10 U.S.C. § 1086
Contracts for health benefits for certain members, former members, and their dependents
United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective
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- 10 U.S.C. § 1086, Contracts for health benefits for certain members, former members, and their dependents, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/433191
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For persons covered by this section the plans contracted for under section 1079(a) of this title shall contain the following provisions for payment by the patient:
Except as provided in subsection (d), the following persons are eligible for health benefits under this section:
A dependent (other than a dependent covered by section 1072(2)(E) of this title) of a member of a uniformed service—
who died from an injury, illness, or disease incurred or aggravated—
The prohibition contained in paragraph (1) shall not apply to a person referred to in subsection (c) who—
Subject to subparagraph (B), if a person described in paragraph (2) receives medical or dental care for which payment may be made under medicare and a plan contracted for under subsection (a), the amount payable for that care under the plan shall be the amount of the actual out-of-pocket costs incurred by the person for that care over the sum of—
In this paragraph:
If a person referred to in subsection (c) and described by paragraph (2)(B) is subject to a retroactive determination by the Social Security Administration of entitlement to hospital insurance benefits described in paragraph (1), the person shall, during the period described in subparagraph (B), be deemed for purposes of health benefits under this section—
The period described in this subparagraph with respect to a person covered by subparagraph (A) is the period that—
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 The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act, 1979House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that any person eligible for medical care under Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) who is a veteran with a service-connected disability may not be denied care and treatment for such disability under CHAMPUS solely because such person is eligible for care and treatment for such disability in Veterans' Administration facilities.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- 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, 1982House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1983House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1984House: 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
- Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986House: 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 1988 and 1989House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989House: 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 1991
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993House: 304–100Senate: no recorded tally
- To amend title 10, United States Code, with respect to applicability of qualification requirements for certain acquisition positions in the Department of Defense.House: no recorded tallySenate: 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 1996
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997
- Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001
- Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
- John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007House: 398–23Senate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
- Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
- Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011House: 341–48Senate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
- Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022House: 363–70Senate: no recorded tally