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National Guard, Reserve, `Gray Area' Retiree, and Surviving Spouses Space-available Travel Equity Act of 2011

Introduced: March 10, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Mar 10, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1549-1550)
Mar 10, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1549)
Mar 10, 2011
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Guard, Reserve, "Gray Area" Retiree, and Surviving Spouses Space-available Travel Equity Act of 2011 - Authorizes space-available travel on military aircraft, on the same basis as active-duty members, for members of the reserves.

Authorizes such travel, on the same basis as members entitled to retired pay, for: (1) a member or former member of the reserves who is entitled to retired pay but for attaining the required age (generally, 60); and (2) unremarried widows and widowers of retired members entitled to retired pay or of members who died in the line of duty or as the result of a line-of-duty condition.

Authorizes such travel for certain dependents of such members, if accompanying the member.

What's happening now March 10, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1549-1550)

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 3