10 USC § 1081 - Contracts for medical care for spouses and children: review and adjustment of payments

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title: "10 USC § 1081 - Contracts for medical care for spouses and children: review and adjustment of payments"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "1081"
section_name: "Contracts for medical care for spouses and children: review and adjustment of payments"
chapter_number: 55
chapter_name: "MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(25)(B), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1449; amended Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 511(36), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2923; Pub. L. 97–375, title I, § 104(a), Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1819; Pub. L. 98–94, title XII, § 1268(5)(A), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 706; Pub. L. 98–557, § 19(9), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2870.)"
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# § 1081. Contracts for medical care for spouses and children: review and adjustment of payments

section 1079 of this title

Each plan under  shall provide for a review, and if necessary an adjustment of payments, by the appropriate administering Secretary, not later than 120 days after the close of each year the plan is in effect.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(25)(B), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1449; amended Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 511(36), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2923; Pub. L. 97–375, title I, § 104(a), Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1819; Pub. L. 98–94, title XII, § 1268(5)(A), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 706; Pub. L. 98–557, § 19(9), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2870.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1081 | 37:412. | June 7, 1956, ch. 374, § 202, 70 Stat. 253. |

The words “Each plan under ” are substituted for the words “Any insurance, medical service, or health plan or plans which may be entered into by the Secretary of Defense with respect to medical care under the provisions of this chapter”. The words “after the close of each year the plan is in effect” are substituted for the words “after the first year the plan or plans have been in effect and each year thereafter”. The words “Not later than” are substituted for the word “within”.

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 1081, , , related to notification of elections, prior to repeal by , , , as superseded by the Federal Voting Assistance Act of 1955 which is classified to subchapter I–D (§ 1973cc et seq.) of chapter 20 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.

### Amendments

1984— substituted reference to appropriate administering Secretary for reference to Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Health and Human Services.

1983— struck out “; reports” after “adjustment of payments” in section catchline.

1982— struck out requirement that the Secretary of Defense report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Congress amounts paid and adjustments made during the year covered by the review not later than 90 days after such review.

1980— substituted “Secretary of Health and Human Services” for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under .