10 U.S.C. § 1074c — Medical care: authority to provide a wig

Page 1051 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 1074d Another prior section 1074b was renumbered section 1074c of this title. § 1074c. Medical care: authority to provide a wig A person entitled to medical care under this chapter who has alopecia resulting from the treatment of a malignant disease may be fur- nished a wig if the person has not previously been furnished one at the expense of the United States. (Added Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, § 1401(e)(2)(A), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2616, § 1074b; renumbered § 1074c, Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VI, § 640(a)(1), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1385.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to those in this section were con- tained in the following appropriation acts: Pub. L. 98–473, title I, § 101(h) [title VIII, § 8033], Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1904, 1929. Pub. L. 98–212, title VII, § 739, Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1445. Pub. L. 97–377, title I, § 101(c) [title VII, § 742], Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1833, 1858. Pub. L. 97–114, title VII, § 743, Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1586. Pub. L. 96–527, title VII, § 744, Dec. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 3089. AMENDMENTS 1991—Pub. L. 102–190 renumbered section 1074b of this title as this section. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Oct. 1, 1985, see section 1404 of Pub. L. 98–525, set out as a note under section 520b of this title. § 1074d. Certain primary and preventive health care services (a) SERVICES AVAILABLE.—(1) Female members and former members of the uniformed services entitled to medical care under section 1074 or 1074a of this title shall also be entitled to pri- mary and preventive health care services for women as part of such medical care. The serv- ices described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub- section (b) shall be provided under such proce- dures and at such intervals as the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe. (2) Male members and former members of the uniformed services entitled to medical care under section 1074 or 1074a of this title shall also be entitled to preventive health care screening for colon or prostate cancer at such intervals and using such screening methods as the admin- istering Secretaries consider appropriate. (b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘pri- mary and preventive health care services for women’’ means health care services, including related counseling services, provided to women with respect to the following: (1) Cervical cancer screening. (2) Breast cancer screening, including through the use of digital breast tomosynthesis. (3) Comprehensive obstetrical and gyneco- logical care, including care related to preg- nancy and the prevention of pregnancy. (4) Infertility and sexually transmitted dis- eases, including prevention. (5) Menopause, including hormone replace- ment therapy and counseling regarding the benefits and risks of hormone replacement therapy. (6) Physical or psychological conditions aris- ing out of acts of sexual violence. (7) Gynecological cancers. (8) Colon cancer screening, at the intervals and using the screening methods prescribed under subsection (a)(2). (Added Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VII, § 701(a)(1), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1685; amended Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VII, § 701(a)(1), (2)(A), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2587; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title VII, § 703(a), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2279; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title VII, § 701, Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3686.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2021—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 116–283 inserted ‘‘, including through the use of digital breast tomosynthesis’’ before period at end. 2006—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 109–364, § 703(a)(1), in- serted at end ‘‘The services described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) shall be provided under such procedures and at such intervals as the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe.’’ Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 109–364, § 703(a)(2)(A), sub- stituted ‘‘Cervical cancer screening’’ for ‘‘Papanicolaou tests (pap smear)’’. Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 109–364, § 703(a)(2)(B), sub- stituted ‘‘Breast cancer screening’’ for ‘‘Breast exami- nations and mammography’’. 1996—Pub. L. 104–201, § 701(a)(2)(A), amended catchline generally, substituting ‘‘Certain primary and preven- tive health care services’’ for ‘‘Primary and preventive health care services for women’’. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–201, § 701(a)(1)(A), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2). Subsec. (b)(8). Pub. L. 104–201, § 701(a)(1)(B), added par. (8). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON CRYOPRESERVATION AND STORAGE OF GAMETES OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title VII, § 709, Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 1945, provided that: ‘‘(a) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 23, 2024], the Secretary of Defense shall carry out a demonstration program to reimburse covered members for expenses incurred in the retrieval, testing, cryopreservation, shipping, and storage of gametes of such covered members in a private storage facility de- termined appropriate by the Secretary. ‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.— ‘‘(1) AMOUNT OF REIMBURSEMENT.—A covered mem- ber participating in the demonstration program shall receive not more than the following amounts per year: ‘‘(A) $500 in the case of a member who preserves sperm. ‘‘(B) $10,000 in the case of a member who preserves eggs. ‘‘(2) INFORMATION.— ‘‘(A) PROVIDERS.—The Secretary shall provide to a covered member participating in the demonstra- tion program information regarding providers of services described in subsection (a) located near the covered member.