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[Laws in effect as of January 2, 2001]
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  January 2, 2001 and January 28, 2002]
[CITE: 10USC1074h]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                           PART II--PERSONNEL
 
                   CHAPTER 55--MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE
 
Sec. 1074h. Medical and dental care: medal of honor recipients; 
        dependents
        
    (a) Medal of Honor Recipients.--A former member of the armed forces 
who is a Medal of Honor recipient and who is not otherwise entitled to 
medical and dental benefits under this chapter may, upon request, be 
given medical and dental care provided by the administering Secretaries 
in the same manner as if entitled to retired pay.
    (b) Immediate Dependents.--A person who is an immediate dependent of 
a Medal of Honor recipient and who is not otherwise entitled to medical 
and dental benefits under this chapter may, upon request, be given 
medical and dental care provided by the administering Secretaries in the 
same manner as if the Medal of Honor recipient were, or (if deceased) 
was at the time of death, entitled to retired pay.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
        (1) The term ``Medal of Honor recipient'' means a person who has 
    been awarded a medal of honor under section 3741, 6241, or 8741 of 
    this title or section 491 of title 14.
        (2) The term ``immediate dependent'' means a dependent described 
    in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 1072(2) of this 
    title.

(Added Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title VII, Sec. 706(a)(1)], 
Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-175.)


                             Effective Date

    Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title VII, Sec. 706(b)], Oct. 30, 
2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-175, provided that: ``Section 1074h of title 
10, United States Code, shall apply with respect to medical and dental 
care provided on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 
30, 2000].''
