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10 U.S.C. 1481: Recovery, care, and disposition of remains: decedents covered
Created in 1964 by Public Law 88-647. Changed by 11 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 1482.
1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of the Army (1).
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This Congress
No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
2024
- Pub. L. 118–159 added par. (11). (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (a)
2013
- Pub. L. 113–66 added par. (10). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014) Law text · (a)
2011
- Pub. L. 112–81 added subpar. (E) and redesignated former subpars. (E) and (F) as (F) and (G), respectively. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012) Law text · (a)
2001
- Pub. L. 107–107, §513(c), struck out ", if the site is outside reasonable commuting distance from the member's residence" before semicolon at end. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 107–107, §638(b)(2), substituted "section 1482(f)" for "section 1482(g)". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002) Law text · (a)
2000
- Pub. L. 106–398 amended directory language of Pub. L. 105–261, §645(b). See 1998 Amendment note below. (Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001) Law text · (a)
1999
- Pub. L. 106–65 added subpar. (F). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000) Law text · (a)
1998
- Pub. L. 105–261, §645(b), as amended by Pub. L. 106–398, struck out ", or member of an armed force without component," after "Regular of an armed force". (Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 105–261, §645(a), amended par. (7) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (7) read as follows: "Any retired member of an armed force under his jurisdiction who becomes a patient in a United States hospital while he is on active duty for a period of more than 30 days, and who co… (Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999) Law text · (a)
1997
- Pub. L. 105–85 inserted "remaining overnight immediately before the commencement of inactive-duty training, or" after "(D)". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998) Law text · (a)
1996
- Pub. L. 104–106 struck out "or" at end of subpar. (C), added subpar. (D), and redesignated former subpar. (D) as (E). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (a)
1994
- Pub. L. 103–337, §652(a)(1)(A), substituted "the remains of the following persons:" for "the remains of—", capitalized the first letter of the first word in pars. (1) to (8), substituted a period for the last semicolon in pars. (1) to (6), substituted a period for "; and" in par. (7), … · (a)
- Pub. L. 103–337, §652(a)(1)(B), added subsec. (c). · (c)
1986
- Pub. L. 99–661 added par. (2) and struck out former pars. (2) and (3) which read as follows: · (a), (3)
1964
- Pub. L. 88–647 substituted ", or applicant for membership in, a reserve officers' training corps" for "the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps, Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps, or Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps". · (a)
Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.