S.Amdt. 3269

SA 3269. Ms. SNOWE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2400, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Services, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following SEC. 1022. REPORT ON COMMUNICATIONS WITH FAMILIES REGARDING CASUALTY INVESTIGATIONS AND REPORTS.

(a) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report setting forth proposals for means of improving the procedures of the Department of Defense regarding the transfer of information on Department casualty investigations and reports to and from the families of the members of the Armed Forces concerned. (b) Procedures for Addressing Freedom of Information Requests.--The report shall include appropriate procedures for addressing requests of families for information on Department casualty investigations and reports under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act).