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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 4350 (Reported in House) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for militar... · Sec. 623

Sec. 623. Claims relating to the return of personal effects of a deceased member of the Armed Forces

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Section 1482(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: Delivery of personal effects of a decedent to the next of kin or other appropriate person. If the Secretary concerned enters into an agreement with an entity to carry out subparagraph (A), the Secretary concerned shall pursue a claim against such entity that arises from the failure of such entity to substantially perform such subparagraph. If an entity described in subparagraph
(B)fails to substantially perform subparagraph
(A)by damaging, losing, or destroying the personal effects of a decedent, the Secretary concerned shall reimburse the person designated under subsection
(c)the fair market value of the damage, loss, or destruction of such personal effects. The Secretary concerned may request from, the person designated under subsection (c), proof of fair market value and ownership of the personal effects. .
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