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Overseas Security Personnel Fairness Act

Introduced: November 17, 2014 Introduced by: Lynch, Stephen F. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Nov 17, 2014
Introduced in House
 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.

What's happening now November 17, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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