124 STAT. 1262 PUBLIC LAW 111–178—JUNE 9, 2010 Public Law 111–178 111th Congress An Act To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the transportation and moving expenses for the immediate family of certain Federal employees who die in the performance of their duties. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Special Agent Samuel Hicks Families of Fallen Heroes Act’’. SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION AND MOVING EXPENSES FOR IMMEDIATE FAMILY OF CERTAIN DECEASED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5724c the fol- lowing: ‘‘§ 5724d. Transportation and moving expenses for immediate family of certain deceased Federal employees ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Under regulations prescribed by the Presi- dent, the head of the agency concerned (or a designee) may deter- mine that a covered employee died as a result of personal injury sustained while in the performance of the employee’s duty and authorize or approve the payment by the agency, from Government funds, of— ‘‘(1) any qualified expense of the immediate family of the covered employee attributable to a change in their place of residence, if the place where the immediate family will reside following the death of the employee is— ‘‘(A) different from the place where the immediate family resided at the time of the employee’s death; and ‘‘(B) within the United States; and ‘‘(2) any expense of preparing and transporting the remains of the deceased to— ‘‘(A) the place where the immediate family will reside following the death of the employee; or ‘‘(B) such other place appropriate for interment as is determined by the agency head (or designee). ‘‘(b) NO DUPLICATE PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.—No expenses may be paid under this section if those expenses are paid from Govern- ment funds under section 5742 or any other authority. ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— ‘‘(1) the term ‘covered employee’ means— ‘‘(A) a law enforcement officer, as defined in section 5541; Regulations. President. 5 USC 101 note. Special Agent Samuel Hicks Families of Fallen Heroes Act. June 9, 2010 [H.R. 2711]
