§ 8140. Members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
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(a)Subject to the provisions of this section, this subchapter applies to a member of, or applicant for membership in, the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps of the Army, Navy, or Air Force who suffers an injury, disability, or death incurred, or an illness contracted, in line of duty—
(1)while engaged in a flight or in flight instruction under chapter 103 of title 10; or
(2)during the period of the member’s attendance at training or a practice cruise under chapter 103 of title 10, United States Code, beginning when the authorized travel to the training or practice cruise begins and ending when authorized travel from the training or practice cruise ends.
(b)For the purpose of this section, an injury, disability, death, or illness of a member referred to in subsection
(a)may be considered as incurred or contracted in line of duty only if the injury, disability, or death is incurred, or the illness is contracted, by the member during a period described in that subsection. Subject to review by the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of the military department concerned (under regulations prescribed by that Secretary), shall determine whether an injury, disability, or death was incurred, or an illness was contracted, by a member in line of duty.
(c)In computing the compensation payable under this section, the monthly pay received by the injured or deceased individual, in cash and kind, is deemed $150.
(d)The Secretary of the military department concerned shall cooperate fully with the Department of Labor in the prompt investigation and prosecution of a case involving the legal liability of a third party other than the United States.
(e)An individual may not receive disability benefits under this section while on active duty with the armed forces, but these benefits may be reinstated when the individual is released from that active duty.
(f)Expenses incurred by a military department in providing hospitalization, medical and surgical care, necessary transportation incident to that hospitalization or medical and surgical care, or in connection with a funeral and burial on behalf of an individual covered by subsection
(a)of this section shall be reimbursed by the Secretary of Labor from the Employees’ Compensation Fund in accordance with this subchapter. However, reimbursement may not be made for hospitalization or medical or surgical care provided an individual by a military department in a facility of a military department.
(g)For purposes of this section, the term “applicant for membership” includes a student enrolled, during a semester or other enrollment term, in a course which is part of Reserve Officers’ Training Corps instruction at an educational institution.
(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 550; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VI, § 633(b), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1986; Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title VI, § 655(a)–(c), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2053.)
In subsection (a), the words “Subject to the provisions of this section” are added for clarity.
In subsection (c), the last sentence of former section 802(b) is omitted as unnecessary.
In subsection (d), the words “Nothing in this section shall be construed to hinder the prompt action authorized by sections 776 and 777 of this title in any case involving the legal liability of a third party other than the United States” are omitted as unnecessary as there is nothing in the section that reasonably could be so construed.
Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.
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- Pub. L. 89–554
- 80 Stat. 550
- Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VI, § 633(b)
- 102 Stat. 1986
- Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title VI, § 655(a)
- 112 Stat. 2053
- Pub. L. 105–261, § 655(c)
- Pub. L. 105–261, § 655(a)
- Pub. L. 105–261, § 655(b)
- Pub. L. 100–456, § 633(b)(1)(A)
- Pub. L. 100–456, § 633(b)(1)(B)
- Pub. L. 100–456, § 633(b)(2)
- Pub. L. 100–456, § 633(b)(3)
- Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title VI, § 655(d)
- Pub. L. 100–456
- section 633(e) of Pub. L. 100–456
- Pub. L. 97–306, title I, § 113(c)
- 96 Stat. 1432
- Section 113(d) of Pub. L. 97–306
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§ 8140
Members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 89–554
Stat.80 Stat. 550
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VI, § 633(b)
Stat.102 Stat. 1986
Pub. L.Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title VI, § 655(a)
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