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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 788c. Heirs of deceased enrollees
The Secretary shall distribute a share payable to a living
enrollee directly to such enrollee or in such manner as is deemed
by the Secretary to be in the enrollee's best interest, and he
shall distribute the per capita share of a deceased enrollee 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. Sums payable to enrollees or their heirs or legatees
who are less than twenty-one years of age or who are under legal
disability shall be paid to the persons who the Secretary
determines will best protect their interests.
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