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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6517 

To direct the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress annual 

reports on civilian casualties caused by certain operations of foreign 

governments, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 30, 2023 

Mr. CROW (for himself and Ms. JACOBS) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 

A BILL 

To direct the Director of National Intelligence to submit 

to Congress annual reports on civilian casualties caused 

by certain operations of foreign governments, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Civilian Harm Trans5 parency in Partnerships Act of 2023’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REPORTS ON CIVILIAN CASUALTIES CAUSED BY 

2 CERTAIN OPERATIONS OF FOREIGN GOVERN3 MENTS. 

4 (a) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after 

5 the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually there6 after for 2 years, the Director of National Intelligence 

7 shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees 

8 a report on civilian casualties caused by covered oper9 ations. 

10 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subsection (a) 

11 shall include, for the year covered by the report, each of 

12 the following: 

13 (1) A list identifying each covered operation 

14 during that year that has resulted in civilian casual15 ties that the Director of National Intelligence has 

16 confirmed. 

17 (2) An identification of the total number of ci18 vilian casualties resulting from covered operations 

19 during that year that the Director of National Intel20 ligence has confirmed. 

21 (3) For each covered operation identified in the 

22 list under paragraph (1), an identification of the fol23 lowing: 

24 (A) The date on which, and the location 

25 where, the covered operation occurred. 


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1 (B) The element of the foreign government 

2 that conducted the covered operation. 

3 (C) The individual or entity against which 

4 the covered operation was directed. 

5 (D) Any other circumstances or facts that 

6 the Director of National Intelligence determines 

7 relevant. 

8 (c) FORM.—Each report required under subsection 

9 (a) may be submitted in classified form, but if so sub10 mitted shall include an unclassified executive summary. 

11 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 (1) CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMIT13 TEES; INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The terms 

14 ‘‘congressional intelligence committees’’ and ‘‘intel15 ligence community’’ have the meanings given those 

16 terms in section 3 of the National Security Act of 

17 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 

18 (2) COVERED OPERATION.—The term ‘‘covered 

19 operation’’ means an operation— 

20 (A) conducted by a foreign government; 

21 (B) involving the use of force; and 

22 (C) in which intelligence shared by an ele23 ment of the intelligence community plays a sig24 nificant role. 

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