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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 2494
To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide travel to Dover Air Force
Base for family members of members of the Armed Forces who die
outside of the United States but not in a theater of combat operations
so the family may receive the remains of the deceased, and for other
purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
Mr. COTTON (for himself and Ms. DUCKWORTH) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide travel to Dover
Air Force Base for family members of members of the
Armed Forces who die outside of the United States but
not in a theater of combat operations so the family
may receive the remains of the deceased, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fallen Heroes Family
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Travel Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION OF REMAINS OF CASUALTIES;
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TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR NEXT OF KIN.
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(a) TRANSPORTATION FOR REMAINS OF A MEMBER
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WHO DIES NOT
IN
A THEATER
OF COMBAT OPER-
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ATIONS.—Section 562 of the John Warner National De-
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fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law
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109–364; 10 U.S.C. 1482 note) is amended—
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(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DYING IN A
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THEATER OF COMBAT OPERATIONS’’; and
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(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘in a combat
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theater of operations’’ and inserting ‘‘outside of the
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United States’’.
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(b) TRANSPORTATION FOR FAMILY.—The Secretary
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of Defense shall revise Department of Defense Instruction
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1300.18 to extend travel privileges via Invitational Travel
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Authorization to family members of members of the
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Armed Forces who die outside of the United States and
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whose remains are returned to the United States through
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the mortuary facility at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.
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