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Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110

§8226 Fatality Reviews

Title 10 › Subtitle C — Navy and Marine Corps › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 825 — ADMINISTRATION › § 8226

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Navy must carry out a fair review by a team of experts whenever a death is known or suspected to be from domestic violence or child abuse and the victim is either an active‑duty naval service member, a current or former dependent of an active‑duty member, or a current or former intimate partner who has a child in common or once shared a home with an active‑duty member. The report must at minimum have a short summary; data about victims and attackers (age, injuries, autopsy results, how the death happened, weapons, police info, and household/family details); the legal outcome; any Department of Defense system actions or failures; key findings; and recommendations for changes in the Navy and the Department of Defense. The Secretary of Defense must set uniform guidance for how all military departments do these reviews.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §8226

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(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).

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 8230, added Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(164)(B), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1515, 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 Pub. L. 96–513, title II, § 232, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2886, effective Sept. 15, 1981.

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 6036 of this title as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of

Amendments

and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

Effective Date

Section applicable to fatalities that occur on or after Nov. 24, 2003, see section 576(d) of Pub. L. 108–136, set out as a note under section 7381 of this title.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 8226

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110