10 USC § 8226 - Fatality reviews

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title: "10 USC § 8226 - Fatality reviews"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "8226"
section_name: "Fatality reviews"
chapter_number: 825
chapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title V, § 576(b)(1), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1487, § 6036; renumbered § 8226, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(7), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834.)"
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# § 8226. 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).

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title V, § 576(b)(1), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1487, § 6036; renumbered § 8226, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(7), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 8230, added , , , provided that members of Air Force who are detailed for any duty with agencies of United States outside the Department of Defense on a reimbursable basis not be counted in computing strengths under any law, prior to repeal by , , , effective .

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .

### Effective Date

Section applicable to fatalities that occur on or after , see , set out as a note under .