Sec. 1057. ANNUAL REPORT ON CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN CONNECTION WITH UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS
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## SEC. 1057 ANNUAL REPORT ON CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN CONNECTION WITH UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS ###
(a)Annual Report Required 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. ###
(b)Elements Each report under subsection
(a)shall set forth the following: ####
(1)A list of all the United States military operations, including each specific mission, strike, engagement, raid, or incident, during the year covered by such report that resulted in civilian casualties that have been confirmed or are reasonably suspected to have occurred. ####
(2)For each military operation listed pursuant to paragraph (1), each of the following: #####
(A)The date. #####
(B)The location, including, to the extent practicable, the closest town, city, or identifiable place. #####
(C)An identification of whether the operation occurred inside or outside of a declared theater of active armed conflict. #####
(D)The type of operation, including the specific justification or use of authority for each strike conducted. #####
(E)An assessment of the number of civilian and enemy combatant casualties, including a differentiation between those killed and those injured, formulated as a range, if necessary, and including, to the extent practicable, information regarding the number of men, women, and children involved. #####
(F)A summary of the determination of each completed civilian casualty assessment or investigation. #####
(G)For each assessment or investigation of an incident that resulted in civilian casualties— ######
(i)whether the Department conducted any witness interviews or site visits occurred, and if not, an explanation of why not; and ######
(ii)whether information pertaining to the incident that was collected by one or more non-governmental entities was considered, if such information exists. ####
(3)A description of the process by which the Department of Defense investigates allegations of civilian casualties resulting from United States military operations, including how the Department incorporates information from interviews with witnesses, civilian survivors of United States operations, and public reports or other nongovernmental sources. ####
(4)A description of any new or updated civilian harm policies and procedures implemented by the Department of Defense. ####
(5)A description of any allegations of civilian casualties made by public or non-governmental sources formally investigated by the Department of Defense. ####
(6)A description of the general reasons for any discrepancies between the assessments of the United States and reporting from nongovernmental organizations regarding non-combatant deaths resulting from strikes and operations undertaken by the United States. ####
(7)The definitions of “combatant” and “non-combatant” used in the preparation of the report, which shall be consistent with the laws of armed conflict. ####
(8)Any update or modification to any report under this section during a previous year. ####
(9)Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines are relevant. ###
(c)Use of Sources 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. ###
(d)Form Each report under subsection
(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. The unclassified form of each report shall, at a minimum, be responsive to each element under subsection
(b)of a report under subsection (a), and shall be made available to the public at the same time it is submitted to Congress (unless the Secretary certifies in writing that the publication of such information poses a threat to the national security interests of the United States). ###
(e)Sunset The requirement to submit a report under subsection
(a)shall expire on December 31, 2030.