I 
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 Depart-
ment 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 equi-
table 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 employ-
ees on account of their status as members of the Armed 
Forces or civilian employees of the Department of De-
fense. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Global Combat Zone 
Recognition Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE KILLED OR WOUNDED IN 
ATTACKS DIRECTED AT MEMBERS OR EM-
PLOYEES OUTSIDE OF COMBAT ZONE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 53 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1032 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 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 out-
side of a combat zone 
‘‘(a) TREATMENT.—For purposes of all applicable 
Federal laws, regulations, and policies, a member of the 
armed forces or civilian employee of the Department of 
Defense who was killed or wounded in an attack under 
the circumstances described in subsection (b) shall be 
deemed as follows: 
‘‘(1) In the case of a member, to have been 
killed or wounded in a combat zone. 
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‘‘(2) In the case of a civilian employee, to have 
been killed or wounded while serving with the armed 
forces in a contingency operation. 
‘‘(b) COVERED ATTACKS.— 
‘‘(1) ATTACKS
DESCRIBED.—Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (2), an attack covered by sub-
section (a) is any assault or battery resulting in bod-
ily injury or death committed by an individual who 
the Secretary of Defense determines knowingly tar-
geted— 
‘‘(A) a member of the armed forces on ac-
count of the military service of the member or 
the status of member as a member of the 
Armed Forces; or 
‘‘(B) a civilian employee of the Depart-
ment of Defense on account of the employee’s 
employment with the Department of Defense or 
affiliation with the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(2) GEOGRAPHIC EXCLUSION.—Subsection (a) 
does not apply to any attack that— 
‘‘(A) occurs in a combat zone; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a civilian employee of 
the Department, occurs while the employee is 
serving with the armed forces in a contingency 
operation. 
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