10 U.S.C. § 1072
Definitions
United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective
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- 10 U.S.C. § 1072, Definitions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/433143
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In this chapter:
The term “dependent”, with respect to a member or former member of a uniformed service, means—
a child who—
an unmarried person who—
either—
The term “child”, with respect to a member or former member of a uniformed service, means the following:
An unmarried person—
The term “TRICARE program” means the various programs carried out by the Secretary of Defense under this chapter and any other provision of law providing for the furnishing of medical and dental care and health benefits to members and former members of the uniformed services and their dependents, including the following health plan options:
The term “custodial care” means treatment or services, regardless of who recommends such treatment or services or where such treatment or services are provided, that—
The term “domiciliary care” means care provided to a patient in an institution or homelike environment because—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- An act to amend title 10, United States Code, to revise and standardize the provisions of law relating to appointment, promotion, separation, and mandatory retirement of regular commissioned officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, to establish the permanent grade of commodore admiral in the Navy, to equalize the treatment of female commissioned officers with that of male commissioned officers, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1983House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1984House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991House: no recorded tallySenate: 91–8
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993House: 304–100Senate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006House: 374–41Senate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018