To provide funds during the lapse of appropriations for the payment of military death gratuities and funeral and related transportation and housing expenses through the transfer of unobligated amounts in the Health Insurance Reform Implementation Fund.

Bill: 113-hr-3289
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2013-10-11
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Appropriations

Cemeteries and funerals

Comprehensive health care

Defense spending

Department of Defense

Department of Health and Human Services

Executive agency funding and structure

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Military education and training

Military personnel and dependents

Transportation costs
Latest action: action_date: 2013-10-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-10-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), during any period for which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2014 are not in effect for payment of military death gratuities and funeral and related transportation and housing expenses, to transfer, from unobligated amounts in the Health Insurance Reform Implementation Fund established by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), to the Secretary of Defense (DOD) sufficient funds to provide the following benefits on behalf of members of the Armed Forces who die during such period: </p> <ul> <li>payment of death gratuities to certain survivors of deceased military service members, including for the death of members on active duty or inactive duty training, the death of members after discharge or release from duty or training, members and employees dying outside the United States while assigned to intelligence duties, and other eligible survivors; </li> <li>payment of authorized funeral and burial expenses, including authorized funeral travel and travel related to the dignified transfer of remains and unit memorial services; and </li> <li>temporary continuation of a basic allowance of housing for certain dependents of members dying on active duty. </li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3289 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 11, 2013 Mr. Kingston introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To provide funds during the lapse of appropriations for the payment of military death gratuities and funeral and related transportation and housing expenses through the transfer of unobligated amounts in the Health Insurance Reform Implementation Fund.

1. Source of funds for payment of military death gratuities and funeral and related transportation and housing expenses During any period for which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2014 are not in effect for a purpose specified in this section, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall transfer, from unobligated amounts in the Health Insurance Reform Implementation Fund established by section 1005 of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–152 ), to the Secretary of Defense sufficient funds to enable the Secretary of Defense to provide the following benefits on behalf of members of the Armed Forces who die during such period: (1) The payment of a death gratuity under sections 1475–1477 and 1489 of title 10, United States Code. (2) The payment or reimbursement for funeral and burial expenses authorized under sections 1481 and 1482 of title 10, United States Code. (3) The payment or reimbursement of authorized funeral travel and travel related to the dignified transfer of remains and unit memorial services under section 481f of title 37, United States Code. (4) The temporary continuation of a basic allowance of housing for dependents of members dying on active duty, as authorized by section 403(l) of title 37, United States Code.