Special Agent Samuel Hicks Families of Fallen Heroes Act
PL 111-178 (H.R.2711), enacted 06/09/2010

124 STAT. 1262 
PUBLIC LAW 111–178—JUNE 9, 2010 
Public Law 111–178 
111th Congress 
An Act 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the transportation and moving 
expenses for the immediate family of certain Federal employees who die in the 
performance of their duties. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Special Agent Samuel Hicks 
Families of Fallen Heroes Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION AND MOVING EXPENSES FOR IMMEDIATE 
FAMILY OF CERTAIN DECEASED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 57 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5724c the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 5724d. Transportation and moving expenses for immediate 
family of certain deceased Federal employees 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Under regulations prescribed by the Presi-
dent, the head of the agency concerned (or a designee) may deter-
mine that a covered employee died as a result of personal injury 
sustained while in the performance of the employee’s duty and 
authorize or approve the payment by the agency, from Government 
funds, of— 
‘‘(1) any qualified expense of the immediate family of the 
covered employee attributable to a change in their place of 
residence, if the place where the immediate family will reside 
following the death of the employee is— 
‘‘(A) different from the place where the immediate 
family resided at the time of the employee’s death; and 
‘‘(B) within the United States; and 
‘‘(2) any expense of preparing and transporting the remains 
of the deceased to— 
‘‘(A) the place where the immediate family will reside 
following the death of the employee; or 
‘‘(B) such other place appropriate for interment as is 
determined by the agency head (or designee). 
‘‘(b) NO DUPLICATE PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.—No expenses may 
be paid under this section if those expenses are paid from Govern-
ment funds under section 5742 or any other authority. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘covered employee’ means— 
‘‘(A) a law enforcement officer, as defined in section 
5541; 
Regulations. 
President. 
5 USC 101 note. 
Special Agent 
Samuel Hicks 
Families of 
Fallen Heroes 
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124 STAT. 1263 
PUBLIC LAW 111–178—JUNE 9, 2010 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2711: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 111–274 (Comm. on Oversight and Government Reform). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 155 (2009): Dec. 8, considered and passed House. 
Vol. 156 (2010): May 14, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
May 25, House concurred in Senate amendments. 
‘‘(B) any employee in or under the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation who is not described in subparagraph (A); 
and 
‘‘(C) a customs and border protection officer, as defined 
in section 8331(31); and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘qualified expense’, as used with respect to 
an immediate family changing its place of residence, means 
the transportation expenses of the immediate family, the 
expenses of moving (including transporting, packing, crating, 
temporarily storing, draying, and unpacking) the household 
goods and personal effects of such immediate family, not in 
excess of 18,000 pounds net weight, and, when authorized 
or approved by the agency head (or designee), the transpor-
tation of 1 privately owned motor vehicle.’’. 
(b) NO RELEVANCE AS TO COMPENSATION CLAIMS.—No deter-
mination made under section 5724d of title 5, United States Code, 
shall be deemed relevant to or be considered in connection with 
any claim for compensation under chapter 81 of that title or under 
any other law under which compensation may be provided on 
account of death or personal injury, nor shall any determination 
made with respect to any such claim be deemed relevant to or 
be considered in connection with any request for payment of 
expenses under such section 5724d. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for chapter 
57 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 5724c the following: 
‘‘Sec. 5724d. Transportation and moving expenses for immediate family of certain 
deceased Federal employees.’’. 
Approved June 9, 2010. 
5 USC 5724 note. 
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