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10 U.S.C. § 1062 — Certain former spouses and surviving spouses
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**(a) Certain Unremarried Former Spouses.—** The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to provide that an unremarried former spouse described in subparagraph (F)(i) of [section 1072(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1072/2&num=0&edition=prelim) is entitled to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities to the same extent and on the same basis as the surviving spouse of a retired member of the uniformed services.
**(b) Certain Remarried Surviving Spouses.—** The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to provide that a surviving spouse of a deceased member of the armed forces, regardless of the marital status of the surviving spouse, is entitled to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities to the same extent and on the same basis as an unremarried surviving spouse of a member of the uniformed services.
**(c) MWR Retail Facilities Defined.—** In this section, the term “MWR retail facilities” has the meaning given that term in [section 1063 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1063&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Certain Unremarried Former Spouses.—** The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to provide that an unremarried former spouse described in subparagraph (F)(i) of [section 1072(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1072/2&num=0&edition=prelim) is entitled to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities to the same extent and on the same basis as the surviving spouse of a retired member of the uniformed services.
**(b) Certain Remarried Surviving Spouses.—** The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to provide that a surviving spouse of a deceased member of the armed forces, regardless of the marital status of the surviving spouse, is entitled to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities to the same extent and on the same basis as an unremarried surviving spouse of a member of the uniformed services.
**(c) MWR Retail Facilities Defined.—** In this section, the term “MWR retail facilities” has the meaning given that term in [section 1063 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1063&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Members of the Selected Reserve.—** A member of the Selected Reserve in good standing (as determined by the Secretary concerned) shall be permitted to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities on the same basis as members on active duty.
**(b) Members of Ready Reserve Not in Selected Reserve.—** Subject to such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe, a member of the Ready Reserve (other than members of the Selected Reserve) may be permitted to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities on the same basis as members serving on active duty.
**(c) Reserve and Space Force Retirees Under Age 60.—** A member or former member of a reserve component or the Space Force under 60 years of age who, but for age, would be eligible for retired pay under chapter 1223 of this title shall be permitted to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities on the same basis as members of the armed forces entitled to retired pay under any other provision of law.
**(d) Members of the Space Force.—** A member of the Space Force in a space force active status who is not on sustained duty shall be permitted to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities under the same conditions as specified in subsection (a) for a member of the Selected Reserve.
**(e) Dependents.—**
(1) Dependents of a member who is permitted under subsection (a), (b), or (d) to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities shall be permitted to use stores and such facilities on the same basis as dependents of members on active duty.
(2) Dependents of a member who is permitted under subsection (c) to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities shall be permitted to use stores and such facilities on the same basis as dependents of members of the armed forces entitled to retired pay un
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**(a) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) The term “court” means—
(A) any court of competent jurisdiction of any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands;
(B) any court of the United States (as defined in [section 451 of title 28](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section451&num=0&edition=prelim)) having competent jurisdiction;
(C) any court of competent jurisdiction of a foreign country with which the United States has an agreement requiring the United States to honor any court order of such country; and
(D) any administrative or judicial tribunal of a State competent to enter orders for support or maintenance (including a State agency administering a program under a State plan approved under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act), and, for purposes of this subparagraph, the term “State” includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.
(2) The term “court order” means a final decree of divorce, dissolution, annulment, or legal separation issued by a court, or a court ordered, ratified, or approved property settlement incident to such a decree (including a final decree modifying the terms of a previously issued decree of divorce, dissolution, annulment, or legal separation, or a court ordered, ratified, or approved property settlement incident to such previously issued decree), or a support order, as defined in section 453(p) of the Social Security Act ([42 U.S.C. 653(p)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section653/p&num=0&edition=prelim)), which—
(A) is issued in accor
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 1061
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VI, § 621(b)(2), Aug.
13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1799, added item 1065.
2003—Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title VI, § 651(c), Nov. 24,
2003, 117 Stat. 1522, added items 1063 and 1064 and struck
out former items 1063 ‘‘Use of commissary stores: mem-
bers of Ready Reserve’’, 1063a ‘‘Use of commissary
stores and MWR retail facilities: members of National
Guard serving in federally declared disaster or national
emergency’’, 1064 ‘‘Use of commissary stores: persons
qualified for retired pay under chapter 1223 but under
age 60’’, and 1065 ‘‘Morale, welfare, and recreation retail
facilities: use by members of reserve components and
dependents’’.
2002—Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title III, § 322(b)(2), Dec.
2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2510, inserted ‘‘or national emergency’’
after ‘‘disaster’’ in item 1063a.
2001—Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title III, § 331(d)(3), Dec.
28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1058, struck out ‘‘with at least 50 cred-
itable points’’ after ‘‘Ready Reserve’’ in item 1063.
1998—Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title III, § 362(e), Oct. 17,
1998, 112 Stat. 1985, added items 1063, 1063a, and 1064 and
struck out former items 1063 ‘‘Period for use of com-
missary stores: eligibility for members of the Ready
Reserve’’ and 1064 ‘‘Use of commissary stores by certain
members and former members’’.
1996—Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title III, § 342(b), Feb. 10,
1996, 110 Stat. 266, substituted ‘‘Morale, welfare, and
recreation retail facilities: use by members of reserve
components and dependents’’ for ‘‘Use of certain mo-
rale, welfare, and recreation facilities by members of
reserve components and dependents’’ in item 1065.
1992—Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title III, § 365(c)(2), Oct.
23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2382, subst
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