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S 4973 116th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security

A bill to amend the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 to authorize the provision of compensation to personnel of the Central Intelligence Agency who incur disabilities resulting from certain injuries to the brain, to authorize the provision of compensation to personnel of the Department of State who incur similar disabilities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 8, 2020 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Dec 8, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill provides statutory authority for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Department of State to compensate employees and certain family members for qualifying brain injuries sustained while stationed in a foreign country.

Under the bill, the CIA and the State Department may provide compensation for a covered individual who has a partial or total disability resulting from a qualifying brain injury for which the individual is not receiving disability payments from the United States.

Existing requirements and limitations related to compensation for injuries sustained by CIA and State Department employees shall apply to compensation provided under the bill.

The bill shall apply to qualifying injuries sustained before or after the bill's enactment.

What's happening now December 8, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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