(1) notification to the next of kin or other appropriate person;
(2) preparation of the remains for burial, including cremation;
(3) furnishing of clothing;
(4) furnishing of a casket or urn, or both, with outside box;
(5) transportation of the remains to a cemetery selected by the Secretary; and
(6) interment of the remains.
Structure US Code
Subtitle A— General Military Law
CHAPTER 75— DECEASED PERSONNEL
§ 1476. Death gratuity: death after discharge or release from duty or training
§ 1477. Death gratuity: eligible survivors
§ 1478. Death gratuity: amount
§ 1479. Death gratuity: delegation of determinations, payments
§ 1480. Death gratuity: miscellaneous provisions
§ 1481. Recovery, care, and disposition of remains: decedents covered
§ 1482. Expenses incident to death
§ 1482a. Expenses incident to death: civilian employees serving with an armed force
§ 1483. Prisoners of war and interned enemy aliens
§ 1484. Pensioners, indigent patients, and persons who die on military reservations
§ 1485. Dependents of members of armed forces
§ 1486. Other citizens of United States