Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§7563 Clothing: replacement when destroyed to prevent contagion
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle B— - Army › Part PART IV— - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT › Chapter CHAPTER 765— - ISSUE OF SERVICEABLE MATERIAL TO ARMED FORCES › § 7563
Summary
If the Surgeon General recommends it, the Army Secretary may replace free clothing destroyed to halt disease spread for an enlisted soldier and hospital attendant.
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Title 10, §7563
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Upon the recommendation of the Surgeon General, the Secretary of the Army may order a gratuitous issue of clothing to any enlisted member of the Army who has had a contagious disease, and to any hospital attendant who attended him while he had that disease, to replace clothing destroyed by order of an officer of the Medical Corps to prevent contagion.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 456310:834.R.S. 1298. The words “enlisted member” are substituted for the word “soldiers”. The words “any articles of their” are omitted as surplusage. The words “while he had that disease” are inserted for clarity. The words “an officer of the Medical Corps” are substituted for the words “proper medical officers”.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 4563 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of
Amendments
and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 7563
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73