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,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #bj1         
#bjbb,mr4 ,khanna 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cr[1
 ,mr4 ,mal9[ski1 & ,ms4 ,jacobs (       
,cali=nia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$       
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to require an     
indep5d5t report on ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se 
practices = di/+ui%+ betwe5 combatants &
 civilians 9 ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y      
op]ations1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,report 
on ,do,d ,practices to ,di/+ui% ,betwe5 
,civilians & ,combatants ,act ( #bjbb4  
#b4 ,report on ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se      
practices reg>d+ di/9ction betwe5       
combatants & civilians 9 ,unit$ ,/ates  
milit>y op]ations  7a7 ,report ,!       
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all seek to ent]   
into an agreem5t ) a f$]ally fund$      
rese>* & developm5t c5t] to prep>e an   
indep5d5t report on ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se 
practices reg>d+ di/+ui%+ betwe5        
combatants & civilians 9 ,unit$ ,/ates  

milit>y op]ations4  7b7 ,elem5ts ,!     
report requir$ "u subsection 7a7 %all   
include ! foll[+ matt]s3 7#a7 ,a        
description ( h[ ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se &
 individual memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces h    
diff]5tiat$ betwe5 combatants &         
civilians 9 bo? gr\nd & air op]ations   
s9ce #bjja1 includ+ 9 ,afghani/an1      
,iraq1 ,syria1 ,somalia1 ,libya1 &      
,yem51 includ+-- 7,a7 relevant policy & 
legal /&>ds & h[ ^! /&>ds 7 implem5t$ 9 
practice2  7,b7 t>get engagem5t crit]ia2
 &  7,c7 :e!r milit>y-ag$ males 7       
presumptively t>getable4  7#b7 ,a       
description ( h[ ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se  
has diff]5tiat$ betwe5 combatants &     
civilians :5 assess+ allegations (      
civilian casualties s9ce #bjja1 includ+ 
9 ,afghani/an1 ,iraq1 ,syria1 ,somalia1 
,libya1 & ,yem51 includ+-- 7,a7 relevant
 policy & legal /&>ds & ! factual       
indicators ^! /&>ds 7 appli$ to 9       
assess+ claims ( civilian casualties2 & 
7,b7 any o!r matt]s ! ,secret>y (       
,def5se det]m9es appropriate4  7c7      

,submission ( report ,n lat] ?an "o ye> 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all submit to !    
congressional def5se committees a report
 sett+ =? an unalt]$ copy ( ! assessm5t 
"u ?is section1 toge!r ) ! views ( !    
,secret>y on ! assessm5t4  7d7          
,def9ition ( ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y      
op]ation ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m ,unit$   
,/ates milit>y op]ations includes any   
mission1 /rike1 engagem5t1 raid1 or     
incid5t involv+ ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$     
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