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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 2810 (Enrolled) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 1057

Sec. 1057. Annual report on civilian casualties in connection with United States military operations

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Not later than May 1 each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on civilian casualties caused as a result of United States military operations during the preceding year. Each report under subsection
(a)shall set forth the following: A list of all the United States military operations during the year covered by such report that were confirmed, or reasonably suspected, to have resulted in civilian casualties. For each military operation listed pursuant to paragraph (1), each of the following: The date. The location. An identification of whether the operation occurred inside or outside of a declared theater of active armed conflict. The type of operation. An assessment of the number of civilian and enemy combatant casualties. A description of the process by which the Department of Defense investigates allegations of civilian casualties resulting from United States military operations. A description of steps taken by the Department to mitigate harm to civilians in conducting such operations. Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines are relevant. In preparing a report under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall take into account relevant and credible all-source reporting, including information from public reports and nongovernmental sources. Each report under subsection
(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. The requirement to submit a report under subsection
(a)shall expire on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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