To enhance travel and transportation benefits for survivors of deceased members of the uniformed services for purposes of attending memorial ceremonies.
What it does: Adds SEC. 635. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION FOR SURVIVORS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES TO ATTEND MEMORIAL CEREMONIES at the end of subtitle C of title VI
Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT)What it changes
1 change to S. 1390 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 635. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION FOR SURVIVORS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES TO ATTEND MEMORIAL CEREMONIES at the end of subtitle C of title VI
Adds a sectionIn S. 1390 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(b) Technical Amendment.--Subsection (a) of such section is amended by inserting "of Defense" after "the Secretary".
Inserted: SEC. 635. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION FOR SURVIVORS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES TO ATTEND MEMORIAL CEREMONIES.
Inserted: (a) Allowances Authorized.--Subsection (a) of section 411f of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
Inserted: (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
Inserted: (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2):
Inserted: "(2) The Secretary concerned may provide round trip travel and transportation allowances to eligible relatives of a member of the uniformed services who dies while on active duty in order that the eligible relatives may attend a memorial service for the deceased member that occurs at a location other than the location of the burial ceremony for which travel and transportation allowances are provided under paragraph (1). Travel and transportation allowances may be provided under this paragraph for travel of eligible relatives to only one memorial service for the deceased member concerned.".
Inserted: (b) Conforming Amendments.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended--
Inserted: (1) by striking "subsection (a)(1)" the first place it appears and inserting "paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a)"; and
Inserted: (2) by striking "subsection (a)(1)" the second place it appears and inserting "paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a)".
Original wording
At the end of subtitle C of title VI, add the following:
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As printed
SA 1564. Mr. TESTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1390, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle C of title VI, add the following:
SEC. 635. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION FOR SURVIVORS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES TO ATTEND MEMORIAL CEREMONIES.
(a) Allowances Authorized.--Subsection (a) of section 411f of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2):
“(2) The Secretary concerned may provide round trip travel and transportation allowances to eligible relatives of a member of the uniformed services who dies while on active duty in order that the eligible relatives may attend a memorial service for the deceased member that occurs at a location other than the location of the burial ceremony for which travel and transportation allowances are provided under paragraph (1). Travel and transportation allowances may be provided under this paragraph for travel of eligible relatives to only one memorial service for the deceased member concerned.”.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended--
(1) by striking “subsection (a)(1)” the first place it appears and inserting “paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a)”; and
(2) by striking “subsection (a)(1)” the second place it appears and inserting “paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a)”.
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1564 proposed by Senator Levin for Senator Tester.(consideration: CR S7967-7973, S8005-8017; text: CR S8013)
July 23, 2009
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1564 proposed by Senator Levin for Senator Tester.(consideration: CR S7967-7973, S8005-8017; text: CR S8013)
July 23, 2009
Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1564 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
July 23, 2009
Amendment SA 1564 proposed by Senator Levin for Senator Tester. (consideration: CR S7967-7973, S8005-8017; text: CR S8013) To enhance travel and transportation benefits for survivors of deceased members of the uniformed services for purposes of attending memorial ceremonies.
July 23, 2009
Amendment SA 1564 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
July 23, 2009
Senate amendment submitted
July 15, 2009