H.R. 2881 · 112th Congress
Foreign Service Line of Duty Death Gratuity Act of 2011
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Allen West
- Introduced
- 2011-09-09
- Latest action
- 2011-10-03 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy .
Summary
Foreign Service Line of Duty Death Gratuity Act of 2011 - Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to provide increased group life insurance benefits for a Foreign Service or government executive branch employee killed in a location designated as a danger pay post.
Directs the Secretary of State to provide a specified death gratuity payment to the surviving dependents of a Foreign Service or a government executive branch employee serving at a U.S. diplomatic or consular mission abroad without a regular salary who was killed in the August 7, 1998, bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. Authorizes appropriations for such payments.