Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 117.djvu/1505

 117 STAT. 1486

PUBLIC LAW 108–136—NOV. 24, 2003

SEC. 574. TYPES OF ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATIONS TRIGGERING COVERAGE.

Section 1059(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, voluntarily or involuntarily,’’ after ‘‘administratively separated’’. 10 USC 1562 note.

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SEC. 575. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW AND REPORT.

(a) REVIEW.—During the two-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall review and assess the progress of the Department of Defense in implementing the recommendations of the Defense Task Force on Domestic Violence. In reviewing the status of the Department’s efforts, the Comptroller General should specifically focus on— (1) the efforts of the Department to ensure confidentiality for victims and accountability and education of commanding officers and chaplains; and (2) the resources that the Department of Defense has provided toward such implementation, including personnel, facilities, and other administrative support, in order to ensure that necessary resources are provided to the organization within the Office of the Secretary of Defense with direct responsibility for oversight of implementation by the military departments of recommendations of the Task Force in order for that organization to carry out its duties and responsibilities. (b) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the review and assessment under subsection (a) not later than 30 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 576. FATALITY REVIEWS.

(a) ARMY.—(1) Part II of subtitle B of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: ‘‘CHAPTER 375—MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATION REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER DUTIES ‘‘Sec. ‘‘4061. Fatality reviews.

‘‘§ 4061. Fatality reviews ‘‘(a) REVIEW OF FATALITIES.—The Secretary of the Army 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 Army on active duty. ‘‘(2) A current or former dependent of a member of the Army 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 Army 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

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