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Title 10 - ARMED FORCESSubtitle A - GENERAL MILITARY LAWPart II - PERSONNEL
Chapter 77 - POSTHUMOUS COMMISSIONS AND WARRANTS
Section 1524 - Posthumous commissions and warrants: determination of date of death

10 U.S.C. § 1524

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Current through P.L. 118-78 (published on www.congress.gov on 07/30/2024)
Section 1524 - Posthumous commissions and warrants: determination of date of death

For the purposes of sections 1521 and 1522 of this title, in any case where the date of death is established or determined under section 551-558 of title 37, the date of death is the date the Secretary concerned receives evidence that the person is dead, or the date the finding of death is made under section 555 of title 37.

10 U.S.C. § 1524

Added Pub. L. 89-718, §12(a)(1), Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1117.
Secretary concerned
The term "Secretary concerned" means-(A) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Army;(B) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters concerning the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Department of the Navy;(C) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to matters concerning the Air Force and the Space Force; and(D) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy.