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Code · U.S. Code · Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · CHAPTER 12— COMPENSATION FOR INJURY, DEATH, OR DETENTION OF EMPLOYEES OF CONTRACTORS WITH UNITED STATES OUTSIDE UNITED STATES · SUBCHAPTER II— MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS · § 1716

§ 1716. Presumption of death or detention

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A determination that an individual is dead or a determination that he has been detained by a hostile force or person may be made on the basis of evidence that he has disappeared under circumstances such as to make such death or detention appear probable.
(Dec. 2, 1942, ch. 668, title II, § 206, 56 Stat. 1034; Pub. L. 85–608, title I, § 104, Aug. 8, 1958, 72 Stat. 537.)
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  • Dec. 2, 1942, ch. 668
  • 56 Stat. 1034
  • Pub. L. 85–608, title I, § 104
  • 72 Stat. 537
  • Pub. L. 85–608
  • section 402 of Pub. L. 85–608
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§ 1716
Presumption of death or detention
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ActDec. 2, 1942, ch. 668
Stat.56 Stat. 1034
Pub. L.Pub. L. 85–608, title I, § 104
Stat.72 Stat. 537
Pub. L.Pub. L. 85–608
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