|
|
|
U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 714. Final settlement of accounts: deceased members
(a) In the settlement of the accounts of a member of the National
Guard who dies after December 31, 1955, an amount due from the
armed force of which he was a member shall be paid to the person
highest on the following list living on the date of death:
(1) Beneficiary designated by him in writing to receive such an
amount, if the designation is received, before the deceased
member's death, at the place named in regulations to be
prescribed by the Secretary concerned.
(2) Surviving spouse.
(3) Children and their descendants, by representation.
(4) Father and mother in equal parts or, if either is dead, the
survivor.
(5) Legal representative.
(6) Person entitled under the law of the domicile of the
deceased member.
(b) Designations and changes of designation of beneficiaries
under subsection (a)(1) are subject to regulations to be prescribed
by the Secretary concerned. So far as practicable, these
regulations shall be uniform with those prescribed for the armed
forces under section 2771(b) of title 10.
(c) Under such regulations as the Secretary concerned may
prescribe, payments under subsection (a) shall be made by the
Department of the Army or the Department of the Air Force, as the
case may be.
(d) A payment under this section bars recovery by any other
person of the amount paid.
|
|