42 U.S.C. § 1716
Current through P.L. 118-47 (published on www.congress.gov on 03/23/2024)
A determination that an individual is dead or a determination that he has been detained by a hostile force or person may be made on the basis of evidence that he has disappeared under circumstances such as to make such death or detention appear probable.
42 U.S.C. § 1716
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS1958- Pub. L. 85-608 substituted "a hostile force or person" for "the enemy".
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1958 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 85-608 effective June 30, 1958, see section 402 of Pub. L. 85-608 set out as a note under section 1651 of this title.
- hostile force or person
- The term "hostile force or person" means any nation, any subject of a foreign nation, or any other person serving a foreign nation (1) engaged in a war against the United States or any of its allies, (2) engaged in armed conflict, whether or not war has been declared, against the United States or any of its allies, or (3) engaged in a war or armed conflict between military forces of any origin in any country in which a person covered by this chapter is serving.