A person who has been separated honorably or under honorable conditions from the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, the Space Force, or the Coast Guard and who is receiving care and medical treatment from the Public Health Service or the Department of Veterans Affairs may buy subsistence supplies and other supplies, except articles of uniform, from the Navy and the Marine Corps at prices charged members of the naval service.
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 104170A Stat. 471Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title XVI, § 1621(a)(1)103 Stat. 1602Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(9)132 Stat. 1837Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 924(d)(3)134 Stat. 3826Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title VI, § 642138 Stat. 1938(, , § 7603; , , ; renumbered § 8803, , , ; , , ; , , .)
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7603 | June 5, 1920, ch. 240 (par. under “Purchase of Army Stores by Discharged Receiving Treatment from the Public Health Service”), 41 Stat. 976. | |
5 U.S.C. 171lAct of August 9, 1921, ch. 5742 Stat. 148Act of June 7, 1924, ch. 32043 Stat. 610Act of July 3, 1930, ch. 863, § 146 Stat. 1016The word “separated” is substituted for the word “discharged”. The words “under honorable conditions” are added since this provision is interpreted as benefiting personnel discharged under honorable conditions. The words “Air Force” are supplied under the authority of § 305(a) of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended (). The words “Veterans’ Administration” are added under the authority of the , , which transferred care of veterans to the Veterans’ Bureau, the , , which transferred all hospitals under the jurisdiction of the Public Health Service to the Veterans’ Bureau, and the , , under which the President by Executive Order No. 5398, , transferred the Veterans’ Bureau to the Veterans’ Administration. The words “while undergoing such care and treatment” are omitted as surplusage.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 118–1592024— substituted “, the Space Force, or the Coast Guard” for “, or the Space Force”.
Pub. L. 116–2832021— substituted “the Marine Corps, or the Space Force” for “or the Marine Corps”.
Pub. L. 115–232section 7603 of this title2018— renumbered as this section.
Pub. L. 101–1891989— substituted “Department of Veterans Affairs” for “Veterans’ Administration”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
Pub. L. 115–232section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232section 3001 of this titleAmendment by effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .