S.Amdt. 5969

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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