Sec. 1077. REPORT ON CIVILIAN CASUALTY RESOURCING AND AUTHORITIES
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## SEC. 1077 REPORT ON CIVILIAN CASUALTY RESOURCING AND AUTHORITIES ###
(a)Purpose The purpose of this section is to facilitate fulfillment of the requirements in section 936 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 134 note). ###
(b)Report Required Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the current resources and authorities applied to civilian casualty mitigation, investigation, and response and an articulation of what, if any, additional resources or authorities will be necessary to fully implement 936 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 134 note). ###
(c)Elements The report required under subsection
(b)shall include the following: ####
(1)An accounting of the number of personnel at each combatant command, the Joint Staff, and Office of the Secretary of Defense who, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, are either exclusively or partially dedicated to— #####
(A)assessing, investigating, accounting for, and responding to allegations of civilian casualties resulting from United States military operations; #####
(B)incorporating civilian casualty mitigation efforts into operational plans and activities; #####
(C)building partner capacity for mitigating civilian casualties; or #####
(D)any other relevant matters. ####
(2)An estimate of the number of personnel projected to be required during the three-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act by each combatant command, the Joint Staff, and Office of the Secretary of Defense to— #####
(A)assess, investigate, account for, and respond to allegations of civilian casualties resulting from United States military operations; #####
(B)incorporate civilian casualty mitigation efforts into operational plans and activities; #####
(C)build partner capacity for mitigating civilian casualties; and #####
(D)perform any other relevant functions. ####
(3)A description of any specialized information technology equipment, support and maintenance, and data storage capabilities used by the Department of Defense as of the date of the enactment of this Act to— #####
(A)receive allegations of, assess, investigate, account for, and respond to allegations of civilian casualties resulting from United States military operations; #####
(B)incorporate civilian casualty mitigation efforts into operational plans and activities; and #####
(C)perform any other relevant functions. ####
(4)An estimate of the projected costs during the three-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act of any specialized information technology equipment, support and maintenance, and data storage capabilities to— #####
(A)receive allegations of, assess, investigate, account for, and respond to allegations of civilian casualties resulting from United States military operations; #####
(B)incorporate civilian casualty mitigation efforts into operational plans and activities; and #####
(C)perform any other relevant functions. ####
(5)An identification of relevant statutory authorities used by the Department, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, to investigate, account for, and respond to allegations of civilian casualties resulting from United States military operations. ####
(6)A detailed description of any additional changes to the personnel, resources, and authorities of the Department necessary to fully implement 936 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 134 note) in future years. ####
(7)Any other matters determined relevant by the Secretary of Defense. ###
(d)Public Availability of Report Not later than 45 days after the report required under subsection
(b)is submitted to the congressional defense committees, the Secretary of Defense shall make the report publicly available on an appropriate website of the Department of Defense.
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