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10 U.S.C. § 1481 — Recovery, care, and disposition of remains: decedents covered
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**(a)** The Secretary concerned may provide for the recovery, care, and disposition of the remains of the following persons:
(1) Any Regular of an armed force under his jurisdiction who dies while on active duty.
(2) A member of a reserve component of an armed force who dies while—
(A) on active duty;
(B) performing inactive-duty training;
(C) performing authorized travel directly to or from active duty or inactive-duty training;
(D) remaining overnight immediately before the commencement of inactive-duty training, or remaining overnight, between successive periods of inactive-duty training, at or in the vicinity of the site of the inactive-duty training;
(E) staying at the member’s residence, when so authorized by proper authority, during a period of inactive duty training or between successive days of inactive duty training;
(F) hospitalized or undergoing treatment for an injury, illness, or disease incurred or aggravated while on active duty or performing inactive-duty training; or
(G) either—
(i) serving on funeral honors duty under [section 12503 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12503&num=0&edition=prelim) or [section 115 of title 32](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title32-section115&num=0&edition=prelim);
(ii) traveling directly to or from the place at which the member is to so serve; or
(iii) remaining overnight at or in the vicinity of that place before so serving, if the place is outside reasonable commuting distance from the member’s residence.
(3) Repealed. Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title VI, § 604(e)(3)(B), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3877.]
(4) Any member of, or applicant for membership in, a reserve officers’ training corps who dies wh
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**(a)** The Secretary concerned may provide for the recovery, care, and disposition of the remains of the following persons:
(1) Any Regular of an armed force under his jurisdiction who dies while on active duty.
(2) A member of a reserve component of an armed force who dies while—
(A) on active duty;
(B) performing inactive-duty training;
(C) performing authorized travel directly to or from active duty or inactive-duty training;
(D) remaining overnight immediately before the commencement of inactive-duty training, or remaining overnight, between successive periods of inactive-duty training, at or in the vicinity of the site of the inactive-duty training;
(E) staying at the member’s residence, when so authorized by proper authority, during a period of inactive duty training or between successive days of inactive duty training;
(F) hospitalized or undergoing treatment for an injury, illness, or disease incurred or aggravated while on active duty or performing inactive-duty training; or
(G) either—
(i) serving on funeral honors duty under [section 12503 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12503&num=0&edition=prelim) or [section 115 of title 32](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title32-section115&num=0&edition=prelim);
(ii) traveling directly to or from the place at which the member is to so serve; or
(iii) remaining overnight at or in the vicinity of that place before so serving, if the place is outside reasonable commuting distance from the member’s residence.
(3) Repealed. Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title VI, § 604(e)(3)(B), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3877.]
(4) Any member of, or applicant for membership in, a reserve officers’ training corps who dies while (A) attending a training camp, (B) on an authorized practice cruise, (C) performing authorized travel to or from such a camp or cruise, or (D) hospitalized or undergoing treatment at the expense of the United States for injury incurred, or disease contracted, while attending such a camp, while on such a cruise, or while performing that travel.
(5) Any accepted applicant for enlistment in an armed force under his jurisdiction.
(6) Any person who has been discharged from an enlistment in an armed force under his jurisdiction while a patient in a United States hospital, and who continues to be such a patient until the date of his death.
(7) A person who—
(A) dies as a retired member of an armed force under the Secretary’s jurisdiction during a continuous hospitalization of the member as a patient in a United States hospital that began while the member was on active duty for a period of more than 30 days; or
(B) is not covered by subparagraph (A) and, while in a retired status by reason of eligibility to retire under chapter 61 of this title, dies during a continuous hospitalization of the person that began while the person was on active duty as a Regular of an armed force under the Secretary’s jurisdiction.
(8) Any military prisoner who dies while in his custody.
(9) To the extent authorized under [section 1482(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1482/f&num=0&edition=prelim), any retired member of an armed force who dies while outside the United States or any individual who dies outside the United States while a dependent of such a member.
(10) To the extent authorized under [section 1482(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1482/g&num=0&edition=prelim), any person not otherwise covered by the preceding paragraphs whose remains (or partial remains) have been retained by the Secretary concerned for purposes of a forensic pathology investigation by the Armed Forces Medical Examiner under [section 1471 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1471&num=0&edition=prelim).
(11) Any person not otherwise covered by this section whose death entitles a survivor of such person to a death gratuity under [section 1475 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1475&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b)** This section applies to each person covered by subsection (a)(1)–(7) even though he may have been temporarily absent from active duty, with or without leave, at the time of his death, unless he had been dropped from the rolls of his organization before his death.
**(c)** In this section, the term “dependent” has the meaning given such term in [section 1072(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1072/2&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Order to Duty.—** A member of the Ready Reserve may be ordered to funeral honors duty, with the consent of the member, in preparation for or to perform funeral honors functions at the funeral of a veteran as defined in [section 1491 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1491&num=0&edition=prelim). Performance of funeral honors duty by a Reserve not on active duty shall be treated as inactive-duty training (including with respect to travel to and from such duty) for purposes of any provision of law other than sections 206 and 435 of title 37.
**(b) Service Credit.—** A member ordered to funeral honors duty under this section shall be required to perform a minimum of two hours of such duty in order to receive—
(1) service credit under [section 12732(a)(2)(E) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12732/a/2/E&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) as directed by the Secretary concerned, either—
(A) the allowance under [section 435 of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section435&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(B) compensation under [section 206 of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section206&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Reimbursable Expenses.—** A member who performs funeral honors duty under this section may be reimbursed for travel and transportation expenses incurred in conjunction with such duty as authorized under [section 452 of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section452&num=0&edition=prelim) if such duty is performed at a location 50 miles or more from the member’s residence.
**(d) Regulations.—** The exercise of authority un
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**(a)** Under joint regulations prescribed by the administering Secretaries, the following persons are entitled to the benefits described in subsection (b):
(1) Each member of a uniformed service who incurs or aggravates an injury, illness, or disease in the line of duty while performing—
(A) active duty for a period of 30 days or less;
(B) inactive-duty training; or
(C) service on funeral honors duty under [section 12503 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12503&num=0&edition=prelim) or [section 115 of title 32](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title32-section115&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) Each member of a uniformed service who incurs or aggravates an injury, illness, or disease while traveling directly to or from the place at which that member is to perform or has performed—
(A) active duty for a period of 30 days or less;
(B) inactive-duty training; or
(C) service on funeral honors duty under [section 12503 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12503&num=0&edition=prelim) or [section 115 of title 32](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title32-section115&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) Each member of the armed forces who incurs or aggravates an injury, illness, or disease in the line of duty while remaining overnight immediately before the commencement of inactive-duty training, or while remaining overnight, between successive periods of inactive-duty training, at or in the vicinity of the site of the inactive-duty training.
(4) Each member of the armed forces who incurs or aggravates an injury, illness, or disease in the line of duty while remaining overnight immediately before serving on fu
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**(a)** Incident to the recovery, care, and disposition of the remains of any decedent covered by [section 1481 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1481&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary concerned may pay the necessary expenses of the following:
(1) Recovery and identification of the remains.
(2) Notification to the next of kin or other appropriate person.
(3) Preparation of the remains for burial, including cremation if requested by the person designated to direct disposition of the remains.
(4) Furnishing of a uniform or other clothing.
(5) Furnishing of a casket or urn, or both, with outside box.
(6) Hearse service.
(7) Funeral director’s services.
(8)
(A) Transportation of the remains, and travel and transportation allowances as specified in regulations prescribed under [section 464 of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section464&num=0&edition=prelim) for an escort of one person, to the place, subject to subparagraph (B), selected by the person designated to direct disposition of the remains or, if such a selection is not made, to a national or other cemetery which is selected by the Secretary and in which burial of the decedent is authorized.
(B) The person designated to direct disposition of the remains may select two places under subparagraph (A) if the second place is a national cemetery. If that person selects two places, the Secretary concerned may pay for transportation to the second place only by means of reimbursement under subsection (b).
(C) When transportation of the remains includes transportation by aircraft under section 562 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; [10 U.S.C. 148
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**(a)** Except as provided in [section 1480 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1480&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary concerned shall have a death gratuity paid to or for the survivor prescribed by [section 1477 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1477&num=0&edition=prelim), immediately upon receiving official notification of the death of—
(1) a member of an armed force under his jurisdiction who dies while on active duty or while performing authorized travel to or from active duty;
(2) a Reserve of an armed force who dies while on inactive duty training (other than work or study in connection with a correspondence course of an armed force or attendance, in an inactive status, at an educational institution under the sponsorship of an armed force or the Public Health Service);
(3) any Reserve of an armed force who, when authorized or required by an authority designated by the Secretary, assumed an obligation to perform active duty for training, or inactive duty training (other than work or study in connection with a correspondence course of an armed force or attendance, in an inactive status, at an educational institution, under the sponsorship of an armed force or the Public Health Service), and who dies while traveling directly to or from that active duty for training or inactive duty training or while staying at the Reserve’s residence, when so authorized by proper authority, during the period of such inactive duty training or between successive days of inactive duty training;
(4) any member of a reserve officers’ training corps who dies while performing annual training duty under orders, or while performing authorized travel to or from that annual tra
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**(a) Authority.—** Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Armed Forces Medical Examiner may conduct a forensic pathology investigation to determine the cause or manner of death of a deceased person if such an investigation is determined to be justified under circumstances described in subsection (b). The investigation may include an autopsy of the decedent’s remains.
**(b) Basis for Investigation.—**
(1) A forensic pathology investigation of a death under this section is justified if at least one of the circumstances in paragraph (2) and one of the circumstances in paragraph (3) exist.
(2) A circumstance under this paragraph is a circumstance under which—
(A) it appears that the decedent was killed or that, whatever the cause of the decedent’s death, the cause was unnatural;
(B) the cause or manner of death is unknown;
(C) there is reasonable suspicion that the death was by unlawful means;
(D) it appears that the death resulted from an infectious disease or from the effects of a hazardous material that may have an adverse effect on the military installation or community involved; or
(E) the identity of the decedent is unknown.
(3) A circumstance under this paragraph is a circumstance under which—
(A) the decedent—
(i) was found dead or died at an installation garrisoned by units of the armed forces that is under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States;
(ii) was a member of the armed forces on active duty or inactive duty for training;
(iii) was recently retired under chapter 61 of this title as a result of an injury or illness incurred while a member on active duty or inactive duty for training; or
(iv) was a civilian dependent of a member of the armed forces and was found dead or died outside the
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**(a) Order to Duty.—** A member of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States may be ordered to funeral honors duty, with the consent of the member, to prepare for or perform funeral honors functions at the funeral of a veteran under [section 1491 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1491&num=0&edition=prelim). However, a member of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States may not be ordered to perform funeral honors functions under this section without the consent of the Governor or other appropriate authority of the State concerned. Performance of funeral honors duty by such a member not on active duty or full-time National Guard duty shall be treated as inactive-duty training (including with respect to travel to and from such duty) for purposes of any provision of law other than sections 206 and 435 of title 37.
**(b) Service Credit.—** A member ordered to funeral honors duty under this section shall be required to perform a minimum of two hours of such duty in order to receive—
(1) service credit under [section 12732(a)(2)(E) of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12732/a/2/E&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) as directed by the Secretary concerned, either—
(A) the allowance under [section 435 of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section435&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(B) compensation under [section 206 of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section206&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Reimbursable Expenses.—** A member who performs funeral honors duty under this section may be reim
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**(a)** For the purpose of executing the duties and functions of the Coast Guard the Commandant may:
(1) maintain water, land, and air patrols, and ice-breaking facilities;
(2) establish and prescribe the purpose of, change the location of, consolidate, discontinue, re-establish, maintain, operate, and repair Coast Guard shore establishments;
(3) assign vessels, aircraft, vehicles, aids to navigation, equipment, appliances, and supplies to Coast Guard districts and shore establishments, and transfer any of the foregoing from one district or shore establishment to another;
(4) conduct experiments and investigate, or cause to be investigated, plans, devices, and inventions relating to the performance of any Coast Guard function, including research, development, test, or evaluation related to intelligence systems and capabilities;
(5) conduct any investigations or studies that may be of assistance to the Coast Guard in the performance of any of its powers, duties, or functions;
(6) collect, publish, and distribute information concerning Coast Guard operations;
(7) conduct or make available to personnel of the Coast Guard, and to eligible spouses as defined under section 2904, such specialized training and courses of instruction, including correspondence courses and the textbooks, manuals, and other materials required as part of such training or course of instruction, as may be necessary or desirable for the good of the service;
(8) design or cause to be designed, cause to be constructed, accept as gift, or otherwise acquire patrol boats and other small craft, equip, operate, maintain, supply, and repair such patrol boats, other small craft, aircraft, and vehicles, and subject to applicable regulations under subtitle I of title 40 and division C (except sections 330
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All powers and functions conferred upon the Coast Guard, or the Commandant, by or pursuant to this title or any other law shall, unless otherwise specifically stated, be executed by the Commandant subject to the general supervision of the Secretary. In order to execute the powers and functions vested in him, the Commandant may assign personnel of the Coast Guard to duty in the District of Columbia, elsewhere in the United States, in any territory of the United States, and in any foreign country, but such personnel shall not be assigned to duties in any foreign country without the consent of the government of that country; assign to such personnel such duties and authority as he deems necessary; and issue rules, orders, and instructions, not inconsistent with law, relating to the organization, internal administration, and personnel of the Coast Guard.
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**(a) Prospective Payment Required.—** In lieu of the reimbursement required under [section 1085 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1085&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall make a prospective payment to the Secretary of Defense of an amount that represents the actuarial valuation of treatment or care—
(1) that the Department of Defense shall provide to members of the Coast Guard, former members of the Coast Guard, and dependents of such members and former members (other than former members and dependents of former members who are a Medicare-eligible beneficiary or for whom the payment for treatment or care is made from the Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund as established under chapter 56 of title 10) at facilities under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense or a military department; and
(2) for which a reimbursement would otherwise be made under section 1085.
**(b) Amount.—** The amount of the prospective payment under subsection (a) shall be—
(1) in the case of treatment or care to be provided to members of the Coast Guard and their dependents, derived from amounts appropriated for the operations and support of the Coast Guard;
(2) in the case of treatment or care to be provided former members of the Coast Guard and their dependents, derived from amounts appropriated for retired pay;
(3) determined under procedures established by the Secretary of Defense;
(4) paid during the fiscal year in which treatment or care is provided; and
(5) subject to adjustment or reconciliation as the Secretaries determine appropriate during or promptly after such fiscal year in cases in which the prospective payment is determined excessive or insufficient based on the services actuall
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 1481
(1) the date that is three years after the indi-
vidual reaches 21 years of age; or
(2) the date that is six years after the date
of the death with respect to which the claim is
made.
(Added Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(32)(A), Sept. 2, 1958, 72
Stat. 1455; amended Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title
XVI, § 1621(a)(2), (5), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1603;
Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title VI, § 632(a), Dec. 23,
2024, 138 Stat. 1937.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
1480(a) .....
1480(b) .....
1480(c) .....
1480(d) .....
38:1134(a).
38:1133(e).
38:1101(6)(B) (less 1st sen-
tence, as applicable to
death gratuity).
38:1134(b).
Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 837,
§§ 102(6)(B) (less 1st sen-
tence, as applicable to
death gratuity) 303(e),
304(a), (b), 70 Stat. 859,
869.
In subsection (a), the words ‘‘was put to death’’ are
substituted for the words ‘‘suffered death’’. The words
‘‘or naval’’ are omitted as covered by the word ‘‘mili-
tary’’.
In subsection (b), the words ‘‘last period * * * that he
performed’’ are substituted for the words ‘‘such pe-
riod’’.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2024—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 118–159 added subsec. (e).
1989—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–189, § 1621(a)(2), sub-
stituted ‘‘Secretary of Veterans Affairs’’ for ‘‘Adminis-
trator of Veterans’ Affairs’’.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–189, § 1621(a)(2), (5), sub-
stituted ‘‘Secretary of Veterans Affairs’’ for ‘‘Adminis-
trator of Veterans’ Affairs’’ after ‘‘section 1476 of this
title, the’’ and ‘‘the Secretary concerned or the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs’’ for ‘‘the Secretary or the
Administrator’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2024 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title VI
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