Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 11, 2026

Title 45 - Public Welfare last revised: Jan 28, 2026
§ 506.13 - “Armed Forces of the United States” defined.

Armed Forces of the United States means the United States Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, and commissioned officers of the U.S. Public Health Service who were detailed for active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States.

authority: Sec. 2, Pub. L. 896, 80th Cong., as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2001)
source: 66 FR 49844, Oct. 1, 2001, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 45 CFR 506.13