,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #acd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,february #ad1      
#bjai,mr4 ,delgado 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,stefanik1 and ,mr4 ,budd7 submitted the
 following resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,armed    
,services  ,,resolution  ,honoring the  
life of ,chief ,petty ,officer ,shannon 
,m4 ,kent4  ,whereas ,chief ,petty      
,officer ,shannon ,m4 ,kent was born in 
,pine ,plains1 ,new ,york1 to ,stephen  
and ,mary ,smith2 ,whereas ,chief ,petty
 ,officer ,kent enlisted in the ,united 
,states ,navy on ,december #aa1 #bjjc1  
after graduating with honors from       
,stissing ,mountain ,high ,school1 ,new 
,york2 ,whereas ,chief ,petty ,officer  
,kent1 a #bjje graduate of the ,defense 
,language ,institute1 was fluent in five
 languages and six dialects of ,arabic2 
,whereas ,chief ,petty ,officer ,kent   
quickly rose through the ranks and      
served as a member of the ,cryptologic  
,warfare ,unit of the ,navy1 stationed  

at ,fort ,meade1 ,maryland2 ,whereas    
,chief ,petty ,officer ,kent deployed   
with the ,navy ,s,e,a,ls to ,iraq three 
times from #bjjg to #bjaa and to        
,afghanistan in #bjab2 ,whereas ,chief  
,petty ,officer ,kent was diagnosed with
 and survived thyroid cancer in #bjaf2  
,whereas ,chief ,petty ,officer ,kent   
was deemed cancer free by her doctors   
and cleared for all physical activity2  
,whereas1 in ,march #bjah1 ,chief ,petty
 ,officer ,kent was selected to         
participate in a special officer program
 to earn a ,ph4,d4 in clinical          
psychology at the ,uniformed ,services  
,university of the ,health ,sciences2   
,whereas ,chief ,petty ,officer ,kent   
was disqualified1 having not met the    
physical standards established under    
,department of ,defense ,instruction    
#facj4jc1 from seeking the commission as
 an officer in the ,armed ,forces       
required to participate in the special  
program because of her history of       
thyroid cancer2 ,whereas ,chief ,petty  

,officer ,kent appealed to the          
,department of the ,navy to establish a 
standardized waiver process for members 
of the ,armed ,forces who meet retention
 and deployment standards but fail to   
meet the heightened accession standards 
regarding the physical fitness of such  
members2 ,whereas ,chief ,petty ,officer
 ,kent received an outstanding rating on
 her ,physical ,readiness ,test in ,may 
#bjah1 deeming her medically fit to     
serve in a combat zone while she        
remained medically unfit to pursue a    
,ph4,d42 ,whereas ,chief ,petty ,officer
 ,kent1 having been denied a waiver and 
an appeal from the ,department of the   
,navy to seek a commission as an officer
 in the ,armed ,forces1 deployed to     
,syria in ,november #bjah2 ,whereas1 on 
,january #af1 #bjai1 at #ce years of    
age1 ,chief ,petty ,officer ,kent was   
killed in a suicide bombing in ,manbij1 
,syria1 while supporting ,joint ,task   
,force-,operation ,inherent ,resolve2   
,whereas ,chief ,petty ,officer ,kent   

served in five combat tours in the      
,middle ,east1 including ,afghanistan1  
,iraq1 and finally ,syria2 ,whereas     
,chief ,petty ,officer ,kent was the    
recipient of the ,bronze ,star1 the     
,purple ,heart1 two ,joint ,service     
,commendation ,medals1 the ,navy and    
,marine ,corps ,commendation ,medal1 the
 ,army ,commendation ,medal1 and the    
,joint ,service ,achievement ,medal1    
among other decorations and awards2 and 
,whereas ,chief ,petty ,officer ,kent is
 survived by her husband and two        
children3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that  
the ,house of ,representatives--  7#a7  
honors the life of ,chief ,petty        
,officer ,shannon ,m4 ,kent2  7#b7      
recognizes the meritorious service of   
,chief ,petty ,officer ,kent to the     
,united ,states in combat operations in 
,afghanistan1 ,iraq1 and ,syria2  7#c7  
expresses condolences to the family of  
,chief ,petty ,officer ,kent on her     
passing2 and  7#d7 urges the ,department
 of the ,navy and the ,department of    

,defense to continue to review and      
engage with ,congress regarding the     
effect of chapter #ae of the ,manual of 
the ,medical ,department of the ,navy   
and ,department of ,defense ,instruction
 #facj4jc on members of the ,armed      
,forces who meet retention and          
deployment standards but fail to meet   
accession standards4