                          TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
 
CHAPTER 4--OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 
Sec. 125. Gratuities for survivors of deceased House employees; 
        computation
        
    The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives is 
on and after July 2, 1954, authorized to pay, from the applicable 
accounts of the House of Representatives, a gratuity to the widow, 
widower, or heirs-at-law, of each deceased employee of the House an 
amount equal to one month's salary for each year or part of year of the 
first six years service of such employee plus one-half of one month's 
salary for each year or part of year of such service in excess of six 
years to and including the eighteenth year of such service. Service 
computed hereunder shall include all Federal civilian employment, and 
military service where such service interrupted Federal civilian 
employment.

(July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I, 68 Stat. 403; Pub. L. 104-186, title 
II, Sec. 204(70), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1740.)


                               Amendments

    1996--Pub. L. 104-186 substituted ``Chief Administrative Officer of 
the House of Representatives'' for ``Clerk of the House'' and 
``applicable accounts of the House of Representatives'' for ``contingent 
fund of the House''.
