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10 U.S.C. § 1074e — Medical care: certain Reserves who served in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf Conflict
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**(a) Entitlement to Medical Care.—** A member of the armed forces described in subsection (b) is entitled to medical care for a qualifying Persian Gulf symptom or illness to the same extent and under the same conditions (other than the requirement that the member be on active duty) as a member of a uniformed service who is entitled to such care under [section 1074(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1074/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Covered Members.—** Subsection (a) applies to a member of a reserve component who—
(1) is a Persian Gulf veteran;
(2) has a qualifying Persian Gulf symptom or illness; and
(3) is not otherwise entitled to medical care for such symptom or illness under this chapter and is not otherwise eligible for hospital care and medical services for such symptom or illness under [section 1710 of title 38](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1710&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) The term “Persian Gulf veteran” means a member of the armed forces who served on active duty in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf Conflict.
(2) The term “qualifying Persian Gulf symptom or illness” means, with respect to a member described in subsection (b), a symptom or illness—
(A) that the member registered before September 1, 1997, in the Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation Program of the Department of Defense and that is presumed under section 721(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 ([10 U.S.C. 1074](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1074&num=0&edition=prelim) note) to be a result of service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations d
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**(a) Entitlement to Medical Care.—** A member of the armed forces described in subsection (b) is entitled to medical care for a qualifying Persian Gulf symptom or illness to the same extent and under the same conditions (other than the requirement that the member be on active duty) as a member of a uniformed service who is entitled to such care under [section 1074(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1074/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Covered Members.—** Subsection (a) applies to a member of a reserve component who—
(1) is a Persian Gulf veteran;
(2) has a qualifying Persian Gulf symptom or illness; and
(3) is not otherwise entitled to medical care for such symptom or illness under this chapter and is not otherwise eligible for hospital care and medical services for such symptom or illness under [section 1710 of title 38](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1710&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) The term “Persian Gulf veteran” means a member of the armed forces who served on active duty in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf Conflict.
(2) The term “qualifying Persian Gulf symptom or illness” means, with respect to a member described in subsection (b), a symptom or illness—
(A) that the member registered before September 1, 1997, in the Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation Program of the Department of Defense and that is presumed under section 721(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 ([10 U.S.C. 1074](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1074&num=0&edition=prelim) note) to be a result of service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf Conflict; or
(B) that the member registered before September 1, 1997, in the Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Registry maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to section 702 of the Persian Gulf War Veterans’ Health Status Act ([38 U.S.C. 527](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section527&num=0&edition=prelim) note).
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**(a)**
(1) The Secretary (subject to paragraph (4)) shall furnish hospital care and medical services which the Secretary determines to be needed—
(A) to any veteran for a service-connected disability; and
(B) to any veteran who has a service-connected disability rated at 50 percent or more.
(2) The Secretary (subject to paragraph (4)) shall furnish hospital care and medical services, and may furnish nursing home care, which the Secretary determines to be needed to any veteran—
(A) who has a compensable service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent or, with respect to nursing home care during any period during which the provisions of [section 1710A(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1710A/a&num=0&edition=prelim) are in effect, a compensable service-connected disability rated less than 70 percent;
(B) whose discharge or release from active military, naval, air, or space service was for a disability that was incurred or aggravated in the line of duty;
(C) who is in receipt of, or who, but for a suspension pursuant to [section 1151 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1151&num=0&edition=prelim) (or both a suspension and the receipt of retired pay), would be entitled to disability compensation, but only to the extent that such veteran’s continuing eligibility for such care is provided for in the judgment or settlement provided for in such section;
(D) who is a former prisoner of war, who was awarded the medal of honor under section 7271, 8291, or 9271 of title 10 or section 491 11 See References in Text note below. of title 14, or who was awarded the Purple Heart;
(E) who is a veteran of—
(i) the Mexican border period;
(
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**(a)** The Secretary, pursuant to general standards which the Secretary shall prescribe in regulations, shall measure and evaluate on a continuing basis the effect of all programs authorized under this title, in order to determine their effectiveness in achieving stated goals in general, and in achieving such goals in relation to their cost, their effect on related programs, and their structure and mechanisms for delivery of services. Such information as the Secretary may consider necessary for purposes of such evaluations shall be made available to the Secretary, upon request, by all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the executive branch.
**(b)** In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall collect, collate, and analyze on a continuing basis full statistical data regarding participation (including the duration thereof), provision of services, categories of beneficiaries, planning and construction of facilities, acquisition of real property, proposed excessing of land, accretion and attrition of personnel, and categorized expenditures attributable thereto, under all programs carried out under this title.
**(c)** The Secretary shall make available to the public, and on a regular basis provide to the appropriate committees of the Congress, copies of all completed evaluative research studies and summaries of evaluations of program impact and effectiveness carried out, and tabulations and analyses of all data collected, under this section.
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**(a)**
(1) Under joint regulations to be prescribed by the administering Secretaries, a member of a uniformed service described in paragraph (2) is entitled to medical and dental care in any facility of any uniformed service.
(2) Members of the uniformed services referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows:
(A) A member of a uniformed service on active duty.
(B) A member of a reserve component of a uniformed service who has been commissioned as an officer if—
(i) the member has requested orders to active duty for the member’s initial period of active duty following the commissioning of the member as an officer;
(ii) the request for orders has been approved;
(iii) the orders are to be issued but have not been issued or the orders have been issued but the member has not entered active duty; and
(iv) the member does not have health care insurance and is not covered by any other health benefits plan.
**(b)**
(1) Under joint regulations to be prescribed by the administering Secretaries, a member or former member of a uniformed service who is entitled to retired or retainer pay, or equivalent pay may, upon request, be given medical and dental care in any facility of any uniformed service, subject to the availability of space and facilities and the capabilities of the medical and dental staff. The administering Secretaries may, with the agreement of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, provide care to persons covered by this subsection in facilities operated by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and determined by him to be available for this purpose on a reimbursable basis at rates approved by the President.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a member or former member entitled to retired pay for non-regular service under chapter 1223 of this title
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 1074
partment of Defense affected by the fraud and
abuse for which such penalty was imposed; and
(B) may be used to support the administra-
tion of the program authorized under sub-
section (a), including to support any inter-
agency agreements entered into under sub-
section (d).
(c) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary
of Defense may enter into agreements with the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, the
Attorney General, or the heads of other Federal
agencies, for the effective and efficient imple-
mentation of the program authorized under sub-
section (a).
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Joint administra-
tion of the program authorized under subsection
(a) may not be construed as limiting the author-
ity of the Inspector General of the Department
of Defense under any other provision of law.
(e) FRAUD AND ABUSE DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘fraud and abuse’’ means any
conduct specified in subsection (a) or (b) of sec-
tion 1128A of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1320a–7a).
(Added Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title VII, § 713(a),
Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1784.)
§ 1074. Medical and dental care for members and
certain former members
(a)(1) Under joint regulations to be prescribed
by the administering Secretaries, a member of a
uniformed service described in paragraph (2) is
entitled to medical and dental care in any facil-
ity of any uniformed service.
(2) Members of the uniformed services referred
to in paragraph (1) are as follows:
(A) A member of a uniformed service on ac-
tive duty.
(B) A member of a reserve component of a
uniformed service who has been commissioned
as an officer if—
(i) the member has requested orders to ac-
tive duty for the member’s initial period of
active duty following the comm
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 1074f
ticipated deployment conditions and various methods
of contraception.
‘‘(2) During health care visits during deployment.
‘‘(3) During annual physical examinations.’’
DEFENSE WOMEN’S HEALTH RESEARCH PROGRAM
Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title II, § 241, Oct. 5, 1994, 108
Stat. 2701, provided for the continuance of the Defense
Women’s Health Research Program established pursu-
ant to the authority in section 251 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public
Law 103–160; 107 Stat. 1606, formerly set out below) and
appropriated funds to the program for fiscal year 1995.
Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title II, § 251, Nov. 30, 1993, 107
Stat. 1606, authorized the Secretary of Defense to es-
tablish a Defense Women’s Health Research Center to
serve as the coordinating agent for multidisciplinary
and multi-institutional research within the Depart-
ment of Defense on women’s health issues related to
service in the Armed Forces and required the Secretary
to report to Congress on the decision to establish the
Center no later than May 1, 1994.
REPORT ON PROVISION OF PRIMARY AND PREVENTATIVE
HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR WOMEN
Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VII, § 735, Nov. 30, 1993, 107
Stat. 1698, directed the Secretary of Defense to prepare
a report evaluating the provision of primary and pre-
ventive health care services through military medical
treatment facilities and the Civilian Health and Med-
ical Program of the Uniformed Services to female
members of the uniformed services and female covered
beneficiaries eligible for health care under this chapter,
and directed the Secretary, as part of such report, to
conduct a study to determine the health care needs of
female members and female covered bene
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
§ 525
‘‘(B) An assessment of the benefits to veterans of
the pilot program.
‘‘(C) The recommendations of the Secretary as to
the advisability of continuing the pilot program.’’
§ 525. Publication of laws relating to veterans
(a) The Secretary may compile and publish all
Federal laws relating to veterans’ relief, includ-
ing laws administered by the Department as
well as by other agencies of the Government.
Such compilation and publication shall be in
such form as the Secretary considers advisable
for the purpose of making currently available in
convenient form for the use of the Department
and full-time representatives of the several serv-
ice organizations an annotated, indexed, and
cross-referenced statement of the laws providing
veterans’ relief.
(b) The Secretary may maintain such compila-
tion on a current basis either by the publication,
from time to time, of supplementary documents
or by complete revision of the compilation.
(c) The distribution of the compilation to the
representatives of the several service organiza-
tions shall be as determined by the Secretary.
(Added Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105
Stat. 391.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Prior section 525 was renumbered section 1525 of this
title.
Provisions similar to those in this section were con-
tained in section 215 of this title prior to repeal by Pub.
L. 102–83, § 2(a).
§ 527. Evaluation and data collection
(a) The Secretary, pursuant to general stand-
ards which the Secretary shall prescribe in regu-
lations, shall measure and evaluate on a con-
tinuing basis the effect of all programs author-
ized under this title, in order to determine their
effectiveness in achieving stated goals in gen-
eral, and in achieving such goa
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