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HR 5721 113th Congress House

Overseas Security Personnel Fairness Act

Official title: To amend the Defense Base Act (42 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.) to require death benefits to be paid to a deceased employee's designated beneficiary or next of kin in t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Defense Base Act (42 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.) to require death benefits to be paid to a deceased employee's designated beneficiary or next of kin in the case of death resulting from a war-risk hazard or act of terrorism occurring on or after September 11, 2001.

Introduced: November 17, 2014 Introduced by: Lynch, Stephen F. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Conflicts and warsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEmployee benefits and pensionsMilitary facilities and propertyTerrorism
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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 Latest action November 17, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Overseas Security Personnel Fairness Act - Amends the Defense Base Act with respect to payment of death benefits otherwise due a widow, widower, or surviving child of an individual employed at a military, air, or naval base outside of the United States who dies as a result of a war-risk hazard or act of terrorism occurring on or after September 11, 2001, when there is no person eligible for a death benefit under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act.

Requires payment in such a case to:

  • a beneficiary designated by the deceased, or
  • the next of kin or the estate of the deceased under applicable state law if there is no designated beneficiary.

Requires benefits to be paid from the Employees' Compensation Fund.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Dec 3, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5721: Overseas Security Personnel Fairness Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5721/
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"H.R. 5721: Overseas Security Personnel Fairness Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5721/.
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