,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cheb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #a1 #bjbj,ms4    
,w>r5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to enhance  
protections ( civilians dur+ ,unit$     
,/ates milit>y op]ations1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,protection ( ,civilians 9 
,milit>y ,op]ations ,act4  #b4 ,s5se (  
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress--    
7#a7 to comm5d ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se = !
 measures x has implem5t$ & is curr5tly 
implem5t+ to prev5t1 mitigate1 track1   
inve/igate1 le>n f1 respond to1 & report
 civilian casualties result+ f ,unit$   
,/ates milit>y op]ations2  7#b7 to agree
 ) ! ,dep>tm5t t civilian casualties are
 a tragic & unavoidable "p ( w>1 & to   
recognize t-- 7,a7 ! ,dep>tm5t endeavors
 to conduct all milit>y op]ations 9     
compliance ) ! int]national law ( arm$  
conflict & ! laws ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1    
includ+ di/9ction1 proportionality1 & ! 

requirem5t to take feasible precautions 
9 plann+ & conduct+ op]ations to r$uce !
 risk ( h>m to civilians & o!r protect$ 
p]sons & objects2 &  7,b7 ! protection (
 civilians & o!r protect$ p]sons &      
objects1 9 addition to a legal          
obligation & a /rategic int]e/1 is a    
moral & e?ical imp]ative2  7#c7 t !     
,dep>tm5t has submitt$ to ,congress ?ree
 successive annual reports on civilian  
casualties result+ f ,unit$ ,/ates      
milit>y op]ations = cal5d> ye>s #bjag1  
#bjah1 & #bjai1 & has updat$ reports z  
appropriate2 &  7#d7 to recognize !     
ef=ts ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 bo? 9 policy & 9   
practice1 to r$uce ! h>m to civilians & 
o!r protect$ p]sons & objects result+ f 
,unit$ ,/ates milit>y op]ations1 & to   
enc\rage ! ,dep>tm5t to make additional 
progress 9-- 7,a7 develop+ at all       
combatant comm&s p]sonnel & (fices      
responsible = advis+ ! comm&]s ( su*    
comm&s1 & integrat+ into comm& /rategy1 
! promotion ( obs]vance ( human rights &
 ! protection ( civilians & o!r protect$

 p]sons & objects2  7,b7 f9aliz+ &      
implem5t+ ! policy ( ! ,dep>tm5t relat+ 
to civilian casualties result+ f ,unit$ 
,/ates milit>y op]ations1 z requir$ by  
section #icf ( ! ,john ,s4 ,mc,cain     
,national ,def5se ,au?orization ,act =  
,fiscal ,ye> #bjai 7#aj ,u4,s4,c4 #acd  
note72  7,c7 f9aliz+ ,dep>tm5t-wide     
regulations to implem5t section #abac ( 
! ,national ,def5se ,au?orization =     
,fiscal ,ye> #bjbj 7,public ,law        
#aaf-ib71 = ex gratia paym5ts = damage1 
p]sonal injury1 or dea? t is incid5t to 
! use ( =ce by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$    
,=ces1 a coalition t includes ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 a milit>y organization support+ 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or a milit>y           
organization support+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates or
 su* coalition2 &  7,d7 pr(essionaliz+  
=eign p>tn] =ces to r$uce civilian      
casualties1 includ+ 9 connection ) tra9 
& equip programs1 advise1 assi/1        
accompany1 & enable missions1 & fully   
comb9$ & coalition op]ations4  #c4      
,modification ( annual report on        

civilian casualties 9 connection )      
,unit$ ,/ates milit>y op]ations ,section
 #ajeg ( ! ,national ,def5se            
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjah 
7#aj ,u4,s4,c4 #aac note71 is am5d$--   
7#a7 9 subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by         
r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#b7 ?r\gh 7#i7 z  
p>agraphs 7#c7 ?r\gh 7#aj71             
respectively2  7,b7 by ins]t+ aft]      
p>agraph 7#a7 ! foll[+ new p>agraph     
7#b73  7#b7 ,a li/ ( ea* au?oriz$       
advise1 assi/1 accompany1 & enable      
mission dur+ ! ye> cov]$ by su* report  
dur+ :i* civilian casualties or human   
rights abuses by p>tn] =ces 7 obs]v$ or 
lat] report$4  2 &  7,c7 9 subp>agraph  
7,a7 ( p>agraph 7#d71 z r$esignat$ by   
subp>agraph 7,a7 ( ?is p>agraph1 by     
ins]t+ be=e ! semicolon ! foll[+3 1 &   
any measures 9 place = prev5t+1         
mitigat+1 & respond+ to ! dea? or injury
 to civilians t occurs dur+ advise1     
assi/1 accompany1 & enable missions     
conduct$ by ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y       
p]sonnel2  7#b7 9 subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 

9 ! second s5t5ce1 by /rik+ 1 & %all be 
made available & all t foll[s & ins]t+ a
 p]iod2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new s5t5ce3 ,! unclassifi$ =m (  
ea* report %all be publi%$ on an int]net
 website ( ! ,dep>tm5t available to !   
public concurr5tly ) its submission to  
,congress42  7#c7 by r$esignat+         
subsection 7e7 z subsection 7f73 &  7#d7
 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7d7 ! foll[+ 
new subsection 7e73  7e7 ,human rights  
abuses def9$ ,9 ?is section ! t]m human 
rights abuses has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m    
gross violations ( int]nationally       
recogniz$ human rights 9 section        
#ejb;,b7d77#a7 ( ! ,=eign ,assi/ance    
,act ( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4             
#bcjd7;d77#a774  4  #d4 ,integrity (    
civilian casualty inve/igations  7a7    
,inve/igations by (fic]s outside unit or
 *a9 ( comm& ,a comm&] 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces  
conduct+ an adm9i/rative inve/igation1  
comm&] direct$ inquiry1 or equival5t    
inve/igation on civilian casualties     
result+ f a ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y       

op]ation t 0 und]tak5 by "o or m units  
"u ! comm& ( ! comm&] %all1 to ! ext5t  
practicable1 select z an (fic] to       
conduct su* inve/igation an (fic] 9 !   
,arm$ ,=ces outside ( su* units or *a9 (
 comm&4  7b7 ,sep>ation ( inve/igative  
p]sonnel f p]sonnel involv$ 9 op]ations 
,! milit>y or civilian p]sonnel ( !     
,arm$ ,=ces :o conduct an inve/igation  
on civilian casualties result+ f a      
,unit$ ,/ates milit>y op]ation %all1 to 
! ext5t practicable1 be op]ationally    
sep>ate f memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o 7   
directly involv$ 9 su* op]ation4  7c7   
,site visitations 9 inve/igations  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,ea* inve/igation on civilian  
casualties result+ f a ,unit$ ,/ates    
milit>y op]ation %all1 to ! ext5t       
practicable1 include a visit 7includ+ ! 
int]view ( civilian survivors &         
witnesses aft] _! in=m$ cons5t7 by      
appropriate memb]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,arm$ ,=ces to ea* site at :i* civilian 
casualties 7 confirm$ or reasonably     
suspect$ 9 connection ) su* op]ation4   

7#b7 ,visits by alt]native p]sonnel ,if 
! ,secret>y ( ,def5se det]m9es t a visit
 by memb]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces
 to a site z o!rwise requir$ by p>agraph
 7#a7 is n practicable1 ! ,secret>y     
%all-- 7,a7 memorialize1 9 writ+1 !     
ju/ification = su* det]m9ation2  7,b7   
make e reasonable ef=t to obta9 su* a   
visit by appropriate milit>y or civilian
 p]sonnel ( a p>tn] or coalition milit>y
 =ce1 or by p]sonnel ( ! national       
gov]nm5t conc]n$1 or a local gov]nm5t1  
capable ( mak+ su* a visit 9 connection 
) ! inve/igation conc]n$2 &  7,c7       
memorialize1 9 writ+-- 7i7 ! results (  
any visit "u subp>agraph 7,b72 or  7ii7 
if no visit c\ld be obta9$ "u t         
subp>agraph1 ! gaps 9 evid5ce 9 !       
inve/igation conc]n$ z a result ( ! lack
 ( su* a visit4  #e4 ,coord9ation betwe5
 geographic combatant comm&s & !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] 
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all   
direct ea* comm&] ( a geographic        

combatant comm& to coord9ate ) !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate to e/abli% & ma9ta9 an
 un9t]rupt$ l9e ( communication betwe5  
su* comm& & ! ,*ief ( ,mission 7( !     
,*ief's designee7 9 any c\ntry 9 :i* su*
 comm& is conduct+ milit>y op]ations 9  
ord] to assi/ 9 ! response to reports ( 
civilian casualties result+ f su*       
milit>y op]ations4  7b7 ,prim>y         
objective ,! prim>y objective ( ! l9e ( 
communication "u ?is section %all be to 
s]ve z a *annel = field+ & coord9at+    
reports ( civilian casualties result+ f 
,unit$ ,/ates milit>y op]ations und]tak5
 by ! comm& conc]n$ 9 ! c\ntry conc]n$4 
#f4 ,database on reports on             
inve/igations  7a7 ,database requir$ ,n 
lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all 
e/abli% & ma9ta9 )9 ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,def5se a database t pres]ves &         
organizes reports ( ! ,dep>tm5t on      
inve/igations ( civilian casualties     
result+ f ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y         
op]ations 7includ+ reports "u section   

#ajeg ( ! ,national ,def5se             
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjah1
 z am5d$ by section #c ( ?is ,act71 & ! 
results ( su* inve/igations4  7b7       
,se>*ability ,! database requir$ by     
subsection 7a7 %all be se>*able by      
p]sonnel across ! ,dep>tm5t4  7c7       
,availability to public ,! public %all h
 access to1 & be able to se>*1 !        
database requir$ by subsection 7a7 ?r\gh
 an int]net website ( ! ,dep>tm5t t is  
available to ! public4 ,= purposes ( su*
 access1 appropriate in=mation 9 !      
database may be ma9ta9$ 9 a classifi$   
annex 9 ! int]e/s ( ! national security 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & access to su* annex
 appropriately limit$4  7d7 ,update ,!  
database requir$ by subsection 7a7 %all 
be updat$ n less frequ5tly ?an once ea* 
ye>4  #g4 ,res\rces to implem5t         
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se policy on civilian  
casualties 9 connection ) ,unit$ ,/ates 
milit>y op]ations  7a7 ,purpose ,!      
purpose ( ?is section is to facilitate  
fulfillm5t ( ! requirem5ts 9 section    

#icf ( ! ,john ,s4 ,mc,cain ,national   
,def5se ,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal    
,ye> #bjai 7#aj ,u4,s4,c4 #acd note74   
7b7 ,p]sonnel ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !      
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all d ! foll[+3    
7#a7 ,add to1 & assign )91 ea* ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,c5tral ,comm&1 ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,africa ,comm&1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,special ,op]ations ,comm&1 ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,european ,comm&1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,s\!rn ,comm&1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates         
,indo-,pacific ,comm&1 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,nor!rn ,comm& n few] ?an two p]sonnel 
:o %all h prim>y responsibility = !     
foll[+ 9 connection ) milit>y op]ations 
und]tak5 by su* comm&3 7,a7 ,provid+    
guidance & ov]sight relat+ to prev5tion 
( & response to civilian casualties1    
promotion ( obs]vance ( human rights1 & 
! protection ( civilians & civilian     
infra/ructure4  7,b7 ,ov]see+ civilian  
casualty response functions on behalf ( 
! comm&] ( su* comm&4  7,c7 ,receiv+    
reports ( civilian casualties & conduct 

( civilian casualty assessm5ts4  7,d7   
,analyz+ civilian casualty incid5ts &   
tr5ds4  7,e7 ,(f]+ condol5ces =         
casualties1 includ+ ex gratia paym5ts4  
7,f7 ,ensur+ ! integration ( activities 
relat+ to civilian casualty mitigation1 
protection ( civilians1 & promotion (   
obs]vance ( human rights 9 security     
coop]ation activities4  7,g7 ,consult+ )
 non-gov]nm5tal organizations on        
civilian casualty & human rights matt]s4
  7#b7 ,add to1 & assign )91 ! ,(fice ( 
! ,"u ,secret>y = ,policy n few] ?an two
 p]sonnel :o %all h prim>y              
responsibility = implem5t+ & ov]see+    
implem5tation by ! compon5ts ( !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ( ,dep>tm5t policy  
on civilian casualties result+ f ,unit$ 
,/ates milit>y op]ations4  7#c7 ,add to1
 & assign )91 ! ,jo9t ,/aff n few] ?an  
two p]sonnel :o %all h prim>y           
responsibility = ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,ov]see+
 implem5tation by ! compon5ts ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ( ,dep>tm5t policy  
on civilian casualties result+ f ,unit$ 

,/ates milit>y op]ations4  7,b7         
,develop+ & %>+ 9 ! implem5tation ( su* 
policy4  7,c7 ,communicat+ op]ational   
guidance on su* policy4  7c7 ,tra9+1    
s(tw>e1 & o!r requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,9 ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjba ?r\gh #bjbc1
 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & ea* ,secret>y (
 a milit>y dep>tm5t may obligate &      
exp5d1 f am\nts specifi$ 9 p>agraph     
7#b71 n m ?an #e1jjj1jjj = ! foll[+3    
7,a7 ,tra9+ relat$ to civilian casualty 
mitigation & response4  7,b7 ,in=mation 
te*nology equipm5t1 support & ma9t5ance1
 & data /orage1 9 ord] to implem5t-- 7i7
 ! policy ( ! ,dep>tm5t relat+ to       
civilian casualties result+ f ,unit$    
,/ates milit>y op]ations z requir$ by   
section #icf ( ! ,john ,s4 ,mc,cain     
,national ,def5se ,au?orization ,act =  
,fiscal ,ye> #bjai2 &  7ii7 ! database  
requir$ by section #f4  7#b7 ,funds ,!  
funds = a fiscal ye> specifi$ 9 ?is     
subp>agraph are funds z foll[s3 7,a7 ,9 
! case ( ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 am\nts  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ = su* fiscal 

ye> = op]ation & ma9t5ance1             
,def5se-wide4  7,b7 ,9 ! case ( a       
,secret>y ( a milit>y dep>tm5t1 am\nts  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ = su* fiscal 
ye> = op]ation & ma9t5ance = ! compon5ts
 ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces "u ! jurisdiction ( su*
 ,secret>y4  #h4 ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y  
op]ations def9$ ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m      
,unit$ ,/ates milit>y op]ations includes
 any mission1 /rike1 engagem5t1 raid1 or
 incid5t involv+ ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$    
,=ces4