Directs the Secretary of Labor to pay a benefit of $50,000 to the survivors of any Federal law enforcement officer or firefighter who has died as the direct result of an injury sustained in the line of duty. Sets forth the order of precedence as to the beneficiaries of such payment.
Authorizes the Secretary to make an interim payment not to exceed $3,000 to a survivor who, in the Secretary's determination, probably will receive such a benefit.
Declares that no such benefit shall be subject to execution or attachment.
Prohibits payment of such benefit: (1) if death was caused by the intentional misconduct, suicide, or intoxication of the officer or firefighter; and (2) to any beneficiary whose actions contributed to the death of the officer or firefighter.
Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from Office of Personnel Management; Justice Department.
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.
Executive Comment Requested from Labor.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee on Labor Standards Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
House Committee on Education and Labor Discharged by Suspension of Rules.
House Committee on Education and Labor Discharged by Suspension of Rules.
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Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Considered by House Unfinished Business Vote Postponed Until August 3, 1982.
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 327 - 82 (Record Vote No: 239).
Roll Call #239 (House)Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 327 - 82 (Record Vote No: 239).
Roll Call #239 (House)Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Referred to Subcommittee on Labor.
Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department; GAO; OMB.