Pub. L. 111-84, div. A, tit. XVII, sec. 1705
ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES FOR CARE AND SERVICES.
SEC. 1705. ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES FOR CARE AND SERVICES.(a) In General.—For purposes of eligibility for health care under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, the facility may be treated as a facility of the uniformed services to the extent provided in the executive agreement under section 1701.(b) Priority of Treatment.—The executive agreement under section 1701 shall provide an integrated priority list for access to health care at the facility, which list shall—(1) integrate the respective health care priority lists of the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, giving first priority of care to members of the Armed Forces on active duty; and(2) take into account categories of beneficiaries, enrollment program status, and such other matters as the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs jointly consider appropriate.(c) Additional Elements.—The executive agreement under section 1701 may include provisions as follows:(1) To incorporate any resource-related limitations for access to health care at the facility that the Secretary of Defense may establish for purposes of administering space-available eligibility for care in facilities of the uniformed services under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code.(2) To waive the applicability to the facility of any provision of section 8111(e) of title 38, United States Code, that the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly specify.(3) To allocate financial responsibility for care provided at the facility for individuals who are eligible for care under 123 STAT. 2574 both chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, and title 38, United States Code.