[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3110]
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  SA 5969. Mr. SCHIFF 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 end of subtitle E of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1050. REPORT ON REQUIREMENTS FOR CASUALTY NOTIFICATION 
                   OFFICERS AND CASUALTY ASSISTANCE OFFICERS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, 
     working in conjunction with the Secretaries of the military 
     departments, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
     of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
     assessing policies, training requirements, and certification 
     standards governing the casualty notification officers and 
     casualty assistance officers of each Armed Force.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) 
     shall--
       (1) identify opportunities to improve training, 
     standardization, and oversight of officers described in that 
     subsection; and
       (2) make recommendations with respect to mechanisms for the 
     Department of Defense to solicit and receive voluntary 
     feedback from surviving family members to help inform 
     continuous improvement of casualty notification and 
     assistance programs.
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