by such members or former members of medical care 
that is required for such injury or illness. 
(2) COVERED EXPENSES.—Expenses for which 
reimbursement may be made under paragraph (1) 
include the following: 
(A) Expenses for health care services for 
which coverage would be provided under section 
1074(c) of title 10, United States Code, for 
members of the uniformed services on active 
duty. 
(B) Expenses of travel of a non-medical at-
tendant who accompanies a member or former 
member of the Armed Forces for required med-
ical care that is not available to such member 
or former member locally, if such attendant is 
appointed for that purpose by a competent 
medical authority (as determined under regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for 
purposes of this subsection). 
(C) Such other expenses for medical care 
as the Secretary may prescribe for purposes of 
this subsection. 
(3) 
AMOUNT
OF
REIMBURSEMENT.—The 
amount of reimbursement under paragraph (1) for 
expenses covered by paragraph (2) shall be deter-
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mined in accordance with regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary of Defense for purposes of this sub-
section. 
(d) SEVERE INJURY OR ILLNESS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘severe injury or illness’’ means any seri-
ous injury or illness that is assigned a disability rating 
of 30 percent or higher under the schedule for rating dis-
abilities in use by the Department of Defense. 
(e) ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) 
COVERED
MEMBER
OF
THE
ARMED 
FORCES.—The term ‘‘covered member of the Armed 
Forces’’ means a member of the Armed Forces, in-
cluding a member of the National Guard or a Re-
serve, who is undergoing medical treatment, recuper-
ation, or therapy, is otherwise in medical hold or 
medical holdover status, or is otherwise on the tem-
porary disability retired list for a serious injury or 
illness. 
(2) FAMILY MEMBER.—The term ‘‘family mem-
ber’’, with respect to a member of the Armed Forces 
or a veteran, has the meaning given that term in 
section 411h(b) of title 37, United States Code. 
(3) MEDICAL
HOLD
OR
MEDICAL
HOLDOVER 
STATUS.—The term ‘‘medical hold or medical hold-
over status’’ means— 
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(A) the status of a member of the Armed 
Forces, including a member of the National 
Guard or Reserve, assigned or attached to a 
military hospital for medical care; and 
(B) the status of a member of a reserve 
component of the Armed Forces who is sepa-
rated, whether pre-deployment or post-deploy-
ment, from the member’s unit while in need of 
health care based on a medical condition identi-
fied while the member is on active duty in the 
Armed Forces. 
(4) SERIOUS INJURY OR ILLNESS.—The term 
‘‘serious injury or illness’’, in the case of a member 
of the Armed Forces, means an injury or illness in-
curred by the member in line of duty on active duty 
in the Armed Forces that may render the member 
medically unfit to perform the duties of the mem-
ber’s office, grade, rank, or rating. 
Æ 
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