former prisoner of war
Defined in 2 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
The term "former prisoner of war" means a person who, while serving in the active military, naval air, or space service, was forcibly detained or interned in line of duty—
(A) by an enemy government or its agents, or a hostile force, during a period of war; or
(B) by a foreign government or its agents, or a hostile force, under circumstances which the Secretary finds to have been comparable to the circumstances under which persons have generally been forcibly detained or interned by enemy governments during periods of war.
Source
- 2020–present38 U.S.C. § 101Veterans Benefits · Definitions · for the purposes of this title
The term “former prisoner of war” means a person who, while serving in the active military, naval or air service, was forcibly detained or interned in line of duty—
(A) by an enemy government or its agents, or a hostile force, during a period of war; or
(B) by a foreign government or its agents, or a hostile force, under circumstances which the Secretary finds to have been comparable to the circumstances under which persons have generally been forcibly detained or interned by enemy governments during periods of war.
Source
- 1994–202038 U.S.C. § 101Veterans Benefits · Definitions · for the purposes of this title
The terms “veteran”, “former prisoner of war”, and “service-connected” have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of title 38.
Source
- 2018–present10 U.S.C. § 1065Armed Forces · Renumbered 1063] · in this section