110 HR 1670 IH: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that U.S. House of Representatives 2007-03-23 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1670 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2007 Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that advance notice of the results of any Department of Defense review of the circumstances surrounding the death of a member of the armed forces by friendly fire be given to the primary next of kin of the member before public release of the review.
1.
Advance notice to primary next of kin of results of Department of Defense review of friendly fire deaths
(a)
Advance notice
Subchapter I of chapter 75 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
1472.
Members killed in action by friendly fire: advance notice to primary next of kin of results of Department review
(a)
Advance notice required
In the case of a review conducted by the Department of Defense regarding the circumstances surrounding the death of a member of the armed forces who is killed in action by weapon fire while directly engaged in armed conflict, other than as the result of an act of an enemy of the United States, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, at a minimum, a summary of the results of the review are provided to the primary next of kin of the member at least 24 hours before the results of the review (or a summary thereof) are released to the public. The primary next of kin may waive the notice requirement under this subsection to expedite the public release of the results of the review. (b)
Primary next of kin defined
In this section, the term primary next of kin means the individual authorized to direct disposition of the remains of a member under section 1482(c) of this title.
. (b)
Clerical amendment
The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 1472. Members killed in action by friendly fire: advance notice to primary next of kin of results of Department review. .