Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§1074c Medical care: authority to provide a wig
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 55— - MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE › § 1074c
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Title 10, §1074c
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A person entitled to medical care under this chapter who has alopecia resulting from the treatment of a malignant disease may be furnished a wig if the person has not previously been furnished one at the expense of the United States.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following appropriation acts: Pub. L. 98–473, title I, § 101(h) [title VIII, § 8033], Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1904, 1929. Pub. L. 98–212, title VII, § 739, Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1445. Pub. L. 97–377, title I, § 101(c) [title VII, § 742], Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1833, 1858. Pub. L. 97–114, title VII, § 743, Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1586. Pub. L. 96–527, title VII, § 744, Dec. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 3089.
Amendments
1991—Pub. L. 102–190 renumbered section 1074b of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 1985, see section 1404 of Pub. L. 98–525, set out as a note under section 520b of this title.
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10 U.S.C. § 1074c
Title 10 — Armed Forces
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Apr 6, 2026
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