10 U.S.C. § 1086b
Prohibition against requiring retired members to receive health care solely through the Department of Defense
United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective
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- 10 U.S.C. § 1086b, Prohibition against requiring retired members to receive health care solely through the Department of Defense, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/433193
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The Secretary of Defense may not take any action that would require, or have the effect of requiring, a member or former member of the armed forces who is entitled to retired or retainer pay to enroll to receive health care from the Federal Government only through the Department of Defense.
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.
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002