Gregg Wenzel Clandestine Heroes Parity Act

Bill: 115-hr-3193
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2017-07-12
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Terrorism
Latest action: action_date: 2017-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Gregg Wenzel Clandestine Heroes Parity Act</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 to revise the death benefit for officers or employees of the CIA who die as a result of injuries sustained outside of the United States and whose death resulted from hostile or terrorist activities or occurred in connection with an intelligence activity having a substantial element of risk. Specifically, this bill authorizes the death benefit to be paid to the next of kin if the employee or officer does not have a surviving dependent. This provision applies retroactively.</p> <p>Additionally, this bill sets a minimum death benefit of $100,000.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3193 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 12, 2017 Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence A BILL To amend the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 to improve death gratuities paid to the survivors of certain deceased officers and employees of the Central Intelligence Agency.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gregg Wenzel Clandestine Heroes Parity Act . 2. Improved death gratuities for certain deceased officers and employees of the Central Intelligence Agency (a) In general Section 11 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 ( 50 U.S.C. 3511 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) If the Director determines that the deceased officer or employee of the Agency does not have a surviving dependent, the Director shall make the payment under paragraph (1) to the next of kin of the deceased officer or employee, if any. ; and (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking in an amount equal to and inserting the greater of $100,000 or . (b) Application The amendment made by paragraph (1) of subsection (a) shall apply with respect to officers and employees of the Central Intelligence Agency who die before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and the amendment made by paragraph (2) of such subsection shall apply with respect to officers and employees of the Central Intelligence Agency who die on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.