,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ciae  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #c1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,s*rad] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure t ,unit$
 ,/ates ,gov]nm5t p]sonnel1 includ+     
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces & contractors1   
assign$ to ,unit$ ,/ates diplomatic     
missions are giv5 ! opportunity to      
designate next-(-k9 = c]ta9 purposes 9 !
 ev5t ( ! dea? ( ! p]sonnel4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,u     
,navy ,,seal ,,scpo ,tyrone ,sn[d5      
,woods ,c]emony ,invitee ,act ( #bjae4  
#b4 ,invitation ( designat$ next-(-k9 to
 c]emonies honor+ ,unit$ ,/ates         
diplomatic mission p]sonnel :o die 9    
s]vice to ! ,unit$ ,/ates  7a7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7       
,diplomatic mission ,! t]m diplomatic   
mission means any ,unit$ ,/ates         
diplomatic or consul> po/ or o!r mission
 "u ! jurisdiction ( ! ,secret>y (      
,/ate4  7#b7 ,memb] ,! t]m memb] ( a    

diplomatic mission means any ,gov]nm5t  
(ficial or employee1 any memb] ( ! ,arm$
 ,=ces1 or any ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5     
employ$ z a contractor1 :o is s]v+ at1  
or is notifi$ ( imm95t assignm5t to1 a  
diplomatic mission4  7#c7 ,memorial     
s]vice ,! t]m memorial s]vice means an  
(ficial ev5t sponsor$ or held by a      
,f$]al ag5cy to :i* memb]s ( ! public   
are invit$ to honor ! life ( a memb] ( a
 diplomatic mission :o di$ 9 s]vice to !
 ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#d7 ,next-(-k9 ,! t]m 
next-(-k91 ) respect to a deceas$ memb] 
( a diplomatic mission1 means ! foll[+  
individuals3 7,a7 ,! surviv+ sp\se ( !  
deceas$ memb]4  7,b7 ,! *ild or *ildr5 (
 ! deceas$ memb] 7includ+ /ep*ildr51    
adopt$ *ildr51 & illegitimate *ildr574  
7,c7 ,! p>5t or p>5ts ( ! deceas$ memb] 
7includ+ a natural p>5t1 a /epp>5t1 a   
p>5t ( ! memb] by adoption1 a p>5t1     
/epp>5t1 or adopt$ p>5t ( ! surviv+     
sp\se1 & any o!r p]son :o has /ood 9    
loco p>5tis to ! memb] at any "t = a    
cont9u\s p]iod ( at lea/ five ye>s be=e 

! memb] became #ba ye>s ( age74  7,d7 ,!
 sibl+ or sibl+s ( ! deceas$ memb]      
7includ+ /epsibl+s & sibl+s by          
adoption74  7,e7 ,! p]son au?oriz$ to   
direct ! disposition ( ! rema9s ( !     
deceas$ memb]4  7b7 ,policy =           
,designation ( next-(-,k9 ,n lat] ?an   
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all-- 7#a7  
proscribe a policy by :i* a memb] ( a   
diplomatic mission may designate ^?     
next-(-k9 :o w be invit$ to1 & be       
entitl$ to att5d1 any memorial s]vice   
held to honor ! life ( ! memb] ( a      
diplomatic mission 9 ! ev5t ( ! dea? ( !
 memb] 9 s]vice to ! ,unit$ ,/ates2     
7#b7 publicize ! exi/5ce ( ! policy to  
ea* memb] ( a diplomatic mission2 &     
7#c7 make =ms reasonably available to   
ea* memb] ( a diplomatic mission by :i* 
! designation ( su* next-(-k9 may be    
made4  7c7 ,consultation ,! ,secret>y ( 
,/ate %all c>ry out ?is section 9       
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 ! 
,director ( ! ,c5tral ,intellig5ce      

,ag5cy1 & ! head ( any o!r ,f$]al ag5cy 
t assign p]sons to s]ve z a memb] ( a   
diplomatic mission4  7d7 ,effect (      
failure ,to make designation ,if a memb]
 ( a diplomatic mission fails to        
complete ! =m describ$ 9 subsection     
7b77#c7 be=e ! dea? ( ! memb]1 ! memb]  
%all be deem$ to h designat$ all        
next-(-k9 ( ! memb] = invitation to any 
memorial s]vice held to honor ! life ( !
 memb] 9 ! ev5t ( ! dea? ( ! memb] 9    
s]vice to ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7e7 ,rule ( 
,con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section or !   
policy requir$ by ?is section %all be   
con/ru$ to au?oriz$ a private cause (   
action or legal claim aga9/ ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,gov]nm5t1 a ,dep>tm5t or ag5cy  
!re(1 or any private individual4