A bill to provide loans for air transportation expenses to the United States for the remains of U.S. citizens who die abroad, and for other purposes.

Summary

Directs the Secretary of State, upon request, to grant to the personal representative of a citizen of the United States who dies outside the United States a loan to transport by commercial aircraft (or by train from Mexico or Canada) the citizen's remains from the location outside the United States where such remains are on the date of such request to the location in the United States that such representative shall indicate in such request. Provides that such representative shall repay such loan to the Secretary of State, without interest, within one year after he receives such loan; except that the Secretary may adjust the repayment period or cancel all of such repayment (before any such repayment is scheduled) if he determines that such representative would be placed in dire personal financial difficulties because of such repayment.

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Timeline

1. 23 January 1975

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs (Subsequently: International Relations).

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 23 January 1975

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 23 January 1975

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 23 January 1975

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Eilberg, Joshua [D-PA-4] · D · Sponsor
• · hsfa00 · Standing

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