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title: "10 U.S.C. § 1492"
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# 10 U.S.C. § 1492 - Authority to provide travel and transportation allowances in connection with transfer ceremonies of certain civilian employees who die overseas

## Text

(a) Authority.— A covered official may treat a covered relative of a covered employee under the jurisdiction of that covered official in the same manner the Secretary of a military department treats, under section 481f(d) 11 See References in Text note below. of title 37, next of kin and family members of a member of the armed forces who dies while located or serving overseas.

(b) Definitions.— In this section:

(1) The term “covered employee” means a civilian employee—

(A) under the jurisdiction of a covered official; and

(B) who dies while located or serving overseas.

(2) The term “covered official” means—

(A) the Secretary of the military department concerned; and

(B) the head of a Defense Agency or Department of Defense Field Activity.

(3) The term “covered relative” means—

(A) the primary next of kin of the covered employee;

(B) two family members (other than primary next of kin) of the covered employee; and

(C) one or more additional family members of the covered employee, at the discretion of the Secretary a sibling of the covered employee.

(Added Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XI, § 1104(a)(1), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3889.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

References in TextSection 481f of title 37, referred to in subsec. (a), was repealed by Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title VI, § 604(a), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1767.