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[CITE: 10USC1076]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                           PART II--PERSONNEL
 
                   CHAPTER 55--MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE
 
Sec. 1076. Medical and dental care for dependents: general rule

    (a)(1) A dependent described in paragraph (2) is entitled, upon 
request, to the medical and dental care prescribed by section 1077 of 
this title in facilities of the uniformed services, subject to the 
availability of space and facilities and the capabilities of the medical 
and dental staff.
    (2) A dependent referred to in paragraph (1) is a dependent of a 
member of a uniformed service described in one of the following 
subparagraphs:
        (A) A member who is on active duty for a period of more than 30 
    days or died while on that duty.
        (B) A member who died from an injury, illness, or disease 
    incurred or aggravated--
            (i) while the member was on active duty under a call or 
        order to active duty of 30 days or less, on active duty for 
        training, or on inactive-duty training; or
            (ii) while the member was traveling to or from the place at 
        which the member was to perform, or had performed, such active 
        duty, active duty for training, or inactive-duty training.

        (C) A member who died from an injury, illness, or disease 
    incurred or aggravated in the line of duty while the member remained 
    overnight immediately before the commencement of inactive-duty 
    training, or while the member remained overnight between successive 
    periods of inactive-duty training, at or in the vicinity of the site 
    of the inactive-duty training, if the site was outside reasonable 
    commuting distance from the member's residence.
        (D) A member on active duty who is entitled to benefits under 
    subsection (e) of section 1074a of this title by reason of paragraph 
    (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a) of such section.
        (E) A member who died from an injury, illness, or disease 
    incurred or aggravated while the member--
            (i) was serving on funeral honors duty under section 12503 
        of this title or section 115 of title 32;
            (ii) was traveling to or from the place at which the member 
        was to so serve; or
            (iii) remained overnight at or in the vicinity of that place 
        immediately before so serving, if the place is outside 
        reasonable commuting distance from the member's residence.

    (b) Under regulations to be prescribed jointly by the administering 
Secretaries, a dependent of a member or former member--
        (1) who is, or (if deceased) was at the time of his death, 
    entitled to retired or retainer pay or equivalent pay; or
        (2) who died before attaining age 60 and at the time of his 
    death would have been eligible for retired pay under chapter 1223 of 
    this title (or under chapter 67 of this title as in effect before 
    December 1, 1994) but for the fact that he was under 60 years of 
    age;

may, upon request, be given the medical and dental care prescribed by 
section 1077 of this title in facilities of the uniformed services, 
subject to the availability of space and facilities and the capabilities 
of the medical and dental staff, except that a dependent of a member or 
former member described in paragraph (2) may not be given such medical 
or dental care until the date on which such member or former member 
would have attained age 60.
    (c) A determination by the medical or dental officer in charge, or 
the contract surgeon in charge, or his designee, as to the availability 
of space and facilities and to the capabilities of the medical and 
dental staff is conclusive. Care under this section may not be permitted 
to interfere with the primary mission of those facilities.
    (d) To utilize more effectively the medical and dental facilities of 
the uniformed services, the administering Secretaries shall prescribe 
joint regulations to assure that dependents entitled to medical or 
dental care under this section will not be denied equal opportunity for 
that care because the facility concerned is that of a uniformed service 
other than that of the member.
    (e)(1) Subject to paragraph (3), the administering Secretary shall 
furnish an abused dependent of a former member of a uniformed service 
described in paragraph (4), during that period that the abused dependent 
is in receipt of transitional compensation under section 1059 of this 
title, with medical and dental care, including mental health services, 
in facilities of the uniformed services in accordance with the same 
eligibility and benefits as were applicable for that abused dependent 
during the period of active service of the former member.
    (2) Subject to paragraph (3), upon request of any dependent of a 
former member of a uniformed service punished for an abuse described in 
paragraph (4), the administering Secretary for such uniformed service 
may furnish medical care in facilities of the uniformed services to the 
dependent for the treatment of any adverse health condition resulting 
from such dependent's knowledge of (A) the abuse, or (B) any injury or 
illness suffered by the abused person as a result of such abuse.
    (3) Medical and dental care furnished to a dependent of a former 
member of the uniformed services in facilities of the uniformed services 
under paragraph (1) or (2)--
        (A) shall be limited to the health care prescribed by section 
    1077 of this title; and
        (B) shall be subject to the availability of space and facilities 
    and the capabilities of the medical and dental staff.

    (4)(A) A former member of a uniformed service referred to in 
paragraph (1) is a member who--
        (i) received a dishonorable or bad-conduct discharge or was 
    dismissed from a uniformed service as a result of a court-martial 
    conviction for an offense, under either military or civil law, 
    involving abuse of a dependent of the member; or
        (ii) was administratively discharged from a uniformed service as 
    a result of such an offense.

    (B) A determination of whether an offense involved abuse of a 
dependent of the member shall be made in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the administering Secretary for such uniformed service.
    (f)(1) The administering Secretaries shall furnish an eligible 
dependent a physical examination that is required by a school in 
connection with the enrollment of the dependent as a student in that 
school.
    (2) A dependent is eligible for a physical examination under 
paragraph (1) if the dependent--
        (A) is entitled to receive medical care under subsection (a) or 
    is authorized to receive medical care under subsection (b); and
        (B) is at least 5 years of age and less than 12 years of age.

    (3) Nothing in paragraph (2) may be construed to prohibit the 
furnishing of a school-required physical examination to any dependent 
who, except for not satisfying the age requirement under that paragraph, 
would otherwise be eligible for a physical examination required to be 
furnished under this subsection.

(Added Pub. L. 85-861, Sec. 1(25)(B), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1447; 
amended Pub. L. 89-614, Sec. 2(3), Sept. 30, 1966, 80 Stat. 862; Pub. L. 
95-397, title III, Sec. 301, Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 849; Pub. L. 96-
513, title V, Sec. 511(36), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2923; Pub. L. 97-
252, title X, Sec. 1004(b), Sept. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 737; Pub. L. 98-557, 
Sec. 19(5), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2869; Pub. L. 99-145, title VI, 
Sec. 652(a), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 656; Pub. L. 99-661, div. A, title 
VI, Secs. 604(f)(1)(C), 652(c), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3877, 3889; 
Pub. L. 100-456, div. A, title VI, Sec. 651(a), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 
Stat. 1990; Pub. L. 101-189, div. A, title VI, Sec. 653(a)(4), title 
VII, Sec. 731(c)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1462, 1482; Pub. L. 103-
337, div. A, title VII, Secs. 704(a), (b), title XVI, 
Sec. 1671(c)(7)(A), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2798, 2799, 3014; Pub. L. 
104-106, div. A, title VII, Sec. 703, title XV, Sec. 1501(c)(11), Feb. 
10, 1996, 110 Stat. 372, 499; Pub. L. 105-85, div. A, title V, 
Sec. 513(b), title X, Sec. 1073(d)(1)(D), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1730, 
1905; Pub. L. 105-261, div. A, title VII, Sec. 732, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 
Stat. 2071; Pub. L. 106-65, div. A, title V, Sec. 578(i)(2), title VII, 
Sec. 705(c), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 629, 684; Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 
[[div. A], title VII, Sec. 703], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-
174.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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            Revised section                      Source (U.S. Code)            
   Source (Statutes at Large)
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1076(a)...............................  37:402(a)(2) (as applicable to       Ju
ne 7, 1956, ch. 374, Secs.
                                         37:403(a)).                          1
02(a)(2) (as applicable to Sec.
                                        37:403(a) (1st sentence).             1
03(a)), (3) (as applicable to
1076(b)...............................  37:402(a)(3) (as applicable to        S
ec.  301(c)), 103(a), (b),
                                         37:421(c)).                          3
01(c), 70 Stat. 250, 251, 253.
                                        37:421(c) (less last 28 words).
1076(c)...............................  37:403(a) (less 1st sentence).
                                        37:421(c) (last 28 words).
1076(d)...............................  37:403(b).
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    Appropriate references are made to dental care throughout the 
section to reflect the fact that in certain limited situations 
dependents are entitled to dental care under 37:403(h)(4), restated as 
section 1077 of this title.
    In subsection (a), the words ``appointed, enlisted, inducted or 
called, ordered or conscripted in a uniformed service'' are omitted as 
surplusage, since it does not matter how a member became a member. The 
words ``active duty for a period of more than 30 days'' are substituted 
for the words ``active duty or active duty for training pursuant to a 
call or order that does not specify a period of thirty days or less'' to 
reflect section 101(22) and (23) of this title.
    In subsection (b), the words ``active duty (other than for 
training)'' are substituted for the words ``active duty as defined in 
section 901(b) of title 50'' to reflect section 101(22) of this title. 
The words ``retirement'' and ``retirement pay'' are omitted as 
surplusage.
    In subsection (c), 37:421(c) (last 28 words) is omitted as 
unnecessary since this subsection and section 1077 of this title are 
written so as to apply to subsection (b) as well as subsection (a).
    In subsection (d), the words ``because the facility concerned is 
that of a uniformed service other than that of the member'' is 
substituted for the words ``because of the service affiliation of the 
service member''.

                       References in Text

    Chapter 67 of this title as in effect before December 1, 1994, 
referred to in subsec. (b)(2), means chapter 67 (Sec. 1331 et seq.) of 
this title prior to its transfer to part II of subtitle E of this title, 
its renumbering as chapter 1223, and its general revision by section 
1662(j)(1) of Pub. L. 103-337. A new chapter 67 (Sec. 1331) of this 
title was added by section 1662(j)(7) of Pub. L. 103-337.


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 1076, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 84, 
related to use of post cards, waiver of registration, and voting by 
discharged persons, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 85-861, Sec. 36B(5), 
Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1570, as superseded by the Federal Voting 
Assistance Act of 1955 which is classified to subchapter I-D 
(Sec. 1973cc et seq.) of chapter 20 of Title 42, The Public Health and 
Welfare.


                               Amendments

    2000--Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 106-398 added subsec. (f).
    1999--Subsec. (a)(2)(D). Pub. L. 106-65, Sec. 705(c), amended 
subpar. (D) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (D) read as follows: 
``A member who incurred or aggravated an injury, illness, or disease in 
the line of duty while serving on active duty for a period of 30 days or 
less (or while traveling to or from the place of such duty) and the 
member's orders are modified or extended, while the member is being 
treated for (or recovering from) the injury, illness, or disease, so as 
to result in active duty for a period of more than 30 days. However, 
this subparagraph entitles the dependent to medical and dental care only 
while the member remains on active duty.''
    Subsec. (a)(2)(E). Pub. L. 106-65, Sec. 578(i)(2), added subpar. 
(E).
    1998--Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 105-261, Sec. 732(1), amended par. (1) 
generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: ``Subject to 
paragraph (3), if an abused dependent of a former member of a uniformed 
service described in paragraph (4) needs medical or dental care for an 
injury or illness resulting from abuse by the member, the administering 
Secretary may, upon request of the abused dependent, furnish medical or 
dental care to the dependent for the treatment of such injury or illness 
in facilities of the uniformed services.''
    Subsec. (e)(3). Pub. L. 105-261, Sec. 732(2), inserted ``and'' at 
end of subpar. (A), substituted a period for ``; and'' at end of subpar. 
(B), and struck out subpar. (C) which read as follows: ``shall terminate 
one year after the date on which the former member was discharged or 
dismissed from a uniformed service as described in paragraph (4).''
    1997--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 105-85, Sec. 513(b), added par. (2) 
and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: ``A dependent 
referred to in paragraph (1) is a dependent of a member of a uniformed 
service--
        ``(A) who is on active duty for a period of more than 30 days or 
    who died while on that duty; or
        ``(B) who died from an injury, illness, or disease incurred or 
    aggravated--
            ``(i) while on active duty under a call or order to active 
        duty of 30 days or less, on active duty for training, or on 
        inactive duty training; or
            ``(ii) while traveling to or from the place at which the 
        member is to perform, or has performed, such active duty, active 
        duty for training, or inactive duty training.''
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-85, Sec. 1073(d)(1)(D), made technical 
correction to directory language of Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 703(b). See 
1996 Amendment note below.
    1996--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 703(b), as amended by Pub. 
L. 105-85, Sec. 1073(d)(1)(D), in concluding provisions, substituted 
``paragraph (2) may'' for ``clause (2) may'' and struck out ``A 
dependent described in section 1072(2)(F) of this title may be provided 
medical and dental care pursuant to clause (2) without regard to 
subclause (B) of such clause.'' after ``age 60.''
    Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 703(a), substituted ``death 
would'' for ``death (A) would'' and struck out ``, and (B) had elected 
to participate in the Survivor Benefit Plan established under subchapter 
II of chapter 73 of this title'' after ``60 years of age''.
    Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 1501(c)(11), substituted ``before December 1, 
1994'' for ``before the effective date of the Reserve Officer Personnel 
Management Act'' in subpar. (A).
    1994--Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 103-337, Sec. 1671(c)(7)(A), 
substituted ``under chapter 1223 of this title (or under chapter 67 of 
this title as in effect before the effective date of the Reserve Officer 
Personnel Management Act)'' for ``under chapter 67 of this title''.
    Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 103-337, Sec. 704(a)(1), added par. (1) and 
struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: ``Subject to paragraph 
(3), if--
        ``(A) a member of a uniformed service receives a dishonorable or 
    bad-conduct discharge or is dismissed from a uniformed service as a 
    result of a court-martial conviction for an offense involving abuse 
    of a dependent of the member, as determined in accordance with 
    regulations prescribed by the administering Secretary for such 
    uniformed service; and
        ``(B) the abused dependent needs medical or dental care for an 
    injury or illness resulting from the abuse,
the administering Secretary may, upon request of the abused dependent, 
furnish medical or dental care to the dependent for the treatment of 
such injury or illness in facilities of the uniformed services.''
    Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 103-337, Sec. 704(b)(1), (2), inserted 
``former'' before ``member'' and substituted ``paragraph (4)'' for 
``paragraph (1)(A)''.
    Subsec. (e)(3). Pub. L. 103-337, Sec. 704(b)(1), (3), inserted 
``former'' before ``member'' in introductory provisions and in subpar. 
(C) and substituted ``was'' for ``is'' and ``paragraph (4)'' for 
``paragraph (1)(A)'' in subpar. (C).
    Subsec. (e)(4). Pub. L. 103-337, Sec. 704(a)(2), added par. (4).
    1989--Subsec. (e)(3)(C). Pub. L. 101-189, Sec. 653(a)(4), 
substituted ``one year'' for ``1 year''.
    Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 101-189, Sec. 731(c)(1), struck out subsec. (f) 
which read as follows:
    ``(1) A person described in paragraph (2) shall be considered a 
dependent for purposes of this section for a period of one year after 
the date of the person's final decree of divorce, dissolution, or 
annulment. In addition, if such a person purchases a conversion health 
policy within the one-year period referred to in the preceding sentence, 
such person shall be entitled, upon request, to medical and dental care 
prescribed by section 1077 of this title for a period of one year after 
the purchase of the policy for any condition of the person that existed 
on the date on which coverage under the policy begins and for which care 
is not provided under that policy.
    ``(2) A person referred to in paragraph (1) is a person who would 
qualify as a dependent under section 1072(2)(G) but for the fact that 
the person's final decree of divorce, dissolution, or annulment is dated 
on or after April 1, 1985.
    ``(3) In this subsection, the term `conversion health policy' means 
a health insurance plan with a private insurer, developed through 
negotiations between the Secretary of Defense and a private insurer, 
that is available for purchase by or for the use of persons described in 
paragraph (2).''
    1988--Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 100-456 added subsec. (f).
    1986--Subsec. (a)(2)(B). Pub. L. 99-661, Sec. 604(f)(1)(C), inserted 
reference to disease.
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 99-661, Sec. 652(c), added subsec. (e).
    1985--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99-145 amended subsec. (a) generally. 
Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: ``A dependent of a 
member of a uniformed service who is on active duty for a period of more 
than 30 days, or of such a member who died while on that duty, is 
entitled, upon request, to the medical and dental care prescribed by 
section 1077 of this title in facilities of the uniformed services, 
subject to the availability of space and facilities and the capabilities 
of the medical and dental staff.''
    1984--Subsecs. (b), (d). Pub. L. 98-557 substituted reference to 
administering Secretaries for reference to Secretary of Defense and 
Secretary of Health and Human Services.
    1982--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97-252 provided for medical and dental 
care, for a dependent described in section 1072(2)(F) of this title, 
pursuant to clause (2) without regard to subclause (B) of such clause.
    1980--Subsecs. (b), (d). Pub. L. 96-513 substituted ``Secretary of 
Health and Human Services'' for ``Secretary of Health, Education, and 
Welfare''.
    1978--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95-397 substituted ``Under regulations to 
be prescribed jointly by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
Health, Education, and Welfare, a dependent of a member or former 
member-'' for ``Under joint regulations to be prescribed by the 
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Health, Education, and 
Welfare, a dependent of a member or former member who is, or was at the 
time of his death, entitled to retired or retainer pay, or equivalent 
pay, may, upon request, be given the medical and dental care prescribed 
by section 1077 of this title in facilities of the uniformed services, 
subject to the availability of space and facilities and the capabilities 
of the medical and dental staff'', added pars. (1), (2), and provisions 
following par. (2) relating to medical and dental care on request in 
facilities of the uniformed services subject to the availability of 
space, facilities and capabilities of staff, and excepting from such 
care provision a dependent of a member or former member until such 
member or former member would have attained age 60.
    1966--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89-614 struck out provision which 
excepted from medical and dental care a member or former member who is, 
or was at the time of his death, entitled to retired pay under chapter 
67 of this title and has served less than eight years on active duty 
(other than for training).


                    Effective Date of 1997 Amendment

    Section 1073(d)(1) of Pub. L. 105-85 provided that the amendment 
made by that section is effective Feb. 10, 1996, and as if included in 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996, Pub. L. 
104-106, as enacted.


                    Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

    Section 1501(c) of Pub. L. 104-106 provided that the amendment made 
by that section is effective as of Dec. 1, 1994, and as if included as 
an amendment made by the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act, title 
XVI of Pub. L. 103-337, as originally enacted.


                    Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

    Amendment by section 1671(c)(7)(A) of Pub. L. 103-337 effective Dec. 
1, 1994, except as otherwise provided, see section 1691 of Pub. L. 103-
337, set out as an Effective Date note under section 10001 of this 
title.


                    Effective Date of 1989 Amendment

    Amendment by section 731(c)(1) of Pub. L. 101-189 applicable to a 
person referred to in 10 U.S.C. 1072(2)(H) whose decree of divorce, 
dissolution, or annulment becomes final on or after Nov. 29, 1989, and 
to a person so referred to whose decree became final during the period 
from Sept. 29, 1988 to Nov. 28, 1989, as if the amendment had become 
effective on Sept. 29, 1988, see section 731(d) of Pub. L. 101-189, set 
out as a note under section 1072 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

    Section 651(d) of Pub. L. 100-456 provided that: ``Section 1076(f) 
of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take 
effect on the date of enactment of this Act [Sept. 29, 1988] or 30 days 
after the Secretary of Defense first makes available a conversion health 
policy (as defined in such section), whichever is later. Such section 
shall apply to persons whose decree of divorce, dissolution, or 
annulment becomes final after the date of the enactment of this Act.''


                    Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

    Amendment by section 604 of Pub. L. 99-661 applicable with respect 
to persons who, after Nov. 14, 1986, incur or aggravate an injury, 
illness, or disease or die, see section 604(g) of Pub. L. 99-661, set 
out as a note under section 1074a of this title.
    Section 652(e)(3) of Pub. L. 99-661 provided that: ``The amendment 
made by subsection (c) [amending this section] shall apply only with 
respect to dependents who request medical or dental care on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 14, 1986].''


                    Effective Date of 1985 Amendment

    Section 652(c) of Pub. L. 99-145 provided that: ``The amendments 
made by this section [amending this section and section 1086 of this 
title] shall apply only with respect to dependents of members of the 
uniformed services whose deaths occur after September 30, 1985.''


         Effective Date of 1982 Amendment; Transition Provisions

    Amendment by Pub. L. 97-252 effective Feb. 1, 1983, and applicable 
in the case of any former spouse of a member or former member of the 
uniformed services whether final decree of divorce, dissolution, or 
annulment of marriage of former spouse and such member or former member 
is dated before, on, or after Feb. 1, 1983, see section 1006 of Pub. L. 
97-252, set out as an Effective Date; Transition Provisions note under 
section 1408 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 96-513 effective Dec. 12, 1980, see section 
701(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96-513, set out as a note under section 101 of this 
title.


                    Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

    Section 302 of Pub. L. 95-397 provided that: ``The amendment made by 
section 301 [amending this section] shall become effective on October 1, 
1978, or on the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 30, 1978], 
whichever is later.''


                    Effective Date of 1966 Amendment

    For effective date of amendment by Pub. L. 89-614, see section 3 of 
Pub. L. 89-614, set out as a note under section 1071 of this title.


  Transitional Health Care for Members, or Dependents of Members, Upon 
 Release of Member From Active Duty in Connection With Operation Desert 
                                  Storm

    Pub. L. 102-25, title III, Sec. 313, Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 85, 
provided that:
    ``(a) Health Care Provided.--A member of the Armed Forces described 
in subsection (b), and the dependents of the member, shall be entitled 
to receive health care described in subsection (c) upon the release of 
the member from active duty in connection with Operation Desert Storm 
until the earlier of--
        ``(1) 30 days after the date of the release of the member from 
    active duty; or
        ``(2) the date on which the member and the dependents of the 
    member are covered by a health plan sponsored by an employer.
    ``(b) Eligible Member Described.--A member of the Armed Forces 
referred to in subsection (a) is a member who--
        ``(1) is a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces and 
    is called or ordered to active duty under chapter 39 of title 10, 
    United States Code, in connection with Operation Desert Storm;
        ``(2) is involuntarily retained on active duty under section 
    673c [now 12305] of title 10, United States Code, in connection with 
    Operation Desert Storm; or
        ``(3) voluntarily agrees to remain on active duty for a period 
    of less than one year in connection with Operation Desert Storm.
    ``(c) Health Care Described.--The health care referred to in 
subsection (a) is--
        ``(1) medical and dental care under section 1076 of title 10, 
    United States Code, in the same manner as a dependent described in 
    subsection (a)(2) of that section; and
        ``(2) health benefits contracted under the authority of section 
    1079(a) of that title and subject to the same rates and conditions 
    as apply to persons covered under that section.
    ``(d) Dependent Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term 
`dependent' has the meaning given that term in section 1072(2) of title 
10, United States Code.''


                 Dependent; Qualification As; Transition

    Section 651(c) of Pub. L. 100-456 provided that: ``Any person who 
qualified as a dependent under section 645(c) of the Department of 
Defense Authorization Act, 1985 [Pub. L. 98-525, formerly set out as a 
note under section 1072 of this title], as in effect before its repeal 
by subsection (b), shall remain qualified as a dependent as specified in 
that section and shall become eligible for benefits in accordance with 
section 1076(f) of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection 
(a)), when no longer qualified as a dependent pursuant to such section 
645(c).''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 1074b, 1077, 1078, 1079, 
1080, 1086, 1086a, 1087, 1095a, 1097, 1097a, 1108, 1111, 1145 of this 
title; title 42 section 1395ggg.
