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10 U.S.C. § 1476 — Death gratuity: death after discharge or release from duty or training

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10 U.S.C. § 1476 — Death gratuity: death after discharge or release from duty or training

**(a)** (1) 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 pay a death gratuity to or for the survivors prescribed in [section 1477 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1477&num=0&edition=prelim) of each person who dies within 120 days after discharge or release from— (A) active duty; or (B) 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). (2) A death gratuity may be paid under paragraph (1) only if the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines that the death resulted from an injury or disease incurred or aggravated during— (A) the active duty or inactive-duty training described in paragraph (1); or (B) travel directly to or from such duty. **(b)** For the purpose of this section, the standards and procedures for determining the incurrence or aggravation of a disease or injury are those applicable under the laws relating to disability compensation administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, except that there is no requirement under this section that any incurrence or aggravation have been in line of duty. **(c)** This section does not apply to the survivors of persons who were temporary members of the Coast Guard Reserve at the time of their death.

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10 U.S.C. § 1074a — Medical and dental care: members on duty other than active duty for a period of more than 30 days

**(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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10 U.S.C. § 1477 — Death gratuity: eligible survivors

**(a) Designation of Recipients.—** (1) On and after July 1, 2008, or such earlier date as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe, a person covered by section 1475 or 1476 of this title may designate one or more persons to receive all or a portion of the amount payable under [section 1478 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1478&num=0&edition=prelim). The designation of a person to receive a portion of the amount shall indicate the percentage of the amount, to be specified only in 10 percent increments, that the designated person may receive. The balance of the amount of the death gratuity, if any, shall be paid in accordance with subsection (b). (2) If a person covered by section 1475 or 1476 of this title has a spouse, but designates a person other than the spouse to receive all or a portion of the amount payable under [section 1478 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1478&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary concerned shall provide notice of the designation to the spouse. **(b) Distribution of Remainder; Distribution in Absence of Designated Recipient.—** If a person covered by section 1475 or 1476 of this title does not make a designation under subsection (a) or designates only a portion of the amount payable under [section 1478 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1478&num=0&edition=prelim), the amount of the death gratuity not covered by a designation shall be paid as follows: (1) To the surviving spouse of the person, if any. (2) If there is no surviving spouse, to any surviving children (as prescribed by subsection (d)) of the person and the descendants of any deceased children by representation.

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6 U.S.C. § 542 — Federal air marshal program

(1) **Sense of Congress** — It is the sense of Congress that the Federal air marshal program is critical to aviation security. (2) **Limitation on statutory construction** — Nothing in this chapter, including any amendment made by this chapter, shall be construed as preventing the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security from implementing and training Federal air marshals.

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10 U.S.C. § 1480 — Death gratuity: miscellaneous provisions

**(a)** A payment may not be made under sections 1475–1477 of this title if the decedent was put to death as lawful punishment for a crime or a military offense, unless he was put to death by a hostile force with which the armed forces of the United States were engaged in armed conflict. **(b)** A payment may not be made under section 1476 unless the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines that the decedent was discharged or released, as the case may be, under conditions other than dishonorable from the last period of the duty or training that he performed. **(c)** For the purposes of [section 1475(a)(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1475/a/3&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary concerned shall determine whether the decedent was authorized or required to perform the duty or training and whether or not he died from injury so incurred. For the purposes of [section 1476 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1476&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall make those determinations. In making those determinations, the Secretary concerned or the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, as the case may be, shall consider— (1) the hour on which the Reserve began to travel directly to or from the duty or training; (2) the hour at which he was scheduled to arrive for, or at which he ceased performing, that duty or training; (3) the method of travel used; (4) the itinerary; (5) the manner in which the travel was performed; and (6) the immediate cause of death. In cases covered by this subsection, the burden of proof is on the claimant. **(d)** Payments under sections 1475–1477 of this title shall be made from appropriations available for the payment

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10 U.S.C. § 1478 — Death gratuity: amount

**(a)** The death gratuity payable under sections 1475 through 1477 of this title shall be $100,000. For this purpose: (1) A person covered by subsection (a)(1) of [section 1475 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1475&num=0&edition=prelim) who died while traveling to or from active duty (other than for training) is considered to have been on active duty on the date of his death. (2) A person covered by subsection (a)(3) of [section 1475 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1475&num=0&edition=prelim) who died while traveling directly to or from active duty for training is considered to have been on active duty for training on the date of his death. (3) A person covered by subsection (a)(3) of [section 1475 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1475&num=0&edition=prelim) who died while traveling directly to or from inactive duty training is considered to have been on inactive duty training on the date of his death. (4) A person covered by subsection (a)(3) of [section 1475 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1475&num=0&edition=prelim) who died while on authorized stay at the person’s residence during a period of inactive duty training or between successive days of inactive duty training is considered to have been on inactive duty training on the date of his death. (5) A person covered by subsection (a)(4) of [section 1475 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1475&num=0&edition=prelim) who died while performing annual training duty or while traveling directly to or from that duty is considered to have

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10 U.S.C. § 1476 — Death gratuity: death after discharge or

Page 1400 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 1476 sistance to survivors and next of kin of military dece- dents in order to conform such policies and procedures to the policy developed under subsection (a). ‘‘(d) REPORT ON IMPROVEMENT OF CASUALTY ASSIST- ANCE PROGRAMS.—Not later than December 1, 2006, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a re- port that includes— ‘‘(1) the assessment of the Secretary of the ade- quacy and sufficiency of the current casualty assist- ance programs of the military departments; ‘‘(2) a plan for a system for the uniform provision to survivors of military decedents of personalized, ac- curate, and integrated information on the benefits and financial assistance available to such survivors through the casualty assistance programs of the mili- tary departments under subsection (c); and ‘‘(3) such recommendations for other legislative or administrative action as the Secretary considers ap- propriate to enhance and improve such programs to achieve their intended purposes. ‘‘(e) GAO REPORT.— ‘‘(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than July 1, 2006, the Comptroller General shall submit to the commit- tees specified in subsection (d) a report on the evalua- tion by the Comptroller General of the casualty as- sistance programs of the Department of Defense and of such other departments and agencies of the Fed- eral Government as provide casualty assistance to survivors and next of kin of military decedents. ‘‘(2) ASSESSMENT.—The report shall include the as- sessment of the Comptroller General of the adequacy of the current policies and procedures of, and funding for, the casualty assistance programs covered by the report to achieve t

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