all dependents to which he was entitled (the withholding of additional amounts pursuant to section 3402(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 may be permitted only when the individual presents evidence of a tax obligation which supports the additional withholding); "(D) are deducted as health insurance premiums; "(E) are deducted as normal retirement contributions (not including amounts deducted for supplementary coverage); or "(F) are deducted as normal life insureince premiums from salary or other remuneration for employment (not including amounts deducted for supplementary coverage). "(i) DEFINITIONS.— For purposes of this section— "(1) UNITED STATES.— The term 'United States' includes any department, agency, or instrumentality of the legislative, judicial, or executive branch of the Federal Government, the United States Postal Service, the Postal Rate Commission, any Federal corporation created by an Act of Congress that is wholly owned by the Federal Government, and the governments of the territories and possessions of the United States. "(2) CHILD SUPPORT.— The term 'child support', when used in reference to the legal obligations of an individual to provide such support, means gimounts required to be paid under a judgment, decree, or order, whether temporary, final, or subject to modification, issued by a court or an administrative agency of competent jurisdiction, for the support and maintenance of a child, including a child who has attained the age of majority under the law of the issuing State, or a child and the parent with whom the child is living, which provides for monetsiry support, health care, arrearages or reimbursement, and which may include other related costs and fees, interest and penalties, income withholding, attorneys fees, and other relief.
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