Upon payment of compensation under this subchapter, the United States is subrogated for the amount of the payment to a right or claim that the individual to whom the payment was made may have against any person on account of injuries referred to in section 7385 of this title.
(Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXVI, § 3642], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–509; Pub. L. 108–375, div. C, title XXXI, § 3162(b), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2186.)