3.0.0 2374 2023-01-11T13:32:22Z 2023-01-11T13:32:22Z Senate S 2015-12-08 114 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-12-08T22:50:12Z Glen Anthony Doherty Overseas Security Personnel Fairness Act 114 312 HR 2015-04-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Identical bill CRS 2015-12-08 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8497-8498) IntroReferral 2015-12-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2015-12-08 True Labor and Employment Conflicts and wars Crime victims Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Employee benefits and pensions Military facilities and property Terrorism Labor and Employment 00 2015-12-08 Introduced in Senate 2016-03-25T14:32:45Z Glen Anthony Doherty Overseas Security Personnel Fairness Act

This bill amends the Defense Base Act to require the death benefits of an individual employed at an overseas military base who dies as a result of a war-risk hazard or act of terrorism occurring on or after September 11, 2001, if there is no surviving spouse, child, or dependent grandchildren, brothers, or sisters of such individual eligible for death benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, to be paid: (1) to a beneficiary designated by the deceased; or (2) if there is no designated beneficiary, to the next of kin or the estate of the deceased.

The bill requires the payment of such benefits from the Employees' Compensation Fund.

]]> Glen Anthony Doherty Overseas Security Personnel Fairness Act Display Title Glen Anthony Doherty Overseas Security Personnel Fairness Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Defense Base Act 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 Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Glen Anthony Doherty Overseas Security Personnel Fairness Act Introduced in Senate 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2374is/xml/BILLS-114s2374is.xml 2015-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8497-8498) 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.