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22 U.S.C. § 2715b — Notification of next of kin; reports of death
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**(a) In general** Whenever a United States citizen or national dies abroad, a consular officer shall endeavor to notify, or assist the Secretary of State in notifying, the next of kin or legal guardian as soon as possible, except that, in the case of death of any Peace Corps volunteer (within the meaning of [section 2504(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2504/a&num=0&edition=prelim)), any member of the Armed Forces, any dependent of such a volunteer or member, or any Department of Defense employee, the consular officer shall assist the Peace Corps or the appropriate military authorities, as the case may be, in making such notifications.
**(b) Reports of death or presumptive death** The consular officer may, for any United States citizen who dies abroad—
(1) in the case of a finding of death by the appropriate local authorities, issue a report of death or of presumptive death; or
(2) in the absence of a finding of death by the appropriate local authorities, issue a report of presumptive death.
**(c) Implementing regulations** The Secretary of State shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section.
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**(a) In general** Whenever a United States citizen or national dies abroad, a consular officer shall endeavor to notify, or assist the Secretary of State in notifying, the next of kin or legal guardian as soon as possible, except that, in the case of death of any Peace Corps volunteer (within the meaning of [section 2504(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2504/a&num=0&edition=prelim)), any member of the Armed Forces, any dependent of such a volunteer or member, or any Department of Defense employee, the consular officer shall assist the Peace Corps or the appropriate military authorities, as the case may be, in making such notifications.
**(b) Reports of death or presumptive death** The consular officer may, for any United States citizen who dies abroad—
(1) in the case of a finding of death by the appropriate local authorities, issue a report of death or of presumptive death; or
(2) in the absence of a finding of death by the appropriate local authorities, issue a report of presumptive death.
**(c) Implementing regulations** The Secretary of State shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, R.S. § 1709; Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 223, 36 Stat. 1083; June 10, 1921, ch. 18, title III, § 304, 42 Stat. 24; July 12, 1940, ch. 618, 54 Stat. 758; Pub. L. 99–653, § 21, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3658; Pub. L. 100–525, § 8(p), Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2618; Pub. L. 104–316, title II, § 202(i), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3843, related to estates of United States citizens who died within or were domiciled at time of death within jurisdiction of consular or diplomatic officers and directed that Secretary of State act as conservator.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective six months after Nov. 29, 1999, see section 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title II, § 234(c)] of Pub. L. 106–113, set out as an Effective Date note under [section 2715b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2715b&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Conservation of estates abroad**
(1) **Authority to act as conservator** — Whenever a United States citizen or national dies abroad, a consular officer shall act as the provisional conservator of the portion of the decedent’s estate located abroad and, subject to paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), shall—
(A) take possession of the personal effects of the decedent within his jurisdiction;
(B) inventory and appraise the personal effects of the decedent, sign the inventory, and annex thereto a certificate as to the accuracy of the inventory and appraised value of each article;
(C) when appropriate in the exercise of prudent administration, collect the debts due to the decedent in the officer’s jurisdiction and pay from the estate the obligations owed by the decedent;
(D) sell or dispose of, as appropriate, in the exercise of prudent administration, all perishable items of property;
(E) sell, after reasonable public notice and notice to such next of kin as can be ascertained with reasonable diligence, such additional items of property as necessary to provide funds sufficient to pay the decedent’s debts and property taxes in the country of death, funeral expenses, and other expenses incident to the disposition of the estate;
(F) upon the expiration of the one-year period beginning on the date of death (or after such additional period as may be required for final settlement of the estate), if no claimant shall have appeared, after reasonable public notice and notice to such next of kin as can be ascertained with reasonable diligence, sell or dispose of the residue of the personal estate, except as provided in subparagraph (G), in the same manner as United States Government-owned foreign excess property;
(G) transmit to the custody of the Secretary of St
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 2715b
cer’’ includes any United States citizen em-
ployee of the Department of State who is des-
ignated by the Secretary of State to perform
consular services pursuant to such regulations
as the Secretary may prescribe.
(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 43, as added Pub.
L. 101–246, title I, § 115(c)(2), Feb. 16, 1990, 104
Stat. 23; amended Pub. L. 106–113, div. B,
§ 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title II, § 235], Nov. 29, 1999, 113
Stat. 1536, 1501A–429.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 43 of act Aug. 1, 1956, was renumbered
section 44 by section 115(c)(1) of Pub. L. 101–246, and
subsequently renumbered, and set out as a Short Title
of 1956 Amendment note under section 2651 of this title,
prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 111(1), Oct.
28, 1991, 105 Stat. 654.
AMENDMENTS
1999—Pub. L. 106–113 designated existing provisions as
subsec. (a), inserted subsec. heading, substituted ‘‘dis-
position of personal estates pursuant to section 2715c of
this title’’ for ‘‘disposition of personal effects’’, and
added subsec. (b).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDIZED PROCEDURES
Pub. L. 101–246, title I, § 115(d), Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat.
23, provided that:
‘‘(1) The Secretary of State shall enter into discus-
sions with international air carriers and other appro-
priate entities to develop standardized procedures
which will assist the Secretary in implementing the
provisions of section 43 of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956, as amended by subsection (c)
[22 U.S.C. 2715].
‘‘(2) The Secretary of State shall consider the feasi-
bility of establishing a toll-free telephone number to
facilitate inquiries by the next-of-kin in cases of ma
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