,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #daa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #e1       
#bjbe,mrs4 ,murray 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,sullivan7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to develop a database of    
members of the ,armed ,forces who died  
in non-combat military plane crashes and
 to provide support to the families of  
such members1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,flight #bic ,remembrance ,act4 
#b4 ,program to support families of     
members of the ,armed ,forces who died  
in non-combat military plane crashes    
7a7 ,identification ,not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense1  
in consultation with the ,secretary of  
,veterans ,affairs1 shall-- 7#a7        
identify and document all non-combat    
military plane crashes categorized as   
,operational ,loss_/,non-,war ,loss--   

7,a7 based on a thorough review of      
records of the ,department of ,defense  
starting with calendar year #aihd2 and  
7,b7 for such crashes that occurred     
before calendar year #aihd1 using       
information obtained from other         
organizations2 and  7#b7 develop and    
maintain a publicly accessible database 
of the names1 ranks1 and service details
 of all members of the ,armed ,forces   
who died in such crashes4  7b7          
,assistance to families ,the ,secretary 
of ,defense1 in consultation with the   
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 shall 
provide assistance to the families of   
members of the ,armed ,forces who died  
in crashes described in subsection      
7a77#a7-- 7#a7 to ensure that those     
families are aware of and have full     
access to the benefits1 resources1 and  
support services available from the     
,department of ,defense2  7#b7 to offer 
personalized guidance on navigating and 
applying for those benefits1 resources1 
and services1 including financial       

assistance1 counseling services1 and    
survivor benefits tailored to non-combat
 losses2 and  7#c7 to connect those     
families with community and peer support
 networks that allow them to meet and   
share experiences with others who have  
faced similar losses4  7c7 ,designated  
point of contact ,the ,secretary of     
,defense shall establish a designated   
point of contact within the ,department 
of ,defense-- 7#a7 to be responsible for
 guiding families of members of the     
,armed ,forces who died in crashes      
described in subsection 7a77#a7 through 
the benefits process2  7#b7 to provide  
those families with updates on-- 7,a7   
the availability of new programs1       
services1 and benefits2  7,b7 changes to
 law that may affect the eligibility of 
those families for support2 and  7,c7   
advancements in efforts to recover      
members who died in crashes described in
 subsection 7a77#a72 and  7#c7 to liaise
 with relevant agencies1 such as the    
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 and  

local support organizations to ensure   
those families receive coordinated1     
streamlined assistance4  7d7            
,consultations ,in carrying out this    
section1 the ,secretary of ,defense may 
consult with organizations with         
knowledge of and expertise relating to  
crashes described in subsection 7a77#a74
  7e7 ,report required ,not later than  
#b years after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary of        
,defense shall submit to ,congress a    
report on efforts carried out under this
 section that includes-- 7#a7 the number
 of families receiving support under    
subsection 7b7 and a description of the 
types of support those families         
received2  7#b7 an assessment of        
progress made in developing the database
 required by subsection 7a77#b7 that    
includes an estimate of the percentage  
of crashes described in subsection      
7a77#a7 that have been included in the  
database as of the date of the report2  
7#c7 an assessment of the effectiveness 

of efforts carried out under this       
section and the satisfaction of the     
families of members of the ,armed       
,forces who died in crashes described in
 subsection 7a77#a72 and  7#d7 any      
recommendations for legislative changes 
to improve efforts carried out under    
this section4  7f7 ,nondiscrimination   
provisions  7#a7 ,in general ,for the   
purpose of applying the prohibitions    
against discrimination on the basis of  
disability under section #ejd of the    
,rehabilitation ,act of #aigc 7#bi      
,u4,s4,c4 #gid71 on the basis of sex    
under title ,,ix of the ,education      
,amendments of #aigb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4     
#afha et seq471 or on the basis of race1
 color1 or national origin under title  
,,vi of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq471       
programs and activities funded or       
otherwise financially assisted in whole 
or in part under this section to provide
 assistance to families under this      
section1 even if carried out directly by

 the ,department of ,defense or the     
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 are  
considered to be education programs and 
activities receiving ,federal financial 
assistance4  7#b7 ,enforcement ,the     
,secretary of ,defense and the          
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
effectuate the provisions of paragraph  
7#a7 by issuing regulations1 applicable 
to officers or employees of the         
,department of ,defense or ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs1 respectively1 who
 provide assistance under this section  
directly1 including provisions          
specifying how the corresponding        
,secretary shall enforce the            
regulations4