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PUBLIC LAW 85-86l-SEPT. 2, 1958
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"§ 1072. Definitions " I n sections 1071-1085 of this title: "(1) 'Uniformed services' means the armed forces and the Conunissioned Corps of the Coast and Geodetic Survey and of the Public Health Service. "(2) 'Dependent', with respect to a member or former member of a uniformed service, means— " (A) the wife; " (B) the unremarried widow; " (C) the husband, if he is in fact dependent on the member or former member for over one-half of his support; " (D) the unremarried widower, if, because of mental or physical incapacity he was in fact dependent on the member or former member at the time of her death for over one-half of his support; " (E) an unmarried legitimate child, including an adopted child or a stepchild, who either— "(i) has not passed his twenty-first birthday; "(ii) is incapable of self-support because of a mental or physical incapacity that existed before that birthday and is, or was at the time of the member's or former member's death, in fact dependent on him for over onehalf of his support; or "(iii) has not passed his twenty-third birthday, is enrolled in a full-time course of study in an institution of higher learning approved by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, as the case may be, and is, or was at the time of the member's or former member's death, in fact dependent on him for over one-half of his support; and " (F) a parent or parent-in-law who is, or was at the time of the member's or former member's death, in fact dependent on him for over one-half of his support and residing in his household.
- '§ 1073. Administration of sections 1071-1085 of this title
"Except as otherwise provided in sections 1071-1085 of this title, the Secretary of Defense shall administer those sections for the armed forces under his jurisdiction, and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall administer them for the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy, and for the Coast and Geodetic Survey and the Public Health Service. "§ 1074. Medical and dental care for members and certain former members " (a) Under joint regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, a member of a uniformed service who is on active duty is entitled to metlual and dental care in any facility of any uniformed service. "(b) Under joint regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, a member or former member of a uniformed service who is entitled to retired or retainer pay, or equivalent pay, except a member or former member who is entitled to retired pay under chapter 67 of this title ana has served less than eight years on active duty (other than for training), may, upon request, be given medical and dental care in any facility of any uniformed service, subject to the availability of space and facilities and the capabilities of the medical and dental staff.
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