Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110
§1061 Survivors of Certain Reserve and Guard Members
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 54 — COMMISSARY AND EXCHANGE BENEFITS › § 1061
Summary
The Secretary of Defense must make rules so certain dependents can use commissaries and exchanges the same as families of service members who died on active duty for more than 30 days. It covers dependents of members who died while on any duty or training, or while traveling to or from that duty, regardless of duration.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §1061
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(a)Benefits.—
The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to allow dependents of members of the uniformed services described in subsection (b) to use commissary and exchange stores on the same basis as dependents of members of the uniformed services who die while on active duty for a period of more than 30 days.
(b)Covered Dependents.—
A dependent referred to in subsection (a) is a dependent of a member of a uniformed service who died—
(1)while on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive-duty training (regardless of the period of such duty); or
(2)while traveling to or from the place at which the member was to perform, or has performed, active duty, active duty for training, or inactive-duty training (regardless of the period of such duty).
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Section is based on Pub. L. 99–145, title III, § 308, Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 618.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 1061
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110