U.S Code last checked for updates: Apr 29, 2024
§ 3973.
Death gratuities
(a)
Criteria; amount; payment deemed gift
(b)
Other executive agencies
(c)
Guidance
(d)
Eligibility to elect monthly compensation as condition to payment
(e)
Definitions
As used in this section—
(1)
the term “Foreign Service employee” means any member of the Service or United States representative to an international organization or commission; and
(2)
each of the terms “widow”, “widower”, “child”, and “parent” shall have the same meaning given each such term by section 8101 of title 5.
(Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 413, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2092; Pub. L. 113–76, div. K, title VII, § 7082(a), Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 565.)
cite as: 22 USC 3973