10 USC § 2350t - Military medical cooperation arrangements among Five Eyes countries

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title: "10 USC § 2350t - Military medical cooperation arrangements among Five Eyes countries"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "2350t"
section_name: "Military medical cooperation arrangements among Five Eyes countries"
chapter_number: 138
chapter_name: "COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH NATO ALLIES AND OTHER COUNTRIES"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "OTHER COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title VII, § 715(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 922.)"
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# § 2350t. Military medical cooperation arrangements among Five Eyes countries

**(a)** **Authority.—** The Secretary of Defense may enter into a bilateral or multilateral memorandum of understanding or other formal agreement with one or more governments of the Five Eyes countries to support military medical cooperation or improve operational medical interoperability.

**(b)** **Definitions.—** In this section:

**(1)** The term “Five Eyes countries” means the following:

**(A)** Australia.

**(B)** Canada.

**(C)** New Zealand.

**(D)** The United Kingdom.

**(2)** The term “military medical cooperation” means any of the following:

**(A)** Information exchange.

**(B)** Medical interoperability, including credentialing of health care personnel.

**(C)** Medical education, training, exercises, and evaluation.

**(D)** Medical research, development, trials, and evaluation.

**(E)** Biodefense, including with respect to prevention, preparation, response, and investigation.

**(F)** Medical logistics, including the recognition of MedCM, drugs and medical equipment.

**(G)** Patient movement.

**(H)** Any other areas for cooperation designated by the Secretary of Defense.

**(3)** The term “military medicine” means any of the following:

**(A)** Combat casualty care including trauma.

**(B)** Military infectious disease.

**(C)** Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear medical support.

**(D)** Deployed health care delivery.

**(E)** Public health, health readiness, and force health protection.

**(F)** Mental health.

**(G)** Humanitarian response.

**(H)** Anomalous health incidents.

**(I)** Mass casualty management.

**(J)** Any other areas of military medicine designated by the Secretary of Defense.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title VII, § 715(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 922.)