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[H.R. 2711 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.2711

                      One Hundred Eleventh Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
             the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten


                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
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.''.


                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.