,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aejj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ab1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,cornyn 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1  
,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,moran1 & ,ms4 ,ayotte7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read    
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ 
,s]vices  ,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 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 !   
,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
 ,texas 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$4  7#c7 ,nidal ,hasan1
 ! p]petrator ( ! attack1 _h become     
radicaliz$ :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