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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1003 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize space-available travel 

on military aircraft for reserve members, former members of a reserve 

component, and unremarried surviving spouses and dependents of such 

members and former members. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 10, 2011 

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize spaceavailable travel on military aircraft for reserve members, 

former members of a reserve component, and 

unremarried surviving spouses and dependents of such 

members and former members. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY OF RESERVE MEMBERS, FORMER 

2 RESERVE MEMBERS, AND THEIR SURVIVING 

3 SPOUSES AND DEPENDENTS FOR SPACE4 AVAILABLE TRAVEL ON MILITARY AIRCRAFT. 

5 (a) ELIGIBILITY.—Chapter 157 of title 10, United 

6 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2641b 

7 the following new section: 

8 ‘‘§ 2641c. Space-available travel on Department of De9 fense aircraft: reserve members; former 

10 reserve members; surviving spouses; de11 pendents. 

12 ‘‘(a) MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS OF RESERVE

13 COMPONENTS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) RESERVE MEMBERS.—A member of a re15 serve component holding a valid Uniformed Services 

16 Identification and Privilege Card shall be provided 

17 transportation on Department of Defense aircraft, 

18 on a space-available basis, on the same basis as ac19 tive duty members of the armed forces. 

20 ‘‘(2) RESERVE RETIREES ELIGIBLE FOR RE21 TIRED PAY.—A former member of a reserve compo22 nent entitled to retired pay under chapter 1223 of 

23 this title shall be provided transportation on Depart24 ment of Defense aircraft, on a space-available basis, 

25 on the same basis as members of the armed forces 

26 entitled to retired pay. 


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1 ‘‘(3) RESERVE RETIREES UNDER APPLICABLE

2 ELIGIBILITY AGE.—A former member of a reserve 

3 component who, but for being under the eligibility 

4 age applicable to the member under section 12731 

5 of this title, would be eligible for retired pay under 

6 chapter 1223 of this title, shall be provided trans7 portation on Department of Defense aircraft, on a 

8 space-available basis, on the same basis as members 

9 of the armed forces entitled to retired pay. 

10 ‘‘(b) UNREMARRIED SURVIVING SPOUSES.—The 

11 unremarried surviving spouse of a member or former 

12 member described in subsection (a) shall be provided 

13 transportation on Department of Defense aircraft, on a 

14 space-available basis, on the same basis as a spouse of a 

15 retired member of the armed forces. 

16 ‘‘(c) DEPENDENTS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OR FORMER

18 MEMBERS.—The dependent of a member or former 

19 member described in subsection (a) shall be provided 

20 transportation on Department of Defense aircraft, 

21 on a space-available basis, if the dependent is accom22 panying the member or former member. 

23 ‘‘(2) DEPENDENTS OF UNREMARRIED SUR24 VIVING SPOUSES.—The dependent of a surviving 

25 spouse described in subsection (b) shall be provided 


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1 transportation on Department of Defense aircraft, 

2 on a space-available basis, if the dependent is accom3 panying the surviving spouse.’’. 

4 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

5 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 

6 after the item relating to section 2641b the following new 

7 item: 

‘‘2641c. Space-available travel on Department of Defense aircraft: reserve members; former reserve members; surviving spouses; dependents.’’. 

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