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[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1776 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1776

  To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the Operation Hero 
Miles program to include the authority to accept the donation of travel 
benefits in the form of hotel points or awards for free or reduced-cost 
                            accommodations.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 1, 2011

Mr. Cardin (for himself, Mr. Wicker, and Mrs. Feinstein) 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 expand the Operation Hero 
Miles program to include the authority to accept the donation of travel 
benefits in the form of hotel points or awards for free or reduced-cost 
                            accommodations.

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

SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF OPERATION HERO MILES.

    (a) Expanded Definition of Travel Benefit.--Subsection (b) of 
section 2613 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(b) Travel Benefit Defined.--In this section, the term `travel 
benefit' means--
            ``(1) frequent traveler miles, credits for tickets, or 
        tickets for air or surface transportation issued by an air 
        carrier or a surface carrier, respectively, that serves the 
        public; and
            ``(2) points or awards for free or reduced-cost 
        accommodations issued by an inn, hotel, or other commercial 
        establishment that provides lodging to transient guests.''.
    (b) Condition on Authority To Accept Donation.--Subsection (c) of 
such section is amended--
            (1) by striking ``the air or surface carrier'' and 
        inserting ``the business entity referred to in subsection 
        (b)'';
            (2) by striking ``the surface carrier'' and inserting ``the 
        business entity''; and
            (3) by striking ``the carrier'' and inserting ``the 
        business entity''.
    (c) Use.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(3) providing humanitarian support to members and 
        eligible beneficiaries receiving care through the military 
        health care system; and
            ``(4) providing support to allow participation of members 
        and their families in Department of Defense sponsored and 
        authorized programs.''.
    (d) Administration.--Subsection (e)(3) of such section is amended 
by striking ``the air carrier or surface carrier'' and inserting ``the 
business entity referred to in subsection (b)''.
    (e) Stylistic Amendments.--
            (1) Section heading.--The heading of such section is 
        amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 2613. Acceptance of frequent traveler miles, credits, points, 
              and tickets: use to facilitate rest and recuperation 
              travel of deployed members and their families, support 
              members and other beneficiaries of the military health 
              care system, and support participation in authorized 
              programs''.
            (2) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 155 of such title is amended by striking 
        the item relating to section 2613 and inserting the following 
        new item:

``2613. Acceptance of frequent traveler miles, credits, points, and 
                            tickets: use to facilitate rest and 
                            recuperation travel of deployed members and 
                            their families, support members and other 
                            beneficiaries of the military health care 
                            system, and support participation in 
                            authorized programs.''.
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