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10 U.S.C. § 1476

Death gratuity: death after discharge or release from duty or training

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

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10 U.S.C. § 1476, Death gratuity: death after discharge or release from duty or training, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/433427
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Except as provided in section 1480 of this title, the Secretary concerned shall pay a death gratuity to or for the survivors prescribed in section 1477 of this title of each person who dies within 120 days after discharge or release from— 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—

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 The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.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. 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. 101-189(H.R. 2461)1989-11-29
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991
    House: no recorded tallySenate: 91–8