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10 U.S.C. 8282: Insane members of the naval serviceText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 10-ARMED FORCESCHAPTER 833-HOSPITALIZATION AND MEDICAL CARE

§8282. Insane members of the naval service

A member of the naval service who becomes insane may be placed in the hospital for the insane that, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Navy, is most convenient and will provide the most beneficial treatment.

( Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 , 70A Stat. 387 , § 6202; renumbered § 8282, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(11) , Aug. 13, 2018 , 132 Stat. 1835 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

6202

34 U.S.C. 595.

R.S. 1551; July 1, 1916, ch. 209, § 1, 39 Stat. 309.

The words “that * * * will provide the most beneficial treatment” are substituted for the words “best calculated to promise a restoration of reason” for clarity. The second sentence of 34 U.S.C. 595 is omitted as superseded. It provided a method by which the Secretary of the Navy, in his discretion, could compensate other agencies for expenses involved in hospitalizing insane naval patients. Other provisions of law, principally 24 U.S.C. 31, 31 U.S.C. 686, and 37 U.S.C. 284, and regulations, principally Executive Order 10122, of April 14, 1950, establish the method currently used.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018⁠—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 6202 of this title as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.