,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cich  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bd1 #bjai,mr4 
,taylor 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,armstrong1  
,mr4 ,cisneros1 ,mr4 ,crenshaw1 ,mr4    
,bacon1 ,mrs4 ,luria1 ,mr4 ,steube1 ,mr4
 ,baird1 ,mr4 ,waltz1 ,mr4              
,krishnamoorthi1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 and ,ms4
 ,wasserman ,schultz7 introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #e1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 to provide that children
 of certain permanently disabled or     
deceased veterans shall be preference   
eligible for purposes of appointments in
 the civil service1 and for other       
purpose4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,gold ,star         
,children ,act4  #b4 ,preference        
eligible status for children of certain 
permanently disabled or deceased        
veterans ,section #bajh7c7 of title #e1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,g71 by striking  

and at the end2  7#b7 in subparagraph   
7,h71 by inserting and after the        
semicolon2 and  7#c7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7,i7 the child      
7including an adopted child1 recognized 
natural child1 stepchild1 or foster     
child7 of--  7i7 an individual who lost 
his or her life under honorable         
conditions while serving in the armed   
forces during a period named by         
paragraph 7#a77;,a72 or  7ii7 a         
service-connected permanently and       
totally disabled veteran2  4