10 USC 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 3741, 6241, or 8741 of this title or section 491 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.)
Sections: 1074a 1074b 1074c 1074d 1074e 1074f 1074g 1074h 1074i 1074j 1074k 1074l 1074m 1076 1076a
Last modified: October 26, 2015