Gold Star Altitude Act

Bill: 117-hr-1302
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1]
Introduced: 2021-02-24
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Military personnel and dependents
Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Gold Star Altitude Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Defense to offer, on a space-available basis, transportation on military aircraft to the children, surviving spouses, parents, and siblings of members of the Armed Forces who die during active service.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1302 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 24, 2021 Mr. Kelly of Mississippi (for himself and Mr. Ryan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide space-available travel on aircraft of the Department of Defense to children, surviving spouses, parents, and siblings of members of the Armed Forces who die while serving in the active military, naval, or air service.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gold Star Altitude Act . 2. Space-available travel for children, surviving spouses, parents, and siblings of members of the Armed Forces who die while serving in the active military, naval, or air service Section 2641b(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph (6): (6) Children, surviving spouses, parents, and siblings of members of the armed forces who die while serving in the active military, naval, or air service (as that term is defined in section 101 of title 38). .