[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1065 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1065
To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend child care eligibility
for children of members of the Armed Forces who die in the line of
duty.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 18, 2005
Mr. Thune (for himself and Mrs. Clinton) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed
Services
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A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend child care eligibility
for children of members of the Armed Forces who die in the line of
duty.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF CHILD CARE ELIGIBILITY FOR CHILDREN OF MEMBERS
OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO DIE IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
Section 1799 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(d) Children Whose Military Parent Dies in Line of Duty.--If a
member of the armed forces dies on active duty, or a member of a
reserve component of the armed forces dies while in active service, any
child of such member who is enrolled in a Federal child care program
shall be eligible to continue receiving services under such program for
a period of 24 months following such death.''.
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