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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. SENSEN-
BRENNER, 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 Ten-
nessee, 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. THOMP-
SON 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 Gov-
ernment 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Honoring the Fort 
Hood Heroes Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DECLARATIONS OF POLICY. 
Congress makes the following declarations of policy: 
(1) The November 5, 2009, attack at Fort 
Hood, Texas, constituted an act of terrorism, not 
merely workplace violence. 
(2) The United States Government has a fun-
damental duty to our military service members to 
safeguard them against avoidable harm in the course 
of their service, and the attack on Fort Hood could 
and should have been prevented. 
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(3) Nidal Hasan, the perpetrator of the attack, 
had become radicalized while serving in the United 
States Army and was principally motivated to carry 
out the attack by an ideology of violent Islamist ex-
tremism. 
(4) Through his actions that day, Nidal Hasan 
proved himself to be not just a terrorist, but also a 
traitor and an enemy of the United States. 
SEC. 3. AWARDS REQUIRED. 
(a) PURPLE HEART.—The Secretary of the military 
department concerned shall award the Purple Heart to the 
members of the Armed Forces who were killed or wounded 
in the attack that occurred at Fort Hood, Texas, on No-
vember 5, 2009. 
(b) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MEDAL FOR THE DE-
FENSE OF FREEDOM.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
award the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of 
Freedom to civilian employees of the Department of De-
fense and civilian contractors who were killed or wounded 
in the attack that occurred at Fort Hood, Texas, on No-
vember 5, 2009. 
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SEC. 4. BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE WHO WERE KILLED OR 
WOUNDED IN THE NOVEMBER 5, 2009, AT-
TACK AT FORT HOOD, TEXAS. 
(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 the attack that oc-
curred at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009, shall 
be deemed, effective as of such date, as follows: 
(1) In the case of a member, to have been killed 
or wounded in a combat zone as the result of an act 
of an enemy of the United States. 
(2) In the case of a civilian employee of the De-
partment of Defense— 
(A) to have been killed or wounded by hos-
tile action while serving with the Armed Forces 
in a contingency operation; and 
(B) to have been killed or wounded in a 
terrorist attack. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
a member of the Armed Forces whose death or wound as 
described in that subsection is the result of the willful mis-
conduct of the member. 
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(c) COVERAGE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURIES.—Sub-
section (a) applies to members of the Armed Forces and 
civilian employees of the Department of Defense suffering 
from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or other 
psychological injuries as a result of the attack that oc-
curred at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009. 
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