Army National Military Cemeterymeans a cemetery specified in section 7721(b) of this title.
childhas the meaning prescribed by section 1477(d) of this title.
civilian employeemeans a person employed by the Federal Government, including a person entitled to basic pay in accordance with the General Schedule provided in section 5332 of title 5 or a similar basic pay schedule of the Federal Government.
contingency operationincludes humanitarian operations, peacekeeping operations, and similar operations.
covered employeemeans a civilian employee—
covered member of the armed forcesmeans a member of the armed forces who—
dependenthas the meaning given such term in section 1072(2) of this title.
parentincludes a natural parent, a stepparent, a parent by adoption, or a person who for a period of not less than one year before the death of the decedent stood in loco parentis to the decedent.
Secretary concernedincludes the Secretary of Defense with respect to employees of the Department of Defense who are not employees of a military department.
Stateincludes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and Guam.