[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 104 (Monday, June 22, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S2989]
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  SA 5889. Mr. KIM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2027 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:

       At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. RESOURCES TO IMPLEMENT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   POLICY ON CIVILIAN HARM.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
       (1) designate within each component specified in subsection 
     (b) an official responsible for--
       (A) implementing and overseeing the implementation of 
     Department of Defense Instruction 3000.17, which was issued 
     pursuant to section 936 of the John S. McCain National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 
     115-232; 10 U.S.C. 134 note); and
       (B) implementing and overseeing the implementation of all 
     other policies of the Department of Defense on the protection 
     of civilians and civilian harm mitigation and response, 
     consistent with the laws of war; and
       (2) take all necessary steps to maintain within the 
     Civilian Protection Center of Excellence sufficient staff to 
     carry out the purposes of the Center set forth in section 
     184(b) of title 10, United States Code, and Department of 
     Defense Instruction 3000.17.
       (b) Components Specified.--The components specified in this 
     subsection are the following:
       (1) The Joint Staff.
       (2) The United States Central Command.
       (3) The United States Africa Command.
       (4) The United States Special Operations Command.
       (5) The United States European Command.
       (6) The United States Southern Command.
       (7) The United States Indo-Pacific Command.
       (8) The United States Northern Command.
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