42 U.S.C. § 253b — Former Lighthouse Service employees; medical service eligibility

Subject to regulations of the President, lightkeepers, assistant lightkeepers, and officers and crews of vessels of the former Lighthouse Service, including any such persons who subsequent to June 30, 1939 , were involuntarily assigned to other civilian duty in the Coast Guard , who were entitled to medical relief at hospitals and other stations of the Public Health Service prior to July 1, 1944 , and who retired under the provisions of section 763 of title 33 , shall be entitled to medical, surgical, and dental treatment and hospitalization at hospitals and other stations of the Public Health Service. ( Pub. L. 93–353, title I, § 108(a) , July 23, 1974 , 88 Stat. 371 .) Editorial Notes Codification Section was enacted as a part of Health Services Research, Health Statistics, and Medical Libraries Act of 1974, and also as a part of Health Services Research and Evaluation and Health Statistics Act of 1974, and not as a part of the Public Health Service Act which comprises this chapter. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date Pub. L. 93–353, title I, § 108(b) , July 23, 1974 , 88 Stat. 371 , provided that: “Subsection (a) [enacting this section] shall be effective from December 28, 1973 .” Transfer of Functions For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard , including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security , and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002 , as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6 . CFR Title Parts 21 16

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