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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1142 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure the equitable treatment 

of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense who are killed or wounded in an attack, occurring 

outside of a combat zone, that targeted the members or employees 

on account of their status as members of the Armed Forces or civilian 

employees of the Department of Defense. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 16, 2011 

Mr. WEST (for himself, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. NUGENT, Mrs. 

MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. ROSS of Florida, Mr. 

KISSELL, Mrs. ELLMERS, and Mr. STIVERS) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure the equitable treatment of members of the Armed Forces and 

civilian employees of the Department of Defense who 

are killed or wounded in an attack, occurring outside 

of a combat zone, that targeted the members or employees on account of their status as members of the Armed 

Forces or civilian employees of the Department of Defense. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Global Combat Zone 

3 Recognition Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 

5 AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPART6 MENT OF DEFENSE KILLED OR WOUNDED IN 

7 ATTACKS DIRECTED AT MEMBERS OR EM8 PLOYEES OUTSIDE OF COMBAT ZONE. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 53 of title 10, United 

10 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1032 

11 at the end the following new section: 

12 ‘‘§ 1032a. Treatment of members of the armed forces 

13 and civilian employees of the Department 

14 of Defense killed or wounded in attacks 

15 directed at members or employees out16 side of a combat zone 

17 ‘‘(a) TREATMENT.—For purposes of all applicable 

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

19 armed forces or civilian employee of the Department of 

20 Defense who was killed or wounded in an attack under 

21 the circumstances described in subsection (b) shall be 

22 deemed as follows: 

23 ‘‘(1) In the case of a member, to have been 

24 killed or wounded in a combat zone. 


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1 ‘‘(2) In the case of a civilian employee, to have 

2 been killed or wounded while serving with the armed 

3 forces in a contingency operation. 

4 ‘‘(b) COVERED ATTACKS.— 

5 ‘‘(1) ATTACKS DESCRIBED.—Except as pro6 vided in paragraph (2), an attack covered by sub7 section (a) is any assault or battery resulting in bod8 ily injury or death committed by an individual who 

9 the Secretary of Defense determines knowingly tar10 geted— 

11 ‘‘(A) a member of the armed forces on ac12 count of the military service of the member or 

13 the status of member as a member of the 

14 Armed Forces; or 

15 ‘‘(B) a civilian employee of the Depart16 ment of Defense on account of the employee’s 

17 employment with the Department of Defense or 

18 affiliation with the Department of Defense. 

19 ‘‘(2) GEOGRAPHIC EXCLUSION.—Subsection (a) 

20 does not apply to any attack that— 

21 ‘‘(A) occurs in a combat zone; or 

22 ‘‘(B) in the case of a civilian employee of 

23 the Department, occurs while the employee is 

24 serving with the armed forces in a contingency 

25 operation. 


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1 ‘‘(c) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.—Sub2 section (a) shall not apply to a member of the armed 

3 forces or civilian employee of the Department of Defense 

4 whose death or wound as described in subsection (b) is 

5 the result of the misconduct of the member or employee, 

6 as determined by the Secretary of Defense. 

7 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 ‘‘(1) The term ‘armed forces’ does not include 

9 the Coast Guard. 

10 ‘‘(2) The term ‘combat zone’ means a combat 

11 operation or combat zone designated by the Sec12 retary of Defense.’’. 

13 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

14 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 

15 after the item relating to section 1032 the following new 

16 item: 

‘‘1032a. Treatment of members of the armed forces and civilian employees of 

the Department of Defense killed or wounded in attacks directed at members or employees outside of a combat zone.’’. 

17 (c) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION TO CERTAIN EAR18 LIER ATTACKS ON MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OR

19 DOD CIVILIANS.— 

20 (1) COVERED ATTACKS.—Section 1032a of title 

21 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 

22 shall apply to the following: 

23 (A) The attack that occurred at Fort 

24 Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009. 


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1 (B) The attack that occurred at a recruit2 ing station in Little Rock, Arkansas, on June 

3 1, 2009. 

4 (C) The attack that occurred at the 

5 Frankfurt Airport, Germany, on March 2, 

6 2011. 

7 (2) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 60 days 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec9 retary of Defense shall notify all members of the 

10 Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Depart11 ment of Defense who were wounded in the attacks 

12 specified in paragraph (1) and the next-of-kin of 

13 members and civilian employees who were killed in 

14 such attacks of the availability of benefits as a result 

15 of the enactment of section 1032a of title 10, United 

16 States Code. 

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