To ensure that members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense who were killed or wounded in certain attacks in 2009 and 2011 directed at members or employees outside of a combat zone are treated in the same manner as members and employees who are killed or wounded in combat zones.

Summary

Treats a member of the Armed Forces or a civilian employee of the Department of Defense (DOD) who was killed or wounded in a covered attack outside a combat zone as a member killed or wounded in a combat zone or an employee killed or wounded while serving with the Armed Forces in a contingency operation, respectively, for purposes of all applicable federal laws, regulations, and policies. Defines "covered attack" as an attack at: (1) Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009; (2) a recruiting station in Little Rock, Arkansas, on June 1, 2009; or (3) the Frankfurt Airport, Germany, on March 2, 2011. Excludes from such consideration any member or DOD employee whose death or wound was the result of misconduct, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.

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Timeline

1. 10 March 2011

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 March 2011

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 10 March 2011

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 18 March 2011

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 10 March 2011 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 10 March 2011

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 10 March 2011

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Sponsors

• Thomas Rooney · R · Sponsor
• Duncan Hunter · R · Sponsor
• · hsgo00 · Standing
• · hsas00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Global Combat Zone Recognition Act