[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2711 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                          May 14, 2010.
    Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
2711) entitled ``An Act to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
provide for the transportation of the dependents, remains, and effects 
of certain Federal employees who die while performing official duties 
or as a result of the performance of official duties.'', do pass with 
the following

                              AMENDMENTS:

            Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
      following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Special Agent Samuel Hicks Families 
of Fallen Heroes Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION AND MOVING EXPENSES FOR IMMEDIATE FAMILY OF 
              CERTAIN DECEASED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 57 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5724c the following:
``Sec. 5724d. Transportation and moving expenses for immediate family 
              of certain deceased Federal employees
    ``(a) In General.--Under regulations prescribed by the President, 
the head of the agency concerned (or a designee) may determine that a 
covered employee died as a result of personal injury sustained while in 
the performance of the employee's duty and authorize or approve the 
payment by the agency, from Government funds, of--
            ``(1) any qualified expense of the immediate family of the 
        covered employee attributable to a change in their place of 
        residence, if the place where the immediate family will reside 
        following the death of the employee is--
                    ``(A) different from the place where the immediate 
                family resided at the time of the employee's death; and
                    ``(B) within the United States; and
            ``(2) any expense of preparing and transporting the remains 
        of the deceased to--
                    ``(A) the place where the immediate family will 
                reside following the death of the employee; or
                    ``(B) such other place appropriate for interment as 
                is determined by the agency head (or designee).
    ``(b) No Duplicate Payment of Expenses.--No expenses may be paid 
under this section if those expenses are paid from Government funds 
under section 5742 or any other authority.
    ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) the term `covered employee' means--
                    ``(A) a law enforcement officer, as defined in 
                section 5541;
                    ``(B) any employee in or under the Federal Bureau 
                of Investigation who is not described in subparagraph 
                (A); and
                    ``(C) a customs and border protection officer, as 
                defined in section 8331(31); and
            ``(2) the term `qualified expense', as used with respect to 
        an immediate family changing its place of residence, means the 
        transportation expenses of the immediate family, the expenses 
        of moving (including transporting, packing, crating, 
        temporarily storing, draying, and unpacking) the household 
        goods and personal effects of such immediate family, not in 
        excess of 18,000 pounds net weight, and, when authorized or 
        approved by the agency head (or designee), the transportation 
        of 1 privately owned motor vehicle.''.
    (b) No Relevance as to Compensation Claims.--No determination made 
under section 5724d of title 5, United States Code, shall be deemed 
relevant to or be considered in connection with any claim for 
compensation under chapter 81 of that title or under any other law 
under which compensation may be provided on account of death or 
personal injury, nor shall any determination made with respect to any 
such claim be deemed relevant to or be considered in connection with 
any request for payment of expenses under such section 5724d.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 57 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 5724c the following:

``Sec. 5724d. Transportation and moving expenses for immediate family 
                            of certain deceased Federal employees.''.

            Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to amend title 5, 
        United States Code, to provide for the transportation and 
        moving expenses for the immediate family of certain Federal 
        employees who die in the performance of their duties.''.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H.R. 2711

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                               AMENDMENTS