10 U.S.C. § 1095a: Medical care: members held as captives and their dependents

is incident to the captive status; and by any other Government medical or health program; or by insurance. In the case of any person who is eligible for medical care under section 1074 or 1076 of this title, such regulations shall require that, whenever practicable, such care be provided in a facility of the uniformed services. The terms “captive status” and “former captive” have the meanings given those terms in section 559 of title 37 . The term “dependent” has the meaning given that term in section 551 of that title. Section 1095 [now 1095a] of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall apply with respect to any person whose captive status begins after January 21, 1981 . The President shall prescribe specific regulations regarding the carrying out of such section with respect to persons whose captive status begins during the period beginning on January 21, 1981 , and ending on the effective date of that section [ Aug. 27, 1986 ].”