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10 U.S.C. § 1485 — Dependents of members of armed forces

submitted 70 years ago by ch. 1041 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 138 words · no verdicts yet

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The Secretary concerned may pay to transport the remains of a dependent who dies while the member is on active duty, except active duty for training. The Secretary may also provide reimbursable mortuary services when they are practicable and local services are unavailable or too costly.

(a) If a dependent of a member of an armed force dies while the member is on active duty, other than active duty for training, the Secretary concerned may provide and pay the necessary cost of transporting the remains to the decedent’s home or another place the Secretary decides is appropriate for burial. (b) The Secretary may provide mortuary services and supplies on a reimbursable basis if the action is practicable and local commercial services and supplies are unavailable or the Secretary believes their cost is prohibitive. (c) Reimbursements must be collected and credited to the appropriations available when the reimbursement is made for those services and supplies.
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(a)

The Secretary concerned may, if a dependent of a member of an armed force dies while the member is on active duty (other than for training), provide for, and pay the necessary expenses of, transporting the remains of the deceased dependent to the home of the decedent or to any other place that the Secretary determines to be the appropriate place of interment.

(b)

The Secretary may furnish mortuary services and supplies, on a reimbursable basis, for persons covered by subsection (a), if (1) that action is practicable, and (2) local commercial mortuary services and supplies are not available or the Secretary believes that their cost is prohibitive.

(c)

Reimbursement for mortuary services and supplies furnished under this section shall be collected and credited to appropriations available, at the time of reimbursement, for those services and supplies.

Source credit: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 114; Pub. L. 89–150, § 1(1), Aug. 28, 1965, 79 Stat. 585.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1956Enacted · Act of Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
  • 1965Amended · Pub. L. 89-150 · 79 Stat. 585

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 1041 on 1956-08-10.

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