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H.R. 5666 96th Congress House

A bill to provide for death gratuities for the survivors of certain Central Intelligence Agency employees.

Introduced: October 22, 1979 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Armed Forces and National SecurityCentral Intelligence AgencyFederal employeesNational Security and Intelligence OperationsSurvivors' benefits
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Oct 22, 1979
Referred to House Select Committee on Intelligence.
Oct 22, 1979
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 22, 1979

Referred to House Select Committee on Intelligence.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 to authorize payment of a gratuity (equal to one year's salary at time of death) to the surviving dependents of officers or employees of the Central Intelligence Agency who die as a result of injuries sustained outside of the United States upon a determination by the Director of Central Intelligence that the death resulted from hostile or terrorist activity or occurred in connection with an intelligence activity having a substantial element of risk.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5666: A bill to provide for death gratuities for the survivors of certain Central Intelligence Agency employees.. 96th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-5666/
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