,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #caic ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #ab1 #bjag,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,act of #aidi to improve death gratuities paid to the survivors of certain deceased officers and employees of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,gregg ,wenzel ,clandestine ,heroes ,parity ,act4 #b4 ,improved death gratuities for certain deceased officers and employees of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency 7a7 ,in general ,section #aa of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,act of #aidi 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ceaa7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#c7 ,if the ,director determines that the deceased officer or employee of the ,agency does not have a surviving dependent1 the ,director shall make the payment under paragraph 7#a7 to the next of kin of the deceased officer or employee1 if any4 2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7b77#a71 by striking in an amount equal to and inserting the greater of #ajj1jjj or4 7b7 ,application ,the amendment made by paragraph 7#a7 of subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect to officers and employees of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency who die before1 on1 or after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and the amendment made by paragraph 7#b7 of such subsection shall apply with respect to officers and employees of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency who die on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act4