,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfhc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #aj1 #bjai,mr4  
,sean ,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,p]man5t ,select ,committee on       
,intellig5ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !     
,c5tral ,intellig5ce ,ag5cy ,act ( #aidi
 to provide dea? b5efits to ! survivors 
( c]ta9 individuals1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,gregg ,w5zel ,cl&e/9e ,h]oes ,p>ity  
,act4  #b4 ,dea? b5efits = survivors    
7a7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (    
,congress t--  7#a7 (fic]s ( ! ,c5tral  
,intellig5ce ,ag5cy :o die dur+ a p]iod 
( assignm5t to a duty /ation 9 a =eign  
c\ntry %\ld receive dea? b5efits1       
reg>dless ( :e!r ! (fic]s--  7,a7 7     
kill$ 9 ! p]=mance ( duty2  7,b7 7 kill$
 due to an act ( t]rorism2 or  7,c7 h   
surviv+ dep5d5ts2 &  7#b7 section #h ( !
 ,c5tral ,intellig5ce ,ag5cy ,act (     
#aidi 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ceaj7 has provid$ 
! ,ag5cy an appropriate au?ority =      

comp5sat+ (fic]s :o die abroad :o fall  
into any gaps 9 exi/+ dea? b5efit       
regulations ( ! ,ag5cy1 ev5 be=e !      
cl>ify+ am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act4  7b7 
,cl>ification ( curr5t au?ority ,section
 #h ( ! ,c5tral ,intellig5ce ,ag5cy ,act
 ( #aidi 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ceaj7 is am5d$ 
by ins]t+ be=e r5tal ( ! foll[+3 paym5t 
( dea? b5efits 9 cases 9 :i* !          
circum/ances ( ! dea? ( an employee ( ! 
,ag5cy is n cov]$ by section #aa1 o!r   
simil> provisions ( ,f$]al law1 or any  
regulation issu$ by ! ,director provid+ 
dea? b5efits1 b t ! ,director det]m9es  
su* paym5t appropriate24  7c7           
,improvem5ts to b5efits  7#a7           
,requirem5ts ,section #aa ( su* ,act    
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ceaa7 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9 
subsection 7a7--  7i7 by /rik+ may &    
ins]t+ %all2 &  7ii7 by ins]t+ be=e !   
p]iod at ! end ! foll[+3 1 except su*   
adju/m5ts may n limit or r$uce ! paym5ts
 requir$ by ?is section2 &  7,b7 by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+ new subsections3  7c7
 ,paym5ts  7#a7 ,9 c>ry+ out subsection 

7a71 ! ,director %all pay to ! survivor 
( a deceas$ cov]$ individual an am\nt   
equal to "o ye>'s sal>y at level ,,ii ( 
! ,executive ,s*$ule "u section #ecac ( 
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,a 
cov]$ individual may designate "o or m  
p]sons to receive all or a portion ( !  
am\nt payable to a survivor "u p>agraph 
7#a74 ,! designation ( a p]son to       
receive a portion ( ! am\nt %all        
indicate ! p]c5tage ( ! am\nt1 to be    
specifi$ only 9 #aj p]c5t increm5ts1 t !
 designat$ p]son may receive4 ,! balance
 ( ! am\nt1 if any1 %all be paid 9      
accordance ) subsection 7f77#b77;,b74   
7d7 ,exception ,! ,director may n make a
 paym5t "u subsection 7a7 if ! ,director
 det]m9es t ! dea? 0 by reason ( willful
 misconduct by ! dec$5t4  7e7 ,f9ality  
,any det]m9ation made by ! ,director "u 
?is section is f9al & may n be review$4 
7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,!
 t]m cov]$ individual means any ( !     
foll[+ individuals :o die dur+ a p]iod (
 assignm5t to a duty /ation 9 a =eign   

c\ntry1 reg>dless ( :e!r ! dea? is !    
result ( injuries su/a9$ :ile 9 !       
p]=mance ( duty3  7,a7 ,an employee ( ! 
,ag5cy4  7,b7 ,an employee ( an elem5t (
 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t o!r ?an ! ,ag5cy :o 
is detail$ or assign$ to ! ,ag5cy at !  
"t ( dea?4  7,c7 ,an individual         
affiliat$ ) ! ,ag5cy1 z det]m9$ by !    
,director4  7#b7 ,! t]m ,/ate means ea* 
( ! sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (         
,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to      
,rico1 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn       
,m>iana ,isl&s1 & any t]ritory or       
possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7 ,!  
t]m survivor means1 ) respect to ! dea? 
( a cov]$ individual-- 7,a7 a p]son     
designat$ by ! cov]$ individual "u      
subsection 7c77#b72 or  7,b7 if a cov]$ 
individual does n make su* a            
designation-- 7i7 ! surviv+ sp\se ( !   
cov]$ individual1 if any2  7ii7 if !re  
is no surviv+ sp\se1 any surviv+ *ildr5 
( ! cov]$ individual & ! desc5dants (   
any deceas$ *ildr5 by repres5tation2    
7iii7 if !re is none ( ! above1 !       

surviv+ p>5ts ( ! cov]$ individual or ! 
survivor ( ! p>5ts2  7iv7 if !re is none
 ( ! above1 ! duly appo9t$ executor or  
adm9i/rator ( ! e/ate ( ! cov]$         
individual2 or  7v7 if !re is none ( !  
above1 o!r next ( k9 ( ! cov]$          
individual entitl$ "u ! laws ( ! la/    
,/ate 9 :i* ! cov]$ individual 0        
domicil$ be=e ! cov]$ individual's dea?4
  4  7#b7 ,application ,section #aa (   
su* ,act1 z am5d$ by p>agraph 7#a71 %all
 apply ) respect to ! foll[+3 7,a7      
,dea?s occurr+ dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on   
,septemb] #aa1 #bjja1 & end+ on ! day   
be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act =   
:i* ! ,director ( ! ,c5tral ,intellig5ce
 ,ag5cy has n paid a dea? b5efit to !   
survivors ( ! dec$5t equal to or great] 
?an ! am\nt specifi$ 9 subsection       
7c77#a7 ( su* section #aa1 except t !   
total ( any su* dea? b5efits may n exce$
 su* am\nt specifi$ 9 subsection 7c77#a7
 ( su* section #aa4  7,b7 ,dea?s occurr+
 on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act4  7#c7 ,effect ( curr5t regulations

 ,9 c>ry+ out section #aa ( su* ,act1 z 
am5d$ by p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,director may 
n modify ! regulations issu$ "u su*     
section 9 a mann] t limits or r$uces !  
individuals cov]$ by su* regulations z 9
 effect on ! day be=e ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#d7 ,designations
 ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director %all-- 
7,a7 reque/ all cov]$ individuals 7z    
def9$ 9 section #aa ( su* ,act1 z am5d$ 
by p>agraph 7#a77 to make a designation 
"u subsection 7c77#b7 ( su* section #aa2
 &  7,b7 ensure t any new cov]$         
individual may make su* a designation at
 ! "t at :i* ! individual becomes a     
cov]$ individual4