This bill increases financial support for federal employees and contractors who die in the line of duty. It raises the death gratuity payment from the current amount to $100,000 and increases funeral expense reimbursement from $800 to $8,800, with both amounts automatically adjusted annually for inflation. The legislation applies to civilian federal employees, military service members, Foreign Service personnel, and other government workers across multiple agencies including the FAA, TSA, and Veterans Health Administration. The law takes effect for any deaths occurring after the bill's enactment, and payments are made tax-free to designated beneficiaries or family members in a specified order of priority. The bill also authorizes Congress to provide emergency supplemental funding to agencies if a major disaster or terrorist act causes death gratuity costs to exceed available budgets.
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