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U.S. Code, Title 10, Armed Forces
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 1487. Temporary Interment
Whenever necessary for the temporary interment of remains pending transportation under this chapter to a designated cemetery, the Secretary concerned may acquire, and provide for the maintenance of, grave sites in commercial cemeteries, or he may acquire the right to use such grave sites for burial purposes. If the death occurs outside the United States and a temporary commercial grave site is not available on a reasonable basis, the Secretary may acquire land, or the right to use land, necessary for the temporary interment of the remains under this chapter.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 115.)
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1487 5:2159 (as applicable to armed forces). July 15, 1954, ch. 507, § 9 (as applicable to armed forces), 68 Stat. 480.
The words "as authorized by this chapter, section 103a(c) of this Title, and section 224 of Title 42", "by purchase or otherwise", "care and", and "single or multiple" are omitted as surplusage. The word "continental" is omitted as covered by the definition of "United States" in section 101(1) of this title.
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Chicago: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 1487. Temporary Interment," U.S. Code, Title 10, Armed Forces in U.S. Code, Title 10, Armed Forces (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed March 22, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=54VPEL2X692J4KV.
MLA: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 1487. Temporary Interment." U.S. Code, Title 10, Armed Forces, in U.S. Code, Title 10, Armed Forces, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 22 Mar. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=54VPEL2X692J4KV.
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