3.0.0 5721 2023-01-11T13:25:21Z 2023-01-11T13:25:21Z House H HR 2014-11-17 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LYNCH:H.R. 5721.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18.[Page H8033]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-11-17T17:00:40Z 2014-11-17 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2014-11-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-11-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 8 N C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2014-12-03 False Labor and Employment Conflicts and wars Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Employee benefits and pensions Military facilities and property Terrorism Labor and Employment 00 2014-11-17 Introduced in House 2014-11-25T21:01:15Z Overseas Security Personnel Fairness Act - Amends the Defense Base Act with respect to payment of death benefits otherwise due a widow, widower, or surviving child of an individual employed at a military, air, or naval base outside of the United States who dies as a result of a war-risk hazard or act of terrorism occurring on or after September 11, 2001, when there is no person eligible for a death benefit under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act.

Requires payment in such a case to:

  • a beneficiary designated by the deceased, or
  • the next of kin or the estate of the deceased under applicable state law if there is no designated beneficiary.

Requires benefits to be paid from the Employees' Compensation Fund.

]]> Overseas Security Personnel Fairness Act Display Title Overseas Security Personnel Fairness Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Defense Base Act (42 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.) to require death benefits to be paid to a deceased employee's designated beneficiary or next of kin in the case of death resulting from a war-risk hazard or act of terrorism occurring on or after September 11, 2001. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Overseas Security Personnel Fairness Act Introduced in House 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5721ih/xml/BILLS-113hr5721ih.xml 2014-11-17 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.