PUBLIC LAW 108–136—NOV. 24, 2003
117 STAT. 1487
information, assailant demographics, and household and family information. ‘‘(3) Legal disposition. ‘‘(4) System intervention and failures, if any, within the Department of Defense. ‘‘(5) A discussion of significant findings. ‘‘(6) Recommendations for systemic changes, if any, within the Department of the Army and the Department of Defense. ‘‘(c) OSD GUIDANCE.—The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe guidance, which shall be uniform for the military departments, for the conduct of reviews by the Secretary under subsection (a).’’. (2) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle B, and at the beginning of part II of subtitle B, of such title are each amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 373 the following new item: ‘‘375. Miscellaneous Investigation Requirements and Other Duties ..... 4061’’.
(b) NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.—(1) Chapter 555 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ‘‘§ 6036. Fatality reviews ‘‘(a) REVIEW OF FATALITIES.—The Secretary of the Navy shall conduct a multidisciplinary, impartial review (referred to as a ‘fatality review’) in the case of each fatality known or suspected to have resulted from domestic violence or child abuse against any of the following. ‘‘(1) A member of the naval service on active duty. ‘‘(2) A current or former dependent of a member of the naval service on active duty. ‘‘(3) A current or former intimate partner who has a child in common or has shared a common domicile with a member of the naval service on active duty. ‘‘(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report of a fatality review under subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, include the following: ‘‘(1) An executive summary. ‘‘(2) Data setting forth victim demographics, injuries, autopsy findings, homicide or suicide methods, weapons, police information, assailant demographics, and household and family information. ‘‘(3) Legal disposition. ‘‘(4) System intervention and failures, if any, within the Department of Defense. ‘‘(5) A discussion of significant findings. ‘‘(6) Recommendations for systemic changes, if any, within the Department of the Navy and the Department of Defense. ‘‘(c) OSD GUIDANCE.—The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe guidance, which shall be uniform for the military departments, for the conduct of reviews by the Secretary under subsection (a).’’. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: ‘‘6036. Fatality reviews.’’.
(c) AIR FORCE.—(1) Part II of subtitle D of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:
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