S.Amdt. 2064

1. Adds SEC. 314. TERRORISM INJURIES; ZONES OF ARMED CONFLICT on page 134, between lines 16 and 17

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   Inserted: SEC. 314. TERRORISM INJURIES; ZONES OF ARMED CONFLICT.

   Inserted: (a) Covering Terrorism Injuries.--Section 8102(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--

   Inserted: (1) by inserting "or from an attack by a terrorist or terrorist organization, either known or unknown," after "force or individual,"; and

   Inserted: (2) by striking "outside" and all that follows through "1979)" and inserting "outside of the United States".

   Inserted: (b) Continuation of Pay in a Zone of Armed Conflict.--Section 8118 of title 5, United States Code, as amended by section 308(b) of this Act, is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in subsection (b), by striking "Continuation" and inserting "Except as provided under subsection (d)(2), continuation";

   Inserted: (2) in subsection (c), as redesignated by section 308(b)(4) of this Act, by striking "subsection (a)" and inserting "subsection (a) or (d)";

   Inserted: (3) by redesignating subsection (d), as redesignated by section 308(b)(4) of this Act, as subsection (e); and

   Inserted: (4) inserting after subsection (c) the following:

   Inserted: "(d) Continuation of Pay in a Zone of Armed Conflict.--

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the United States shall authorize the continuation of pay of an employee described in subparagraph (A), (C), (D), or (F) of section 8101(1), who--

   Inserted: "(A) files a claim for a period of wage loss due to an injury in performance of duty in a zone of armed conflict (as determined by the Secretary of Labor under paragraph (3)); and

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   Inserted: "(B) files the claim for such wage loss benefit with the immediate superior of the employee not later than 45 days after the later of--

   Inserted: "(i) the termination of the assignment of the employee to the zone of armed conflict; or

   Inserted: "(ii) the return of the employee to the United States.

   Inserted: "(2) Continuation of pay.--Notwithstanding subsection (b), continuation of pay under this subsection shall be furnished for a period not to exceed 135 days without any break in time or waiting period, unless controverted under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Labor.

   Inserted: "(3) Determination of zones of armed conflict.--For purposes of this subsection, the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, shall determine whether a foreign country or other foreign geographic area outside of the United States (as defined in section 202(a)(7) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 4302(a)(7)) is a zone of armed conflict based on whether--

   Inserted: "(A) the Armed Forces of the United States are involved in hostilities in the country or area;

   Inserted: "(B) the incidence of civil insurrection, civil war, terrorism, or wartime conditions threatens physical harm or imminent danger to the health or well-being of United States civilian employees in the country or area;

   Inserted: "(C) the country or area has been designated a combat zone by the President under section 112(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;

   Inserted: "(D) a contingency operation involving combat operations directly affects civilian employees in the country or area; or

   Inserted: "(E) there exist other relevant conditions and factors.".

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   On page 134, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:

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