A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit former members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated as total to travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members of the Armed Forces are entitled to travel on such aircraft.

        [Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 67 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

1st Session
S. 67

To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit former members of the
Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated as total to
travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent
as retired members of the Armed Forces are entitled to travel on such
aircraft.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 4, 2007

Mr. Reid (for Mr. Inouye) 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 permit former members of the
Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated as total to
travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent
as retired members of the Armed Forces are entitled to travel on such
aircraft.

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

SECTION 1. TRAVEL ON MILITARY AIRCRAFT OF CERTAIN DISABLED FORMER
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

(a) In General.--Chapter 53 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 1060b the following new section:
``Sec. 1060c. Travel on military aircraft: certain disabled former
members of the armed forces
``The Secretary of Defense shall permit any former member of the
armed forces who is entitled to compensation under the laws
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for a service-
connected disability rated as total to travel, in the same manner and
to the same extent as retired members of the armed forces, on
unscheduled military flights within the continental United States and
on scheduled overseas flights operated by the Air Mobility Command. The
Secretary of Defense shall permit such travel on a space-available
basis.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
1060b the following new item:

``1060c. Travel on military aircraft: certain disabled former members
of the armed forces.''.
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