§ 1074l. Notification to Congress of hospitalization of combat wounded members

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 2008

   Wounded Warrior Act

   Pub. L. 110–181 div. A title XVI § 1617(a)(1) · 122 Stat. 3

   Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 1074l

   Added Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title XVI, § 1617(a)(1), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 449

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title XVI, § 1617(a)(1), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 449

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) In general.— Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is further amended by inserting after section 1074k the following new section: “§ 1074l. Notification to Congress of hospitalization of combat wounded members “(a) Notification Required.— The Secretary concerned shall provide notification of the hospitalization of any member of the armed forces evacuated from a theater of combat and admitted to a military treatment facility within the United States to the appropriate Members of Congress. “(b) Appropriate Members.— In this section, the term ‘appropriate Members of Congress’, with respect to the member of the armed forces about whom notification is being made, means the Senators representing the State, and the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the House of Representatives representing the district, that includes the member’s home of record or a different location as provided by the member. “(c) Consent of Member Required.— The notification under subsection (a) may be provided only with the consent of the member of the armed forces about whom notification is to be made. In the case of a member who is unable to provide consent, information and consent may be provided by next of kin.” .

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title XVI, § 1617(a)(2), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 449, provided that: “The notification requirement under section 1074l(a) of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall apply beginning 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Jan. 28, 2008].”

2. 2018

   John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

   Pub. L. 115–232 div. A title VII § 720 · 132 Stat. 1636

   Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 1074l(a)

   Pub. L. 115–232 substituted “admitted to any military medical treatment facility” for “admitted to a military treatment facility within the United States”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–232 substituted “admitted to any military medical treatment facility” for “admitted to a military treatment facility within the United States”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 720. IMPROVEMENT TO NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS OF HOSPITALIZATION OF COMBAT-WOUNDED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.   Section 1074l(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “admitted to a military treatment facility within the United States” and inserting “admitted to any military medical treatment facility”.

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