1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the Line of Duty Act . 2. Increasing death gratuity for Federal employees killed in the line of duty (a) Amendments to title 5, United States Code (1) In general Subchapter VII of chapter 55 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 5571. Employee death gratuity payments (a) Definition (1) In general Notwithstanding section 5561(2), in this section, the term employee means an individual who has been determined by the Secretary of Labor to be an employee within the meaning of section 8101(1), but not including any individual described under subparagraph (D) of such section. (2) Exclusive authority A determination described in paragraph (1) may be made only by the Secretary of Labor. (b) Gratuity (1) In general With respect to the death of an employee, the head of the agency at which the employee was employed shall pay from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses of that agency a death gratuity to the person identified under subsection (c)(2), if the death of the employee— (A) results from injuries incurred— (i) in connection with such employee’s employment with the Federal Government; or (ii) as a result of a criminal act, an act of terrorism, a natural disaster, or any other circumstance as determined by the agency head; and (B) is not— (i) caused by willful misconduct of the employee, as determined by a review conducted by the applicable office of Inspector General; (ii) caused by the intention of the employee to bring about the injury or death of the employee or another