[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6630 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6630

To require that the members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees 
   of the Department of Defense who were victims in the attack that 
   occurred at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009, and the family 
members of those victims be accorded the same treatment, benefits, and 
    honors as were accorded the victims of the September 11, 2001, 
terrorist attacks on the United States and the family members of those 
                                victims.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 4, 2012

  Mr. Carter 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To require that the members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees 
   of the Department of Defense who were victims in the attack that 
   occurred at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009, and the family 
members of those victims be accorded the same treatment, benefits, and 
    honors as were accorded the victims of the September 11, 2001, 
terrorist attacks on the United States and the family members of those 
                                victims.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Hood Casualties Benefits 
Clarification Act''.

SEC. 2. EQUITABLE TREATMENT OF VICTIMS OF THE NOVEMBER 5, 2009, ATTACK 
              AT FORT HOOD, TEXAS.

    (a) Members and Employees.--Any member of the Armed Forces or 
civilian employee of the Department of Defense who was killed or 
wounded in the attack that occurred at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 
2009, shall be accorded the same treatment, benefits, and honors as 
were accorded the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks 
on the United States on account of such terrorist attacks.
    (b) Family Members.--Family members of a member of the Armed Forces 
or civilian employee of the Department of Defense described in 
subsection (a) shall be accorded the same treatment, benefits, and 
honors as were accorded the families of victims of the September 11, 
2001, terrorist attacks on the United States on account of such 
terrorist attacks.
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