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10 U.S.C. § 1475

Death gratuity: death of members on active duty or inactive duty training and of certain other persons

United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective

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10 U.S.C. § 1475, Death gratuity: death of members on active duty or inactive duty training and of certain other persons, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/433426
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Except as provided in section 1480 of this title, the Secretary concerned shall have a death gratuity paid to or for the survivor prescribed by section 1477 of this title, immediately upon receiving official notification of the death of— a person who dies while traveling to or from or while at a place for final acceptance, or for entry upon active duty (other than for training), in an armed force, who has been ordered or directed to go to that place, and who—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 96-513(S. 1918)1980-12-12
    An act to amend title 10, United States Code, to revise and standardize the provisions of law relating to appointment, promotion, separation, and mandatory retirement of regular commissioned officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, to establish the permanent grade of commodore admiral in the Navy, to equalize the treatment of female commissioned officers with that of male commissioned officers, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 99-661(S. 2638)1986-11-14
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 112-81(H.R. 1540)2011-12-31
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
    House: 283–136Senate: 86–13
  • Amended byPub. L. 114-328(S. 2943)2016-12-23
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
    House: 375–34Senate: 92–7
  • Amended byPub. L. 116-92(S. 1790)2019-12-20
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
    House: 377–48Senate: 86–8
  • Amended byPub. L. 116-283(H.R. 6395)2021-01-01
    William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
    House: 322–87Senate: 84–13
  • Amended byPub. L. 118-159(H.R. 5009)2024-12-23
    Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
    House: 281–140Senate: no recorded tally