[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1065 Introduced in Senate (IS)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1065

To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend child care eligibility 
  for children of members of the Armed Forces who die in the line of 
                                 duty.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 18, 2005

   Mr. Thune (for himself and Mrs. Clinton) introduced the following 
   bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed 
                                Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend child care eligibility 
  for children of members of the Armed Forces who die in the line of 
                                 duty.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY FOR CHILDREN OF MEMBERS 
              OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO DIE IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

    Section 1799 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(d) Children Whose Military Parent Dies in Line of Duty.--If a 
member of the armed forces dies on active duty, or a member of a 
reserve component of the armed forces dies while in active service, any 
child of such member who is enrolled in a Federal child care program 
shall be eligible to continue receiving services under such program for 
a period of 24 months following such death.''.
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