[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 68 (Thursday, May 26, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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  INTRODUCING LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE ELIGIBILITY FOR SPACE AVAILABLE 
TRANSPORTATION ON MILITARY AIRCRAFT TO CERTAIN FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR 
       WITH 100 PERCENT SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES, H.R.   --

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                        HON. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 26, 1994

  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, on the eve of the Memorial Day weekend, I am 
honored to introduce important legislation that will directly benefit 
our Nation's veterans, whom have given so much for the freedom that we, 
as Americans, enjoy.
  The legislation that I am introducing today provides that former 
prisoners of war, who are also deemed 100 percent service-connected 
disabled, are eligible for space-available transportation on military 
aircraft.
  I believe that the message that this bill sends to our Nation's 
veterans is extremely important.
  Through the years, thousands of Americans have left their families, 
their businesses, and their homes, to fight for the liberty, justice 
and the freedom that our Nation embodies. It is because of their many 
sacrifices that we are able to enjoy the fruits of democracy today.
  From the battlefields of Vietnam to the Persian Gulf, our Nation's 
veterans have sacrificed of themselves to halt tyranny and aggression. 
We relied on their unique skills, their courage and their readiness to 
serve.
  Based upon their valiant service, I ask you to join me in supporting 
this legislation. Allow our Nation's veterans, whom are former 
prisoners of war, and determined to be 100 percent service-connected 
disabled, to be eligible for space-available transportation on military 
aircraft.

                                H.R. --

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

     SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY FOR SPACE-AVAILABLE AIR TRANSPORTATION 
                   ON MILITARY AIRCRAFT FOR DISABLED FORMER 
                   PRISONERS OF WAR.

       The Secretary of Defense shall provide that former 
     prisoners of war (as defined in section 101 of title 38, 
     United States Code) shall be eligible for space-available 
     transportation on military aircraft to the same extent as 
     retired members of the Armed Forces.

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