Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§2350t Military medical cooperation arrangements among Five Eyes countries

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART IV— - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › Chapter CHAPTER 138— - COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH NATO ALLIES AND OTHER COUNTRIES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - OTHER COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS › § 2350t

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Defense can make formal agreements with one or more Five Eyes governments to support military medical cooperation or to help medical systems work together during operations. The Five Eyes countries are Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. "Military medical cooperation" covers things like sharing information; making medical systems and credentials compatible; training and exercises; research and trials; biodefense; medical logistics and equipment recognition; moving patients; and other areas the Secretary names. "Military medicine" covers combat trauma care; infectious disease; chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) medical support; deployed care; public health and force protection; mental health; humanitarian response; unusual health incidents; mass casualty management; and other areas the Secretary names.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §2350t

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(a)The Secretary of Defense may enter into a bilateral or multilateral memorandum of understanding or other formal agreement with one or more governments of the Five Eyes countries to support military medical cooperation or improve operational medical interoperability.

(b)In this section:

(1)The term “Five Eyes countries” means the following:

(A)Australia.

(B)Canada.

(C)New Zealand.

(D)The United Kingdom.

(2)The term “military medical cooperation” means any of the following:

(A)Information exchange.

(B)Medical interoperability, including credentialing of health care personnel.

(C)Medical education, training, exercises, and evaluation.

(D)Medical research, development, trials, and evaluation.

(E)Biodefense, including with respect to prevention, preparation, response, and investigation.

(F)Medical logistics, including the recognition of MedCM, drugs and medical equipment.

(G)Patient movement.

(H)Any other areas for cooperation designated by the Secretary of Defense.

(3)The term “military medicine” means any of the following:

(A)Combat casualty care including trauma.

(B)Military infectious disease.

(C)Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear medical support.

(D)Deployed health care delivery.

(E)Public health, health readiness, and force health protection.

(F)Mental health.

(G)Humanitarian response.

(H)Anomalous health incidents.

(I)Mass casualty management.

(J)Any other areas of military medicine designated by the Secretary of Defense.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 2350t

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73