HR 2996
98th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Military dependents
Missing in action
Prisoners of war
Transportation and Travel
Travel costs
Vietnamese Conflict
War casualties
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide transportation to annual national meetings sponsored by the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia for the next of kin of certain unaccounted for persons.
Introduced: May 12, 1983
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5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 29, 1983
Favorable Executive Comment Received From DOD.
May 18, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.
May 18, 1983
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
May 12, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
May 12, 1983
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Permits the Secretary of Defense to provide air transportation to annual national meetings within the continental United States sponsored by the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia to the next of kin of persons missing in action in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam era, or reported dead without repatriation of the remains.
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Favorable Executive Comment Received From DOD.
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