10 U.S.C. § 1074a
10 U.S.C. § 1074a
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2011-Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 112-81, §703(a)(2), added subsec. (h). Former subsec. (h) redesignated (i).Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 112-81, §703(a)(1), (3), redesignated subsec. (h) as (i) and substituted "medical, dental, and behavioral health readiness" for "medical and dental readiness".2008-Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 110-417, §735(a)(1), substituted "The Secretary concerned shall provide to members of the Selected Reserve" for "The Secretary of the Army shall provide to members of the Selected Reserve of the Army".Subsecs. (g), (h). Pub. L. 110-417, §735(a)(2), (3), added subsecs. (g) and (h).2003-Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 108-136 amended subsec. (f) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (f) read as follows:"(1) At any time after the Secretary concerned notifies members of the Ready Reserve that the members are to be called or ordered to active duty, the administering Secretaries may provide to each such member any medical and dental screening and care that is necessary to ensure that the member meets the applicable medical and dental standards for deployment."(2) The Secretary concerned shall promptly transmit to each member of the Ready Reserve eligible for screening and care under this subsection a notification of eligibility for such screening and care."(3) A member provided medical or dental screening or care under paragraph (1) may not be charged for the screening or care."(4) Screening and care may not be provided under this section after September 30, 2004." Pub. L. 108-106 added subsec. (f).2001-Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 107-107 struck out ", if the site is outside reasonable commuting distance from the member's residence" before period at end. 1999-Subsec. (a)(1)(C). Pub. L. 106-65, §578(i)(1)(A), added subpar. (C).Subsec. (a)(2)(C). Pub. L. 106-65, §578(i)(1)(A), added subpar. (C). Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 106-65, §578(i)(1)(B), added par. (4).Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 106-65, §705(b), amended subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (e) read as follows: "A member of a uniformed service described in paragraph (1)(A) or (2)(A) of subsection (a) whose orders are modified or extended, while the member is being treated for (or recovering from) the injury, illness, or disease incurred or aggravated in the line of duty, so as to result in active duty for a period of more than 30 days shall be entitled, while the member remains on active duty, to medical and dental care on the same basis and to the same extent as members covered by section 1074(a) of this title." 1997-Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 105-85, §513(a)(1), inserted "while remaining overnight immediately before the commencement of inactive-duty training, or" after "in the line of duty". Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 105-85, §513(a)(2), added subsec. (e). 1996-Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 104-106, §702(a), added par. (3).Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104-106, §704(a)(1), substituted "subsection (b)" for "this section". Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104-106, §704(a)(2), added subsec. (d). 1986- Pub. L. 99-661 amended section generally substituting "active duty for a period of more than 30 days" for "active duty; injuries, diseases and illnesses incident to duty" in section catchline and new text for prior text which read as follows: "(a) Under joint regulations prescribed by the administering Secretaries, the following persons are entitled to the benefits described in subsection (b): "(1) Each member of a uniformed service who contracts a disease or becomes ill in line of duty while on active duty for a period of 30 days or less, or while traveling to or from that duty. "(2) Each member of the National Guard who contracts a disease or becomes ill in line of duty while on full-time National Guard duty, or while traveling to or from that duty."(3) Each member of a uniformed service who contracts a disease or becomes ill in line of duty while on inactive duty training under circumstances in which it is determined that the disease or illness was contracted or aggravated as an incident of that inactive duty training."(4) Each member of a uniformed service who incurs or aggravates an injury while traveling directly to or from the place at which he is to perform, or has performed, inactive duty training, unless the injury is incurred or aggravated as a result of the member's own gross negligence or misconduct."(b) A person described in subsection (a) is entitled to-"(1) the medical and dental care appropriate for the treatment of his injury, disease, or illness until the resulting disability cannot be materially improved by further hospitalization or treatment; and"(2) subsistence during hospitalization." 1985-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99-145 substituted reference to the administering Secretaries, for references to Secretaries of Defense, Transportation, and Health and Human Services. 1984- Pub. L. 98-525 substituted "Medical and dental care: members on duty other than active duty; injuries, diseases and illnesses incident to duty" for "Medical and dental care for members of the uniformed services for injuries incurred or aggravated while traveling to and from inactive duty training" in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98-557 which directed the amendment of subsec. (a) by substituting "administering Secretaries" for "Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Health and Human Services", could not be executed in view of the prior amendment by Pub. L. 98-525. Pub. L. 98-525 amended subsec. (a) generally, thereby authorizing the Secretary of Transportation to participate in issuance of joint regulations, adding pars. (1) to (3), and incorporating existing provisions in par. (4).Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98-525 amended subsec. (b) generally, thereby including treatment of diseases or illnesses.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1986 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 99-661, div. A, title VI, §604(g), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3878, provided that: "The amendments made by this section [amending this section, sections 1076, 1086, 1204-1206, 1475, 1476, 1481, 3723, and 8723 of this title, and sections 204 and 206 of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services and repealing sections 3687, 3721, 3722, 6148, 8687, 8721, and 8722 of this title and sections 318-321 of Title 32, National Guard] shall apply with respect to persons who, after the date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 14, 1986], incur or aggravate an injury, illness, or disease or die."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 98-525, title VI, §631(c), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2543, provided that: "The amendments made by this section [amending this section and section 6148 of this title] shall apply only with respect to injuries incurred or aggravated and diseases or illnesses contracted or aggravated after September 30, 1984."
EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 98-94, title X, §1012(c), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 665, provided that: "The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) [enacting this section and amending section 204 of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services] shall apply only in cases of injuries incurred or aggravated on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 24, 1983]."
- National Guard
- The term "National Guard" means the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard.
- Secretary concerned
- The term "Secretary concerned" means-(A) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Army;(B) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters concerning the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Department of the Navy;(C) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to matters concerning the Air Force and the Space Force; and(D) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy.
- active duty for a period of more than 30 days
- The term "active duty for a period of more than 30 days" means active duty under a call or order that does not specify a period of 30 days or less.
- active duty
- The term "active duty" means full-time duty in the active military service of the United States, including sustained duty in the Space Force. Such term includes full-time training duty, annual training duty, and attendance, while in the active military service, at a school designated as a service school by law or by the Secretary of the military department concerned. Such term does not include full-time National Guard duty.
- administering Secretaries
- The term "administering Secretaries" means the Secretaries of executive departments specified in section 1073 of this title as having responsibility for administering this chapter.
- armed forces
- The term "armed forces" means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
- full-time National Guard duty
- The term "full-time National Guard duty" means training or other duty, other than inactive duty, performed by a member of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States in the member's status as a member of the National Guard of a State or territory, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia under section 316, 502, 503, 504, or 505 of title 32 for which the member is entitled to pay from the United States or for which the member has waived pay from the United States.
- health care
- The term "health care" includes mental health care.
- inactive-duty training
- The term "inactive-duty training" means-(A) duty prescribed for Reserves, or a member of the Space Force, by the Secretary concerned under section 206 of title 37 or any other provision of law; and(B) special additional duties authorized for Reserves, or a member of the Space Force, by an authority designated by the Secretary concerned and performed by them on a voluntary basis in connection with the prescribed training or maintenance activities of the units to which they are assigned.Such term includes those duties when performed by Reserves in their status as members of the National Guard.
- pay
- The term "pay" includes basic pay, special pay, retainer pay, incentive pay, retired pay, and equivalent pay, but does not include allowances.
- uniformed services
- The term "uniformed services" means-(A) the armed forces;(B) the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and(C) the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.