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 in subparagraph (D) of section 8101(1). (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 occurring on or after the date of enactment of this section, notwithstanding section 8116, and in addition to any payment made under subchapter I of chapter 81, the head of the agency employing the employee 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 injury sustained while in the line of duty of the employee; and (B) is not— (i) caused by willful misconduct of the employee; (ii) caused by the intention of the employee to bring about the injury or death of the employee or another; or (iii) proximately caused by the intoxication of the injured employee. (2) Amount (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the amount of a death gratuity paid under paragraph (1) with respect to an employee shall be $100,000, as adjusted each March 1 by the amount determined by the Secretary of Labor to represent the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (all items