On the recordMay 25, 2010
When we passed this bill in the House on December 8, 2009, this bill only applied to law enforcement officers as defined in section 5541 and other FBI employees who have sacrificed their lives during the performance of official duties. Additionally, the term ``qualified expense'' was more broadly defined than how this bill now characterizes the term. Following the bill's passage in the House, the Senate, which passed this bill on May 14, 2010, amended this bill to expand its coverage to certain CBP officers. Moreover, the Senate amended this bill to qualify the term ``qualified expense'' and limit what constitutes a qualified expense. At this stage, the bill would authorize the employing agency of Federal law enforcement officers as well as certain FBI and CBP employees who have sacrificed their lives in the performance of his or her duties to pay the moving, transportation, and relocation expenses due to a change of residence within the United States of the immediate family of the officer. Additionally, this bill would authorize the employing agency to cover the expenses of preparing and transporting the remains of the deceased to the place where the family will reside following the employee's death.
