,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #caaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ag1        
#bjac,mr4 ,c>t] 7= himself1 ,mr4        
,williams1 ,mr4 ,wolf1 ,mr4 ,rooney1    
,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,?ornb]ry1 ,ms4     
,grang]1 ,mr4 ,b>ton1 ,mr4 ,web] (      
,texas1 ,mr4 ,sam ,johnson ( ,texas1    
,mr4 ,huiz5ga ( ,mi*igan1 ,mr4          
,sessions1 ,mr4 ,brady ( ,texas1 ,mr4   
,neugebau]1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mr4 ,k+ (    
,i[a1 ,mr4 ,coll9s ( ,georgia1 ,mr4     
,mess]1 ,mr4 ,s5s5br5n]1 ,mr4 ,pitts1   
,mr4 ,web/] ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,h5s>l+1   
,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4       
,ribble1 ,mr4 ,hunt]1 ,mr4 ,amodei1 ,mr4
 ,meehan1 ,mr4 ,diaz-,bal>t1 ,mr4       
,nunes1 ,mr4 ,culb]son1 ,mr4 ,gutirrez1 
,mr4 ,=t5b]ry1 ,mr4 ,we/morel&1 ,mr4    
,roe ( ,t5nessee1 ,mr4 ,b5tivolio1 ,ms4 
,l(gr51 ,mr4 ,hall1 ,mrs4 ,noem1 ,mr4   
,yod]1 ,mr4 ,conaway1 ,mr4 ,f9*]1 ,mrs4 
,black1 ,mr4 ,des,jarlais1 ,mr4 ,yoho1  
,mr4 ,cr5%aw1 ,mr4 ,ad]holt1 ,mr4 ,rog]s
 ( ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,alex&]1 ,mr4         

,valadao1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4 ,mc,keon1    
,mr4 ,calv]t1 ,mr4 ,palazzo1 ,mr4 ,rog]s
 ( ,k5tucky1 ,mr4 ,posey1 ,mr4 ,mill] ( 
,florida1 ,mr4 ,m>*ant1 ,mr4 ,gohm]t1   
,mr4 ,smi? ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4   
,pe>ce1 ,mr4 ,tipton1 ,mrs4 ,wagn]1 ,mr4
 ,/iv]s1 ,mr4 ,f>5?old1 ,mr4 ,b>letta1  
,mrs4 ,h>tzl]1 ,mr4 ,cuell>1 ,mr4       
,olson1 ,mr4 ,kelly ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4
 ,woodall1 ,mr4 ,womack1 ,mr4 ,mc,henry1
 ,mr4 ,mull91 ,mr4 ,cram]1 ,mr4 ,coll9s 
( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,bu*anan1 ,mr4       
,fleis*mann1 ,mr4 ,pitt5g]1 ,mr4        
,w5/rup1 ,mr4 ,griffi? ( ,virg9ia1 ,mr4 
,"y ( ,alaska1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4   
,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,petri1 ,mr4 ,burgess1  
,mr4 ,al ,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,mr4           
,lo,biondo1 ,mr4 ,*abot1 ,mr4 ,murphy ( 
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,duncan ( ,s\?       
,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,g>rett1 ,mr4 ,ba*us1 ,mr4
 ,h>p]1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,p5nsylvania1   
,mr4 ,de,santis1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4    
,/utzman1 ,mr4 ,hurt1 ,mr4 ,franks (    
,arizona1 ,ms4 ,eddie ,b]nice ,johnson (
 ,texas1 ,mr4 ,g5e ,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,mr4 

,h9ojosa1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4      
,flores1 ,mr4 ,price ( ,georgia1 ,mr4   
,frel+huys51 ,mr4 ,/ockman1 ,mr4        
,fattah1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,mrs4 ,mill] (     
,mi*igan1 ,mrs4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,poe (    
,texas1 ,mr4 ,griff9 ( ,arkansas1 ,mr4  
,k+ ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,mulvaney1 ,ms4  
,j5k9s1 ,mr4 ,nunnelee1 ,mr4 ,duffy1 &  
,mr4 ,b>r7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$       
,s]vices1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 = a     
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
decl>e ! ,novemb] #e1 #bjji1 attack at  
,=t ,hood1 ,texas1 a t]rori/ attack1 &  
to ensure t ! victims ( ! attack & _!   
families receive ! same honors & b5efits
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9 a combat zone ov]seas & _! families4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,honor+ ! ,=t ,hood ,h]oes ,act4  #b4 
,decl>ations ( policy ,congress makes ! 

foll[+ decl>ations ( policy3 7#a7 ,!    
,novemb] #e1 #bjji1 attack at ,=t ,hood1
 ,texas1 con/itut$ an act ( t]rorism1 n 
m]ely workplace viol5ce4  7#b7 ,! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,gov]nm5t has a fundam5tal duty 
to our milit>y s]vice memb]s to safegu>d
 !m aga9/ avoidable h>m 9 ! c\rse ( _!  
s]vice1 & ! attack on ,=t ,hood c\ld &  
%\ld h be5 prev5t$4  7#c7 ,nidal ,hasan1
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radicaliz$ :ile s]v+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,army & 0 pr9cipally motivat$ to c>ry   
out ! attack by an ideology ( viol5t    
,islami/ extremism4  7#d7 ,?r\gh 8      
actions t day1 ,nidal ,hasan prov$      
himself to be n j a t]rori/1 b also a   
traitor & an enemy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4   
#c4 ,aw>ds requir$  7a7 ,purple ,he>t ,!
 ,secret>y ( ! milit>y dep>tm5t conc]n$ 
%all aw>d ! ,purple ,he>t to ! memb]s ( 
! ,arm$ ,=ces :o 7 kill$ or w\nd$ 9 !   
attack t occurr$ at ,=t ,hood1 ,texas1  
on ,novemb] #e1 #bjji4  7b7 ,secret>y ( 
,def5se ,m$al = ! ,def5se ( ,fre$om ,!  
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all aw>d !         

,secret>y ( ,def5se ,m$al = ! ,def5se ( 
,fre$om to civilian employees ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & civilian          
contractors :o 7 kill$ or w\nd$ 9 !     
attack t occurr$ at ,=t ,hood1 ,texas1  
on ,novemb] #e1 #bjji4  #d4 ,b5efits =  
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces & civilian       
employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se :o 7  
kill$ or w\nd$ 9 ! ,novemb] #e1 #bjji1  
attack at ,=t ,hood1 ,texas  7a7        
,treatm5t ,= purposes ( all applicable  
,f$]al laws1 regulations1 & policies1 a 
memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces or civilian       
employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se :o 0   
kill$ or w\nd$ 9 ! attack t occurr$ at  
,=t ,hood1 ,texas1 on ,novemb] #e1      
#bjji1 %all be deem$1 effective z ( su* 
date1 z foll[s3 7#a7 ,9 ! case ( a      
memb]1 to h be5 kill$ or w\nd$ 9 a      
combat zone z ! result ( an act ( an    
enemy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,9 ! case
 ( a civilian employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,def5se-- 7,a7 to h be5 kill$ or w\nd$  
by ho/ile action :ile s]v+ ) ! ,arm$    
,=ces 9 a cont+5cy op]ation2 &  7,b7 to 

h be5 kill$ or w\nd$ 9 a t]rori/ attack4
  7b7 ,exception ,subsection 7a7 %all n 
apply to a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces ^: dea?
 or w\nd z describ$ 9 t subsection is ! 
result ( ! willful misconduct ( ! memb]4
  7c7 ,cov]age ( psy*ological injuries  
,subsection 7a7 applies to memb]s ( !   
,arm$ ,=ces & civilian employees ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se suff]+ f            
,po/-,traumatic ,/ress ,disord] 7,,ptsd7
 or o!r psy*ological injuries z a result
 ( ! attack t occurr$ at ,=t ,hood1     
,texas1 on ,novemb] #e1 #bjji4