Title: SFC Sean Cooley and SPC Christopher Horton Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program Act
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
SFC Sean Cooley and SPC Christopher Horton Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program Act
This resolution establishes in the House of Representatives the Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program under which certain family members of a member of the Armed Forces who is a hostile casualty or died from a training-related injury may serve a 12-month fellowship in the office of a Member of the House.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 107 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 107

Establishing the Congressional Gold Star Family 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

                            February 6, 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 Family 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``SFC Sean Cooley and SPC Christopher 
Horton Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program Act''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD STAR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the House of 
Representatives the Congressional Gold Star Family 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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