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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 825— ADMINISTRATION · § 8226

§ 8226. Fatality reviews

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(a)Review of Fatalities.— The Secretary of the Navy shall conduct a multidisciplinary, impartial review (referred to as a “fatality review”) in the case of each fatality known or suspected to have resulted from domestic violence or child abuse against any of the following.
(1)A member of the naval service on active duty.
(2)A current or former dependent of a member of the naval service on active duty.
(3)A current or former intimate partner who has a child in common or has shared a common domicile with a member of the naval service on active duty.
(b)Matters To Be Included.— The report of a fatality review under subsection
(a)shall, at a minimum, include the following:
(1)An executive summary.
(2)Data setting forth victim demographics, injuries, autopsy findings, homicide or suicide methods, weapons, police information, assailant demographics, and household and family information.
(3)Legal disposition.
(4)System intervention and failures, if any, within the Department of Defense.
(5)A discussion of significant findings.
(6)Recommendations for systemic changes, if any, within the Department of the Navy and the Department of Defense.
(c)OSD Guidance.— The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe guidance, which shall be uniform for the military departments, for the conduct of reviews by the Secretary under subsection (a).
(Added Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title V, § 576(b)(1), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1487, § 6036; renumbered § 8226, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(7), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834.)
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  • Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title V, § 576(b)(1)
  • 117 Stat. 1487
  • 132 Stat. 1834
  • Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(164)(B)
  • 72 Stat. 1515
  • Pub. L. 96–513, title II, § 232
  • 94 Stat. 2886
  • section 6036 of this title
  • section 576(d) of Pub. L. 108–136
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§ 8226
Fatality reviews
Pub. L.Public Law 115-232
U.S.C.§ 3001
U.S.C.§ 7381
Pub. L.Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title V, § 576(b)(1)
Stat.117 Stat. 1487
Stat.132 Stat. 1834
Pub. L.Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(164)(B)
Stat.72 Stat. 1515
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