Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act

Increased Death Gratuity: Federal employees who die due to injuries sustained in the line of duty would receive a $100,000 death gratuity, which is adjusted annually for inflation (Section 2(a)(1)(b)(2)(A)).

Higher Funeral Allowances: The bill increases the funeral expense allowance from $800 to $8,800 to help cover costs, with annual inflation adjustments (Section 3(a)).

Protections for Specific Deaths: For those injured in connection with service with an armed force, the death gratuity may not be reduced by other federal death gratuities provided for the same death (Section 4(b)(2)(c)).

Emergency Funding Availability: If a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other incident prevents an agency from making required payments, the bill authorizes additional sums to ensure those payments can still be made (Section 6(b)).

Exclusions Based on Conduct: The death gratuity will not be paid if the death results from the employee's willful misconduct, an intention to cause injury or death, or intoxication (Section 2(a)(1)(b)(1)).

Specific Exclusions for Definition of Employee: The definition of "employee" for these payments specifically excludes individuals described in subparagraph (D) of section 8101(1) (Section 2(a)(1)).

Offset for Foreign Service Deaths: For deaths occurring while performing duty abroad, the death gratuity payment is reduced by the amount of any death gratuity provided under section 5571 (Section 5(b)(5)).