IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 383 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the appro-
priate award of the Purple Heart to the Marines and Sailors killed 
or wounded in the recent attack at the Navy Operational Support Center 
and Marine Corps Reserve Center and the Armed Forces Career Center 
in Chattanooga, Tennessee. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 27, 2015 
Mr. FLEISCHMANN (for himself, Mrs. BLACK, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. COOPER, 
Mr. COHEN, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. FINCHER, 
Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. TOM PRICE of Geor-
gia, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. 
GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. WHIT-
FIELD, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. YOUNG of Iowa, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. CON-
NOLLY, Mr. HURD of Texas, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. WALK-
ER, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. 
ROONEY of Florida, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. CURBELO of Flor-
ida, Mr. POLIQUIN, Mr. JONES, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. DENT, Mr. THOMP-
SON of California, Mr. HARDY, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. HUN-
TER, Mr. OLSON, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. COLLINS of New 
York, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. HARPER, Mr. WEBER of 
Texas, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. 
DONOVAN, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. GOH-
MERT, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. 
WALBERG, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. ASHFORD, Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia, 
Mr. GIBBS, Mr. KATKO, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. HUIZENGA of 
Michigan, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. 
MCCAUL, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. LATTA, Mr. PEARCE, and Mr. MCGOV-
ERN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regard-
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•HRES 383 IH 
ing the appropriate award of the Purple Heart to the 
Marines and Sailors killed or wounded in the recent 
attack at the Navy Operational Support Center and Ma-
rine Corps Reserve Center and the Armed Forces Career 
Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. 
Whereas, on July 16, 2015, Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez 
launched a heavily armed attack against members of the 
Armed Forces serving at the Navy Operational Support 
Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center and the Armed 
Forces Career Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee; 
Whereas Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan, Staff Sgt. David 
Wyatt, Sgt. Carson A. Holmquist, Lance Cpl. Squire 
Wells, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Randall Smith were 
killed in the attack upon the Navy Operational Support 
Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center; 
Whereas Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez, the perpetrator of 
the attack, was inspired and motivated by the teachings 
and actions of known members of foreign terrorist orga-
nizations recognized by the Department of State; and 
Whereas section 1129a of title 10, United States Code, as 
added by section 571 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3387), 
recognized circumstances under which a member of the 
Armed Forces on active duty who is killed or wounded in 
an attack by a foreign terrorist organization, or an indi-
vidual or entity in communication with a foreign terrorist 
organization, is eligible for the award of the Purple 
Heart: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that— 
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•HRES 383 IH 
(1) the July 16, 2015, attack upon members of 
the Armed Forces at the Navy Operational Support 
Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center and the 
Armed Forces Career Center in Chattanooga, Ten-
nessee, clearly meets the criteria established by sec-
tion 1129a of title 10, United States Code, for the 
award of the Purple Heart to members of the Armed 
Forces killed or wounded in the attack; and 
(2) the Secretary of the Navy should award the 
Purple Heart under such section to the members of 
the Marine Corps and Navy who were killed or 
wounded in the attack. 
Æ 
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