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37 U.S.C. § 551 — Definitions

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37 U.S.C. § 551 — Definitions

In this chapter: (1) The term “dependent”, with respect to a member of a uniformed service, means— (A) his spouse; (B) his unmarried child (including an unmarried dependent stepchild or adopted child) under 21 years of age; (C) his dependent mother or father; (D) a dependent designated in official records; and (E) a person determined to be dependent by the Secretary concerned, or his designee. (2) The term “missing status” means the status of a member of a uniformed service who is officially carried or determined to be absent in a status of— (A) missing; (B) missing in action; (C) interned in a foreign country; (D) captured, beleaguered, or besieged by a hostile force; or (E) detained in a foreign country against his will. (3) The term “pay and allowances” means— (A) basic pay; (B) special pay; (C) incentive pay; (D) basic allowance for housing; (E) basic allowance for subsistence; and (F) station per diem allowances for not more than 90 days.

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5 U.S.C. § 5561 — Definitions

For the purpose of this subchapter— (1) “agency” means an Executive agency and a military department; (2) “employee” means an employee in or under an agency who is a citizen or national of the United States or an alien admitted to the United States for permanent residence, but does not include a part-time or intermittent employee or native labor casually hired on an hourly or daily basis. However, such an employee who enters a status listed in paragraph (5)(A)–(E) of this section— (A) inside the continental United States; or (B) who is a resident at or in the vicinity of his place of employment in a territory or possession of the United States or in a foreign country and who was not living there solely as a result of his employment; is an employee for the purpose of this subchapter only on a determination by the head of the agency concerned that this status is the proximate result of employment by the agency; (3) “dependent” means— (A) a wife; (B) an unmarried child (including an unmarried dependent stepchild or adopted child) under 21 years of age; (C) a dependent mother or father; (D) a dependent designated in official records; and (E) an individual determined to be dependent by the head of the agency concerned or his designee; (4) “active service” means active Federal service by an employee; (5) “missing status” means the status of an employee who is in active service and is officially carried or determined to be absent in a status of— (A) missing; (B) missing in action; (C) interned in a foreign country; (D) captured, beleaguered, or besieged by a hostile force; or (E) detained in a foreign country against his will; but does not include the status of an employee for a period during which he is officially determined to be

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10 U.S.C. § 1032 — Disability and death compensation: dependents of members held as captives

**(a)** The President shall prescribe regulations under which the Secretary concerned may pay compensation for the disability or death of a dependent of a member of the uniformed services if the President determines that the disability or death— (1) was caused by hostile action; and (2) was a result of the relationship of the dependent to the member of the uniformed services. **(b)** Any compensation otherwise payable to a person under this section in connection with any disability or death shall be reduced by any amount payable to such person under any other program funded in whole or in part by the United States in connection with such disability or death, except that nothing in this subsection shall result in the reduction of any amount below zero. **(c)** A determination by the President under subsection (a) is conclusive and is not subject to judicial review. **(d)** In this section: (1) The term “dependent” has the meaning given that term in [section 551 of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section551&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) The term “Secretary concerned” has the meaning given that term in section 101 of that title.

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37 U.S.C. § 551 — Definitions

Page 218 TITLE 37—PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES § 504 executed by making the insertion after ‘‘Marine Corps,’’ to reflect the probable intent of Congress. 1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–513 substituted ‘‘National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’’ for ‘‘Envi- ronmental Science Services Administration’’. 1966—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89–718 substituted ‘‘Environ- mental Science Services Administration’’ for ‘‘Coast and Geodetic Survey’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Reference to Reserve Corps of the Public Health Serv- ice deemed to be a reference to the Ready Reserve Corps, see section 204(c)(3) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1980 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701(b)(3) Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 101 of this title. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relat- ing thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Secu- rity, and the Department of Homeland Security Reor- ganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions of Public Health Service, Surgeon General of Public Health Service, and all other officers and em- ployees of Public Health Service, and functions of all agencies of or in Public Health Service, transferred to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1966, eff. June 25, 1966, 31 F.R. 8855, 80 Stat. 1610, set out in the Appen

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