,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cdhg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #ab            
7legislative day1 ,janu>y #aj71         
#bjbb,ms4 ,s9ema 7= h]self1 ,mr4        
,portman1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 & ,mr4 ,pet]s7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #e1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 to increase dea?          
gratuities & fun]al all[ances = ,f$]al  
employees1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,honor+ 
,civil ,s]vants ,kill$ 9 ! ,l9e ( ,duty 
,act4  #b4 ,increas+ dea? gratuity =    
,f$]al employees kill$ 9 ! l9e ( duty   
7a7 ,am5dm5ts to title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt] ,,vii ( 
*apt] #ee ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #eega4 ,employee dea? gratuity 
paym5ts  7a7 ,def9ition  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,not)/&+ section #eefa7b71 9 ?is        
section1 ! t]m employee means an        

individual :o has be5 det]m9$ by !      
,secret>y ( ,labor to be an employee )9 
! mean+ ( section #haja7a74  7#b7       
,exclusive au?ority ,a det]m9ation      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 may be made    
only by ! ,secret>y ( ,labor4  7b7      
,gratuity  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,) respect to !
 dea? ( an employee occurr+ on or aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 not)/&+ 
section #haaf1 & 9 addition to any      
paym5t made "u sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #ha1 
! head ( ! ag5cy employ+ ! employee %all
 pay f appropriations made available =  
sal>ies & exp5ses ( t ag5cy a dea?      
gratuity to ! p]son id5tifi$ "u         
subsection 7c77#b71 if ! dea? ( !       
employee-- 7,a7 results f injury su/a9$ 
:ile 9 ! l9e ( duty ( ! employee2 &     
7,b7 is n-- 7i7 caus$ by willful        
misconduct ( ! employee2  7ii7 caus$ by 
! int5tion ( ! employee to br+ ab\t !   
injury or dea? ( ! employee or ano!r2 or
  7iii7 proximately caus$ by !          
intoxication ( ! injur$ employee4  7#b7 
,am\nt  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 

9 subp>agraph 7,b71 ! am\nt ( a dea?    
gratuity paid "u p>agraph 7#a7 ) respect
 to an employee %all be #ajj1jjj1 z     
adju/$ ea* ,m>* #a by ! am\nt det]m9$ by
 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor to repres5t !     
p]c5tage *ange 9 ! ,consum] ,price      
,index = ,all ,urban ,consum]s 7all     
items2 ,unit$ ,/ates city av]age7       
publi%$ = ,decemb] ( ! prec$+ ye> ov] t 
,index publi%$ = ! ,decemb] ( ! ye>     
prior to ! prec$+ ye>1 adju/$ to ! ne>e/
 #a_/aj ( #a p]c5t4  7,b7 ,local        
comp5sation plans ,= an employee        
comp5sat$ "u a local comp5sation plan   
e/abli%$ "u section #djh ( ! ,=eign     
,s]vice ,act ( #aihj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4     
#cifh71 ! am\nt ( a dea? gratuity paid  
"u p>agraph 7#a7 ) respect to ! employee
 %all be 9 an am\nt det]m9$ 9 rules     
issu$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate4  7c7      
,recipi5t ( paym5t  7#a7 ,def9ition ,9  
?is subsection1 ! t]m *ild-- 7,a7       
includes-- 7i7 a natural *ild2 &  7ii7  
an adopt$ *ild2 &  7,b7 does n include a
 /ep*ild4  7#b7 ,ord] ( prec$5ce ,a dea?

 gratuity paid "u subsection 7b7 )      
respect to an employee %all be paid 9 ! 
foll[+ ord] ( prec$5ce3 7,a7 7i7 ,to !  
b5efici>y designat$ to receive !        
gratuity by ! employee 9 a sign$ &      
witness$ writ+ t is receiv$ by ! ag5cy  
employ+ ! employee be=e ! date ( ! dea? 
( ! employee4  7ii7 ,a designation1     
*ange1 or cancellation ( b5efici>y 9 a  
w1 or ano!r docum5t n describ$ 9 clause 
7i71 %all h no =ce or effect = !        
purposes ( t clause4  7,b7 ,if !re is no
 b5efici>y describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 
to ! surviv+ sp\se ( ! employee4  7,c7  
,if nei!r subp>agraph 7,a7 nor 7,b7     
applies1 to ! *ildr5 ( ! employee       
7includ+ ! desc5dant ( any deceas$ *ild 
by repres5tation7 su* t ea* su* *ild    
receives an equal am\nt ( ! gratuity4   
7,d7 ,if none ( subp>agraph 7,a71 7,b71 
or 7,c7 applies1 to ! surviv+ p>5ts ( ! 
employee su* t ea* su* surviv+ p>5t     
receives an equal am\nt ( ! gratuity4   
7,e7 ,if none ( subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 
7,d7 applies1 to ! duly appo9t$ executor

 or adm9i/rator ( ! e/ate ( ! employee4 
7,f7 ,if none ( subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 
7,e7 applies1 to ! p]son entitl$1 "u !  
laws ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! employee is      
domicil$1 z ( ! date on :i* ! employee  
dies1 to receive ! paym5t4  4  7#b7     
,repeal ( dea? gratuity paym5t au?ority 
,section #fea ( ! ,treasury1 ,po/al     
,s]vice1 & ,g5]al ,gov]nm5t             
,appropriations ,act1 #aiig 7#e         
,u4,s4,c4 #hacc note7 is repeal$4  7#c7 
,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5ts  7,a7 ,table
 ( *apt]s ,9 ! table ( sub*apt]s = *apt]
 #ee ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ! 
item relat+ to sub*apt] ,,vii is am5d$  
to read z foll[s3  ,,sub*apt] ,,vii -   
,,paym5ts ,,to ,,miss+ ,,p]sons ,,&     
,,paym5ts ,,= ,,disability ,,or ,,dea?  
4  7,b7 ,table ( sections ,! table (    
sections = sub*apt] ,,vii ( *apt] #ee ( 
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #eega4      
,employee dea? gratuity paym5ts4  4  7b7
 ,am5dm5t to title #di ,section         
#djabb7;g77#b7 ( title #di1 ,unit$      

,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9         
subp>agraph 7,i77iii71 by /rik+ & aft] !
 semicolon2  7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,j71 by
 /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 & 
7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,j71 ! 
foll[+3  7,k7 section #eega1 relat+ to  
dea? gratuities result+ f an injury     
su/a9$ 9 ! l9e ( duty4  4  #c4 ,fun]al  
exp5ses  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #hacd7;a7
 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$-- 7#a7 by ins]t+ 7#a7 aft] 7a72   
7#b7 by /rik+ #hjj & ins]t+ #h1hjj2 &   
7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#b7 ,!
 am\nt describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all be 
adju/$ on ,m>* #a ( ea* ye> by !        
p]c5tage am\nt det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y ( 
,labor "u section #hadf;a = t ye>4  4   
7b7 ,applicability ,! am5dm5t made by   
subsection 7a77#b7 %all apply ) respect 
to any dea? occurr+ on or aft] ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #d4 ,dea? gratuity
 = injuries incurr$ 9 connection )      
employee's s]vice ) an ,arm$ ,=ce       
,section #hajb;a ( title #e1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9         

subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ ,! ,unit$
 ,/ates & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,unit$ ,/ates  2  7,b7 9       
p>agraph 7#a71 z s designat$1 by /rik+  
up to2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7#b7 ,adju/m5t ,! am\nt        
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all be adju/$ 
ea* ,m>* #a by ! am\nt det]m9$ by !     
,secret>y ( ,labor to repres5t !        
p]c5tage *ange 9 ! ,consum] ,price      
,index = ,all ,urban ,consum]s 7all     
items2 ,unit$ ,/ates city av]age7       
publi%$ = ,decemb] ( ! prec$+ ye> ov] t 
,index publi%$ = ! ,decemb] ( ! ye>     
prior to ! prec$+ ye>1 adju/$ to ! ne>e/
 #a_/aj ( #a p]c5t4  2  7#b7 by /rik+   
subsection 7c7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7c7  
,relation%ip to o!r b5efits ,) respect  
to a dea? occurr+ on or aft] ! date (   
enactm5t ( ! ,honor+ ,civil ,s]vants    
,kill$ 9 ! ,l9e ( ,duty ,act1 ! dea?    
gratuity payable "u ?is section may n be
 r$uc$ by ! am\nt ( any o!r dea?        
gratuity provid$ "u any o!r provision ( 
,f$]al law bas$ on ! same dea?4  2 &    

7#c7 9 subsection 7d71 by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7#g7 ,if a p]son cov]$ by ?is
 section does n h any eligible          
survivors1 z describ$ 9 ?is subsection1 
& t p]son has n designat$ an alt]nate   
p]son to receive a paym5t "u ?is        
section1 ! paym5t %all be paid to !     
p]sonal repres5tative ( ! p]son's e/ate4
  4  #e4 ,ag5cy gratuity = dea?s su/a9$ 
9 ! l9e ( duty abroad ,section #dac ( ! 
,=eign ,s]vice ,act ( #aihj 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #cigc7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9      
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce1  
by /rik+ dep5d5ts & ins]t+ b5efici>ies2 
&  7,b7 9 ! second s5t5ce1 by ins]t+ 1  
except z provid$ 9 subsection 7e7 aft]  
payable f any s\rce2  7#b7 by am5d+     
subsection 7b7 to read z foll[s3  7b7   
,executive ag5cies ,! head ( an         
executive ag5cy %all1 pursuant to       
guidance issu$ "u subsection 7c71 make a
 dea? gratuity paym5t au?oriz$ by ?is   
section to ! surviv+ b5efici>ies (--    
7#a7 any employee ( t ag5cy :o dies z a 
result ( injuries su/a9$ 9 ! p]=mance ( 

duty abroad :ile subject to ! au?ority (
 ! *ief ( mission pursuant to section   
#bjg2 or  7#b7 an individual 9 a special
 category s]v+ 9 an uncomp5sat$ capacity
 = t ag5cy abroad 9 support ( a         
diplomatic mission1 z id5tifi$ 9        
guidance issu$ "u subsection 7c71 :o    
dies z a result ( injuries su/a9$ 9 !   
p]=mance ( duty abroad4  2  7#c7 by     
am5d+ subsection 7d7 to read z foll[s3  
7d7 ,eligibility "u *apt] #ha ( title   
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code ,a dea? gratuity
 paym5t %all be made "u ?is section only
 if ! dea? is det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y (  
,labor to h result$ f an injury 7exclud+
 a disease proximately caus$ by !       
employm5t7 su/a9$ 9 ! p]=mance ( duty "u
 section #hajb ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4  2  7#d7 by r$esignat+          
subsection 7e7 z subsection 7f72  7#e7  
by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7d7 ! foll[+3 
7e7 ,(fset ,= dea?s occurr+ on or aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 !    
dea? gratuity payable "u ?is section    
%all be r$uc$ by ! am\nt ( any dea?     

gratuity provid$ "u section #eega (     
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 bas$ on !
 same dea?4  2 &  7#f7 9 subsection 7f71
 z s r$esignat$ by p>agraph 7#d71 by    
am5d+ p>agraph 7#b7 to read z foll[s3   
7#b7 ! t]m surviv+ b5efici>ies means !  
p]son or p]sons id5tifi$ pursuant to !  
ord] ( prec$5ce e/abli%$ "u section     
#eega7;c77#b7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code4  4  #f4 ,em]g5cy supplem5tal     
au?orization  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
section-- 7#a7 ! t]m ag5cy means an     
ag5cy t is au?oriz$ or requir$ to make a
 paym5t "u a cov]$ provision2 &  7#b7 ! 
t]m cov]$ provision means-- 7,a7 section
 #eega ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
z add$ by section #b ( ?is ,act2  7,b7  
section #hajb;a ( title #e1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 z am5d$ by section #d (   
?is ,act2 or  7,c7 section #dac ( !     
,=eign ,s]vice ,act ( #aihj 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #cigc71 z am5d$ by section #e 
( ?is ,act4  7b7 ,au?orization ,if !    
head ( an ag5cy det]m9es1 ) ! concurr5ce
 ( ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &

 ,budget1 t a natural disa/]1 act (     
t]rorism1 or o!r incid5t results 9 !    
inability ( ! ag5cy to make additional  
paym5ts "u a cov]$ provision-- 7#a7 !re 
are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !     
ag5cy su* sums z may be necess>y to make
 ^? additional paym5ts2 &  7#b7 ! head (
 ! ag5cy may make ^? additional paym5ts 
only to ! ext5t additional am\nts are   
made available = ^? purposes4  7c7 ,s5se
 ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t1
 n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date on :i* 
! head ( an ag5cy submits to ,congress a
 reque/ = supplem5tal appropriations = !
 purposes describ$ 9 subsection 7b71    
,congress %\ld take action ) respect to 
t reque/4