TRANSPORTATION OF DEPENDENTS, HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS, AND PERSONAL PROPERTY TO FORMER HOME FOLLOWING DEATH OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEE WHERE DEATH RESULTED FROM DISEASE OR INJURY INCURRED IN THE CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY.

SEC. 1103. TRANSPORTATION OF DEPENDENTS, HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS, AND PERSONAL PROPERTY TO FORMER HOME FOLLOWING DEATH OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEE WHERE DEATH RESULTED FROM DISEASE OR INJURY INCURRED IN THE CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY.(a) In General.—Paragraph (2) of section 5742(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:“(2) the expense of transporting his dependents, including expenses of packing, crating, draying, and transporting household effects and other personal property to his former home or such other place as is determined by the head of the agency concerned, if—“(A) the employee died while performing official duties outside the continental United States or in transit thereto or therefrom; or“(B) in the case of an employee who was a party to a mandatory mobility agreement that was in effect when the employee died—“(i) the employee died in the circumstances described in subparagraph (A); or“(ii)(I) the employee died as a result of disease or injury incurred while performing official duties—“(aa) in an overseas location that, at the time such employee was performing such official duties, was within the area of responsibility of the Commander of the United States Central Command; and“(bb) in direct support of or directly related to a military operation, including a contingency operation (as defined in section 101(13) of title 10) or an operation in response to an emergency declared by the President; and“(II) the employee’s dependents were residing either outside the continental United States or within the continental United States when the employee died; and”.(b) Effective Date.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.