Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 238g

Wearing of uniforms

Except as may be authorized by regulations of the President, the insignia and uniform of commissioned officers of the Service, or any distinctive part of such insignia or uniform, or any insignia or uniform any part of which is similar to a distinctive part thereof, shall not be worn, after the promulgation of such regulations, by any person other than a commissioned officer of the Service.

July 1, 1944, ch. 37358 Stat. 711June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 562 Stat. 859Pub. L. 98–24, § 2(a)(1)97 Stat. 176Pub. L. 99–660, title III, § 311(a)100 Stat. 3755Pub. L. 100–607, title II, § 201(1)102 Stat. 3062Pub. L. 100–690, title II, § 2620(a)102 Stat. 4244Pub. L. 101–381, title I, § 101(1)104 Stat. 576Pub. L. 103–43, title XX, § 2010(a)(1)107 Stat. 213(, title II, § 238, formerly title V, § 510, ; , ; renumbered title XXI, § 2110, , , ; renumbered title XXIII, § 2310, , , ; renumbered title XXV, § 2508, , (3), , , 3063; renumbered title XXVI, § 2608, , , ; renumbered title XXVII, § 2708, , (2), , ; renumbered title II, § 238, –(3), , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 300aaa–7 of this titlePub. L. 103–43section 300cc–9 of this titlePub. L. 100–607section 300aa–9 of this titlePub. L. 99–660section 228 of this titlePub. L. 98–24Section was formerly classified to prior to renumbering by , to prior to renumbering by , to prior to renumbering by , and to prior to renumbering by .

Amendments

section 702 of Title 181948—Act , struck out penal provisions. See , Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88section 3508(b) of Title 20“Secretary of Health and Human Services” substituted for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” pursuant to , which is classified to , Education.

Effective Date of 1948 Amendment

Amendment effective , see section 20 of act .

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

80 Stat. 1610section 202 of this titleFunctions of Public Health Service, Surgeon General of Public Health Service, and all other officers and employees of Public Health Service, and functions of all agencies of or in Public Health Service transferred to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1966, eff. , 31 F.R. 8855, , set out as a note under .

Delegation of Functions

section 202 of this titleFunctions of President delegated to Secretary of Health and Human Services, see Ex. Ord. No. 11140, , 29 F.R. 1637, as amended, set out as a note under .