,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ceid  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ba1         
#bjac,mr4 ,coop] introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,h\se ,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
prohibit ! paym5t ( dea? gratuities to !
 surviv+ heirs ( deceas$ ,memb]s (      
,congress4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,congressional ,dea?    
,b5efit ,elim9ation ,act ( #bjac4  #b4  
,prohibit+ paym5t ( gratuities to       
survivors ( memb]s ( ,congress  7a7     
,prohibition ,no paym5t may be made f ! 
applicable acc\nts ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives1 ! cont+5t fund ( !     
,s5ate1 or any o!r appropriat$ funds = a
 dea? gratuity paym5t to ! wid[1 wid[]1 
or heirs-at-law ( any ,memb] ( ,congress
 :o dies aft] ! comm5cem5t ( ! ,congress
 to :i* ! ,memb] has be5 elect$4  7b7   
,no effect on o!r paym5ts to survivors  
,no?+ 9 subsection 7a7 %all be con/ru$  
to prohibit or affect ! paym5t to any   
individual ( any unpaid balance or sal>y

 or o!r sums due to a ,memb] ( ,congress
 :o dies aft] ! comm5cem5t ( ! ,congress
 to :i* ! ,memb] has be5 elect$4  #c4   
,def9ition ,= purposes ( ?is ,act1 a    
,memb] ( ,congress means a ,s5ator or a 
,repres5tative 91 or ,delegate or       
,resid5t ,commission] to1 ! ,congress4  
#d4 ,effective date ,?is ,act %all apply
 ) respect to any dea? occurr+ aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4