Payment of Expenses After the Death of Certain Federal Employees in the State of Alaska.

Sec. 147. Payment of Expenses After the Death of Certain Federal Employees in the State of Alaska. Section 1308 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3198) is amended—(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:“(c) Payment of Expenses After Death of an Employee.—“(1) Definition of immediate family member.—In this subsection, the term “immediate family member” means a person related to a deceased employee that was a member of the household of the deceased employee at the time of death.“(2) Payments.—If an employee appointed under the program established by subsection (a) dies in the performance of any assigned duties on or after October 1, 2002, the Secretary may—“(A) pay or reimburse reasonable expenses, regardless of when those expenses are incurred, for the preparation and transportation of the remains of the deceased employee to a location in the State of Alaska which is selected by the surviving head of household of the deceased employee;“(B) pay or reimburse reasonable expenses, regardless of when those expenses are incurred, for transporting immediate family members and the baggage and household goods of the deceased employee and immediate family members to a community in the State of Alaska which is selected by the surviving head of household of the deceased employee.”.