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10 U.S.C. § 701 — Entitlement and accumulation
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**(a)** A member of an armed force is entitled to leave at the rate of 2½ calendar days for each month of active service, excluding periods of—
(1) absence from duty without leave;
(2) absence over leave;
(3) confinement as the result of a sentence of a court-martial; and
(4) leave required to be taken under [section 876a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section876a&num=0&edition=prelim).
Full-time training, or other full-time duty for a period of more than 29 days, performed under section 316, 502, 503, 504, or 505 of title 32 by a member of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States in his status as a member of the National Guard, and for which he is entitled to pay, is active service for the purposes of this section.
**(b)** Except as provided in subsections (e) and (f), a member may not accumulate more than 60 days’ leave. However, leave taken during a fiscal year may be charged to leave accumulated during that fiscal year without regard to this limitation.
**(c)** A member who retired after August 9, 1946, who is continued on, or is recalled to active duty, may have his leave which accumulated during his service before retirement carried over to his period of service after retirement.
**(d)** Leave taken before discharge is considered to be active service.
**(e)**
(1) The Secretary concerned, under uniform regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, may authorize a member described in paragraph (2) to retain not more than 30 days of excess leave.
(2) A member described in this paragraph is a member who—
(A)
(i) serves on active duty for a continuous period of at least 120 days for which the member is entitled to special pay under [sect
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**(a)** A member of an armed force is entitled to leave at the rate of 2½ calendar days for each month of active service, excluding periods of—
(1) absence from duty without leave;
(2) absence over leave;
(3) confinement as the result of a sentence of a court-martial; and
(4) leave required to be taken under [section 876a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section876a&num=0&edition=prelim).
Full-time training, or other full-time duty for a period of more than 29 days, performed under section 316, 502, 503, 504, or 505 of title 32 by a member of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States in his status as a member of the National Guard, and for which he is entitled to pay, is active service for the purposes of this section.
**(b)** Except as provided in subsections (e) and (f), a member may not accumulate more than 60 days’ leave. However, leave taken during a fiscal year may be charged to leave accumulated during that fiscal year without regard to this limitation.
**(c)** A member who retired after August 9, 1946, who is continued on, or is recalled to active duty, may have his leave which accumulated during his service before retirement carried over to his period of service after retirement.
**(d)** Leave taken before discharge is considered to be active service.
**(e)**
(1) The Secretary concerned, under uniform regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, may authorize a member described in paragraph (2) to retain not more than 30 days of excess leave.
(2) A member described in this paragraph is a member who—
(A)
(i) serves on active duty for a continuous period of at least 120 days for which the member is entitled to special pay under [section 310(a) of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section310/a&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(ii) is assigned to a deployable ship or mobile unit or to other duty designated for the purposes of this section;
(B) except for this subsection, would lose any excess leave at the end of the fiscal year; and
(C) receives, from the first officer in a grade above O-6 in the chain of command of such member, written authorization to retain such excess leave.
(3) Excess leave retained by a member under this subsection shall be forfeited unless used before the end of the second fiscal year after the end of the fiscal year in which the service or assignment described in paragraph (2)(A) terminated.
(4) In this subsection, the term “excess leave” means leave accrued by a member in excess of the number of days of leave authorized to be accumulated under subsection (b).
**(f)** A member who is in a missing status, as defined in [section 551(2) of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section551/2&num=0&edition=prelim), accumulates leave without regard to the limitations in subsections (b) and (e). Notwithstanding the death of a member while in a missing status, he continues to earn leave through the date—
(1) the Secretary concerned receives evidence that the member is dead; or
(2) that his death is prescribed or determined under [section 555 of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section555&num=0&edition=prelim).
Leave accumulated while in missing status shall be accounted for separately. It may not be taken, but shall be paid for under [section 501(h) of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section501/h&num=0&edition=prelim). However, a member whose death is prescribed or determined under section 555 or 556 of title 37 may, in addition to leave accrued before entering a missing status, accrue not more than 150 days’ leave during the period he is in a missing status, unless his actual death occurs on a date when, had he lived, he would have accrued leave in excess of 150 days, in which event settlement will be made for the number of days accrued to the actual date of death. Leave so accrued in a missing status shall be accounted for separately and paid for under the provisions of [section 501 of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section501&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(g)** A member who has taken leave in excess of that authorized by this section and who is being discharged or released from active duty for the purpose of accepting an appointment or a warrant in an armed force, or of entering into an enlistment or an extension of an enlistment in an armed force, may elect to have excess leave of up to 30 days or the maximum number of days of leave that could be earned in the new term of service, whichever is less, carried over to that new term of service to count against leave that will accrue on the new term of service. A member shall be required, at the time of his discharge or release from active duty, to pay for excess leave not carried over under this subsection.
**(h)**
(1)
(A) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a member of the armed forces described in paragraph (2) is allowed up to a total of 12 weeks of parental leave during the one-year period beginning after the following events:
(i) The birth or adoption of a child of the member and in order to care for such child.
(ii) The placement of a minor child with the member for adoption or long-term foster care.
(B)
(i) The Secretary concerned, under uniform regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, may authorize leave described under subparagraph (A) to be taken after the one-year period described in such paragraph in the case of a member described in paragraph (2) who, except for this subparagraph, would lose unused parental leave at the end of the one-year period described in subparagraph (A) as a result of—
(I) operational requirements;
(II) professional military education obligations; or
(III) other circumstances that the Secretary determines reasonable and appropriate.
(ii) The regulations prescribed under clause (i) shall require that any leave authorized to be taken after the one-year period described in subparagraph (A) shall be taken within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, after cessation of the circumstances warranting the extended deadline.
(iii) The regulations prescribed under clause (i) shall authorize a member described in such clause to take leave described under subparagraph (A) during the two-year period beginning after an event described in clause (i) or (ii) of such subparagraph with the approval of the first general officer or flag officer in the chain of command of such member.
(2) Paragraph (1) applies to the following members:
(A) A member on active duty.
(B) A member of a reserve component performing active Guard and Reserve duty.
(C) A member of a reserve component subject to an active duty recall or mobilization order in excess of 12 months.
(D) A member of the Space Force in a space force active status, not on sustained duty.
(3)
(A) A member who has given birth may receive medical convalescent leave in conjunction with such birth. Medical convalescent leave in excess of the leave under paragraph (1) may be authorized if such additional medical convalescent leave—
(i) is specifically recommended, in writing, by the medical provider of the member to address a diagnosed medical condition; and
(ii) is approved by the commander of the member.
(B) Convalescent leave may be authorized under subparagraph (A) only for a medical condition of a member and may not be authorized for a member in connection with a condition of a dependent or other family member of the member.
(4) Any leave taken by a member under this subsection, including leave under paragraphs (1) and (3), may be taken in more than one increment in connection with such birth or adoption in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned.
(5)
(A) Any leave authorized by this subsection that is not taken within one year of such birth or adoption shall be forfeited, subject to the exceptions in paragraph (1)(B)(ii).
(B) Any leave authorized by this subsection for a member of a reserve component, or of the Space Force, on active duty that is not taken by the time the member is separated from active duty shall be forfeited at that time.
(6) The period of active duty of a member of a reserve component, or of the Space Force, may not be extended in order to permit the member to take leave authorized by this subsection.
(7)
(A) Leave authorized by this subsection is in addition to any other leave provided under other provisions of this section.
(B) Medical convalescent leave under paragraph (3) is in addition to any other leave provided under other provisions of this subsection.
**(i)** A member of a reserve component, or of the Space Force, who accumulates leave during a period of active service may carry over any leave so accumulated to the member’s next period of active service, subject to the accumulation limits in subsections (b) and (e), without regard to separation or release from active service if the separation or release is under honorable conditions. The taking of leave carried over under this subsection shall be subject to the provisions of this section.
**(j)** A member of the armed forces who gives birth while on active duty may be deployed during the period of 12 months beginning on the date of such birth only with the approval of a health care provider employed at a military medical treatment facility and—
(1) at the election of such member; or
(2) in the interest of national security, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
**(k)** A member of the armed forces who, while on active duty, gives birth, loses a pregnancy, or has a stillbirth, may be required to meet body composition standards or pass a physical fitness test during the period of 12 months beginning on the date of such birth, loss of pregnancy, or stillbirth only with the approval of a health care provider employed at a military medical treatment facility and—
(1) at the election of such member; or
(2) in the interest of national security, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
**(l)**
(1)
(A) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a member of the armed forces described in subparagraph (B) is allowed up to two weeks of leave to be used in connection with the death of an immediate family member.
(B) Subparagraph (A) applies to the following members:
(i) A member on active duty.
(ii) A member of a reserve component performing active Guard and Reserve duty.
(iii) A member of a reserve component subject to an active duty recall or mobilization order in excess of 12 months.
(2) Under the regulations prescribed for purposes of this subsection, a member taking leave under paragraph (1) shall not have his or her leave account reduced as a result of taking such leave if such member’s accrued leave is fewer than 30 days. Members with 30 or more days of accrued leave shall be charged for bereavement leave until such point that the member’s accrued leave is less than 30 days. Any remaining bereavement leave taken by such member in accordance with paragraph (1) after such point shall not be chargeable to the member.
(3) In this section, the term “immediate family member”, with respect to a member of the armed forces, means—
(A) the member’s spouse; or
(B) a child of the member.
**(m)**
(1) Except as provided by subsection (h)(3), and under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a member of the armed forces diagnosed with a medical condition is allowed convalescent leave if—
(A) the medical or behavioral health provider of the member—
(i) determines that the member is not yet fit for duty as a result of that condition; and
(ii) recommends such leave for the member to provide for the convalescence of the member from that condition; and
(B) the commanding officer of the member or the commander of the military medical treatment facility authorizes such leave for the member.
(2) A member may take not more than 30 days of convalescent leave under paragraph (1) with respect to a condition described in that paragraph unless—
(A) such leave in excess of 30 days is authorized by—
(i) the Secretary concerned; or
(ii) an individual at the level designated by the Secretary concerned, but not below the grade of O–5 or the civilian equivalent; or
(B) the member is authorized to receive convalescent leave under subsection (h)(3) in conjunction with the birth of a child.
(3)
(A) Convalescent leave may be authorized under paragraph (1) only for a medical condition of a member and may not be authorized for a member in connection with a condition of a dependent or other family member of the member.
(B) In authorizing convalescent leave for a member under paragraph (1) with respect to a condition described in that paragraph, the commanding officer of the member or the commander of the military medical treatment facility, as the case may be, shall—
(i) limit the duration of such leave to the minimum necessary in relation to the diagnosis, prognosis, and probable final disposition of the condition of the member; and
(ii) authorize leave tailored to the specific medical needs of the member rather than (except for convalescent leave provided for under subsection (h)(3)) authorizing leave based on a predetermined formula.
(4) A member taking convalescent leave under paragraph (1) shall not have the member’s leave account reduced as a result of taking such leave.
(5) In this subsection, the term “military medical treatment facility” means a facility described in subsection (b), (c), or (d) of [section 1073d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1073d&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** A period of leave required to be taken under section 876a or 1182(c)(2) of this title shall be charged against any accrued leave to the member’s credit on the day before the day such leave begins unless the member elects to be paid for such accrued leave under subsection (b). If the member does not elect to be paid for such accrued leave under subsection (b), or does not have sufficient accrued leave to his credit to cover the total period of leave required to be taken, the leave not covered by accrued leave shall be charged as excess leave. If the member elects to be paid for accrued leave under subsection (b), the total period of leave required to be taken shall be charged as excess leave.
**(b)**
(1) A member who is required to take leave under section 876a or 1182(c)(2) of this title and who has accrued leave to his credit on the day before the day such leave begins may elect to be paid for such accrued leave. Any such payment shall be based on the rate of basic pay to which the member was entitled on the day before the day such leave began. If the member does not elect to be paid for such accrued leave, the member is entitled to pay and allowances during the period of accrued leave required to be taken.
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (1) and in sections 707 and 707a of this title, a member may not accrue or receive pay or allowances during a period of leave required to be taken under section 876a or 1182(c)(2) of this title.
**(c)** A member required to take leave under section 876a or 1182(c)(2) of this title is not entitled to any right or benefit under chapter 43 of title 38 solely because of employment during the period of such leave.
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**(a)** In this section, the term “discharge” means—
(1) in the case of an enlisted member, separation or release from active duty under honorable conditions, termination of an enlistment in conjunction with the commencement of a successive enlistment (without regard to the date of the expiration of the term of the enlistment being terminated), or appointment as an officer;
(2) in the case of an officer, separation or release from active duty under honorable conditions;
(3) in the case of either an officer or an enlisted member, death while on active duty unless the decedent was put to death as lawful punishment for a crime or a military offense;
(4) in the case of an officer or an enlisted member of a reserve component, or of the Space Force, who is not serving on active duty, separation or release from the reserve component, or from the Space Force, under honorable conditions, or death; and
(5) in the case of an enlisted member of a reserve component, or of the Space Force, who is not serving on active duty, termination of enlistment in conjunction with the commencement of a successive enlistment, or appointment as an officer.
**(b)**
(1) A member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, Coast Guard, or National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, who has accrued leave to the member’s credit at the time of the member’s discharge, is entitled to be paid in cash or by a check on the Treasurer of the United States for such leave on the basis of the basic pay to which the member was entitled on the date of discharge.
(2) Payment may not be made under this subsection to a member who is discharged for the purpose of accepting an appointment or a warrant in any uniformed service.
(3) Payment may not be made to a member for any leave he elects to
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**(a) Provisions made applicable to the corps** The rules of law that apply to the Armed Forces under the following provisions of title 10, as those provisions are in effect from time to time, apply also to the commissioned officer corps of the Administration:
(1) Chapter 40, relating to leave.
(2) Section 533(b), relating to constructive service.
(3) Section 716, relating to transfers between the armed forces and to and from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(4) Section 771, relating to unauthorized wearing of uniforms.
(5) Section 774, relating to wearing religious apparel while in uniform.
(6) Section 982, relating to service on State and local juries.
(7) Section 1031, relating to administration of oaths.
(8) Section 1034, relating to protected communications and prohibition of retaliatory personnel actions.
(9) Section 1035, relating to deposits of savings.
(10) Section 1036, relating to transportation and travel allowances for escorts for dependents of members.
(11) Section 1052, relating to reimbursement for adoption expenses.
(12) Section 1074n, relating to annual mental health assessments.
(13) Section 1090a, relating to referrals for mental health evaluations.
(14) Chapter 58, relating to the benefits and services for members being separated or recently separated.
(15) Section 1174a, relating to special separation benefits (except that benefits under subsection (b)(2)(B) of such section are subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose and are provided at the discretion of the Secretary of Commerce).
(16) Chapter 61, relating to retirement or separation for physical disability.
(17) Section 1251(e), relating to retirement or separation based on years of creditable service.
(18) Chapter 69, relating to retired g
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Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, an accused who has been sentenced by a court-martial may be required to take leave pending completion of action under this subchapter if the sentence includes an unsuspended dismissal or an unsuspended dishonorable or bad-conduct discharge. The accused may be required to begin such leave on the date of the entry of judgment under [section 860c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section860c&num=0&edition=prelim) (article 60c) or at any time after such date, and such leave may be continued until the date on which action under this subchapter is completed or may be terminated at any earlier time.
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In addition to the definitions in sections 1–5 of title 1, the following definitions apply in this title:
(1)
(A) The term “United States”, in a geographic sense, means the States and the District of Columbia.
(B) The term “continental United States” means the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia.
(2) The term “possessions” includes Guam, American Samoa, and the guano islands.
(3) The term “uniformed services” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Public Health Service.
(4) The term “armed forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force,and Coast Guard.
(5) 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 Navy;
(C) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to matters concerning the Air Force and the Space Force;
(D) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy;
(E) the Secretary of Commerce, with respect to matters concerning the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
(F) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to matters concerning the Public Health Service.
(6) The term “National Guard” means the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard.
(7) The term “Army National Guard” means that part of the organized militia of the several States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Canal Zone, the Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia, active and inactive, that—
(A) is a land force;
(B)
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**(a) Authorization To Reimburse.—** The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a program under which a member of the armed forces may be reimbursed, as provided in this section, for qualifying adoption expenses incurred by the member in the adoption of a child under 18 years of age.
**(b) Adoptions Covered.—** An adoption for which expenses may be reimbursed under this section includes an adoption by a single person, an infant adoption, an intercountry adoption, and an adoption of a child with special needs (as defined in section 473(c) of the Social Security Act ([42 U.S.C. 673(c)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section673/c&num=0&edition=prelim))).
**(c) Benefits Paid After Adoption Is Final.—** Benefits paid under this section in the case of an adoption may be paid only after the adoption is final.
**(d) Treatment of Other Benefits.—** A benefit may not be paid under this section for any expense paid to or for a member of the armed forces under any other adoption benefits program administered by the Federal Government or under any such program administered by a State or local government.
**(e) Limitations.—**
(1) Not more than $2,000 may be paid under this section to a member of the armed forces, or to two such members who are spouses of each other, for expenses incurred in the adoption of a child.
(2) Not more than $5,000 may be paid under this section to a member of the armed forces, or to two such members who are spouses of each other, for adoptions by such member (or members) in any calendar year.
**(f) Regulations.—** The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
**(g) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) The term “qualifying adoption expenses” means reasonable and necessary expenses
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**(a) Statement of Trial Results.—**
(1) The military judge of a general or special court-martial shall enter into the record of trial a document entitled “Statement of Trial Results”, which shall set forth—
(A) each plea and finding;
(B) the sentence, if any; and
(C) such other information as the President may prescribe by regulation.
(2) Copies of the Statement of Trial Results shall be provided promptly to the convening authority, the accused, and any victim of the offense.
**(b) Post-trial Motions.—** In accordance with regulations prescribed by the President, the military judge in a general or special court-martial shall address all post-trial motions and other post-trial matters that—
(1) may affect a plea, a finding, the sentence, the Statement of Trial Results, the record of trial, or any post-trial action by the convening authority; and
(2) are subject to resolution by the military judge before entry of judgment.
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**(a) In General.—** A duty assignment for an active duty member of the Coast Guard in support of a declaration of a major disaster or emergency by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ([42 U.S.C. 5121](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5121&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) or in response to a spill of national significance shall be treated, for the purpose of [section 701(e) of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section701/e&num=0&edition=prelim), as a duty assignment in support of a contingency operation.
**(b) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) **Spill of national significance.—** — The term “spill of national significance” means a discharge of oil or a hazardous substance that is declared by the Commandant to be a spill of national significance.
(2) **Discharge.—** — The term “discharge” has the meaning given that term in section 1001 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 ([33 U.S.C. 2701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section2701&num=0&edition=prelim)).
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**(a)** Except as provided in subsection (d), when a member of a uniformed service entitled to pay and allowances under [section 552 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section552&num=0&edition=prelim) has been in a missing status, and the official report of his death or of the circumstances of his absence has not been received by the Secretary concerned, he shall, before the end of a 12-month period in that status, have the case fully reviewed. After that review and the end of the 12-month period in a missing status, or after a later review which shall be made when warranted by information received or other circumstances, the Secretary concerned, or his designee, may—
(1) if the member can reasonably be presumed to be living, direct a continuance of his missing status; or
(2) make a finding of death.
**(b)** When a finding of death is made under subsection (a), it shall include the date death is presumed to have occurred for the purpose of—
(1) ending the crediting of pay and allowances;
(2) settlement of accounts; and
(3) payment of death gratuities.
That date is—
(A) the day after the day on which the 12-month period in a missing status ends; or
(B) if the missing status has been continued under subsection (a), the day determined by the Secretary concerned, or his designee.
**(c)** For the sole purpose of determining status under this section, a dependent of a member on active duty is treated as if he were a member. Any determination made by the Secretary concerned, or his designee, under this section is conclusive on all other departments and agencies of the United States. This subsection does not entitle a dependent to pay, allowances, or other compensation to which he is not otherwise entitled.
**(d)** This
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**(a) In General.—** To support the medical readiness of the armed forces and the readiness of medical personnel, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall maintain the military medical treatment facilities described in subsections (b), (c), and (d).
**(b) Medical Centers.—**
(1) The Secretary of Defense shall maintain medical centers in areas with a large population of members of the armed forces and covered beneficiaries.
(2) Medical centers shall serve as referral facilities for members and covered beneficiaries who require comprehensive health care services that support medical readiness.
(3) Medical centers shall consist of the following:
(A) Inpatient and outpatient tertiary care facilities that incorporate specialty and subspecialty care.
(B) Graduate medical education programs.
(C) Residency training programs.
(D) Level one, level two, or level three trauma care capabilities.
(4)
(A) The Secretary shall designate certain major medical centers as regional centers of excellence for the provision of specialty care services in the areas of specialty care described in subparagraph (D). A major medical center may be designated as a center of excellence under this subparagraph for more than one such area of specialty care.
(B) The Secretary may designate certain medical centers as satellite centers of excellence for the provision of specialty care services for specific conditions, such as the following:
(i) Post-traumatic stress.
(ii) Traumatic brain injury.
(iii) Such other conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate.
(C) Centers of excellence designated under this paragraph shall serve the purposes of—
(i) ensuring the military medical force readiness of the D
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