### Question
What does missing status mean?


### Answer
**Missing status** has the following meaning in *37 U.S.C. § 551*:

> the status of a member of a uniformed service who is officially carried or determined to be absent in a status of—


(A) missing

#### Citation:
  - *37 U.S.C. § 551*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 10-PAYMENTS TO MISSING PERSONS**

