,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #egba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ag1 #bjad   
,mr4 ,lyn* introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &
 ! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !      
,def5se ,base ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afea 
et seq47 to require dea? b5efits to be  
paid to a deceas$ employee's designat$  
b5efici>y or next ( k9 9 ! case ( dea?  
result+ f a w>-risk haz>d or act (      
t]rorism occurr+ on or aft] ,septemb]   
#aa1 #bjja4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,ov]seas ,security      
,p]sonnel ,fairness ,act4  #b4 ,def5se  
,base ,act am5dm5ts relat+ to dea?      
b5efits ,! ,def5se ,base ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #afea et seq47 is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3  #f4
 ,dea? b5efits  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! case (
 a p]son cov]$ by ?is ,act :o dies z a  
result ( a w>-risk haz>d or act (       
t]rorism1 if !re is no p]son eligible = 
a dea? b5efit ( ! deceas$ "u section #i 
( ! ,long%ore & ,h>bor ,work]s'         

,comp5sation ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #iji71 
!n ! b5efits provid$ "u section #i7;b7 (
 su* ,act to a wid[ or wid[] ( ! deceas$
 %all be paid--  7#a7 to a b5efici>y    
designat$ by ! deceas$2 or  7#b7 if !re 
is no designat$ b5efici>y1 to ! next (  
k9 or ! e/ate ( ! deceas$ "u applicable 
,/ate law4  7b7 ,paym5t ( b5efits       
,b5efits f\nd to be due "u ?is section  
%all be paid f ! comp5sation fund       
e/abli%$ pursuant to section #hadg (    
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7c7     
,w>-,risk haz>d def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! 
t]m w>-risk haz>d has ! mean+ provid$ 9 
section #bja7;b7 ( ! ,w> ,haz>ds        
,comp5sation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4        
#agaa7;b774  7d7 ,effective date ,! dea?
 b5efit payable "u ?is section %all     
apply ) respect to dea?s occurr+ on or  
aft] ,septemb] #aa1 #bjja4  4