US Code

Public Law 119-87 (04/30/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 1095a

Medical care: members held as captives and their dependents

(a)
Under regulations prescribed by the President, the Secretary concerned shall pay (by advancement or reimbursement) any person who is a former captive, and any dependent of that person or of a person who is in a captive status, for health care and other expenses related to such care, to the extent that such care—
(1)
is incident to the captive status; and
(2)
is not covered—
(A)
by any other Government medical or health program; or
(B)
by insurance.
(b)
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.
(c)
In this section:
(1)
section 559 of title 37 The terms “captive status” and “former captive” have the meanings given those terms in .
(2)
The term “dependent” has the meaning given that term in section 551 of that title.

Pub. L. 99–399, title VIII, § 806(c)(1)100 Stat. 886 Pub. L. 100–26, § 7(e)(2)101 Stat. 281 Pub. L. 100–526, title I, § 106(b)(1)102 Stat. 2625 (Added , , , § 1095; renumbered § 1095a, , , ; amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 100–5261988—Subsec. (c). substituted “The terms ‘captive status’ ” for “ ‘Captive status’ ” in par. (1), and “The term ‘dependent’ ” for “ ‘Dependent’ ” in par. (2).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date; Regulations

Pub. L. 99–399, title VIII, § 806(c)(3)100 Stat. 886

“(A)
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 .
“(B)
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 , and ending on the effective date of that section [].”
, , , provided that:

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions

section 5569 of Title 5Functions of President under this section delegated to Secretary of Defense, see section 3 of Ex. Ord. No. 12598, , 52 F.R. 23421, set out as a note under , Government Organization and Employees.