1. Short title This Act may be cited as the US Navy SEAL SCPO Tyrone Snowden Woods Ceremony Invitee Act of 2017 . 2. Invitation of designated next-of-kin to ceremonies honoring United States diplomatic mission personnel who die in service to the United States (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Diplomatic mission The term diplomatic mission means any United States diplomatic or consular post or other mission under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State. (2) Member The term member of a diplomatic mission means any Government official or employee, any member of the Armed Forces, or any United States citizen employed as a contractor, who is serving at, or is notified of imminent assignment to, a diplomatic mission. (3) Memorial service The term memorial service means an official event sponsored or held by a Federal agency to which members of the public are invited to honor the life of a member of a diplomatic mission who died in service to the United States. (4) Next-of-kin The term next-of-kin , with respect to a deceased member of a diplomatic mission, means the following individuals: (A) The surviving spouse of the deceased member. (B) The child or children of the deceased member (including stepchildren, adopted children, and illegitimate children). (C) The parent or parents of the deceased member (including a natural parent, a stepparent, a parent of the member by adoption, a parent, stepparent, or adopted parent of the surviving spouse, and any other person who has stood in loco parentis to the member at any time for a continuous period of at least five years before the member became 21 years of age). (D) The sibling or siblings of the deceased member (including stepsiblings and siblings by adoption). (E) The person authorized to direct the disposition of the remains of the deceased member. (b) Policy for Designation of next-of-Kin Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall— (1) proscribe a policy by which a member of a diplomatic mission may