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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 788g. 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 the per
capita share of a deceased enrollee shall be paid 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 whom the Secretary of the
Interior determines will best protect their interests.
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