Sec. 4. Authority of the Secretary concerned to transport remains of a covered decedent to no more than two locations selected by the person designated to direct disposition of the remains
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Section 1482(a)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: Transportation of the remains, and travel and transportation allowances as specified in regulations prescribed under section 464 of title 37 for an escort of one person, to the place, subject to subparagraph (B), selected by the person designated to direct disposition of the remains or, if such a selection is not made, to a national or other cemetery which is selected by the Secretary and in which burial of the decedent is authorized. The person designated to direct disposition of the remains may select two locations under subparagraph
(A)if the second location is a national cemetery. When transportation of the remains includes transportation by aircraft under section 562 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 ( Public Law 109–364 ; 10 U.S.C. 1482 note), the Secretary concerned shall provide, to the maximum extent practicable, for delivery of the remains by air to the commercial, general aviation, or military airport nearest to the place selected by the designee. . Section 562(d) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 ( Public Law 109–364 ; 10 U.S.C. 1482 note) is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking Except as provided in paragraph
(2)and inserting Subject to paragraphs
(2)and
(3); and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: If the person designated to direct disposition of the remains selects two locations under section 1482(a)(8)(B) of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary concerned shall ensure that remains transported under this section are continuously escorted from Dover Air Force Base to the first selected location and from the first selected location to the selected national cemetery for final disposition. The Secretary concerned is not required to provide an escort under this paragraph during the period between the arrival of the remains at the first location and the departure of the remains from that first location to the selected national cemetery. .
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Authority of the Secretary concerned to transport remains of a covered decedent to no more than two locations selected by the person designated to direct disposition of the remains
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