[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2662 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2662

  To amend title 37, United States Code, to clarify the situations in 
which the United States will cover the cost of transportation for next 
of kin to attend the transfer ceremony of a member of the Armed Forces 
                           who dies overseas.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 4, 2015

 Mr. Franks of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Gallego, and Ms. 
   Sinema) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 37, United States Code, to clarify the situations in 
which the United States will cover the cost of transportation for next 
of kin to attend the transfer ceremony of a member of the Armed Forces 
                           who dies overseas.

    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 ``Fallen Heroes Family Assistance 
Act''.

SEC. 2. GUARANTEED TRANSPORTATION FOR NEXT OF KIN TO ATTEND TRANSFER 
              CEREMONY OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO DIE OVERSEAS.

    Section 481f(e) of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as 
        paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
        paragraph (2):
    ``(2) The discretion to authorize transportation under paragraph 
(1) shall not apply, and the Secretary of the military department 
concerned is instead required to provide such transportation, whenever 
the death of the member overseas occurs in the line of duty in a combat 
or humanitarian relief operation or in combat zone designated by the 
Secretary of Defense.''.
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