2019 US Code
Title 22 - Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 38 - Department of State
Sec. 2715b - Notification of next of kin; reports of death
| 22 U.S.C. § 2715b (2019) |
| §2715b. Notification of next of kin; reports of death |
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(a) In general
Whenever a United States citizen or national dies abroad, a consular officer shall endeavor to notify, or assist the Secretary of State in notifying, the next of kin or legal guardian as soon as possible, except that, in the case of death of any Peace Corps volunteer (within the meaning of section 2504(a) of this title), any member of the Armed Forces, any dependent of such a volunteer or member, or any Department of Defense employee, the consular officer shall assist the Peace Corps or the appropriate military authorities, as the case may be, in making such notifications. (b) Reports of death or presumptive deathThe consular officer may, for any United States citizen who dies abroad— (1) in the case of a finding of death by the appropriate local authorities, issue a report of death or of presumptive death; or (2) in the absence of a finding of death by the appropriate local authorities, issue a report of presumptive death. The Secretary of State shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section. |
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(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, §43A, as added Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, §1000(a)(7) [div. A, title II, §234(b)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–426.) |
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EFFECTIVE DATE
Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, §1000(a)(7) [div. A, title II, §234(c)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–429, provided that: "The repeal and amendment made by this section [enacting this section and section 2715c of this title and repealing section 4195 of this title] shall take effect six months after the date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 29, 1999]." ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE IN ARRANGEMENTS FOLLOWING DEATH OF UNITED STATES CITIZEN ABROADPub. L. 95–426, title I, §121, Oct. 7, 1978, 92 Stat. 970, as amended by Pub. L. 97–241, title V, §505(a)(2), (b)(1), Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 299, provided that: "The Congress finds that the Department of State should, in the performance of its consular duties, render all reasonable administrative assistance to a United States citizen who is making necessary arrangements following the death of another United States citizen abroad." |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE |
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| Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE CHAPTER 38 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE Sec. 2715b - Notification of next of kin; reports of death |
| section 2715b |
| 2019 |
| January 24, 2020 |
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| 92 Stat. 970 96 Stat. 299 113 Stat. 1536 |
| Public Law 95-426, Public Law 97-241, Public Law 106-113 |
