[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 127 (Thursday, July 27, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S4443]
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  SA 404. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Leahy) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 1070 and insert the following:

     SEC. ___. REPORTS ON CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN CONNECTION WITH 
                   UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS.

       (a) Biannual Reports.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than April 1, 2018, and every 
     six months thereafter, 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 six months.
       (2) Elements.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall set 
     forth the following:
       (A) A list of all the United States military operations 
     during the six month covered by such report that were 
     confirmed to have resulted in civilian casualties.
       (B) For each military operation listed pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A), the following:
       (i) The date.
       (ii) The location.
       (iii) The type of operation.
       (iv) The confirmed number of civilian casualties.
       (b) Annual Report.--Not later than April 1 each year, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report setting forth the following:
       (1) The information required under subsection (a)(2) for 
     the preceding year, including any changes to such information 
     as submitted previously in a report under subsection (a).
       (2) Details on trends of civilian casualties caused as a 
     result of United States military operations during the 
     preceding year, as well as changes made or intended to be 
     made to mitigate future civilian casualties as a result of 
     United States military operations.
       (c) Form.--Each report under this section shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (d) Sunset.--The requirements to submit reports under this 
     section shall expire on the date that is five years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
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