Us Code § 1482a - Expenses incident to death: civilian employees serving with an armed force
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§ 1482a. Expenses incident to death: civilian employees serving with an armed force
(a)
(1) Round-trip transportation and prescribed allowances for one person to escort the remains of the employee to the place authorized under section 5742(b)(1) of title 5.
(2) Presentation of a flag of the United States to the next of kin of the employee.
(3) Presentation of a flag of equal size to the flag presented under paragraph (2) to the parents or parent of the employee, if the person to be presented a flag under paragraph (2) is other than the parent of the employee.
(b)
(c)
(1) The term "civilian employee" means a person employed by the Federal Government, including a person entitled to basic pay in accordance with the General Schedule provided in section 5332 of title 5 or a similar basic pay schedule of the Federal Government.
(2) The term "contingency operation" includes humanitarian operations, peacekeeping operations, and similar operations.
(3) The term "parent" has the meaning given such term in section 1482(e)(5)(A) of this title.
(4) The term "Secretary concerned" includes the Secretary of Defense with respect to employees of the Department of Defense who are not employees of a military department.
(Added Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title III, §368(a), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1633; amended Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title X, §1070(a)(8)(A), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2855; Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, §1704(b)(1), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2314; Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title X, §1075(b)(20), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4370.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2011—Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 111–383 substituted "section 1482(e)(5)(A)" for "section 1482(a)(11)".
2002—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–296 substituted "of Homeland Security" for "of Transportation" in two places.
1994—Pub. L. 103–337 substituted "civilian" for "Civilian" in section catchline.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 107–296 effective on the date of transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, see section 1704(g) of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
Effective Date
Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title III, §368(c), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1634, provided that: "The amendments made by this section [enacting this section] shall apply with respect to the payment of incidental expenses for civilian employees who die while serving in a contingency operation that occurs after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 30, 1993]."
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