[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1017 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1017

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
Defense to provide space-available travel on aircraft of the Department 
 of Defense to children, surviving spouses, and siblings of members of 
 the Armed Forces who die while serving in the active military, naval, 
                            or air service.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 6, 2019

   Mr. Kelly of Mississippi 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 the Secretary of 
Defense to provide space-available travel on aircraft of the Department 
 of Defense to children, surviving spouses, and siblings of members of 
 the Armed Forces who die while serving in the active military, naval, 
                            or air service.

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

SECTION 1. SPACE-AVAILABLE TRAVEL FOR CHILDREN, SURVIVING SPOUSES, AND 
              SIBLINGS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO DIE WHILE 
              SERVING IN THE ACTIVE MILITARY, NAVAL, OR AIR SERVICE.

    Section 2641b(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
        paragraph (6):
            ``(6) Children, surviving spouses, and siblings of members 
        of the armed forces who die while serving in the active 
        military, naval, or air service (as that term is defined in 
        section 101 of title 38).''.
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