[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1765 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1765

To amend title 10, United Stated Code, to expedite the prompt return of 
the remains of deceased members of the Armed Forces to their loved ones 
                              for burial.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 11, 2007

   Mr. Brown 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 Stated Code, to expedite the prompt return of 
the remains of deceased members of the Armed Forces to their loved ones 
                              for burial.

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

SECTION 1. TRANSPORTATION OF REMAINS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
              FORCES AND CERTAIN OTHER PERSONS.

    Section 1482(a)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new sentence: ``When transportation of 
the remains includes transportation by aircraft, the Secretary 
concerned shall provide, to the maximum extent possible, for delivery 
of the remains by air to the commercial, general aviation, or military 
airport nearest to the place selected by the designee or, if such a 
selection is not made, nearest to the cemetery selected by the 
Secretary.''.
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