Sec. 521. Notification to next of kin upon the death of a member of the Armed Forces
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Subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section (and the table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended accordingly): In the event of a death that requires the Secretary of the military department concerned to provide a death benefit under this subchapter, such Secretary shall notify the next of kin or other appropriate person not later than four hours after such death. If a death described in subsection
(a)occurs outside the United States, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall attempt to delay reporting, by the media of the country in which such death occurs, of the name of the decedent until after the Secretary of the military department concerned has notified the next of kin or other appropriate person pursuant to subsection (a). The Secretary of the military department concerned shall include a training exercise regarding a death described in this section in each major exercise or planning conference conducted by such Secretary or the Secretary of Defense. .