,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bcgd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #h1 #bjae,mr4 
,m>key 7= himself & ,ms4 ,w>r57         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,def5se ,base ,act
 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 !   
,gl5 ,an?ony ,doh]ty ,ov]seas ,security 
,p]sonnel ,fairness ,act4  #b4 ,def5se  
,base ,act am5dm5t 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%$ by 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