10 U.S.C. § 1488
Removal of remains
United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective
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- 10 U.S.C. § 1488, Removal of remains, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/433440
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A removal of remains may not be authorized under this subsection unless the individual seeking the removal of the remains—
In this subsection:
The term “covered member of the armed forces” means a member of the armed forces 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 The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
- John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019