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10 U.S.C. § 1074h (ARMED FORCES)
§ 1074h. Medical and dental care: medal of honor recipients; dependents
(a) Medal of Honor Recipients.—
A former member of the armed forces who is a Medal of Honor recipient and who is not otherwise entitled to medical and dental benefits under this chapter may, upon request, be given medical and dental care provided by the administering Secretaries in the same manner as if entitled to retired pay.
(b) Immediate Dependents.—
A person who is an immediate dependent of a Medal of Honor recipient and who is not otherwise entitled to medical and dental benefits under this chapter may, upon request, be given medical and dental care provided by the administering Secretaries in the same manner as if the Medal of Honor recipient were, or (if deceased) was at the time of death, entitled to retired pay.
(c) Definitions.—
In this section:
(1) The term “Medal of Honor recipient” means a person who has been awarded a medal of honor under section 7271, 8291, or 9271 of this title or section 2732 of title 14.
(2) The term “immediate dependent” means a dependent described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 1072(2) of this title.
(Added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title VII, § 706(a)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–175; amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1840; Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVIII, § 1801(a)(11), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 684.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2023—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 118–31, § 1801(a)(11), substituted “section 2732 of title 14” for “section 491 of title 14”.
2018—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 115–232 substituted “section 7271, 8291, or 9271” for “section 3741, 6241, or 8741”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
heading: Effective Date
text: Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title VII, § 706(b)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–175, provided that: “Section 1074h of title 10, United States Code, shall apply with respect to medical and dental care provided on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 30, 2000].”
10 U.S.C. § 1082 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 1082. Contracts for health care: advisory committees
To carry out sections 1079–1081 and 1086 of this title, the Secretary of Defense may establish advisory committees on insurance, medical service, and health plans, to advise and make recommendations to him. He shall prescribe regulations defining their scope, activities, and procedures. Each committee shall consist of the Secretary, or his designee, as chairman, and such other persons as the Secretary may select. So far as possible, the members shall be representative of the organizations in the field of insurance, medical service, and health plans. They shall serve without compensation but may be allowed transportation and a per diem payment in place of subsistence and other expenses.
(Added Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(25)(B), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1449; amended Pub. L. 89–614, § 2(8), Sept. 30, 1966, 80 Stat. 866.)
text: Historical and Revision Notes
Revised section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
1082
37:413.
June 7, 1956, ch. 374, § 203, 70 Stat. 253.
The word “organizations” is inserted for clarity. The words “consult” and “or plans” are omitted as surplusage.
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 1082, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 87, related to extension of time limit for making ballots available, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 85–861, § 36B(5), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1570, as superseded by the Federal Voting Assistance Act of 1955 which is classified to subchapter I–D (§ 1973cc et seq.) of chapter 20 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
heading: Amendments
text: 1966—Pub. L. 89–614 substituted “Contracts for health care” for “Contracts for medical care for spouses and children” in section catchline and included reference to section 1086 in text.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 1966 Amendment
text: For effective date of amendment by Pub. L. 89–614, see section 3 of Pub. L. 89–614, set out as a note under section 1071 of this title.
heading: Termination of Advisory Committees
text: Advisory committees in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, unless, in the case of a committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law. See sections 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
10 U.S.C. § 1090a (ARMED FORCES)
§ 1090a. Identifying and treating eating disorders
(a) Identification, Treatment, and Rehabilitation.—
The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, shall prescribe regulations, implement procedures using each practical and available method, and provide necessary facilities to identify, treat, and rehabilitate members of the armed forces who have an eating disorder.
(b) Facilities Available.—
(1) In this section, the term “necessary facilities” includes facilities that provide the services specified in section 1079(r)(1) of this title.
(2) Consistent with section 1079(r)(1)(B) of this title, residential services shall be provided to a member pursuant to this section only if the member has a primary diagnosis of an eating disorder and treatment at such facility is medically indicated for treatment of that eating disorder.
(c) Eating Disorder Defined.—
In this section, the term “eating disorder” has the meaning given that term in section 1079(r) of this title.
(Added Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title VII, § 701(c)(1)(B), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1778; amended Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVIII, § 1801(a)(13), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 684.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 1090a was renumbered section 1090b of this title.
heading: Amendments
text: 2023—Pub. L. 118–31 struck out period at end of section catchline.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective Oct. 1, 2022, see section 701(d) of Pub. L. 117–81, set out as an Effective Date of 2021 Amendment note under section 1079 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 1134a (ARMED FORCES)
§ 1134a. Medal of honor: Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll
(a) Establishment.—
There shall be in the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, the Department of the Air Force, and the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating a roll designated as the “Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll”.
(b) Enrollment.—
The Secretary concerned shall enter and record on the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll the name of each person who has served on active duty in the armed forces and who has been awarded a medal of honor pursuant to section 7271, 8291, or 9271 of this title or section 2732 of title 14.
(c) Issuance of Enrollment Certificate.—
Each living person whose name is entered on the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll shall be issued a certificate of enrollment on the roll.
(d) Entitlement to Special Pension; Notice to Secretary of Veterans Affairs.—
The Secretary concerned shall deliver to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a certified copy of each certificate of enrollment issued under subsection (c). The copy of the certificate shall authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay the special pension provided by section 1562 of title 38 to the person named in the certificate.
(Added Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title V, § 563(a)(1), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 767; amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1840; Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVIII, § 1801(a)(15), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 684.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2023—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 118–31 substituted “section 2732 of title 14” for “section 491 of title 14”.
2018—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–232 substituted “section 7271, 8291, or 9271” for “section 3741, 6241, or 8741”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
heading: Effective Date
text: Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title V, § 563(d), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 768, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [enacting this section, amending section 1562 of Title 38, Veterans’ Benefits, and repealing sections 1560 and 1561 of Title 38] shall apply with respect to Medals of Honor awarded on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 26, 2013].”
10 U.S.C. § 1555 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 1555. Professional staff
(a) The Secretary of each military department shall assign to the staff of the service review agency of that military department at least one attorney and at least one physician. Such assignments shall be made on a permanent, full-time basis and may be made from members of the armed forces or civilian employees.
(b) Personnel assigned pursuant to subsection (a)—
(1) shall work under the supervision of the director or executive director (as the case may be) of the service review agency; and
(2) shall be assigned duties as advisers to the director or executive director or other staff members on legal and medical matters, respectively, that are being considered by the agency.
(c) In this section, the term “service review agency” means—
(1) with respect to the Department of the Army, the Army Review Boards Agency;
(2) with respect to the Department of the Navy, the Navy Council of Personnel Boards and the Board for Correction of Naval Records; and
(3) with respect to the Department of the Air Force, the Department of the Air Force Review Boards Agency.
(Added Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title V, § 542(a)(1), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2020; amended Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, § 582, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 634; Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1722(j)(2)(A), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 673.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2023—Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 118–31 inserted “the Department of” after “Air Force,”.
1999—Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 106–65 inserted “the Navy Council of Personnel Boards and” after “Department of the Navy,”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title V, § 542(b), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2020, provided that: “Section 1555 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 17, 1998].”
10 U.S.C. § 1556 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 1556. Ex parte communications prohibited
(a) In General.—
The Secretary of each military department shall ensure that an applicant seeking corrective action by the Army Review Boards Agency, the Department of the Air Force Review Boards Agency, or the Board for Correction of Naval Records, as the case may be, is provided a copy of all correspondence and communications (including summaries of verbal communications) to or from the agency or board, or a member of the staff of the agency or board, with an entity or person outside the agency or board that pertain directly to the applicant’s case or have a material effect on the applicant’s case.
(b) Exceptions.—
Subsection (a) does not apply to the following:
(1) Classified information.
(2) Information the release of which is otherwise prohibited by law or regulation.
(3) Any record previously provided to the applicant or known to be possessed by the applicant.
(4) Any correspondence that is purely administrative in nature.
(5) Any military record that is (or may be) provided to the applicant by the Secretary of the military department or other source.
(Added Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title V, § 543(a)(1), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2020; amended Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1722(j)(2)(B), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 673.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2023—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–31 inserted “the Department of” after “the Army Review Boards Agency,”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title V, § 543(b), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2021, provided that: “Section 1556 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to correspondence and communications made 60 days or more after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 17, 1998].”
10 U.S.C. § 1563a (ARMED FORCES)
§ 1563a. Honorary promotions on the initiative of the Department of Defense
(a) In General.—
(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary may make an honorary promotion (whether or not posthumous) of a former member or retired member of the armed forces to any grade not exceeding the grade of major general or rear admiral (upper half) if the Secretary determines that the promotion is merited.
(2) The authority to make an honorary promotion under this subsection shall apply notwithstanding that the promotion is not otherwise authorized by law.
(b) Notice to Congress.—
The Secretary may not make an honorary promotion pursuant to subsection (a) until 60 days after the date on which the Secretary submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a notice of the determination to make the promotion, including a detailed discussion of the rationale supporting the determination.
(c) Notice of Promotion.—
Upon making an honorary promotion pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall expeditiously notify the former member or retired member concerned, or the next of kin of such former member or retired member if such former member or retired member is deceased, of the promotion.
(d) Nature of Promotion.—
Any promotion pursuant to this section is honorary, and shall not affect the pay, retired pay, or other benefits from the United States to which the former member or retired member concerned is entitled or would have been entitled based on the military service of such former member or retired member, nor affect any benefits to which any other person is or may become entitled based on the military service of such former member or retired member.
(Added Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title V, § 523(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3597; amended Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1741(a)(6), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 680.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2023—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 118–31 substituted “general or” for “general,” and struck out “, or an equivalent grade in the Space Force” after “rear admiral (upper half)”.
10 U.S.C. § 1789 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 1789. Chaplain-led programs: authorized support
(a) Authority.—
The Secretary of a military department may provide support services described in subsection (b) to support a chaplain-led program to assist a covered individual in building and maintaining a strong family structure, or to support the resiliency, suicide prevention, or holistic wellness of such covered individual.
(b) Authorized Support Services.—
The support services referred to in subsection (a) are costs of transportation, food, lodging, child care, supplies, fees, and training materials for a covered individual while participating in a program referred to in that subsection, including participation at a retreat or conference.
(c) Covered Individual Defined.—
In this section, the term “covered individual” means—
(1) a member of the armed forces on active duty;
(2) a member of the reserve components in an active status; or
(3) a dependent of an individual described in paragraph (1) or (2).
(Added Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title V, § 582(a)(1), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1489; amended Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title V, § 571(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2600; Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVIII, § 1801(a)(17), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 684.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2023—Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 118–31 substituted “paragraph (1) or (2)” for “subparagraph (A) or (B)”.
2022—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–263, § 571(a)(1), substituted “a chaplain-led program to assist a covered individual” for “chaplain-led programs to assist members of the armed forces on active duty and their immediate family members, and members of reserve components in an active status and their immediate family members,” and inserted “, or to support the resiliency, suicide prevention, or holistic wellness of such covered individual” after “structure”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–263, § 571(a)(2), substituted “a covered individual” for “members of the armed forces and their family members”, “a program” for “programs”, and “a retreat or conference” for “retreats and conferences”.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–263, § 571(a)(3), added subsec. (c) and struck out former subsec. (c) which defined “immediate family members”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title V, § 582(b), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1490, provided that: “Section 1789 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on October 1, 2003.”
10 U.S.C. § 2111 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2111. Personnel: administrators and instructors
The Secretary of the military department concerned may detail regular or reserve members of an armed force under his jurisdiction (including retired members and members of the Fleet Reserve and Fleet Marine Corps Reserve recalled to active duty with their consent) for instructional and administrative duties at educational institutions where units of the program are maintained. The Secretary of the Air Force may detail members of the Space Force in the same manner as regular and reserve members of the Air Force.
(Added Pub. L. 88–647, title II, § 201(1), Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1069; amended Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1722(l)(3), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 674.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2023—Pub. L. 118–31 inserted at end “The Secretary of the Air Force may detail members of the Space Force in the same manner as regular and reserve members of the Air Force.”
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Demonstration Project for Instruction and Support of Army ROTC Units by Army Reserve and National Guard
text: Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title V, § 554, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2527, directed the Secretary of the Army to carry out a demonstration project in order to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing instruction and similar support to units of the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps of the Army through members of the Army Reserve, including members of the Individual Ready Reserve, and members of the Army National Guard, at at least one institution of higher education, and to submit to Congress a report assessing the activities under the project not later than Feb. 1 in each of 1998 and 1999, and provided that the Secretary’s authority to carry out the project would expire three years after Sept. 23, 1996.
10 U.S.C. § 2246 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2246. Authorization of certain support for military service academy foundations
(a) Authority.—
Subject to subsection (b) and pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Superintendent of a Service Academy may authorize a covered foundation to use, on an unreimbursed basis, facilities or equipment of such Service Academy.
(b) Limitations.—
Use of facilities or equipment under subsection (a) may be provided only if such use—
(1) is without any liability of the United States to the covered foundation;
(2) does not affect the ability of any official or employee of the military department concerned, or any member of the armed forces, to carry out any responsibility or duty in a fair and objective manner;
(3) does not compromise the integrity or appearance of integrity of any program of the military department concerned, or any individual involved in such a program;
(4) does not include the participation of any cadet or midshipman, other than participation in an honor guard at an event of the covered foundation;
(5) complies with the Joint Ethics Regulation; and
(6) has been reviewed and approved by an attorney of the military department concerned.
(c) Briefing.—
In any fiscal year during which the Superintendent of a Service Academy exercises the authority under subsection (a), the Secretary of the military department concerned shall provide a briefing not later than the last day of that fiscal year to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives regarding the number of events or activities of a covered foundation supported by such exercise during such fiscal year.
(d) Definitions.—
In this section:
(1) The term “covered foundation” means a charitable, educational, or civic nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that the Secretary concerned determines operates exclusively to support, with respect to a Service Academy, any of the following:
(A) Recruiting.
(B) Parent or alumni development.
(C) Academic, leadership, or character development.
(D) Institutional development.
(E) Athletics.
(2) The term “Service Academy” has the meaning given such term in section 347 of this title.
(Added Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title V, § 551(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2591.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, referred to in subsec. (d)(1), is classified to section 501(c)(3) of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.
heading: Codification
text: Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title V, § 551(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2591, which directed amendment of this subchapter by inserting this section “after section 2245 the end”, was executed by inserting this section after section 2245 of this title to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 2246 of this title was renumbered section 2491a of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 2275b (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2275b. Requirements for appropriate classification guidance.1
(a) In General.—
Before a space major defense acquisition program achieves Milestone B approval, or equivalent, the milestone decision authority shall determine whether the classification guidance for the program remains appropriate and—
(1) if such guidance is determined to be appropriate, submit to the congressional defense committees a certification of such determination; or
(2) if such guidance is determined to be inappropriate, initiate an update to such guidance.
(b) Definitions.—
In this section:
(1) The term “Milestone B approval” has the meaning given such term in section 4172(e)(7) of this title.
(2) The term “major defense acquisition program” has the meaning given such term in section 4201 of this title.
(3) The term “space major defense acquisition program” means a major defense acquisition program for the acquisition of a satellite, ground system, or command and control system.
(Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVI, § 1602, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 584.)