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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3111 

To declare the November 5, 2009, attack at Fort Hood, Texas, a terrorist 

attack, and to ensure that the victims of the attack and their families 

receive the same honors and benefits as those Americans who have 

been killed or wounded in a combat zone overseas and their families. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013 

Mr. CARTER (for himself, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. WOLF, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. 

MCCAUL, Mr. THORNBERRY, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. BARTON, Mr. WEBER

of Texas, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. 

SESSIONS, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. 

KING of Iowa, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. MESSER, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. PITTS, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. 

WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. 

MEEHAN, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. NUNES, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. 

GUTIE ́RREZ, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. BENTIVOLIO, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. HALL, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. 

YODER, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. FINCHER, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. DESJARLAIS, 

Mr. YOHO, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, 

Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. COOK, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. CALVERT, 

Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. POSEY, Mr. MILLER of 

Florida, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. COLE, 

Mr. PEARCE, Mr. TIPTON, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. 

FARENTHOLD, Mr. BARLETTA, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. 

OLSON, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. WOODALL, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. 

MCHENRY, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. 

BUCHANAN, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. PITTENGER, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. 

GRIFFITH of Virginia, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. 

LAMALFA, Mr. PETRI, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. 

LOBIONDO, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. DUNCAN of 

South Carolina, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. HARPER, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. DESANTIS, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. STUTZMAN, Mr. 

HURT, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, 

Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. HINOJOSA, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. 

FLORES, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. STOCKMAN, 

Mr. FATTAH, Mr. VELA, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. 

POE of Texas, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. 

MULVANEY, Ms. JENKINS, Mr. NUNNELEE, Mr. DUFFY, and Mr. BARR) 


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introduced the following bill; which was 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 

A BILL 

To declare the November 5, 2009, attack at Fort Hood, 

Texas, a terrorist attack, and to ensure that the victims 

of the attack and their families receive the same honors 

and benefits as those Americans who have been killed 

or wounded in a combat zone overseas and their families. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Honoring the Fort 

5 Hood Heroes Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DECLARATIONS OF POLICY. 

7 Congress makes the following declarations of policy: 

8 (1) The November 5, 2009, attack at Fort 

9 Hood, Texas, constituted an act of terrorism, not 

10 merely workplace violence. 

11 (2) The United States Government has a fun12 damental duty to our military service members to 

13 safeguard them against avoidable harm in the course 

14 of their service, and the attack on Fort Hood could 

15 and should have been prevented. 


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1 (3) Nidal Hasan, the perpetrator of the attack, 

2 had become radicalized while serving in the United 

3 States Army and was principally motivated to carry 

4 out the attack by an ideology of violent Islamist ex5 tremism. 

6 (4) Through his actions that day, Nidal Hasan 

7 proved himself to be not just a terrorist, but also a 

8 traitor and an enemy of the United States. 

9 SEC. 3. AWARDS REQUIRED. 

10 (a) PURPLE HEART.—The Secretary of the military 

11 department concerned shall award the Purple Heart to the 

12 members of the Armed Forces who were killed or wounded 

13 in the attack that occurred at Fort Hood, Texas, on No14 vember 5, 2009. 

15 (b) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MEDAL FOR THE DE16 FENSE OF FREEDOM.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

17 award the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of 

18 Freedom to civilian employees of the Department of De19 fense and civilian contractors who were killed or wounded 

20 in the attack that occurred at Fort Hood, Texas, on No21 vember 5, 2009. 


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1 SEC. 4. BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 

2 AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPART3 MENT OF DEFENSE WHO WERE KILLED OR 

4 WOUNDED IN THE NOVEMBER 5, 2009, AT5 TACK AT FORT HOOD, TEXAS. 

6 (a) TREATMENT.—For purposes of all applicable 

7 Federal laws, regulations, and policies, a member of the 

8 Armed Forces or civilian employee of the Department of 

9 Defense who was killed or wounded in the attack that oc10 curred at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009, shall 

11 be deemed, effective as of such date, as follows: 

12 (1) In the case of a member, to have been killed 

13 or wounded in a combat zone as the result of an act 

14 of an enemy of the United States. 

15 (2) In the case of a civilian employee of the De16 partment of Defense— 

17 (A) to have been killed or wounded by hos18 tile action while serving with the Armed Forces 

19 in a contingency operation; and 

20 (B) to have been killed or wounded in a 

21 terrorist attack. 

22 (b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 

23 a member of the Armed Forces whose death or wound as 

24 described in that subsection is the result of the willful mis25 conduct of the member. 


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1 (c) COVERAGE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURIES.—Sub2 section (a) applies to members of the Armed Forces and 

3 civilian employees of the Department of Defense suffering 

4 from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or other 

5 psychological injuries as a result of the attack that oc6 curred at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009. 

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