AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE OFFICERS.

SEC. 583. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE OFFICERS. (a) Legal Assistance Available.— Subsection (a) of section 1044 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “(3) Officers of the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service who are on active duty or entitled to retired or equivalent pay. “(4) Dependents of members and former members described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).”. (b) Limitation on Assistance.— Subsection (c) of such section is amended— (1) by striking out “armed forces” and inserting in lieu thereof “uniformed services described in subsection (a)”; and (2) by inserting “such” after “dependent of”. (c) Clarifying Amendments.— Subsection (a) of such section is further amended by striking out “under his jurisdiction” in paragraphs (1) and (2). (d) Stylistic Amendments.— Subsection (a) of such section is further amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking out “5” and inserting in lieu thereof “to the following persons:”; (2) by capitalizing the first letter of the first word of paragraphs (1) and (2); (3) by striking out the semicolon at the end of paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and (4) by striking out “; and” at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof a period.