; (ii) court costs; and (iii) reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses. (B) Definitions For purposes of this paragraph: (i) Annuity assignee With respect to an annuity recipient, the term annuity assignee means a person who has been assigned or allotted all or part of an annuity from the Fund in violation of this subsection or the regulations issued pursuant to this subsection. (ii) Annuity recipient The term annuity recipient means an individual entitled to an annuity from the Fund. . (d) FERS annuities Section 8465(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) Non-Assignment of annuities (1) In general An individual entitled to an annuity from the Fund may not make allotments or assignments of amounts from such annuity. (2) Construction For purposes of this subsection— (A) in any case where an individual entitled to an annuity from the Fund enters into an agreement with another person under which agreement such other person acquires for consideration the right to receive payment of such annuity, whether by payment from the individual to such other person, deposit into an account from which such other person may make withdrawals, or otherwise, such agreement shall be deemed to be an assignment and is prohibited; and (B) any agreement or arrangement for collateral for security for an agreement that is prohibited under subparagraph (A) is also prohibited. (3) Exception Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to amounts used to pay dues to unions or other employee organizations. (4) Private right of action (A) In general An annuity recipient may bring an action against an annuity assignee in the appropriate Federal or State court and recover— (i) three times the damages suffered due to the assignment made in violation of this subsection or the regulations issued pursuant to this subsection; (ii) court costs