Overseas Security Personnel Fairness Act

Summary

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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Timeline

1. 17 November 2014

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 17 November 2014

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 17 November 2014

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 17 November 2014 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 17 November 2014

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 17 November 2014

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 17 November 2014

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Sponsors

• Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · D · Sponsor
• Gerald Connolly · D · Cosponsor
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