10 U.S.C. § 1482
Expenses incident to death
United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective
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- 10 U.S.C. § 1482, Expenses incident to death, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/433433
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Incident to the recovery, care, and disposition of the remains of any decedent covered by section 1481 of this title, the Secretary concerned may pay the necessary expenses of the following:
The following persons may be designated to direct disposition of the remains of a decedent covered by this chapter:
When the remains of a decedent covered by section 1481 of this title, whose death occurs after January 1, 1961, are determined to be nonrecoverable, the person who would have been designated under subsection (c) to direct disposition of the remains if they had been recovered may be—
In the case of a decedent covered by section 1481 of this title, the Secretary concerned may pay the necessary expenses for the presentation of a flag of the United States to the following persons:
The Secretary concerned may pay the necessary expenses for the presentation of a flag to the person designated to direct the disposition of the remains of a member of the Reserve of an armed force under his jurisdiction who dies under honorable circumstances as determined by the Secretary and who is not covered by section 1481 of this title if, at the time of such member’s death, he—
In this subsection:
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 The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- An Act to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the presentation of a flag of the United States for deceased members of the Ready Reserve and for deceased members of the Reserve who die after completing twenty years of service, but before becoming entitled to retired pay.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- A bill to amend title 10 of the United States Code in order to clarify when claims must be presented for reimbursement of memorial services expenses in the case of members of the Armed Forces whose remains are not recovered.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991House: no recorded tallySenate: 91–8
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
- Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023