Foreign Service Line of Duty Death Gratuity Act of 2011 - Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to provide increased group life insurance benefits for a Foreign Service or government executive branch employee killed in a location designated as a danger pay post.
Directs the Secretary of State to provide a specified death gratuity payment to the surviving dependents of a Foreign Service or a government executive branch employee serving at a U.S. diplomatic or consular mission abroad without a regular salary who was killed in the August 7, 1998, bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. Authorizes appropriations for such payments.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2881 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2881
To provide compensation to relatives of Foreign Service members killed
in the line of duty and the relatives of United States citizens who
were killed as a result of the bombing of the United States Embassy in
Kenya on August 7, 1998, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 9, 2011
Mr. West (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr.
Moran, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms.
Brown of Florida, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Towns, Mr.
Harper, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Ms. Lee of
California, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Rivera,
Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Walsh of Illinois, and Mr. Grimm) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of
the committee concerned
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A BILL
To provide compensation to relatives of Foreign Service members killed
in the line of duty and the relatives of United States citizens who
were killed as a result of the bombing of the United States Embassy in
Kenya on August 7, 1998, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Service Line of Duty Death
Gratuity Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. DEATH GRATUITY.
Subsection (a) of section 413 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 3973) is amended, in the first sentence, by inserting ``or
$100,000, whichever is greater'' after ``one year's salary at the time
of death''.
SEC. 3. INCREASED GROUP LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS APPLICABLE TO THOSE
KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
(a) In General.--Chapter 4 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22
U.S.C. 3961 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``SEC. 415. INCREASED GROUP LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS APPLICABLE TO THOSE
KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
``Notwithstanding the amounts specified in chapter 87 of title 5,
United States Code, a Foreign Service employee (as such term is defined
in section 413) or Government executive branch employee who is subject
to the authority of the chief of mission pursuant to section 207 and is
killed as a result of an act of violence in the line of duty, as
determined by the Secretary, in an operation or area that the Secretary
of State designates, in writing, as a combat operation or a zone of
combat shall be deemed to be insured under such chapter for $400,000 if
such amount is greater than the amount for which such employee is
otherwise insured under such chapter.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 2 of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 414 the following new item:
``Sec. 415. Increased group life insurance benefits applicable to those
killed in the line of duty.''.
SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE COMPENSATION.
(a) Compensation Requirement.--
(1) In general.--
(A) Requirement.--Notwithstanding the amount
specified in subsection (a) of section 413 of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended by section 2 of
this Act, the Secretary of State shall provide a death
gratuity payment under such section in the amount
specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection to the
surviving dependents of a Foreign Service employee (as
such term is defined in such section 413) or a
Government executive branch employee subject to the
authority of the chief of mission pursuant to section
207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, or to an
individual otherwise serving at a United States
diplomatic or consular mission abroad without a regular
salary, who was killed in the August 7, 1998, bombing
of the United States Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.
(B) Deadlines.--Subject to available
appropriations, the Secretary of State--
(i) shall make a partial payment of the
death gratuity payment to eligible individuals
not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act; and
(ii) is authorized to make additional
partial payments, as appropriations become
available, until the compensation level
required under paragraph (2) has been
satisfied.
(C) Minimum payment.--The amount of the payment
under subparagraph (B)(i) shall be equal to or greater
than the $4,000,000 previously appropriated for such
purpose by title I of the Department of State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2008 (division J of Public Law 110-161; 121 Stat. 2277)
under the heading ``Diplomatic and consular programs''.
(2) Compensation level.--
(A) Salary multiple.--A payment pursuant to
paragraph (1) of a death gratuity payment under section
413 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 shall be in an
amount equal to ten times the salary specified in
subparagraph (B).
(B) Calculation of salary.--For purposes of this
paragraph, the salary of an individual used to
determine payments under such section shall be $94,000.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of State such sums as may be necessary
for purposes of making payments under this section, including amounts
appropriated by title I of the Department of State, Foreign Operations,
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 (division J of Public Law
110-161; 121 Stat. 2277) under the heading ``diplomatic and consular
programs''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1574-1575)
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy .
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