Sec. 1274. REPORT ON SAUDI-LED COALITION STRIKES IN YEMEN

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## SEC. 1274 REPORT ON SAUDI-LED COALITION STRIKES IN YEMEN ###

(a)In General Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for two years, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on civilian casualties caused by the Saudi-led coalition and by the Houthis as part of the civil war in Yemen. ###

(b)Matters to Be Included Each such report shall contain the following: ####

(1)An estimate of the number of civilian casualties resulting from operations by the Saudi-led coalition and by the Houthis during the preceding year. ####

(2)An assessment of whether members of the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis followed the norms and practices the United States military employs to avoid civilian casualties and ensure proportionality. ####

(3)An assessment of whether operations executed by members of the Saudi-led coalition and by the Houthis are in compliance with the United States’ interpretation of the laws governing armed conflict and proportionality. ####

(4)Any other matters the Secretary determines to be relevant. ###

(c)Appropriate Congressional Committee Defined In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— ####

(1)the congressional defense committees; and ####

(2)the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and ####

(3)the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.