[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4921 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4921

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize transportation on 
   military aircraft on a space-available basis for veterans with a 
            service-connected disability rated 100 percent.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 12, 2002

  Mr. Jeff Miller of Florida introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize transportation on 
   military aircraft on a space-available basis for veterans with a 
            service-connected disability rated 100 percent.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TRANSPORTATION ON MILITARY AIRCRAFT ON A SPACE-AVAILABLE 
              BASIS FOR VETERANS WITH A SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY 
              RATED 100 PERCENT.

    (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 157 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 2641a the following new section:
``Sec. 2641b. Space-available transportation on Department of Defense 
              aircraft: veterans with service-connected disabilities 
              rated 100 percent
    ``The Secretary of Defense shall provide transportation on 
Department of Defense aircraft on a space-available bases for veterans 
with service-connected disabilities rated by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs as 100 percent disabling on the same basis as such 
transportation is provided to members of the armed forces entitled to 
retired or retainer pay.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2641a the 
following new item:

``2641b. Space-available transportation on Department of Defense 
                            aircraft: veterans with service-connected 
                            disabilities rated 100 percent.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Section 2641b of title 10, United States Code, 
as added by subsection (a), shall take effect at the end of the 90-day 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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