Sec. 1031. DEFINITION OF SENSITIVE MILITARY OPERATION

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## SEC. 1031 DEFINITION OF SENSITIVE MILITARY OPERATION ###

(a)In General Subsection

(d)of section 130f of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: > > ### “(d) Sensitive Military Operation Defined > > > ####

(1)> > Except as provided in paragraph (2), in this section, the term ‘sensitive military operation’ means— > > > ##### “(A) > > a lethal operation or capture operation conducted by the armed forces or conducted by a foreign partner in coordination with the armed forces that targets a specific individual or individuals; or > > > ##### “(B) > > an operation conducted by the armed forces in self-defense or in defense of foreign partners, including during a cooperative operation. > > > #### “(2) > > For purposes of this section, the term ‘sensitive military operation’ does not include any operation conducted within Afghanistan, Syria, or Iraq.” > . ###

(b)Collective Self-defense Notification Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(f) Collective Self-defense Notification Requirement > > Not later than 48 hours after the date on which a foreign partner force has been designated as eligible for the provision of collective self-defense by the armed forces for the purposes of subsection (d)(1)(B), the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees notice in writing of such designation.” > . ###

(c)Report Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that includes— ####

(1)a list of any instance in which a member of the Armed Forces has engaged or been engaged by enemy forces, used self-defense, or provided collective self-defense of foreign partner forces in a country other than Afghanistan, Iraq, or Syria since December 26, 2013; and ####

(2)a list of all foreign partner forces outside of Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria for which the United States Armed Forces are authorized to provide collective self-defense.