,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cfhc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #aj1 #bjai,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 provide death benefits to the survivors of certain individuals1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,gregg ,wenzel ,clandestine ,heroes ,parity ,act4 #b4 ,death benefits for survivors 7a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 officers of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency who die during a period of assignment to a duty station in a foreign country should receive death benefits1 regardless of whether the officers-- 7,a7 were killed in the performance of duty2 7,b7 were killed due to an act of terrorism2 or 7,c7 have surviving dependents2 and 7#b7 section #h of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,act of #aidi 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ceaj7 has provided the ,agency an appropriate authority for compensating officers who die abroad who fall into any gaps in existing death benefit regulations of the ,agency1 even before the clarifying amendments made by this ,act4 7b7 ,clarification of current authority ,section #h of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,act of #aidi 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ceaj7 is amended by inserting before rental of the following3 payment of death benefits in cases in which the circumstances of the death of an employee of the ,agency is not covered by section #aa1 other similar provisions of ,federal law1 or any regulation issued by the ,director providing death benefits1 but that the ,director determines such payment appropriate24 7c7 ,improvements to benefits 7#a7 ,requirements ,section #aa of such ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ceaa7 is amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7i7 by striking may and inserting shall2 and 7ii7 by inserting before the period at the end the following3 1 except such adjustments may not limit or reduce the payments required by this section2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following new subsections3 7c7 ,payments 7#a7 ,in carrying out subsection 7a71 the ,director shall pay to the survivor of a deceased covered individual an amount equal to one year's salary at level ,,ii of the ,executive ,schedule under section #ecac of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,a covered individual may designate one or more persons to receive all or a portion of the amount payable to a survivor under paragraph 7#a74 ,the designation of a person to receive a portion of the amount shall indicate the percentage of the amount1 to be specified only in #aj percent increments1 that the designated person may receive4 ,the balance of the amount1 if any1 shall be paid in accordance with subsection 7f77#b77;,b74 7d7 ,exception ,the ,director may not make a payment under subsection 7a7 if the ,director determines that the death was by reason of willful misconduct by the decedent4 7e7 ,finality ,any determination made by the ,director under this section is final and may not be reviewed4 7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the term covered individual means any of the following individuals who die during a period of assignment to a duty station in a foreign country1 regardless of whether the death is the result of injuries sustained while in the performance of duty3 7,a7 ,an employee of the ,agency4 7,b7 ,an employee of an element of the ,federal ,government other than the ,agency who is detailed or assigned to the ,agency at the time of death4 7,c7 ,an individual affiliated with the ,agency1 as determined by the ,director4 7#b7 ,the term ,state means each of the several ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the ,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 and any territory or possession of the ,united ,states4 7#c7 ,the term survivor means1 with respect to the death of a covered individual-- 7,a7 a person designated by the covered individual under subsection 7c77#b72 or 7,b7 if a covered individual does not make such a designation-- 7i7 the surviving spouse of the covered individual1 if any2 7ii7 if there is no surviving spouse1 any surviving children of the covered individual and the descendants of any deceased children by representation2 7iii7 if there is none of the above1 the surviving parents of the covered individual or the survivor of the parents2 7iv7 if there is none of the above1 the duly appointed executor or administrator of the estate of the covered individual2 or 7v7 if there is none of the above1 other next of kin of the covered individual entitled under the laws of the last ,state in which the covered individual was domiciled before the covered individual's death4 4 7#b7 ,application ,section #aa of such ,act1 as amended by paragraph 7#a71 shall apply with respect to the following3 7,a7 ,deaths occurring during the period beginning on ,september #aa1 #bjja1 and ending on the day before the date of the enactment of this ,act for which the ,director of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency has not paid a death benefit to the survivors of the decedent equal to or greater than the amount specified in subsection 7c77#a7 of such section #aa1 except that the total of any such death benefits may not exceed such amount specified in subsection 7c77#a7 of such section #aa4 7,b7 ,deaths occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#c7 ,effect of current regulations ,in carrying out section #aa of such ,act1 as amended by paragraph 7#a71 the ,director may not modify the regulations issued under such section in a manner that limits or reduces the individuals covered by such regulations as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#d7 ,designations ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director shall-- 7,a7 request all covered individuals 7as defined in section #aa of such ,act1 as amended by paragraph 7#a77 to make a designation under subsection 7c77#b7 of such section #aa2 and 7,b7 ensure that any new covered individual may make such a designation at the time at which the individual becomes a covered individual4