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10 U.S.C. § 184 — Civilian Protection Center of Excellence
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**(a) Establishment.—** The Secretary of Defense shall operate the Civilian Protection Center of Excellence. The purpose of the Center shall be to—
(1) serve as the focal point for matters related to civilian casualties and other forms of civilian harm resulting from military operations involving the United States Armed Forces; and
(2) institutionalize and advance knowledge, practices, and tools for preventing, mitigating, and responding to civilian harm.
**(b) Purpose.—** The Center shall be used to—
(1) develop standardized civilian-harm operational reporting and data management processes to improve data collection, sharing, and learning across the Department of Defense;
(2) develop, recommend, and review guidance, and the implementation of guidance, on how the Department responds to civilian harm;
(3) develop recommended guidance for addressing civilian harm across the full spectrum of armed conflict and for use in doctrine and operational plans;
(4) recommend training and exercises for the prevention and investigation of civilian harm;
(5) develop a repository of civilian casualty and civilian harm information;
(6) capture lessons learned from assessments and investigations of civilian casualty incidents and supporting institutionalization of such lessons learned within policy, doctrine, training, exercises, and tactics, techniques, and procedures of the Department of Defense;
(7) support the coordination and synchronization of efforts across combatant commands, the Department of State, and other relevant United States Government departments and agencies to prevent, mitigate, and respond to incidents of civilian harm;
(8) engage with nongovernmental organizations and civilian casualty experts; and
(9) perform such other functions as the Secretary of Defe
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**(a) Establishment.—** The Secretary of Defense shall operate the Civilian Protection Center of Excellence. The purpose of the Center shall be to—
(1) serve as the focal point for matters related to civilian casualties and other forms of civilian harm resulting from military operations involving the United States Armed Forces; and
(2) institutionalize and advance knowledge, practices, and tools for preventing, mitigating, and responding to civilian harm.
**(b) Purpose.—** The Center shall be used to—
(1) develop standardized civilian-harm operational reporting and data management processes to improve data collection, sharing, and learning across the Department of Defense;
(2) develop, recommend, and review guidance, and the implementation of guidance, on how the Department responds to civilian harm;
(3) develop recommended guidance for addressing civilian harm across the full spectrum of armed conflict and for use in doctrine and operational plans;
(4) recommend training and exercises for the prevention and investigation of civilian harm;
(5) develop a repository of civilian casualty and civilian harm information;
(6) capture lessons learned from assessments and investigations of civilian casualty incidents and supporting institutionalization of such lessons learned within policy, doctrine, training, exercises, and tactics, techniques, and procedures of the Department of Defense;
(7) support the coordination and synchronization of efforts across combatant commands, the Department of State, and other relevant United States Government departments and agencies to prevent, mitigate, and respond to incidents of civilian harm;
(8) engage with nongovernmental organizations and civilian casualty experts; and
(9) perform such other functions as the Secretary of Defense may specify.
**(c) Annual Report.—** The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees, and make publicly available on an appropriate website of the Department, an annual report on the activities of the Center.
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**(a) In General.—** The Secretary of Defense shall administer the Department of Defense Regional Centers for Security Studies in accordance with this section as international venues for bilateral and multilateral research, communication, exchange of ideas, and training involving military and civilian participants.
**(b) Regional Centers Specified.—**
(1) A Department of Defense Regional Center for Security Studies is a Department of Defense institution that—
(A) is operated, and designated as such, by the Secretary of Defense for the study of security issues relating to a specified geographic region of the world; and
(B) serves as a forum for bilateral and multilateral research, communication, exchange of ideas, and training involving military and civilian participants.
(2) The Department of Defense Regional Centers for Security Studies are the following:
(A) The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, established in 1993 and located in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
(B) The Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, established in 1995 and located in Honolulu, Hawaii.
(C) The William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, established in 1997 and located in Washington, D.C.
(D) The Africa Center for Strategic Studies, established in 1999 and located in Washington, D.C.
(E) The Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, established in 2000 and located in Washington, D.C.
(F) The Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies, established in 2021 and located in Anchorage, Alaska.
(3) No institution or element of the Department of Defense may be designated as a Department of Defense Regional Center for Security Studies for purposes of this section, other than the institutions specified in par
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**(a) In General.—** There is established, within the Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, a Joint Safety Council (in this section referred to as the “Council”).
**(b) Membership; Appointment; Compensation.—**
(1) The Council shall be composed of voting members as follows:
(A) The Director of Safety for each military department.
(B) An employee of the Department of Defense who is a career member of the Senior Executive Service and has a demonstrated record of success in the implementation of programs within the Department of Defense (as determined by the Deputy Secretary of Defense), appointed by the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
(C) One member of the armed forces or civilian employee from each military department, appointed by the Secretary concerned.
(D) During periods in which the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy, an officer of the Coast Guard, appointed by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
(E) Such additional members as may be determined by the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
(2)
(A) Each member of the Council shall serve at the will of the official who appointed that member.
(B) Any vacancy on the Council shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
(3) Members of the Council may not receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on the Council.
**(c) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.—**
(1)
(A) The Secretary of Defense, or the designee of the Secretary, shall select one of the members of the Council who is a member of the armed forces to serve as the Chairperson of the Council.
(B) The Chairperson shall serve for a term of two years and shall be responsible for—
(i) serving as the Director of Safety for the Department of Defense;
(ii
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 184
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The date of the enactment of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, referred to in
subsecs. (e)(1)(B)(ii) and (h)(2)(B)(i), is the date of en-
actment of Pub. L. 118–31, which was approved Dec. 22,
2023.
AMENDMENTS
2024—Subsec. (h)(2)(A)(ii). Pub. L. 118–159 substituted
‘‘by law’’ for ‘‘under this title’’.
2023—Pub. L. 118–31, § 362(b)(1), inserted ‘‘or antenna
structure projects’’ after ‘‘energy projects’’ wherever
appearing and inserted ‘‘or antenna structure project’’
after ‘‘energy project’’ wherever appearing except in
subsecs. (e)(1) and (h)(2).
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 118–31, § 361, inserted ‘‘The
Clearinghouse shall ensure that a governor has at least
30 days after the date on which the governor receives
the notice of presumed risk to provide any such com-
ments and shall provide detailed information and other
information necessary to ensure that the governor can
fully understand the nature of the presumed risk.’’
after ‘‘to the application.’’
Subsec. (d)(2)(B). Pub. L. 118–31, § 362(a)(1)(A), inserted
‘‘or any active intercontinental ballistic missile launch
facility or control center’’ after ‘‘military training
routes’’.
Subsec. (d)(2)(E). Pub. L. 118–31, § 362(a)(1)(B), sub-
stituted ‘‘a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, or, in
the case of a geographic area of concern related to an
active intercontinental ballistic missile launch facility
or control center, the Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Energy, Installations, and Environment’’ for ‘‘or a
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense’’.
Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 118–31, § 362(a)(2), designated
first sentence as subpar. (A) and inserted ‘‘or antenna
structure project’’ after ‘‘energy project
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