[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 162 (Tuesday, October 11, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S6613]
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  SA 6473. Mr. REED (for Mr. Braun) submitted an amendment intended to 
be proposed to amendment SA 5499 proposed by Mr. Reed (for himself and 
Mr. Inhofe) to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense 
and 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:

        At the end of subtitle D of title VI, add the following:

     SEC. 632. NOTIFICATION TO NEXT OF KIN UPON THE DEATH OF A 
                   MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1493. Notification to next of kin or other appropriate 
       person: timing; training

       ``(a) In General.--In the event of a death that requires 
     the Secretary of the military department concerned to provide 
     a death benefit under this subchapter, such Secretary shall 
     notify the next of kin or other appropriate person not later 
     than four hours after such death.
       ``(b) Death Outside the United States.--If a death 
     described in subsection (a) occurs outside the United States, 
     the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 
     of State, shall attempt to delay reporting, by the media of 
     the country in which such death occurs, of the name of the 
     decedent until after the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned has notified the next of kin or other appropriate 
     person pursuant to subsection (a).
       ``(c) Training.--The Secretary of the military department 
     concerned shall include a training exercise regarding a death 
     described in this section in each major exercise or planning 
     conference conducted by such Secretary or the Secretary of 
     Defense.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new item:

``1493. Notification to next of kin or other appropriate person: 
              timing; training.''.
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