Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110
§2113b Academic Health System
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART III — TRAINING AND EDUCATION › CHAPTER 104 — UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES › § 2113b
Summary
Allow the Secretary of Defense to create an Academic Health System that combines military health care, health professions education, and health research in the National Capital Region (the area near D.C. set by the Secretary). The Secretary may appoint Department of Defense employees to lead and manage these activities; those civilian posts are in addition to similar military leaders.
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Title 10, §2113b
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(a)In General.—
The Secretary of Defense may establish an Academic Health System to integrate the health care, health professions education, and health research activities of the military health system, including under this chapter, in the National Capital Region.
(b)Leadership.—
(1)The Secretary may appoint employees of the Department of Defense to leadership positions in the Academic Health System established under subsection (a).
(2)Such positions may include responsibilities for management of the health care, health professions education, and health research activities described in subsection (a) and are in addition to similar leadership positions for members of the armed forces.
(c)National Capital Region Defined.—
In this section, the term “National Capital Region” means the area, or portion thereof, as determined by the Secretary, in the vicinity of the District of Columbia.
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10 U.S.C. § 2113b
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110