To require a report on records maintained by the Department of Defense on civilian casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq.

SA 1902. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1042, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 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 Forces, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in the bill, insert:

REPORT

Sec. . Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations with the following information--

(a) Whether records of civilian casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq are kept by United States Armed Forces, and if so, how and from what sources this information is collected, where it is kept, and who is responsible for maintaining such records.

(b) Whether such records contain (1) any information relating to the circumstances under which the casualties occurred and whether they were fatalities or injuries; (2) if any condolence payment, compensation or assistance was provided to the victim or to the victim's family; and (3) any other information relating to the casualties.