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H.R. 312 114th Congress House

Glen Anthony Doherty 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: January 13, 2015 Introduced by: Stephen F. Lynch Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Apr 29, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jan 13, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jan 13, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 29, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Glen Anthony Doherty Overseas Security Personnel Fairness Act

This bill amends the Defense Base Act to require the death benefits of an individual employed at an overseas military base who dies as a result of a war-risk hazard or act of terrorism occurring on or after September 11, 2001, if there is no surviving spouse, child, or dependent grandchildren, brothers, or sisters of such individual eligible for death benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, to be paid: (1) to a beneficiary designated by the deceased; or (2) if there is no designated beneficiary, to the next of kin or the estate of the deceased.

The bill requires the payment of such benefits from the Employees' Compensation Fund.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 312: Glen Anthony Doherty Overseas Security Personnel Fairness Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-312/
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"H.R. 312: Glen Anthony Doherty Overseas Security Personnel Fairness Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-312/.
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