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10 U.S.C. § 1074h - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 10. Armed Forces § 1074h. Medical and dental care: medal of honor recipients; dependents

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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 491 of title 14 1.

(2) The term “immediate dependent” means a dependent described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 1072(2) of this title.

1 See References to Sections of Title 14 Redesignated by Pub.L. 115-282 note set out under this section.
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