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42 U.S.C. § 253a — Medical services to retired personnel of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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**(a) Eligibility** Subject to regulations of the President, retired ships’ officers and retired members of the crews of vessels of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall be entitled to medical, surgical, and dental treatment and hospitalization by the Public Health Service if the ships’ officer or crew member, (1) was on active duty as a vessel employee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on July 1, 1963, or on July 19, 1963, whichever is later, and his employment as a vessel employee was continuous from that date until retirement, or (2) was retired as a vessel employee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on or before July 1, 1963, or on July 19, 1963, whichever is later.
**(b) Treatment of dependents of personnel** Subject to regulations of the President, dependent members of families (as defined in such regulations) of ships’ officers and members of crews of vessels of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, whether such, ships’ officers and members of crew are on active duty or retired, shall be furnished medical advice and outpatient treatment by the Public Health Service and, if suitable accommodations are available, they shall also be furnished hospitalization by the Public Health Service if the ships’ officer or crew member (1) was on active duty as a vessel employee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on July 1, 1963, or on July 19, 1963, whichever is later, and his employment as a vessel employee has been continuous from that time, or (2) was on active duty as a vessel employee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on July 1, 1963, or on July 19, 1963, whichever is later, and his employment as a vessel employee was continuous from that time until retirem
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**(a) Eligibility** Subject to regulations of the President, retired ships’ officers and retired members of the crews of vessels of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall be entitled to medical, surgical, and dental treatment and hospitalization by the Public Health Service if the ships’ officer or crew member, (1) was on active duty as a vessel employee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on July 1, 1963, or on July 19, 1963, whichever is later, and his employment as a vessel employee was continuous from that date until retirement, or (2) was retired as a vessel employee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on or before July 1, 1963, or on July 19, 1963, whichever is later.
**(b) Treatment of dependents of personnel** Subject to regulations of the President, dependent members of families (as defined in such regulations) of ships’ officers and members of crews of vessels of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, whether such, ships’ officers and members of crew are on active duty or retired, shall be furnished medical advice and outpatient treatment by the Public Health Service and, if suitable accommodations are available, they shall also be furnished hospitalization by the Public Health Service if the ships’ officer or crew member (1) was on active duty as a vessel employee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on July 1, 1963, or on July 19, 1963, whichever is later, and his employment as a vessel employee has been continuous from that time, or (2) was on active duty as a vessel employee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on July 1, 1963, or on July 19, 1963, whichever is later, and his employment as a vessel employee was continuous from that time until retirement, or (3) was retired as a vessel employee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on or before July 1, 1963, or on July 19, 1963, whichever is later. When dependent members of families are hospitalized, a per diem charge, at such uniform rate as may be prescribed from time to time for the hospitalization of dependents of members of the uniformed services at hospitals of the uniformed services pursuant to [section 1078(a) of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1078/a&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be made.
**(c) Identification** The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall furnish proper identification to those persons entitled to medical treatment under the provisions of this section.
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When used in this chapter—
**(a)** The term “Service” means the Public Health Service;
**(b)** The term “Surgeon General” means the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service;
**(c)** Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
**(d)** The term “regulations”, except when otherwise specified, means rules and regulations made by the Surgeon General with the approval of the Secretary;
**(e)** The term “executive department” means any executive department, agency, or independent establishment of the United States or any corporation wholly owned by the United States;
**(f)** Except as provided in sections 246(g)(4)(B),11 See References in Text note below. 247c(c)(1),1 254d(h)(3),1 263c(5),1 264(d), 292a(9),1 300a(c), 300f(13), and 300n(1) 1 of this title, the term “State” includes, in addition to the several States, only the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
**(g)** The term “possession” includes, among other possessions, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands;
**(h)** Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 986(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 603.
**(i)** The term “vessel” includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water, exclusive of aircraft and amphibious contrivances;
**(j)** The term “habit-forming narcotic drug” or “narcotic” means opium and coca leaves and the several alkaloids derived therefrom, the best known of these alkaloids being morphia, heroin, and codeine, obtained from opium, and cocaine derived from the coca
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section, Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(b) [title II], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–50, 2681–83, which authorized in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 250 commissioned officers on the active list as of September 30, 1999, was from title II of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, and was not repeated in subsequent appropriation acts.
Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:
Pub. L. 105–119, title II, Nov. 26, 1997, 111 Stat. 2477.
Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(a) [title II], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009, 3009–37.
Pub. L. 104–134, title I, § 101[(a)] [title II], Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321, 1321–27; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 104–140, § 1(a), May 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 1327.
Pub. L. 103–317, title II, Aug. 26, 1994, 108 Stat. 1741.
Pub. L. 103–121, title II, Oct. 27, 1993, 107 Stat. 1170.
Pub. L. 102–395, title II, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1849.
Pub. L. 102–140, title II, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 799.
Pub. L. 101–515, title I, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2104.
Pub. L. 101–162, title I, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 992.
Pub. L. 100–459, title I, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2190.
Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(a) [title I], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329, 1329–4.
Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(b) [title I], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–39, 1783–42, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(b) [title I], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–39, 3341–42.
Pub. L. 99–180, title I, Dec. 13, 1985, 99 Stat. 1138.
Pub. L. 98–411, title I, Aug. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 1548.
Pub. L. 98–166, title I, § 101, Nov. 28, 1983, 97 Stat. 1074.
Pub. L. 97–377, title I, § 101(d), Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1867, 1869.
Pub. L. 97–92, § 101(h) [incorporating H.R
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 253a
fare’’ in subsec. (b) pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L.
96–88, which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20,
Education.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1956 AMENDMENT
Amendment by act June 7, 1956, effective six months
after June 7, 1956, see section 307 of act June 7, 1956.
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and
assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities
and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relat-
ing thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security,
and for treatment of related references, see sections
468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Secu-
rity, and the Department of Homeland Security Reor-
ganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set
out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
Executive Documents
CHANGE OF NAME
Coast and Geodetic Survey consolidated with Weath-
er Bureau to form a new agency in Department of Com-
merce to be known as Environmental Science Services
Administration, and commissioned officers of Survey
transferred to ESSA, by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1965, eff.
July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318, set out in the
Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Em-
ployees. Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35
F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090, abolished Environmental
Science Services Administration, established National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and redesig-
nated Commissioned Officer Corps of ESSA as Commis-
sioned Officer Corps of NOAA. For further details, see
Transfer of Functions note set out under section 851 of
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters.
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Functions of Public Health Service, Surgeon General
of Public Health Service, and all ot
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