§1090a. Identifying and treating eating disorders

(a) Identification, Treatment, and Rehabilitation.-The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, shall prescribe regulations, implement procedures using each practical and available method, and provide necessary facilities to identify, treat, and rehabilitate members of the armed forces who have an eating disorder.

(b) Facilities Available.-(1) In this section, the term "necessary facilities" includes facilities that provide the services specified in section 1079(r)(1) of this title.

(2) Consistent with section 1079(r)(1)(B) of this title, residential services shall be provided to a member pursuant to this section only if the member has a primary diagnosis of an eating disorder and treatment at such facility is medically indicated for treatment of that eating disorder.

(c) Eating Disorder Defined.-In this section, the term "eating disorder" has the meaning given that term in section 1079(r) of this title.

(Added Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title VII, §701(c)(1)(B), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1778 ; amended Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVIII, §1801(a)(13), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 684 .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 1090a was renumbered section 1090b of this title.

Amendments

2023-Pub. L. 118–31 struck out period at end of section catchline.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 2022, see section 701(d) of Pub. L. 117–81, set out as an Effective Date of 2021 Amendment note under section 1079 of this title.