I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4372 
To require the President to make publicly available an annual report on 
the use of targeted lethal force by remotely-piloted aircraft. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 2, 2014 
Mr. SCHIFF (for himself and Mr. JONES) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 
and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To require the President to make publicly available an an-
nual report on the use of targeted lethal force by re-
motely-piloted aircraft. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Targeted Lethal Force 
Transparency Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. UNCLASSIFIED ANNUAL REPORT ON THE USE OF 
TARGETED LETHAL FORCE BY REMOTELY-PI-
LOTED AIRCRAFT. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL REPORT.—For each 
calendar year, the President shall prepare and make public 
an annual report on the use of targeted lethal force by 
remotely-piloted aircraft. Except as provided under sub-
sections (b) and (c), each such report shall include each 
of the following for the year covered by the report: 
(1) The total number of combatants killed or 
injured during the year by the use of targeted lethal 
force outside the United States by remotely-piloted 
aircraft. 
(2) The total number of civilians killed or in-
jured during the year by the use of targeted lethal 
force outside the United States by remotely-piloted 
aircraft. 
(3) The total number of persons killed or in-
jured during the year by the use of targeted lethal 
force outside the United States by remotely-piloted 
aircraft who are not included in the totals reported 
under paragraph (1) or (2). 
(4) The definitions of the terms ‘‘combatant’’ 
and ‘‘civilian’’ used for purposes of such report. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—A report required by subsection (a) 
shall not include— 
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(1) any use of targeted lethal force in Afghani-
stan prior to the end of combat operations by the 
United States; or 
(2) any use of targeted lethal force in a foreign 
country described by a future declaration of war or 
authorization for the use of military force. 
(c) FIRST REPORT.—The first report submitted 
under subsection (a) after the date of the enactment of 
this Act shall include the information described in para-
graphs (1) through (4) of such subsection for the six cal-
endar years preceding the calendar year during which the 
report is submitted. 
(d) TARGETED LETHAL FORCE DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘targeted lethal force’’ means the act 
of directing lethal force at a particular person or group 
with the specific intent of killing those persons. 
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