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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1118. Distribution of shares
(a) Payments to enrollees, next of kin, or legatees
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the
Secretary shall distribute a per capita share payable to a living
enrollee directly to such enrollee, and the Secretary shall
distribute a per capita share payable to a deceased enrollee
directly to his heirs or legatees upon proof of death and
inheritance satisfactory to the Secretary, whose findings upon such
proof shall be final and conclusive.
(b) Payments to minors or persons under legal disability
A share payable to a person under twenty-one years of age or to a
person under legal disability shall be paid in accordance with such
procedures as the Secretary determines will adequately protect the
best interests of such persons.
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