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H.R. 1019 (112th): 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.
- Introduced:
- Mar 10, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
- Sponsor:
- Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL16]
- Status:
- Died (Referred to Committee)
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Last updated Mar 10, 2011.
3 pages
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Library of Congress Summary
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.
3/10/2011--Introduced.
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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