,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eihb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #be1 #bjah,mrs4  
,walorski introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & 
! ,work=ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee
 on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration1 = a p]iod to be
 subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea*
 case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z 
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #e1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to increase !      
gratuity ow$ ^u dea? ( an employee 9    
connection ) ! employee's s]vice ) an   
,arm$ ,=ce1 to limit ! am\nt ( any dea? 
gratuity paid ^u ! dea? ( a ,memb] (    
,congress1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4       
,increase 9 gratuity = dea? ( an        
employee incurr$ 9 connection ) !       
employee's s]vice ) an ,arm$ ,=ce  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,section #hajb;a ( title #e1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
subsection 7a71 by /rik+ #ajj1jjj &     
ins]t+ #bjj1jjj2 &  7#b7 9 subsection   
7d7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#a7 &     

ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#a7  7,a7 ,) respect 
to a dea? gratuity payable ^u ! dea? (  
an employee cov]$ by subsection 7a7--   
7i7 if ! employee has a surviv+ sp\se1  
#fj p]c5t ( ! gratuity %all be paid to t
 sp\se & ! rema9+ #dj p]c5t ( ! gratuity
 %all be paid 9 accordance )            
subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c7 ( ?is p>agraph 
& p>agraphs 7#d7 & 7#e72 or  7ii7 if !  
employee has no surviv+ sp\se1 !        
gratuity %all be paid 9 accordance )    
subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c7 ( ?is p>agraph 
& p>agraphs 7#d7 & 7#e74  7,b7 ,subject 
to p>agraph 7#e71 ! rema9d] ( a dea?    
gratuity payable pursuant to subp>agraph
 7,a77i71 or a dea? gratuity payable    
pursuant to subp>agraph 7,a77ii71 7z !  
case may be7 %all be paid to or = ! liv+
 survivor highe/ on ! foll[+ li/3  7i7  
,! employee's *ildr51 z prescrib$ by    
p>agraph 7#b71 9 equal %>es4  7ii7 ,if  
designat$ by ! employee1 any "o or m ( !
 foll[+ p]sons3  7,i7 ,! employee's     
p>5ts or p]sons 9 loco p>5tis1 z        
prescrib$ by p>agraph 7#c74  7,,ii7 ,!  

employee's bro!rs4  7,,iii7 ,!          
employee's si/]s4  7iii7 ,! employee's  
p>5ts or p]sons 9 loco p>5tis1 z        
prescrib$ by p>agraph 7#c71 9 equal     
%>es4  7iv7 ,! employee's bro!rs & si/]s
 9 equal %>es4  7,c7 ,clauses 7ii7 &    
7iv7 ( subp>agraph 7,b7 include bro!rs &
 si/]s ( ! half blood & ^? ?r\gh        
adoption4  2 &  7,b7 by /rik+ p>agraph  
7#f74  7b7 ,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5ts  
,subsection 7d7 ( section #hajb;a (     
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is fur!r 
am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ 
,p>agraph 7#a77;,b7 & ins]t+ ,p>agraph  
7#a77;,b77i72  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by 
/rik+ ,subp>agraphs 7,c7 & 7,d7 (       
p>agraph 7#a7 & ins]t+ ,clauses 7ii7 &  
7iii7 ( p>agraph 7#a77;,b72  7#c7 9     
p>agraph 7#d7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ ,a p]son &
 ins]t+ ,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph    
7#a77;,a77i71 a p]son2 &  7,b7 by /rik+ 
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,e7 ( p>agraph 
7#a7 & ins]t+ clauses 7i7 ?r\gh 7iv7 (  
p>agraph 7#a77;,b742 &  7#d7 9 p>agraph 
7#e71 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#a74 & ins]t+  

p>agraph 7#a77;,b744  7c7 ,application  
,! am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all    
apply ) respect to ! dea? ( any employee
 describ$ "u section #hajb;a7a7 ( title 
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 occurr+ aft] ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is section4  #b4     
,limitation on gratuity paid ^u ! dea? (
 a ,memb] ( ,congress  7a7 ,limitation  
,no paym5t 9 excess ( #gd1jjj may be    
made f ! applicable acc\nts ( ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives1 ! cont+5t fund ( !     
,s5ate1 or any o!r appropriat$ funds = a
 dea? gratuity paym5t to ! wid[1 wid[]1 
or heirs-at-law ( any ,memb] ( ,congress
 :o dies aft] ! comm5cem5t ( ! ,congress
 to :i* ! ,memb] has be5 elect$4  7b7   
,no effect on o!r paym5ts to survivors  
,no?+ 9 subsection 7a7 %all be con/ru$  
to prohibit or affect ! paym5t to any   
individual ( any unpaid balance or sal>y
 or o!r sums due to a ,memb] ( ,congress
 :o dies aft] ! comm5cem5t ( ! ,congress
 to :i* ! ,memb] has be5 elect$4  7c7   
,def9ition ,= purposes ( ?is section1 a 
,memb] ( ,congress means a ,s5ator or a 

,repres5tative 91 or ,delegate or       
,resid5t ,commission] to1 ! ,congress4  
7d7 ,application ,?is section %all apply
 ) respect to ! dea? ( any ,memb] (     
,congress occurr+ aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is section4