Sec. 309. Lump-sum benefits; designation of beneficiary; order of precedence. 
Sec. 310. Annuities: methods of payment; election; purchase. 
Sec. 311. Protections for spouses, domestic partners, former spouses, and 
former domestic partners. 
Sec. 312. Justices and judges. 
Sec. 313. Survivor annuities: definitions. 
Sec. 314. Rights of a widow, widower, or surviving partner. 
Sec. 315. Rights of a former spouse or former domestic partner. 
Sec. 316. Authority of the Office of Personnel Management. 
Sec. 317. Cost-of-living adjustments. 
Sec. 318. Fiduciary responsibilities; liability and penalties. 
TITLE IV—INSURANCE BENEFITS 
Sec. 401. Life insurance. 
Sec. 402. Health insurance. 
Sec. 403. Enhanced dental benefits. 
Sec. 404. Enhanced vision benefits. 
Sec. 405. Long-term care insurance. 
TITLE V—TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, AND SUBSISTENCE 
Sec. 501. Reimbursement for taxes incurred on money received for travel ex-
penses. 
Sec. 502. Relocation expenses of employees transferred or reemployed. 
Sec. 503. Taxes on reimbursements for travel, transportation, and relocation 
expenses of employees transferred. 
Sec. 504. Relocation expenses of an employee who is performing an extended 
assignment. 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION FOR WORK INJURIES 
Sec. 601. Definitions. 
Sec. 602. Death gratuity for injuries incurred in connection with employee’s 
service with an Armed Force. 
Sec. 603. Beneficiaries of awards unpaid at death; order of precedence. 
Sec. 604. Augmented compensation for dependents. 
Sec. 605. Limitations on right to receive compensation. 
Sec. 606. Compensation in case of death. 
Sec. 607. Lump-sum payment. 
Sec. 608. Regulations. 
Sec. 609. Effective date. 
TITLE VII—PROVISIONS RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT OF 
RELATIVES AND OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 701. Employment of relatives; restrictions. 
Sec. 702. Settlement of accounts. 
Sec. 703. Benefits for captives. 
Sec. 704. Compensation for disability or death. 
Sec. 705. Family and medical leave. 
TITLE VIII—ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 801. Applicability. 
Sec. 802. Regulations. 
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TITLE IX—AMENDMENT TO THE ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT ACT 
OF 1978 
Sec. 901. Amendment to the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. 
TITLE X—REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 
Sec. 1001. Report of the President. 
Sec. 1002. GAO report. 
TITLE I—DOMESTIC 
PARTNERSHIPS 
SEC. 101. DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 21 is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 2110. Domestic partnerships 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—To establish the existence of 
a domestic partnership, between an employee, former em-
ployee, or annuitant and another individual, for purposes 
of the provisions of law to which this section applies, the 
employee, former employee, or annuitant (as the case may 
be) shall be required to file an affidavit, in such form and 
manner as the Office of Personnel Management shall by 
regulation prescribe, attesting to the following: 
‘‘(1) Both individuals are members of the same 
sex. 
‘‘(2) Both individuals are at least 18 years of 
age and competent to contract. 
‘‘(3) The filing employee, former employee, or 
annuitant (as the case may be) has notified the 
other individual of the filing of the affidavit attest-
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ing that their partnership satisfies the requirements 
of this subsection. 
‘‘(4) Such individuals are in a domestic partner-
ship with one another and intend to remain so in-
definitely. 
‘‘(5) Such individuals— 
‘‘(A) have a common residence; or 
‘‘(B) do not have a common residence be-
cause of financial, employment-related, or other 
reasons, as identified in the affidavit. 
‘‘(6) Neither individual is married to or in a do-
mestic partnership with anyone outside of the do-
mestic partnership referred to in paragraph (4). 
‘‘(7) The 2 individuals share responsibility for 
a significant measure of each other’s common wel-
fare and financial obligations. 
‘‘(8) The 2 individuals are not related in a way 
that, if they were of the opposite sex, would prohibit 
legal marriage in any jurisdiction in which the indi-
viduals have a common residence. 
‘‘(9) Neither individual resides in a covered 
State. 
‘‘(10) The filing employee, former employee, or 
annuitant (as the case may be) understands that 
willful falsification of information set forth in the af-
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fidavit or failure to provide appropriate notification 
of the termination of the domestic partnership may 
lead to the recovery of amounts obtained as a result 
of such falsification or failure (as the case may be), 
criminal or other penalties, and (in appropriate 
cases) disciplinary action. 
An affidavit shall not be effective for purposes of estab-
lishing the existence of a domestic partnership under this 
section unless the filing individual is an employee, former 
employee, or annuitant as of the time of filing. No two 
individuals shall, for purposes of the provisions of law to 
which this section applies, be treated as being in a domes-
tic partnership with one another unless there is in effect, 
in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Office, 
an affidavit filed in accordance with the preceding provi-
sions of this subsection. 
‘‘(b) TERMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A domestic partnership es-
tablished under subsection (a) terminates— 
‘‘(A) upon the death of either domestic 
partner; 
‘‘(B) if the condition set forth in sub-
section (a)(9) has ceased to exist for a period 
of 6 months; or 
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‘‘(C) upon the occurrence of such other 
terminating event or condition as the Director 
may by regulation prescribe. 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If a domestic partner-
ship terminates, either or both of the domestic 
partners shall, within 30 days after the date as 
of which such partnership terminates, execute 
and file a notification, in such form and in such 
manner the Director shall by regulation pre-
scribe, stating— 
‘‘(i) that the partnership has termi-
nated; 
‘‘(ii) the date as of which the partner-
ship terminated; and 
‘‘(iii) the event or condition pursuant 
to which termination occurred. 
‘‘(B) REGULATIONS.—Regulations to carry 
out this subsection shall include provisions— 
‘‘(i) for determining the date as of 
which a domestic partnership terminates 
by reason of each subparagraph of para-
graph (1); and 
‘‘(ii) under which, one’s place of per-
manent residence (as defined in such regu-
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