10 USC 1074l - Notification to Congress of Hospitalization of Combat Wounded Members
(a) Notification Required.—The Secretary concerned shall provide notification of the hospitalization of any member of the armed forces evacuated from a theater of combat and admitted to a military treatment facility within the United States to the appropriate Members of Congress.
(b) Appropriate Members.—In this section, the term "appropriate Members of Congress", with respect to the member of the armed forces about whom notification is being made, means the Senators representing the State, and the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the House of Representatives representing the district, that includes the member's home of record or a different location as provided by the member.
(c) Consent of Member Required.—The notification under subsection (a) may be provided only with the consent of the member of the armed forces about whom notification is to be made. In the case of a member who is unable to provide consent, information and consent may be provided by next of kin.
(Added Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title XVI, §1617(a)(1), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 449.)
Sections: 1074e 1074f 1074g 1074h 1074i 1074j 1074k 1074l 1074m 1076 1076a 1076c 1076d 1076e 1077
Last modified: October 26, 2015