Title: Establishing the Congressional Gold Star Fellowship Program for the placement in offices of Members of the House of Representatives of children, spouses, and siblings of members of the Armed Forces who are hostile casualties or who have died from a training-related injury.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This resolution establishes in the House of Representatives the Congressional Gold Star Fellowship Program under which an eligible individual may serve a 12-month fellowship in the office of a Member of the House of Representatives.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 82 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 82

  Establishing the Congressional Gold Star Fellowship Program for the 
  placement in offices of Members of the House of Representatives of 
children, spouses, and siblings of members of the Armed Forces who are 
  hostile casualties or who have died from a training-related injury.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 28, 2019

Mr. Kelly of Mississippi submitted the following resolution; which was 
           referred to the Committee on House Administration

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Establishing the Congressional Gold Star Fellowship Program for the 
  placement in offices of Members of the House of Representatives of 
children, spouses, and siblings of members of the Armed Forces who are 
  hostile casualties or who have died from a training-related injury.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD STAR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the House of 
Representatives the Congressional Gold Star Fellowship Program 
(hereafter in this resolution referred to as the ``Program'') under 
which, under the direction of the Chief Administrative Officer of the 
House of Representatives, an eligible individual may serve a 12-month 
fellowship in the office of a Member of the House of Representatives 
(including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress).
    (b) Exclusion of Appointees for Purposes of Limit on Number of 
Employees in Member Offices.--Any individual serving a fellowship under 
the Program in the office of a Member shall not be included in the 
determination of the number of employees employed by the Member under 
section 104(a) of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform 
Technical Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 5321(a)).
    (c) Placement in Member Offices in District of Columbia or 
Congressional District of Member.--An individual may serve a fellowship 
under the Program at the Member's office in the District of Columbia or 
the Member's office in the congressional district the Member 
represents.
    (d) Eligibility.--
            (1) In general.--An individual is eligible to serve a 
        fellowship under the Program if the individual is the child 
        (including a stepchild), spouse, or sibling of a member of the 
        Armed Forces who is a hostile casualty or died from a training-
        related injury.
            (2) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms ``hostile 
        casualty'' and ``training-related injury'' have the meanings 
        given those terms in section 2402(b) of title 38, United States 
        Code.
    (e) Regulations.--The Program shall be carried out in accordance 
with regulations promulgated by the Committee on House Administration.
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