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§ 1492. Authority to provide travel and transportation allowances in connection with transfer ceremonies of certain civilian employees who die overseas
(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) 1
1 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.)