[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1468 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1468

  To require reports on civilian casualties in connection with United 
                      States military operations.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 28, 2017

  Ms. Warren introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require reports on civilian casualties in connection with United 
                      States military operations.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Civilian Casualties in 
Military Operations Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT ON CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN CONNECTION WITH UNITED 
              STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS.

    (a) Annual Report Required.--Not later than May 1 each year, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on civilian casualties caused as a result of United 
States military operations during the preceding year.
    (b) Elements.--Each report under subsection (a) shall set forth the 
following:
            (1) A list of all the United States military operations 
        during the year covered by such report that were confirmed to 
        have resulted in civilian casualties.
            (2) For each military operation listed pursuant to 
        paragraph (1), the following:
                    (A) The date.
                    (B) The location.
                    (C) The type of operation.
                    (D) The confirmed number of civilian casualties.
    (c) Form.--Each report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
    (d) Sunset.--The requirement to submit a report under subsection 
(a) shall expire on the date that is five years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    (e) Congressional Defense Committees Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``congressional defense committees'' has the meaning given that 
term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.
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