[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1302 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1302

 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, parents, 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 24, 2021

  Mr. Kelly of Mississippi (for himself and Mr. Ryan) 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, parents, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Gold Star Altitude Act''.

SEC. 2. SPACE-AVAILABLE TRAVEL FOR CHILDREN, SURVIVING SPOUSES, 
              PARENTS, 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, parents, 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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