110 HR 6423 IH: Private First Class Billy MacLeod Respectful U.S. House of Representatives 2008-06-26 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6423 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 26, 2008 Mr. Stupak introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To provide for the transportation of the remains of members of the Armed Forces who died in a theater of combat operations when those remains are subsequently recovered.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Private First Class Billy MacLeod Respectful Return Act.

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Transportation of remains of members of the Armed Forces who died in a theater of combat operations

Section 562(a) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 10 U.S.C. 1482 note) is amended— (1)by striking In the case and inserting the following: (1)

Current theaters of combat operations

In the case ; and (2)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2)

Transportation of remains from former theaters of combat operations

This section and section 1482(a)(8) of title 10, United States Code, shall also apply in the case of the remains of a member of the Armed Forces found after the date of the enactment of the Private First Class Billy MacLeod Respectful Return Act in any theater of combat operations of the Armed Forces since April 6, 1917, who died while participating in such operations. Such sections shall apply with respect to the remains in the same manner as if the remains were otherwise covered by section 1481 of such title. .