,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cgia  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ad1      
#bjag,mr4 ,schrader 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,walden1 ,mr4           
,blumenauer1 and ,mr4 ,de,fazio7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure that    
,united ,states ,government personnel1  
including members of the ,armed ,forces 
and contractors1 assigned to ,united    
,states diplomatic missions are given   
the opportunity to designate next-of-kin
 for certain purposes in the event of   
the death of the personnel4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,,us ,navy ,,seal ,,scpo ,tyrone        
,snowden ,woods ,ceremony ,invitee ,act 
of #bjag4  #b4 ,invitation of designated
 next-of-kin to ceremonies honoring     
,united ,states diplomatic mission      
personnel who die in service to the     
,united ,states  7a7 ,definitions ,in   
this section3  7#a7 ,diplomatic mission 

,the term diplomatic mission means any  
,united ,states diplomatic or consular  
post or other mission under the         
jurisdiction of the ,secretary of       
,state4  7#b7 ,member ,the term member  
of a diplomatic mission means any       
,government official or employee1 any   
member of the ,armed ,forces1 or any    
,united ,states citizen employed as a   
contractor1 who is serving at1 or is    
notified of imminent assignment to1 a   
diplomatic mission4  7#c7 ,memorial     
service ,the term memorial service means
 an official event sponsored or held by 
a ,federal agency to which members of   
the public are invited to honor the life
 of a member of a diplomatic mission who
 died in service to the ,united ,states4
  7#d7 ,next-of-kin ,the term           
next-of-kin1 with respect to a deceased 
member of a diplomatic mission1 means   
the following individuals3 7,a7 ,the    
surviving spouse of the deceased member4
  7,b7 ,the child or children of the    
deceased member 7including stepchildren1

 adopted children1 and illegitimate     
children74  7,c7 ,the parent or parents 
of the deceased member 7including a     
natural parent1 a stepparent1 a parent  
of the member by adoption1 a parent1    
stepparent1 or adopted parent of the    
surviving spouse1 and any other person  
who has stood in loco parentis to the   
member at any time for a continuous     
period of at least five years before the
 member became #ba years of age74  7,d7 
,the sibling or siblings of the deceased
 member 7including stepsiblings and     
siblings by adoption74  7,e7 ,the person
 authorized to direct the disposition of
 the remains of the deceased member4    
7b7 ,policy for ,designation of         
next-of-,kin ,not later than #ahj days  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall--  
7#a7 proscribe a policy by which a      
member of a diplomatic mission may      
designate those next-of-kin who will be 
invited to1 and be entitled to attend1  
any memorial service held to honor the  

life of the member of a diplomatic      
mission in the event of the death of the
 member in service to the ,united       
,states2  7#b7 publicize the existence  
of the policy to each member of a       
diplomatic mission2 and  7#c7 make forms
 reasonably available to each member of 
a diplomatic mission by which the       
designation of such next-of-kin may be  
made4  7c7 ,consultation ,the ,secretary
 of ,state shall carry out this section 
in consultation with the ,secretary of  
,defense1 the ,director of the ,central 
,intelligence ,agency1 and the head of  
any other ,federal agency that assign   
persons to serve as a member of a       
diplomatic mission4  7d7 ,effect of     
failure ,to make designation ,if a      
member of a diplomatic mission fails to 
complete the form described in          
subsection 7b77#c7 before the death of  
the member1 the member shall be deemed  
to have designated all next-of-kin of   
the member for invitation to any        
memorial service held to honor the life 

of the member in the event of the death 
of the member in service to the ,united 
,states4  7e7 ,rule of ,construction    
,nothing in this section or the policy  
required by this section shall be       
construed to authorize a private cause  
of action or legal claim against the    
,united ,states ,government1 a          
,department or agency thereof1 or any   
private individual4