Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§1074c Medical Care: Authority to Provide a Wig
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 55 — MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE › § 1074c
Summary
Eligible patients losing hair from cancer treatment may receive one U.S.-paid wig if not previously received.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §1074c
Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
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.
Reference
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 1074c
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102