[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 542 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 542

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 10, 2011

  Mr. Begich 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 authorize space-available 
 travel on military aircraft for members of the reserve components, a 
  member or former member of a reserve component who is eligible for 
 retired pay but for age, widows and widowers of retired members, and 
                              dependents.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Guard, Reserve, ``Gray 
Area'' Retiree, and Surviving Spouses Space-available Travel Equity Act 
of 2011''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF RESERVE MEMBERS, GRAY-AREA RETIREES, WIDOWS AND 
              WIDOWERS OF RETIRED MEMBERS, AND 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, reserve members eligible for retired pay 
              but for age; widows and widowers of retired members and 
              dependents
    ``(a) Reserve Members.--A member of a reserve component holding a 
valid Uniformed Services Identification and Privilege Card shall be 
provided transportation on Department of Defense aircraft, on a space-
available basis, on the same basis as active duty members of the 
uniformed services under any other provision of law or Department of 
Defense regulation.
    ``(b) 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 or Department of Defense regulation.
    ``(c) Widows and Widowers of Retired Members.--
            ``(1) In general.--An unremarried widow or widower of a 
        member of the armed forces described in paragraph (2) 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 or Department of Defense regulation.
            ``(2) Members covered.--A member of the armed forces 
        referred to in paragraph (1) is a member who--
                    ``(A) is entitled to retired pay;
                    ``(B) dies in line of duty while on active duty and 
                is not eligible for retired pay; or
                    ``(C) in the case of a member of a reserve 
                component, dies as a result of a line of duty condition 
                and is not eligible for retired pay.
    ``(d) Dependents.--A dependent of a member or former member 
described in either subsections (a) or (b) or of a deceased member 
entitled to retired pay holding a valid Uniformed Services 
Identification and Privilege Card and a surviving unremarried spouse 
and the surviving dependent of a deceased member or former member 
described in subsection (b) holding a valid Uniformed Services 
Identification and Privilege Card shall be provided transportation on 
Department of Defense aircraft, on a space-available basis, if the 
dependent is accompanying the member or, in the case of a deceased 
member, is the surviving unremarried spouse of the deceased member or 
is a dependent accompanying the surviving unremarried spouse of the 
deceased member.
    ``(e) Definition of Dependent.--In this section, the term 
`dependent' has the meaning given that term in section 1072 of this 
title.''.
    (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, reserve members eligible 
                            for retired pay but for age; widows and 
                            widowers of retired members and 
                            dependents.''.
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