Fallen Heroes Family Assistance Act

Bill: 114-hr-2662
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8]
Introduced: 2015-06-04
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals

Conflicts and wars

Foreign aid and international relief

Military operations and strategy

Military personnel and dependents

Transportation costs
Latest action: action_date: 2015-08-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-06-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Fallen Heroes Family Assistance Act</strong> </p> <p>The Secretary of the military department concerned is required to provide transportation for the next of kin to attend the transfer ceremony of a member of the U.S. Armed Forces who dies overseas in the line of duty in a combat or humanitarian relief operation or in combat zone designated by the Secretary of Defense.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2662 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 4, 2015 Mr. Franks of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Salmon , Mr. Gallego , and Ms. Sinema ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 37, United States Code, to clarify the situations in which the United States will cover the cost of transportation for next of kin to attend the transfer ceremony of a member of the Armed Forces who dies overseas.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fallen Heroes Family Assistance Act . 2. Guaranteed transportation for next of kin to attend transfer ceremony of members of the Armed Forces who die overseas Section 481f(e) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): (2) The discretion to authorize transportation under paragraph (1) shall not apply, and the Secretary of the military department concerned is instead required to provide such transportation, whenever the death of the member overseas occurs in the line of duty in a combat or humanitarian relief operation or in combat zone designated by the Secretary of Defense. .