[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5404 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5404

  To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize space-available 
travel on military aircraft for a member or former member of a reserve 
     component who is eligible for retired pay but for age and for 
          dependents of the member who accompany the retiree.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 26, 2010

 Mr. Young of Alaska 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 space-available 
travel on military aircraft for a member or former member of a reserve 
     component who is eligible for retired pay but for age and for 
          dependents of the member who accompany the retiree.

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

SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY OF GRAY AREA RETIREES AND THEIR DEPENDENTS FOR 
              SPACE-AVAILABLE TRAVEL ON MILITARY AIRCRAFT.

    (a) Eligibility.--Chapter 157 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 2641b the following new section:
``Sec. 2641c. Space-available travel on Department of Defense aircraft: 
              Reserve members eligible for retired pay but for age; 
              dependents
    ``(a) Reserve Retirees Under Applicable Eligibility Age.--A member 
or former member of a reserve component who, but for being under the 
eligibility age applicable to the member under section 12731 of this 
title, otherwise would be eligible for retired pay under chapter 1223 
of this title shall be provided transportation on Department of Defense 
aircraft, on a space-available basis, on the same basis as members of 
the armed forces entitled to retired pay under any other provision of 
law.
    ``(b) Dependents.--The dependent of a member or former member 
described in subsection (a) shall be provided transportation on 
Department of Defense aircraft, on a space-available basis, if the 
dependent is accompanying the member.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
2641b the following new item:

``2641c. Space-available travel on Department of Defense aircraft: 
                            Reserve members eligible for retired pay 
                            but for age; dependents.''.
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