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[CITE: 5USC5570]

 
             TITLE 5--GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
 
                           PART III--EMPLOYEES
 
                      Subpart D--Pay and Allowances
 
                     CHAPTER 55--PAY ADMINISTRATION
 
              SUBCHAPTER VII--PAYMENTS TO MISSING EMPLOYEES
 
Sec. 5570. Compensation for disability or death

    (a) For the purpose of this section--
        (1) ``employee'' means--
            (A) any individual in the Civil Service; and
            (B) any individual rendering personal service to the United 
        States similar to the service of an individual in the Civil 
        Service (other than as a member of the uniformed services); and

        (2) ``family member'', as used with respect to an employee, 
    means--
            (A) any dependent of such employee; and
            (B) any individual (other than a dependent under 
        subparagraph (A)) who is a member of the employee's family or 
        household.

    (b) The President shall prescribe regulations under which an agency 
head may pay compensation for the disability or death of an employee or 
a family member of an employee if, as determined by the President, the 
disability or death was caused by hostile action and was a result of the 
individual's relationship with the Government.
    (c) Any compensation otherwise payable to an individual under this 
section in connection with any disability or death shall be reduced by 
any amounts payable to such individual under any other program funded in 
whole or in part by the United States (excluding any amount payable 
under section 5569(d) of this title) in connection with such disability 
or death, except that nothing in this subsection shall result in the 
reduction of any amount below zero.
    (d) A determination by the President under subsection (b) shall be 
conclusive and shall not be subject to judicial review.
    (e) Compensation under this section may include payment (whether by 
advancement or reimbursement) for any medical or health expenses 
relating to the death or disability involved to the extent that such 
expenses are not covered under subsection (c) of section 5569 of this 
title (other than because of paragraph (2) of such subsection).
    (f) This section applies with respect to any disability or death 
resulting from an injury which occurs after January 21, 1981.
    (g) Any benefit or payment pursuant to this section shall be paid 
out of funds available for salaries and expenses of the relevant agency 
of the United States.

(Added Pub. L. 99-399, title VIII, Sec. 803(a), Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 
882.)

                         Delegation of Functions

    Functions of the President under this section delegated to the 
Secretary of State to be exercised in consultation with the Secretary of 
Labor, see Ex. Ord. No. 12598, June 17, 1987, 52 F.R. 23421, set out as 
a note under section 5569 of this title.
