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10 U.S.C. 1044c: Advance medical directives of members and dependents: requirement for recognition by States

Created in 1996 by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106). Not changed since. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

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1996National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996created it

10 U.S.C. 1044cAdvance medical directives of members and dependents: requirement for recognition by States

(2)Paragraph (1) shall not be construed to make inapplicable the provisions of…

(a)Instruments To Be Given Legal Effect Without Regard to State Law.—An advance…

(b)Advance Medical Directives.—For purposes of this section, an advance medical…

(c)Statement To Be Included.—(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary…

(d)States Not Recognizing Advance Medical Directives.—Subsection (a) does not make…

(e)Definitions.—In this section:

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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

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Unchanged since the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996, Public Law 104-106 (Feb 10, 1996).

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