Sec. 1209. PLAN ON IMPROVEMENT OF ABILITY OF NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING IN UNITED STATES CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMS TO PROTECT CIVILIANS

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## SEC. 1209 PLAN ON IMPROVEMENT OF ABILITY OF NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING IN UNITED STATES CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMS TO PROTECT CIVILIANS ###

(a)Report on Plan Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report setting forth a plan, to be implemented as part of appropriate capacity building programs under section 333(c) of title 10, United States Code, to improve the ability of national security forces of foreign countries to protect civilians. ###

(b)Elements The plan required by subsection

(a)shall include the following: ####

(1)Efforts to develop and integrate principles and techniques on the protection of civilians in relevant partner force standard operating procedures. ####

(2)Efforts to build partner capacity to collect, track, and analyze civilian casualty data and apply lessons learned to future operations. ####

(3)Efforts to support enhanced investigatory and accountability standards in partner forces in order to ensure that such forces comply with the laws of armed conflict and observe appropriate standards for human rights and the protection of civilians. ####

(4)Efforts to increase partner transparency, which may include the establishment of capabilities within partner militaries to improve communication with the public. ####

(5)The estimated resources required to implement the efforts described in paragraphs

(1)through (4). ####

(6)The appropriate roles of the Department of Defense and the Department of State in such efforts. ####

(7)Any other matters the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State consider appropriate. ###

(c)Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined In this section, the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means— ####

(1)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and ####

(2)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. ## Subtitle B Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan