PUBLIC LAW 98-94—SEPT. 24, 1983 97 STAT. 665
- § 1074a. Medical and dental care for members of the uniformed lo usc i074a.
services for injuries incurred or aggravated while traveling to and from inactive duty training "(a) Under joint regulations prescribed by the Secretary of De- fense and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, a member of the uniformed services is entitled to the benefits described in subsec- tion (b) for an injury incurred or aggravated while the member is traveling directly to or from the place at which he is to perform, or has performed, inactive duty training, unless the injury is incurred or aggrevated as the result of the member's own gross negligence or misconduct. "(b) A person described in subsection (a) is entitled to— "(1) the medical and dental care appropriate for the treat- ment of his injury until the resulting disability cannot be materially improved by further hospitalization or treatment; and "(2) subsistence during hospitalization. ". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1074 the following new item: "1074a. Medical and dental care for members of the uniformed services for injuries incurred or aggravated while traveling to and from inactive duty training.". (b) Section 204 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(j) A member of the uniformed services who is entitled to medical or dental care under section 1074a of title 10 is entitled to travel and transportation allowances, or a monetary allowance in place thereof, for necessary travel incident to such care, and return to his home upon discharge from treatment.". (c) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply ^^^fjap®, ^74* only in cases of injuries incurred or aggravated on or after the date note of the enactment of this Act. TEST PROGRAM ON LIMITED USE OF COMMISSARY STORES BY MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE SEC. 1013. (a) The Secretary of Defense shall carry out in one or more areas of the United States a test program under which mem- bers of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of a reserve component of the Armed Forces will be permitted to usc commissary stores of the Department of Defense a number of days each year equal to the number of days the member performs active duty for training as a member of the Selected Reserve. Under any such test program, a member of the Selected Reserve shall be permitted a period of one year, from the date on which the member performs active duty for training, to usc a day of eligibility for using commis- sary stores. (b) The Secretary of Defense shall report the results of the test program to the Congress no later than September 30, 1984, together with such comments and recommendations as he determines appropriate. Report to Cong ress.
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