H.R. 1019 — 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. | PoliFocus

H.R. 1019112th Congress

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.

Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security

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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Related Legislation

H.R. 1142Global Combat Zone Recognition Act
2011-04-06Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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Legislative Actions

2011-03-10
Introduced in House
2011-03-10
Introduced in House
2011-03-10
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.
2011-03-10
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.
2011-03-18
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2011-03-18
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy.

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