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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4973 

To amend the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 to authorize the 

provision of compensation to personnel of the Central Intelligence Agency 

who incur disabilities resulting from certain injuries to the brain, to 

authorize the provision of compensation to personnel of the Department 

of State who incur similar disabilities, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 8, 2020 

Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. WARNER, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. 

KING, Mr. SASSE, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. BURR, Mr. BENNET, and Mr. COTTON) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to 

the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 to 

authorize the provision of compensation to personnel of 

the Central Intelligence Agency who incur disabilities 

resulting from certain injuries to the brain, to authorize 

the provision of compensation to personnel of the Department of State who incur similar disabilities, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO COMPENSATE PERSONNEL OF 

2 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY FOR DIS3 ABILITIES RESULTING FROM CERTAIN INJU4 RIES TO THE BRAIN. 

5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMIT7 TEES.—The term ‘‘congressional intelligence com8 mittees’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

9 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 

10 3003). 

11 (2) COVERED DEPENDENT, COVERED EM12 PLOYEE, COVERED INDIVIDUAL, AND QUALIFYING

13 INJURY.—The terms ‘‘covered dependent’’, ‘‘covered 

14 employee’’, ‘‘covered individual’’, and ‘‘qualifying in15 jury’’ have the meanings given such terms in section 

16 19A(a) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 

17 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3519b(a)). 

18 (b) COMPENSATION AUTHORIZED.—Section 19A of 

19 the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 

20 3519b) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(d) AUTHORITY TO COMPENSATE FOR DISABIL22 ITIES RESULTING FROM QUALIFYING INJURIES TO THE

23 BRAIN.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 

24 Director may provide compensation to a covered depend25 ent, a covered employee, and a covered individual who has 

26 a partial or total disability— 


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1 ‘‘(1) resulting from a qualifying injury to the 

2 brain; and 

3 ‘‘(2) for which the covered dependent, covered 

4 employee, or covered individual is not entitled to re5 ceive monthly compensation under section 8105 or 

6 8106 of title 5, United States Code.’’. 

7 (c) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (d) of such section, 

8 as added by subsection (b) of this section, shall apply with 

9 respect to a disability resulting from a qualifying injury 

10 that occurs before, on, or after the date of the enactment 

11 of this Act. 

12 (d) REPORT.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

14 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di15 rector of the Central Intelligence Agency shall sub16 mit to the congressional intelligence committees a 

17 report on the use of the authority provided by sec18 tion 19A(d) of such Act, as added by subsection (b) 

19 of this section. 

20 (2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under 

21 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

22 (A) A budget for the use of the authority 

23 described in paragraph (1). 

24 (B) Information relating to the use of the 

25 authority described in paragraph (1). 


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1 (C) An assessment of whether any other 

2 legislative or administrative action is required 

3 to ensure that covered dependents, covered em4 ployees, and covered individuals can receive 

5 compensation for any disability resulting from a 

6 qualifying injury, such as a qualifying injury to 

7 the back or heart. 

8 (3) CLASSIFIED ANNEX.—The report submitted 

9 under paragraph (1) shall include a classified annex 

10 that includes the budget and information included 

11 under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2). 

12 (e) CLARIFYING AMENDMENT.—Section 19A(b) of 

13 the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 

14 3519b(b)) is amended, in the subsection heading, by in15 serting ‘‘TOTAL DISABILITY RESULTING FROM’’ before 

16 ‘‘CERTAIN INJURIES’’. 

17 SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO COMPENSATE PERSONNEL OF DE18 PARTMENT OF STATE FOR DISABILITIES RE19 SULTING FROM CERTAIN INJURIES TO THE 

20 BRAIN. 

21 Section 901 of title IX of division J of the Further 

22 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (22 U.S.C. 2680b) 

23 is amended— 

24 (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (h) 

25 as subsections (d) through (i), respectively; 


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1 (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol2 lowing new subsection: 

3 ‘‘(c) OTHER INJURIES.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

5 provision of law, the Secretary of State or other 

6 agency head with an employee abroad under Chief of 

7 Mission authority may provide compensation to a 

8 covered dependent, a covered employee, and a cov9 ered individual who has a partial or total dis10 ability— 

11 ‘‘(A) resulting from a qualifying injury to 

12 the brain; and 

13 ‘‘(B) for which the covered dependent, cov14 ered employee, or covered individual is not enti15 tled to receive monthly compensation under sec16 tion 8105 or 8106 of title 5, United States 

17 Code. 

18 ‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 

19 the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 

20 Secretary of State or other agency head with an em21 ployee abroad under Chief of Mission authority shall 

22 submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

23 the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

24 the House a report on the use of the authority pro25 vided by this subsection. The report shall include an 


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1 assessment of whether additional authorities are re2 quired to ensure that covered dependents, covered 

3 employees, and covered individuals can receive com4 pensation for any disability resulting from a quali5 fying injury, such as a qualifying injury to the back 

6 or neck.’’; 

7 (3) in subsection (f), as redesignated by para8 graph (1)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘subsection (f)’’ each place 

10 it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (g)’’; 

11 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘of a em12 ployee’’ and inserting ‘‘of an employee or 

13 former employee’’; and 

14 (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘means 

15 an employee’’ and inserting ‘‘means an em16 ployee or former employee’’; 

17 (4) in subsection (g), as redesignated by para18 graph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection (a) or (b)’’ both 

19 places it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (a), (b), 

20 or (c)’’; and 

21 (5) in subsection (i), as redesignated by para22 graph (1)— 

23 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘IN GEN24 ERAL.—This section’’ and inserting ‘‘ADJUSTVerDate Sep 11 2014 03:08 Dec 12, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4973.IS S4973

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1 MENT OF COMPENSATION PROVISION.—Sub2 sections (a) and (b)’’; 

3 (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

4 paragraph (3); and 

5 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

6 following new paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(2) OTHER COMPENSATION PROVISION.—Sub8 section (c) shall apply with respect to a disability re9 sulting from a qualifying injury that occurs before, 

10 on, or after the date of the enactment of such sub11 section.’’. 

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