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5 U.S.C. 8102a: Death gratuity for injuries incurred in connection with employee's service with an Armed Force

Created in 2008 by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181). Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2011

    • Pub. L. 112–81, §1121(a)(1), substituted "A person covered by this section may designate another person to receive an amount payable under this section." for "Beginning on the date of the enactment of this paragraph, a person covered by this section may designate another person to r… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 112–81, §1121(b), added par. (6). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012) Law text · (d)

    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.