[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1919 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1919

 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 50 percent or more.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 1, 2003

  Mr. Filner 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 50 percent or more.

    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 50 PERCENT OR MORE.

    (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 157 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2647 Space-available travel on Department of Defense aircraft: 
              veterans with service-connected disabilities rated 50 
              percent or more
    ``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 50 percent or more disabling, and for the dependents of such 
veterans, on the same basis as such transportation is provided to 
members of the armed forces entitled to retired or retainer pay and 
their dependents.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2647. Space-available travel on Department of Defense aircraft: 
                            veterans with service-connected 
                            disabilities rated 50 percent or more .''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Section 2647 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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