|
 Printer-Friendly Version
(a) If death results from an injury sustained in the performance of
duty, the United States shall pay, to the personal representative of the
deceased or otherwise, funeral and burial expenses not to exceed $800, in
the discretion of the Secretary of Labor.
(b) The body of an employee whose home is in the United States, in the
discretion of the Secretary, may be embalmed and transported in a
hermetically sealed casket to his home or last place of residence at the
expense of the Employees' Compensation Fund if--
(1) the employee dies from--
(A) the injury while away from his home or official station or outside
the United States; or
(B) from other causes while away from his home or official station for
the purpose of receiving medical or other services, appliances, supplies,
or examination under this subchapter; and
(2) the relatives of the employee request the return of his body.
If the relatives do not request the return of the body of the employee,
the Secretary may provide for its disposition and incur and pay from the
Employees' Compensation Fund the necessary and reasonable transportation,
funeral, and burial expenses.
| 
