{"data":{"id":"us/10-u.s.c.-1492","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 U.S.C. § 1492","heading":"Authority to provide travel and transportation allowances in connection with transfer ceremonies of certain civilian employees who die overseas","body":"(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) 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.","path":["Title 10—ARMED FORCES","CHAPTER 75—DECEASED PERSONNEL"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc10@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:10Z","sha256":"433014944171a43901b05fa0a4084419ed325a77dbe3d6be001504d92931cbc4","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-u.s.c.-1491","next":"us/10-u.s.c.-1501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}