10 U.S.C. § 1126
EDITORIAL NOTES
PRIOR PROVISIONSProvisions similar to those in this section were contained in sections 1 to 3 of act Aug. 1, 1947, ch. 426, 61 Stat. 710, which were classified to sections 182a to 182c of former Title 36, Patriotic Societies and Observances, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 89-534, §2, Aug. 11, 1966, 80 Stat. 345.
AMENDMENTS2019-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116-92, §581(a)(1), struck out "widows, parents, and" after "identify" in introductory provisions.Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116-92, §581(a)(2), substituted "each" for "the widow and to each parent and". Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 116-92, §581(b), substituted "and without cost." for "and payment of an amount sufficient to cover the cost of manufacture and distribution."Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 116-92, §581(a)(3), added par. (1), redesignated pars. (5) to (8) as (2) to (5), respectively, and struck out former pars. (1), (2), (3), and (4) which defined "widow", "parents", "next of kin", and "children", respectively. 1993-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-160, §1143(a), struck out "of the United States" after "armed forces" in introductory provisions, redesignated cls. (i) to (iii) of par. (2) as subpars. (A) to (C), respectively, and added par. (3).Subsec. (d)(7), (8). Pub. L. 103-160, §1143(b), added pars. (7) and (8). 1987-Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 100-26 substituted colon for dash at end of introductory provisions, inserted "The term" in each par., and substituted periods for semicolons in pars. (1) to (4) and period for ";and" in par. (5).1983-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 98-94 substituted "who" for "Who".
- includes
- "includes" means "includes but is not limited to"; and
- Secretary concerned
- The term "Secretary concerned" means-(A) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Army;(B) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters concerning the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Department of the Navy;(C) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to matters concerning the Air Force and the Space Force; and(D) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy.
- armed forces
- The term "armed forces" means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
- possessions
- The term "possessions" includes the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Guano Islands, so long as they remain possessions, but does not include any Commonwealth.