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PUBLIC LAW 89-554-SEPT. 6, 1966
[80 STAT.
(B) 30 percent if more than one was wholly dependent, divided among the dependents share and share alike; or (C) 10 percent if no one is wholly dependent but one or more is partly dependent, divided among the dependents share and share alike. If there is a widow, widower, child, or dependent parent, so much of the percentages are payable as, when added to the total percentages payable to the widow, widower, children, and dependent parents, will not exceed a total of 75 percent. (b) The compensation payable under subsection (a) of this section is paid from the time of death until— (1) a widow dies or remarries; (2) a widower dies or remarries or becomes capable of selfsupport; (3) a child, a brother, a sister, or a grandchild dies or marries or becomes 18 years of age, or if over age 18 and incapable of selfsupport becomes capable of self-support; or (4) a parent or grandparent dies or marries or ceases to be dependent. (c) On the cessation of compensation under this section to or on account of an individual, the compensation of the remaining individuals entitled to compensation for the unexpired part of the period during which their compensation is payable, is that which they would have received if they had been the only individuals entitled to compensation at the time of the death of the employee. (d) When there are two or more classes of individuals entitled to compensation under this section and the apportionment of compensation under this section would result in injustice, the Secretary may modify the apportionment to meet the requirements of the case. (e) The monthly pay for computing compensation under this section is deemed at least $240, but the total monthly compensation may not exceed the monthly pay computed under section 8114 of this title or $525, whichever is less. § 8134. Funeral expenses; transportation of body (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 F u n d 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 F u n d the necessary and reasonable transportation, funeral, and burial expenses. § 8135. Lump-sum payment The liability of the United States for compensation to a beneficiary in the case of death or of permanent total or permanent partial disability may be discharged by a lump-sum payment equal to the present
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