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10 U.S.C. § 9712

Disposition of effects of deceased persons by summary court-martial

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

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10 U.S.C. § 9712, Disposition of effects of deceased persons by summary court-martial, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/436246
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Upon the death of— As soon as practicable after the collection of the effects and money of the deceased, the summary court-martial shall send them at the expense of the United States to the living person highest on the following list who can be found by the court:

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 The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.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. 99-145(S. 1160)1985-11-08
    Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 101-510(H.R. 4739)1990-11-05
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991
    House: 270–156Senate: 80–17
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-316(H.R. 3864)1996-10-19
    General Accounting Office Act of 1996
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • 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