,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjbi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #d1   
#bjbc,ms4 ,sinema 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,hagerty1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 and ,mr4       
,hawley7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1  
to increase death gratuities and funeral
 allowances for ,federal employees1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,honoring
 ,civil ,servants ,killed in the ,line  
of ,duty ,act4  #b4 ,increasing death   
gratuity for ,federal employees killed  
in the line of duty  7a7 ,amendments to 
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code  7#a7   
,in general ,subchapter ,,vii of chapter
 #ee of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following3  #eega4 ,employee death      
gratuity payments  7a7 ,definition  7#a7
 ,in general ,notwithstanding section   

#eefa7b71 in this section1 the term     
employee means an individual who has    
been determined by the ,secretary of    
,labor to be an employee within the     
meaning of section #haja7a71 but not    
including any individual described in   
subparagraph 7,d7 of section #haja7a74  
7#b7 ,exclusive authority ,a            
determination described in paragraph    
7#a7 may be made only by the ,secretary 
of ,labor4  7b7 ,gratuity  7#a7 ,in     
general ,with respect to the death of an
 employee occurring on or after the date
 of enactment of this section1          
notwithstanding section #haaf1 and in   
addition to any payment made under      
subchapter ,i of chapter #ha1 the head  
of the agency employing the employee    
shall pay from appropriations made      
available for salaries and expenses of  
that agency a death gratuity to the     
person identified under subsection      
7c77#b71 if the death of the employee-- 
7,a7 results from injury sustained while
 in the line of duty of the employee2   

and  7,b7 is not-- 7i7 caused by willful
 misconduct of the employee2  7ii7      
caused by the intention of the employee 
to bring about the injury or death of   
the employee or another2 or  7iii7      
proximately caused by the intoxication  
of the injured employee4  7#b7 ,amount  
7,a7 ,in general ,except as provided in 
subparagraph 7,b71 the amount of a death
 gratuity paid under paragraph 7#a7 with
 respect to an employee shall be        
#ajj1jjj1 as adjusted each ,march #a by 
the amount determined by the ,secretary 
of ,labor to represent the percentage   
change in the ,consumer ,price ,index   
for ,all ,urban ,consumers 7all items2  
,united ,states city average7 published 
for ,december of the preceding year over
 that ,index published for the ,december
 of the year prior to the preceding     
year1 adjusted to the nearest #a_/aj of 
#a percent4  7,b7 ,local compensation   
plans ,for an employee compensated under
 a local compensation plan established  
under section #djh of the ,foreign      

,service ,act of #aihj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#cifh71 the amount of a death gratuity  
paid under paragraph 7#a7 with respect  
to the employee shall be in an amount   
determined in rules issued by the       
,secretary of ,state4  7c7 ,recipient of
 payment  7#a7 ,definition ,in this     
subsection1 the term child-- 7,a7       
includes-- 7i7 a natural child2 and     
7ii7 an adopted child2 and  7,b7 does   
not include a stepchild4  7#b7 ,order of
 precedence ,a death gratuity paid under
 subsection 7b7 with respect to an      
employee shall be paid in the following 
order of precedence3 7,a7 7i7 ,to the   
beneficiary designated to receive the   
gratuity by the employee in a signed and
 witnessed writing that is received by  
the agency employing the employee before
 the date of the death of the employee4 
7ii7 ,a designation1 change1 or         
cancellation of beneficiary in a will1  
or another document not described in    
clause 7i71 shall have no force or      
effect for the purposes of that clause4 

7,b7 ,if there is no beneficiary        
described in subparagraph 7,a71 to the  
surviving spouse of the employee4  7,c7 
,if neither subparagraph 7,a7 nor 7,b7  
applies1 to the children of the employee
 7including the descendant of any       
deceased child by representation7 such  
that each such child receives an equal  
amount of the gratuity4  7,d7 ,if none  
of subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 or 7,c7     
applies1 to the surviving parents of the
 employee such that each such surviving 
parent receives an equal amount of the  
gratuity4  7,e7 ,if none of             
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,d7 applies1
 to the duly appointed executor or      
administrator of the estate of the      
employee4  7,f7 ,if none of             
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,e7 applies1
 to the person entitled1 under the laws 
of the ,state in which the employee is  
domiciled1 as of the date on which the  
employee dies1 to receive the payment4  
4  7#b7 ,repeal of death gratuity       
payment authority ,section #fea of the  

,treasury1 ,postal ,service1 and        
,general ,government ,appropriations    
,act1 #aiig 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 #hacc note7 is
 repealed4  7#c7 ,technical and         
conforming amendments ,the table of     
sections for chapter #ee of title #e1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7
 by striking the item relating to       
subchapter ,,vii and inserting the      
following3  ,,subchapter                
,,vii--,,payments ,,to ,,missing        
,,persons ,,and ,,payments ,,for        
,,disability ,,or ,,death  2 and  7,b7  
by inserting after the item relating to 
section #eegj the following3  #eega4    
,employee death gratuity payments4  4   
7b7 ,amendment to title #di ,section    
#djabb7;g77#b7 of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,i77iii71 by striking and 
after the semicolon2  7#b7 in           
subparagraph 7,j71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7#c7 by inserting after            
subparagraph 7,j7 the following3  7,k7  

section #eega1 relating to death        
gratuities resulting from an injury     
sustained in the line of duty4  4  #c4  
,funeral expenses  7a7 ,in general      
,section #hacd7;a7 of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
inserting 7#a7 after 7a72  7#b7 by      
striking #hjj and inserting #h1hjj2 and 
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#b7 ,the amount described in         
paragraph 7#a7 shall be adjusted on     
,march #a of each year by the percentage
 amount determined by the ,secretary of 
,labor under section #hadf;a for that   
year4  4  7b7 ,applicability ,the       
amendment made by subsection 7a77#b7    
shall apply with respect to any death   
occurring on or after the date of       
enactment of this ,act4  #d4 ,death     
gratuity for injuries incurred in       
connection with employee's service with 
an ,armed ,force ,section #hajb;a of    
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 
by striking ,the ,united ,states and    

inserting the following3  7#a7 ,in      
general ,the ,united ,states  2  7,b7 in
 paragraph 7#a71 as so designated1 by   
striking up to2 and  7,c7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7#b7 ,adjustment
 ,the amount described in paragraph 7#a7
 shall be adjusted each ,march #a by the
 amount determined by the ,secretary of 
,labor to represent the percentage      
change in the ,consumer ,price ,index   
for ,all ,urban ,consumers 7all items2  
,united ,states city average7 published 
for ,december of the preceding year over
 that ,index published for the ,december
 of the year prior to the preceding     
year1 adjusted to the nearest #a_/aj of 
#a percent4  2  7#b7 by striking        
subsection 7c7 and inserting the        
following3  7c7 ,relationship to other  
benefits ,with respect to a death       
occurring on or after the date of       
enactment of the ,honoring ,civil       
,servants ,killed in the ,line of ,duty 
,act1 the death gratuity payable under  
this section may not be reduced by the  

amount of any other death gratuity      
provided under any other provision of   
,federal law based on the same death4  2
 and  7#c7 in subsection 7d71 by adding 
at the end the following3  7#g7 ,if a   
person covered by this section does not 
have any eligible survivors1 as         
described in this subsection1 and that  
person has not designated an alternate  
person to receive a payment under this  
section1 the payment shall be paid to   
the personal representative of the      
person's estate4  4  #e4 ,agency        
gratuity for deaths sustained in the    
line of duty abroad ,section #dac of the
 ,foreign ,service ,act of #aihj 7#bb   
,u4,s4,c4 #cigc7 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in the first      
sentence1 by striking dependents and    
inserting beneficiaries2 and  7,b7 in   
the second sentence1 by inserting 1     
except as provided in subsection 7e7    
after payable from any source2  7#b7 by 
amending subsection 7b7 to read as      
follows3  7b7 ,executive agencies ,the  

head of an executive agency shall1      
pursuant to guidance issued under       
subsection 7c71 make a death gratuity   
payment authorized by this section to   
the surviving beneficiaries of-- 7#a7   
any employee of that agency who dies as 
a result of injuries sustained in the   
performance of duty abroad while subject
 to the authority of the chief of       
mission pursuant to section #bjg2 or    
7#b7 an individual in a special category
 serving in an uncompensated capacity   
for that agency abroad in support of a  
diplomatic mission1 as identified in    
guidance issued under subsection 7c71   
who dies as a result of injuries        
sustained in the performance of duty    
abroad4  2  7#c7 by striking subsection 
7d72  7#d7 by inserting after subsection
 7c7 the following3  7d7 ,eligibility   
under chapter #ha of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code ,a death gratuity payment 
shall be made under this section only if
 the death is determined by the         
,secretary of ,labor to have resulted   

from an injury 7excluding a disease     
proximately caused by the employment7   
sustained in the performance of duty    
under section #hajb of title #e1 ,united
 ,states ,code4  2  7#e7 by             
redesignating subsection 7e7 as         
subsection 7f72  7#f7 by inserting after
 subsection 7d71 as added by paragraph  
7#d71 the following3  7e7 ,offset ,for  
deaths occurring on or after the date of
 enactment of the ,honoring ,civil      
,servants ,killed in the ,line of ,duty 
,act1 the death gratuity payable under  
this section shall be reduced by the    
amount of any death gratuity provided   
under section #eega of title #e1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 based on the same death4
  2 and  7#g7 in subsection 7f71 as so  
redesignated by paragraph 7#e71 by      
amending paragraph 7#b7 to read as      
follows3  7#b7 the term surviving       
beneficiaries means the person or       
persons identified pursuant to the order
 of precedence established under section
 #eega7;c77#b7 of title #e1 ,united     

,states ,code4  4  #f4 ,emergency       
supplemental authorization  7a7         
,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the
 term agency means an agency that is    
authorized or required to make a payment
 under a covered provision2 and  7#b7   
the term covered provision means-- 7,a7 
section #eega of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 as added by section #b of
 this ,act2  7,b7 section #hajb;a of    
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 as     
amended by section #d of this ,act2 or  
7,c7 section #dac of the ,foreign       
,service ,act of #aihj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#cigc71 as amended by section #e of this
 ,act4  7b7 ,authorization ,if the head 
of an agency determines1 with the       
concurrence of the ,director of the     
,office of ,management and ,budget1 that
 a natural disaster1 act of terrorism1  
or other incident results in the        
inability of the agency to make         
additional payments under a covered     
provision-- 7#a7 there are authorized to
 be appropriated to the agency such sums

 as may be necessary to make those      
additional payments2 and  7#b7 the head 
of the agency may make those additional 
payments only to the extent additional  
amounts are made available for those    
purposes4  7c7 ,sense of ,congress ,it  
is the sense of ,congress that1 not     
later than #cj days after the date on   
which the head of an agency submits to  
,congress a request for supplemental    
appropriations for the purposes         
described in subsection 7b71 ,congress  
should take action with respect to that 
request4