Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

§
Marginalia
Code · BILL · 118th Congress · H.R. 5009 (EAH) — 118 HR 5009 EAH: Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 · Sec. 731

Sec. 731. Treatment of expert medical opinions with respect to medical malpractice claims by members of the uniformed services

144 words·~1 min read·/bill/118/hr/5009/eah/section-731·

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

Section 2733a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— by striking subsection
(g)each place it appears and inserting subsection
(h); in subsection (f)(1), by inserting , and information regarding the qualifications of each such expert who provided an expert medical opinion before the semicolon; by redesignating subsections
(g)through
(j)as subsections
(h)through (k), respectively; and by inserting after subsection
(f)the following new subsection (g): In using an expert medical opinion to evaluate a claim under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall use the opinion of— an individual who is board-certified in the medical specialty with respect to that claim; or if the claim involves medical, dental, or related health care functions for which board certification does not apply, an individual who is a highly qualified expert regarding the relevant medical, dental, or related health care function. .
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.