Bill > S2112

Introduced Session

Space-Available Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to establish a program to provide transportation on Department of Defense (DOD) aircraft on a space-available basis for: (1) active duty and reserve members holding a valid Uniformed Services Identification and Privilege Card; (2) retired members who, but for not attaining age 60, would be eligible for military retired pay; (3) an unremarried widow or widower of an active or reserve member; and (3) certain dependents of members described above. Allows the Secretary to establish an order of priority based on considerations of military needs and readiness.

Committee Categories

Daniel Akaka (D),  Kelly Ayotte (R),  Max Baucus (D),  Mark Begich (D),  Richard Blumenthal (D),  Roy Blunt (R),  John Boozman (R),  Scott Brown (R),  Bob Casey (D),  Tom Coburn (R),  Dick Durbin (D),  Kirsten Gillibrand (D),  Lindsey Graham (R),  Chuck Grassley (R),  Tom Harkin (D),  John Hoeven (R),  Tim Johnson (D),  Amy Klobuchar (D),  Patrick Leahy (D),  Joseph Lieberman (I),  Joe Manchin (I),  Bob Menendez (D),  Barbara Mikulski (D),  Lisa Murkowski (R),  E. Benjamin Nelson (D),  Mark Pryor (D),  John Rockefeller (D),  Bernie Sanders (I),  Jeanne Shaheen (D),  Olympia Snowe (R),  Jon Tester (D),  Tom Udall (D),  Roger Wicker (R), 

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (on 02/15/2012)

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