[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3100]
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  SA 5951. Mr. VAN HOLLEN 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 
     (c) 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) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
     implementation of Department of Defense Instruction 3000.17 
     that includes--
       (1) A breakdown of the number of full-time equivalent staff 
     assigned to implementation of the Instruction across the 
     Department, including the locations, offices, and roles of 
     such staff.
       (2) A description of the resources required by the 
     Department to effectively implement the Instruction.
       (c) Components Specified.--The components specified in this 
     subsection are the following:
       (1) The Office of the Under Secretary for Policy.
       (2) The Joint Staff.
       (3) The United States Central Command.
       (4) The United States Africa Command.
       (5) The United States Special Operations Command.
       (6) The United States European Command.
       (7) The United States Southern Command.
       (8) The United States Indo-Pacific Command.
       (9) The United States Northern Command.
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