rorism occurring while on duty abroad, and who is not 
otherwise compensated under this section.’’. 
SEC. 402. INCREASED GROUP LIFE INSURANCE AND SUR-
VIVORS’ EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS APPLICA-
BLE TO THOSE KILLED IN TERRORIST AT-
TACKS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 4 of the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3961 et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new sections: 
‘‘SEC. 415. GROUP LIFE INSURANCE SUPPLEMENT FOR 
THOSE KILLED IN TERRORIST ATTACKS. 
‘‘(a) FOREIGN
SERVICE
EMPLOYEES.—Notwith-
standing the amounts specified in chapter 87 of title 5, 
United States Code, a Foreign Service employee who dies 
while on duty abroad as a result of injuries sustained be-
cause of an act of terrorism occurring while on duty 
abroad shall be eligible, at the Secretary’s discretion, for 
an additional payment from the United States in an 
amount equal to the difference between that employee’s 
employer-provided group life insurance policy coverage (if 
any) and $400,000, except that for employees com-
pensated under local compensation plans established 
under section 408, the amount shall be determined by reg-
ulations implemented by the Secretary and shall be no 
greater than $400,000. This payment shall be made to 
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the beneficiary designated under the employee’s employer- 
provided group life insurance policy. If no beneficiary is 
named, the payment shall be made according to the order 
of precedence specified by the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment under section 870.801 of title 5, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or successor regulation). 
‘‘(b) EMPLOYEES OF OTHER AGENCIES.—The head 
of an executive agency shall, with the concurrence of the 
Secretary of State, provide the additional payment author-
ized by this section, consistent with the provisions set 
forth in section (a), with respect to any employee of that 
agency who dies as a result of injuries sustained because 
of an act of terrorism occurring while on duty abroad and 
while subject to the authority of a chief of mission under 
section 207. 
‘‘(c) TERRORISM DEFINED.—In this section and sec-
tion 416, the term ‘terrorism’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 140(d) of the Foreign Relations Authoriza-
tion Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 
2656f(d)). 
‘‘SEC. 416. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR SURVIVORS 
AND DEPENDENTS. 
‘‘(a) SURVIVORS
OF FOREIGN SERVICE EMPLOY-
EES.—The Secretary shall provide educational assistance 
to a widow, widower, familial designee, or child(ren) of any 
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United States national Foreign Service employee who dies 
while on duty abroad as a result of injuries sustained be-
cause of an act of terrorism occurring while on duty 
abroad, to meet, in whole or in part, the expenses incurred 
by that widow, widower, familial designee, or child(ren) 
in pursuing a program of education at an educational in-
stitution, including subsistence, tuition, fees, supplies, 
books, equipment, and other educational costs. 
‘‘(b) SURVIVORS OF EMPLOYEES OF OTHER AGEN-
CIES.—The head of an executive agency shall, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State, provide educational 
assistance authorized by this section to a widow, widower, 
familial designee, or child(ren) of any employee of that 
agency who dies as a result of injuries sustained because 
of an act of terrorism occurring while on duty abroad and 
while subject to the authority of a chief of mission under 
section 207. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION
ON AMOUNT
OF ASSISTANCE.— 
Educational assistance under this section may be made 
available up to the amounts provided for in section 3532 
of title 38, United States Code, as adjusted by section 
3564 of title 38, United States Code, and for an aggregate 
period of not more than 45 months. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 
terms ‘program of education’ and ‘educational institution’ 
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have the meanings given those terms in section 3501 of 
title 38, United States Code.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 2 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 414 the fol-
lowing new items: 
‘‘Section 415. Group life insurance supplement for those killed in terrorist at-
tacks. 
‘‘Section 416. Educational assistance for survivors and dependents.’’. 
SEC. 403. RETROACTIVE PAYMENT. 
At the discretion of the Secretary of State, and not-
withstanding any other provision of law, sections 413, 
415, and 416 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 may 
apply in the case of a Foreign Service employee, executive 
branch employee subject to the authority of the chief of 
mission under section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 
1980, or intern serving at a United States diplomatic or 
consular mission abroad without a regular salary, who 
died on or after April 18, 1983, and before the date of 
the enactment of this Act, as a result of injuries sustained 
because of an act of terrorism, as defined in section 140(d) 
of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 
1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 2656f(d)). Any retroactive pay-
ments made under this section shall be reduced by the 
amount of any death gratuity or employer-provided group 
life insurance payment previously provided by the United 
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States to any widow, widower, familial designee, 
child(ren), or other beneficiary based on the same death. 
SEC. 404. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) FUNDING FROM AGENCY ACCOUNTS.—Any ben-
efit or payment made available under this Act by an agen-
cy of the United States shall be paid from available funds 
of that agency. 
(b) DEPARTMENT OF STATE FUNDS.—(1) Amounts 
made available to the Department of State pursuant to 
the sixth proviso under the heading ‘‘Department of 
State–Administration of Foreign Affairs–Diplomatic and 
Consular Programs’’ in title I of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria-
tions Act, 2008 (division J of Public Law 110–161) are 
authorized to be used by the Department of State to pay 
benefits or payments made available under this Act. 
(2) To pay benefits or payments made available 
under this Act, the Secretary of State may merge with 
the funds described in paragraph (1) unobligated balances 
of funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Department of 
State–Administration of Foreign Affairs–Diplomatic and 
Consular Programs’’ in an appropriations Act for fiscal 
year 2013 or for any fiscal year hereafter, until not later 
than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the fiscal year 
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for which such funds were first appropriated or otherwise 
made available. 
SEC. 405. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 
The table of contents of the Foreign Service Act of 
1980 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 414 the following new items: 
‘‘Sec. 415. Group life insurance supplement for those killed in terrorist attacks. 
‘‘Sec. 416. Educational assistance for survivors and dependents.’’. 
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