,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #gje  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ad1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,c>t] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1   
,mr4 ,wolf1 ,mr4 ,burgess1 & ,mr4       
,flores7 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      
ensure t ! victims & victims' families (
 ! ,novemb] #e1 #bjji1 attack at ,=t    
,hood1 ,texas1 receive ! same treatm5t &
 b5efits z ^? ,am]icans :o h be5 kill$  
or w\nd$ 9 a combat zone ov]seas & _!   
families4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,=t ,hood ,victims &       
,families ,b5efits ,protection ,act4    
#b4 ,f9d+s2 s5se ( ,congress  7a7 ,f9d+s
 ,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7  
,=t ,hood1 ,texas1 has play$ a highly   
prom95t role 9 ! ,global ,w> on ,t]ror1 

deploy+ m memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces into   
ov]seas !at]s ( combat s9ce ,septemb]   
#aa1 #bjja1 ?an any o!r ,unit$ ,/ates   
milit>y in/allation4  7#b7 ,! memb]s ( !
 ,arm$ ,=ces & community ( ,=t ,hood h  
answ]$ ! call to s]vice ) honor &       
di/9ction1 & ! po/ has paid a /eep      
price1 suff]+ m combat casualties 9     
,op]ation ,iraqi ,fre$om & ,op]ation    
,endur+ ,fre$om ?an any o!r ,unit$      
,/ates milit>y in/allation4  7#c7 ,9    
,febru>y #bjaa1 ! ,committee on ,homel& 
,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate issu$ a report entitl$ ,a ,tick+ 
,"t ,bomb3 ,c\nt]t]rorism ,lessons f !  
,u4,s4 ,gov]nm5t's ,failure to ,prev5t !
 ,=t ,hood ,attack1 :i* /at$ ! foll[+3  
,on ,novemb] #e1 #bjji1 #ac             
,am]icans--#ab s]vicememb]s & "o        
civilian employee ( ,do,d--7 kill$ & #cb
 7 w\nd$ 9 an attack at ! milit>y base  
at ,=t ,hood1 ,texas4 ,?is trag$y 0 !   
deadlie/ t]rori/ attack )9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates s9ce ,septemb] #aa1 #bjja44  7b7 
,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (        

,congress t--  7#a7 any 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 & ! family memb]s
 ( ^? victims1 %\ld receive ! same      
treatm5t & b5efits z ! victims &        
families ( victims ( ! ,septemb] #aa1   
#bjja1 t]rori/ attacks on ! ,unit$      
,/ates2 &  7#b7 ^! ,am]icans h made     
trem5d\s sacrifices1 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
%\ld provide !m ) ! maximum level (     
b5efits available1 id5tical to ! level (
 b5efits available to ^? :o h be5 kill$ 
or w\nd$ 9 an ov]seas combat zone su* z 
,iraq or ,afghani/an4  #c4 ,treatm5t (  
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$ 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$ :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