Sec. 7082.
1,166 words·~5 min read·
/bill/113/hr/3547/eah/section-7082A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Section 413 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3973 ) is amended— in subsection
(a)by striking at the time of death and inserting at level II of the Executive Schedule under ; section 5313 of title 5, United States Code, at the time of death, except that for employees compensated under local compensation plans established under section 408 the amount shall be equal to the greater of either one year's salary at the time of death, or one year's basic salary at the highest step of the highest grade on the local compensation plan from which the employee was being paid at the time of death by redesignating subsections
(b)and
(d)as subsections
(d)and
(e)respectively; by inserting after subsection
(a)the following new subsection: The head of an executive agency shall, pursuant to guidance issued under subsection (c), make a death gratuity payment authorized by this section to the survivors of any employee of that agency or of an individual in a special category serving in an uncompensated capacity for that agency, as identified in guidance issued under subsection (c), 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 207. ; and by amending subsection
(c)to read as follows: Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the heads of other relevant executive agencies, issue guidance with criteria for determining eligibility for, and order of payments to, survivors and beneficiaries of any employee or of an individual in a special category serving in an uncompensated capacity for that agency who dies as a result of injuries sustained in the performance of duty while subject to the authority of the chief of mission pursuant to section 207. . 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 sections: Notwithstanding the amounts specified in chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, a Foreign Service employee who dies as a result of injuries sustained while on duty abroad because of an act of terrorism, as defined in section 140(d) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999 ( 22 U.S.C. 2656f(d) ), shall be eligible for a payment from the United States in an amount that, when added to the amount of the employee's employer-provided group life insurance policy coverage (if any), equals $400,000. In the case of an employee compensated under a local compensation plan established under section 408, the amount of such payment shall be determined by regulations implemented by the Secretary of State and shall be no greater than $400,000. A payment made under paragraph
(1)shall be made in accordance with the guidance issued under section 413(c). The head of an executive agency shall provide the additional payment authorized by this section, consistent with the provisions set forth in subsection (a), with respect to any employee of that agency or of an individual in a special category serving in an uncompensated capacity for that agency who dies as a result of injuries sustained while on duty abroad because of an act of terrorism, as defined in section 140(d) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999 ( 22 U.S.C. 2656f(d) ), while subject to the authority of the chief of mission pursuant to section 207. The Secretary shall, pursuant to guidance issued under section 413(c), provide educational assistance to a beneficiary of any United States national Foreign Service employee who dies while on duty abroad as a result of an act of terrorism, as defined in section 140(d) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999 ( 22 U.S.C. 2656f(d) ), to meet, in whole or in part, the expenses incurred by the beneficiary in pursuing a program of education at an educational institution, including subsistence, tuition, fees, supplies, books, equipment, and other educational costs. The head of an executive agency shall, pursuant to guidance issued under section 413(c) provide educational assistance authorized by this section to a beneficiary of any employee of that agency who dies as a result of an act of terrorism or terrorism, as defined in section 140(d) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999 ( 22 U.S.C. 2656f(d) ), while on duty abroad and subject to the authority of the chief of mission pursuant to section 207. Educational assistance under this section may be made available up to the amounts provided for in section 3532 of title 38, United States Code, as adjusted by section 3564 of such title, and for an aggregate period not in excess of 48 months. For purposes of this section, the terms program of education and educational institution have the meanings given the terms in section 3501 of title 38. . 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 items: Sec. 415. Group life insurance supplement applicable to those killed in terrorist attacks. Sec. 416. Survivors' and dependents' educational assistance. . Notwithstanding any other provision of law, sections 413, 415, and 416 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended or added by this section, shall apply in the case of a Foreign Service employee or executive branch employee subject to the authority of the chief of mission pursuant to section 207 of the Foreign Service Act ( 22 U.S.C. 3927 ), serving at a United States diplomatic or consular mission abroad, who died on or after April 18, 1983, as a result of injuries sustained in an act of terrorism, as defined in section 140(d) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999 ( 22 U.S.C. 2656f(d) ). Amounts made available to the Department of State pursuant to the sixth proviso under the heading Diplomatic and Consular Programs in title I of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 (division J of Public Law 110–161 ) are authorized to be used by the Department of State to pay benefits or payments made available pursuant to this Act. To pay benefits or payments made available pursuant to this Act, the Secretary of State may merge with the amounts described in paragraph
(1)unobligated balances of funds appropriated under the Diplomatic and Consular Programs heading for fiscal year 2014 and subsequent fiscal years, up until the end of the fifth fiscal year after the fiscal year for which such funds were appropriated or otherwise made available. Of the unexpended balances available under the heading Export and Investment Assistance, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Subsidy Appropriation from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, $23,000,000 are rescinded.
Connectionstraces to 4
1 reference not yet in our index
- Pub. L. 110-161
Citation graph
cites case law
Cites 5Cited by 0 across 0 sources