To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to accept the donation of frequent traveler miles, credits, and tickets for the purpose of facilitating the travel of members of the Armed Forces who are deployed away from their permanent duty station and are granted, during such deployment, rest and recuperative leave and certain other forms of leave and the travel of family members to be reunited with such a member, and for other purposes.
Operation Hero Miles Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to accept the donation of frequent traveler miles, credits, and tickets for air or surface transportation to facilitate the travel of: (1) a member of the Armed Forces who is deployed on active duty away from his or her permanent duty station and granted leave during such deployment; or (2) family members of such member to be reunited with the member.
Directs the Secretary to reimburse members who participated in the Department of Defense Rest and Recuperation Leave program during the period beginning on September 15, 2003, and ending on December 18, 2003, for travel expenses incurred by the member (or family members on behalf of the member) to travel to or from a designated embarkation point before the program was expanded to include a domestic travel component.
Became Public Law No: 108-375.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
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