,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eacd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ah1       
#bjai,ms4 ,barragn introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ci1       
,united ,states ,code1 to provide that  
care packages mailed to a member of the 
,armed ,forces by any family member     
shall be carried at no cost to the      
family member1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,military ,care ,package        
,program ,act4  #b4 ,no-cost mailing of 
care packages to members of the ,armed  
,forces  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #cd of
 title #ci1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended by inserting after section #cdja
 the following new section3  #cdjb4     
,mailing privileges of family members of
 members of the ,armed ,forces of the   
,united ,states  7a7 ,a military care   
package shall be carried at no cost to  
the sender if the package-- 7#a7 is     

mailed to an individual who is a member 
of the ,armed ,forces deployed in       
support of a contingency operation2     
7#b7 is mailed by a family member of    
such individual2 and  7#c7 is addressed 
to a postal facility located at an      
,armed ,forces installation4  7b7 ,the  
,department of ,defense shall reimburse 
the ,postal ,service for carrying out   
this section consistent1 to the greatest
 extent practicable1 with the           
requirements of the second sentence of  
subsection 7c7 and subsection 7e7 of    
section #cdja4  7c7 ,this section shall 
be administered under such conditions1  
and under such regulations1 as the      
,postal ,service and the ,secretary of  
,defense jointly may prescribe4  7d7 ,in
 this section-- 7#a7 the term           
contingency operation has the meaning   
given that term in section #aja7;a77#ac7
 of title #aj2 and  7#b7 the term family
 member means a parent1 sibling1 spouse1
 or child of an individual who is a     
member of the ,armed ,forces4  4  7b7   

,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections for such chapter is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to    
section #cdja the following new item3   
#cdjb4 ,mailing privileges of family    
members of members of the ,armed ,forces
 of the ,united ,states4  4