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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "42 U.S.C. § 1716"
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description: "Presumption of death or detention"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 42
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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chapter_number: "12"
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chapter_name: "COMPENSATION FOR INJURY, DEATH, OR DETENTION OF EMPLOYEES OF CONTRACTORS WITH UNITED STATES OUTSIDE UNITED STATES"
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section: "1716"
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citation: "42 U.S.C. § 1716"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 1716 - Presumption of death or detention
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## Text
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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.
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(Dec. 2, 1942, ch. 668, title II, § 206, 56 Stat. 1034; Pub. L. 85–608, title I, § 104, Aug. 8, 1958, 72 Stat. 537.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments1958—Pub. L. 85–608 substituted “a hostile force or person” for “the enemy”.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective Date of 1958 AmendmentAmendment 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.
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